2025 BNP Paribas World Team Cup: Oda, De Groot, Vink among star names
The 2025 BNP Paribas World Team Cup returns to Antalya, Turkiye, from 6–11 May, with 44 teams from 20 nations contesting the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event.
Teams will compete across men’s, women’s, quad and junior categories following four regional qualification events and the allocation of ITF wild cards. Brazil, Great Britain and Japan will each field teams in all four events. The junior draw continues to spotlight players supported by the ITF’s Junior Wheelchair Tennis Programme in partnership with the Johan Cruyff Foundation.
This year’s event will see the return of world No.3 and 2024 ITF World Champion Diede de Groot, who will resume international competition after injury. Alongside long-time teammate Aniek van Koot, she will lead Netherlands’ quest to reclaim the title after finishing as runners-up to China in 2024. They will face stiff competition for the title, including from a Japan team led by world No.1 Yui Kamiji.
Japan arrive as the men’s No.1 seeds, led by world No.1 and 2024 ITF World Champion Tokito Oda. Despite Paralympic and Grand Slam success, a World Team Cup senior title still eludes Oda, who helped Japan to their first junior title in 2021. He is joined by doubles partner Takuya Miki as they seek to deliver Japan’s first men’s title since 2018.
In the quad competition, Niels Vink and Sam Schroder will aim to secure a fourth World Team Cup title in five years for Netherlands, following victories in 2021 to 2023. The Dutch return as top seeds after dominating both singles and doubles formats in 2023.
The event will also see several other nations vying for medals, including defending men’s champions Great Britain, France, Brazil and the USA. Great Britain will be led by Ben Bartram, who helped the team reach the semi-finals on their way to lifting the trophy last year; while USA’s team features another young star in Conner Stroud. The event will also feature a wealth of experienced players such as Maikel Scheffers, Lucy Shuker and David Wagner.
Several nations will mark major milestones in Antalya. Tanzania will make their debut in the women’s World Group after finishing runners-up to Morocco in the African Qualification, while Colombia enter the Quad World Group for the first time after winning a combined Americas and Asia regional qualifier. Iraq, meanwhile, return to the men’s event for the first time since 2010 - the year Antalya first hosted the World Group.
The event marks the fifth time the World Team Cup has been hosted in Antalya, with Club Ali Bey Manavgat staging the tournament in 2010, 2013, 2015, and now in 2025, while the 2024 edition was held at the Megasaray Tennis Academy.
The full entry list of participating nations and players, using the seeding is available here.
David Haggerty, ITF President, said: “We’re excited to bring the BNP Paribas World Team Cup back to Antalya, which I’m sure will play host to some world class wheelchair tennis. As with all our team events, it is always thrilling to watch the players represent their nations which such pride and passion, and I wish all teams the very best for this event.”
Vincent-Baptiste Closon, Global Head of Partnerships, Events & Sponsorship at BNP Paribas, said: “We are very pleased to renew our commitment alongside the ITF and the BNP Paribas World Team Cup through to 2027. This partnership reflects BNP Paribas’ dedication to supporting top-level tennis that is both accessible and inclusive. The BNP Paribas World Team Cup embodies values of solidarity, perseverance and respect - values we fully share. We are proud to continue supporting and promoting wheelchair tennis around the world.”
BNP Paribas has been a dedicated supporter of tennis for over 50 years, upholding the sport’s core values of passion, commitment, and inclusivity. Since 2012, the bank has proudly served as the title sponsor of the BNP Paribas World Team Cup, wheelchair tennis' flagship event. The ITF can confirm the renewal of the partnership, extending BNP Paribas' support for an additional three years, further reinforcing its ongoing commitment to the sport. The renewed partnership will focus on bringing to life the stories behind the World Team Cup and the players that feature using the BNP Paribas We Are Tennis platform that serves content to tennis fans and enthusiasts around the world, amassing over 2.4 million users.
The event is also supported by UNIQLO as international partner. UNIQLO has been a proud title sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour since 2014. In 2024, marking the 10th anniversary of this partnership, UNIQLO extended its commitment by becoming the Official Clothing Supplier for match officials at international competitions. The company also sponsors the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Masters and has been instrumental in supporting the next-generation development program for junior wheelchair tennis players. With a calendar of over 160 events in more than 40 countries annually, UNIQLO continues to champion the growth and sustainability of wheelchair tennis worldwide.