The BNP Paribas World Team Cup is the biggest team event in the wheelchair tennis calendar – bringing together 44 teams from 22 nations to compete across four different events.

Teams – representing countries from across the globe – go head-to-head for the men’s, women’s quad and junior titles in a week-long event, which will take place in Vilamoura, Portugal for 2023.

To reach the finals, teams are either granted direct entry based on previous performances, or they have to come through the qualifying rounds.

Key dates

• 21-26 March 2023 - European Qualifiers in Antalya, Turkey
• 1-7 May 2023 - World Group in Vilamoura, Portugal

Format

Each of the men’s, women’s, quad and junior events begin with a round-robin pool format. Teams will compete with the other nations in their pool, with the top finishers progressing through to the knockout semi-finals and eventually the final.

• Men’s draw – four pools of four nations (top teams progress)
• Women’s draw – four pools of three nations (top teams progress)
• Quad draw – two pools of four nations (top two teams progress)
• Junior draw – two pools of four nations (top two teams progress)

Each tie includes three matches – two singles and one doubles.