Cody Wong, Eudice Chong, Tiffany Wu, Maggie Ng, and Zhang Ling (Captain) are the nominations for the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group I to be held at the MSLTA School of Tennis in Pune, India, from 8-12 April. Hong Kong, China joins Chinese Taipei, India, Korea, New Zealand, and Thailand in pool play where the top 2 finishing teams will advance to the playoffs in November.

The teams that finish in the bottom two positions will be relegated to Asia/Oceania Group II in 2026.

HKCTA President, Michael Cheng: “Tennis, often celebrated as an individualistic sport, takes on a unique dynamic in the Billie Jean King Cup, where players have the rare opportunity to compete for their country as part of a close-knit group. It’s a challenge that many athletes eagerly embrace. Over the years, the competition has showcased the talents of the sport’s greatest legends, as well as the brightest stars of the current generation.”

“We want to create a team culture with an understanding that it is an honour and a privilege to represent Hong Kong, China. In turn, those sentiments and legacies are passed on to the next crop of up-and-coming players,” he added.

“We are facing some strong teams, but I believe our girls are up for the challenge,” remarked BJKC Captain, Zhang Ling.

New Zealand’s world No. 44 Lulu Sun had a breakout year in 2024, defeating Zheng Qinwen and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. The lefty also was a finalist at the WTA 500 Monterrey and catpured the W100 Bonita Springs title. However, doubles world No. 2 Erin Routliffe was not nominated and Sun will be seconded by No. 471 Monique Barry and junior world No. 127 Aishi Das.

Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Singapore Open and was a finalist at the WTA 125 L&T Mumbai Open so far this year to arrive at a new career-high No. 111. She was instrumental in Thailand’s first place at the 2024 Asia/Oceania Group II where she beat Eudice Chong in three sets. She is seconded by No. 173 Lanlana Tararudee and Peangtarn Plipuech, who is ranked No. 128 in doubles.

Chinese Taipei’s No. 1 Joanna Garland, who is half-British and half-Taiwanese, captured four W35 titles this year alone to reach No. 222, just one spot off her career-high. World No. 36 Wu Fang-Hsien is a doubles specialist who captured this year’s WTA 250 Auckland and Hobart titles before beating Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko to reach the final of the WTA 1000 Qatar Open.

Veteran Ankita Raina, now ranked No. 300, is leading India once again, with No. 137 Prarthana Thombare lying in wait for the crucial doubles.

Korean number one Jang Su-Jeong, world-ranked No. 262, was not nominated. Instead, No. 310 Park Sohyun will lead their charge together with No. 335 Back Dayeon.

Latest Billie Jean King Cup Ranking:

No. 29 India
No. 32 South Korea
No. 39 New Zealand
No. 41 Chinese Taipei
No. 50 Thailand
No. 65 Hong Kong, China

Cody Wong has captured two doubles titles thus far this season, at W75 Leszno in February and W50 Shenzhen in March. She also reached the quarterfinals of the W75 Nonthaburi in singles earlier this year. Last October, she beat three seeded players to capture her biggest title to date at the W35 Huzhou. She made her BJKC debut in 2019.

Eudice Chong won the W75 Porto doubles title in 2025. Last year, she captured two of her biggest singles titles when she won W50 Montemor-o-Novo and the W35 Hong Kong. She finished runners-up at the WTA 250 Thailand Open to become the first player from Hong Kong to reach a Tour final in doubles since Patricia Hy’s second place finish at the 1995 British Clay Court Championships in Bournemouth, England.

Chong leads all active players from Hong Kong, China with 17 wins in singles in the Billie Jean King Cup and trails only Zhang Ling on the all-time list. She has competed in 31 ties since making her debut in 2012.

Tiffany Wu, currently ranked No. 764, has 16 wins in singles and took part in 40 ties since her BJKC debut in 2009. Meanwhile, Maggie Ng played BJKC for Hong Kong, China for the first time in 2015 and has since amassed 11 wins in doubles.


Head-To-Heads

Hong Kong, China 3 : 4 Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong, China 1 : 4 India
Hong Kong, China 1 : 3 New Zealand
Hong Kong, China 1 : 6 South Korea
Hong Kong, China 2 : 7 Thailand

The last time Hong Kong, China managed to maintain its Group I status following promotion from Group II the previous year was April 2007 at Christchurch, New Zealand, when the team defeated Uzbekistan, Korea, and Singapore to finish in a three-way tie with Thailand and Uzbekistan atop Pool A, but ended up in third after a count-back of games won-lost. If TeamHK had finished first in Pool A, the team would have played Chinese Taipei, winner of Pool B, for promotion.

In the pool match against Uzbekistan, 17-year-old rookie Zhang Ling slayed 6-foot-4 giant Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3 6-3 before Venise Chan defeated 2002 Asian Games champion and former world No. 16 Iroda Tulyaganova 6-3 1-6 7-5 to complete arguably one of Hong Kong, China’s finest victories in BJKC.

For just four months prior at the Asian Games in December 2006, Amanmuradova defeated Zheng Jie 6-3 3-6 7-6(4), while Tulyaganova took out Li Na 6-4 1-6 6-1 to knock the top-seeded heavy favourite Chinese team out of the medal rounds.


About the Billie Jean King Cup

Organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women’s tennis. It is considered the women’s equivalent of the Davis Cup in men’s tennis. In 2024, it brought together 116 nations from around the world to compete for this prestigious cup.

Hong Kong, China made its BJKC debut in 1981. Following a first round defeat by Steffi Graf‘s West Germany in 1987, Patricia Hy and Paulette Moreno led TeamHK to the World Group Consolation Final with victories against Belgium, Finland, Brazil, and Sweden before the duo was bested by the Netherlands.

Zhang Ling holds the record for Most Total Wins (37-26), Most Singles Wins (28-15), and Most Ties Played (44).

2025 Asia/Oceania Group I Nominations


CHINESE TAIPEI ‒ Joanna Garland, Lee Ya-Hsuan, Cho Yi-Tsen, Lin Fang-An, Wu Fang-Hsien (Captain: Lin Yu-Chou)

HONG KONG, CHINA ‒ Cody Wong, Eudice Chong, Tiffany Wu, Maggie Ng, (Captain: Zhang Ling)

INDIA ‒ Ankita Raina, Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, Vaidehee Chaudhari, Prarthana Thombare (Captain: Vishal Uppal)

KOREA ‒ Park Sohyun, Back Dayeon, Lee Eunhye, Jeong Boyoung, Kim Dabin (Captain: Cho Yoon Jeong)

NEW ZEALAND ‒ Lulu Sun, Monique Barry, Aishi Das (Captain: Matt Hair)

THAILAND ‒ Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Lanlana Tararudee, Thasaporn Naklo, Patcharin Cheapchandej, Peangtarn Plipuech (Captain: Patcharapol Khamsaman)