Davis Cup home and away ties are set to return in 2025 while the Billie Jean King Cup will move to an eight-team finals event.
The historic tournament has undergone a number of alterations in recent years, with the most recent format seeing a group stage held just after the US Open.
Four cities, including Glasgow and Manchester over the past three years, hosted groups of four teams for a round-robin event that whittled down 16 teams to eight, but neutral ties were blighted by low attendances and players complained about the workload.
Now the ITF has opted to return to home-and-away ties, with the winning seven teams joining the host nation at a final eight event in November.
The Billie Jean King Cup will also move to an eight-team finals event next year from the current 12, and in order to make the transition, a group stage will be held in April with seven groups of three.
Like in Davis Cup, the winners will then join the host nation for the final eight.
ITF president David Haggerty said: “Today’s news is another positive step forward for both the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge and Davis Cup, and I am excited for the future of both competitions.
“The format amendments aim to build on the success we have seen across both events in recent years and contributes towards our long-term ambition to bring them more in sync under the World Cup of Tennis banner.”
What’s coming up on Sky Sports Tennis in October?
- Shanghai Masters – ATP 1000 (October 2-13)
- Wuhan Open – WTA 1000 (October 6-12)
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20)
- Erste Bank Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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