The Billie Jean King Cup is run by World Tennis, the world governing body of tennis. With over 200 member nations, it’s one of the largest federations in world sport.
World Tennis oversees the following five areas of the game:
Administration and regulation
Organising international competition
Structuring the game
Developing the game
Promoting the game
World Tennis administers and regulates the game through affiliated National Associations, together with six Regional Associations. World Tennis is responsible for the Rules of Tennis, including the technical specifications for courts and equipment, and the running and enforcing of a joint anti-doping programme.
World Tennis controls the major international team events for all age groups and for Wheelchair Tennis, including the world’s two largest annual international team competitions in sport, the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge for women and the Davis Cup for men.
World Tennis is involved at the highest levels of the game, including the 'the greatest show on earth', the Olympic Games, to which tennis was reintroduced as a full medal sport in 1988.
In addition, World Tennis works closely with the four Grand Slams – Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and US Open – through its presence on the Grand Slam Board and supports each event with administrative, officiating and media services.
The four Grand Slams are all official championships of World Tennis, while the Japan Open, Italian Open Championships and International Championships of Spain are also recognised championships of World Tennis.
World Tennis structures the game by sanctioning the following international circuits:
Men's World Tennis Tour
Women's World Tennis Tour
World Tennis Tour Juniors
Seniors Tennis Tour
UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour
Beach Tennis Tour
World Tennis develops the games through its worldwide development programme. In 2019, World Tennis spent more than $11 million on initiatives for the growth of tennis around the world.
World Tennis promotes tennis through television, PR, marketing, event management and sponsorship. The official websites of World Tennis also reach out to players and fans around the world, including www.world.tennis, billiejeankingcup.com and daviscup.com.
For more information about World Tennis, please visit: www.world.tennis