Women’s Standings: Portugal secure fifth place. The Netherlands finish sixth, Brazil seventh

All positions from fifth to 16th place have been determined. Sweden finish eighth, while victory over Great Britain earns Belgium ninth place. The United States defeat Indonesia to secure 11th place

 

DOHA – The Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex hosted final day of the FIP World Cup 2026. Before the decisive matches for the title, the play-offs for positions 5–16 took place. In the women’s competition, Portugal secured fifth place with a 2–1 comeback victory over the Netherlands. Following a defeat in the opening match of the tie, Batlle Achando/Nogueira levelled the score. Ribeiro-Santos then defeated Betz/Groenveld (6-3 5-7 6-1), securing the overall victory for Portugal. Brazil, who defeated Sweden 2–0, finished seventh. Abarzua Branchi/Acunha De Oliveira won the opening match, before Piltcher/Abbud De Barros secured the decisive point with a victory over Girdo/Sjoland after almost two and a half hours of play (7–6, 5–7, 6–3).

 

Belgium secured ninth place with a 2–1 victory over Great Britain. The deciding point came in the third match, where Pysson/Boeykens defeated Nicholas/De La Mare 6–4, 6–3. The United States finished the World Cup in 11th place after defeating Indonesia. The victories of the pairs Rodriguez Sanchez/Beltramino and Quevedo/Zubori over Sabatini/Sabrina and Rosejana/Armini respectively proved decisive. Germany defeated Egypt 2–0, thanks to wins by Kurz/Blaschke and Hering/Plumer, to claim 13th place in the final standings. In the South American play-off for 15th and 16th place, Chile came out on top against Paraguay, with victories for Ahumada Carrasco/Arancibia and Lobo Ramirez/Candia Gonzalez.

 

FIP WORLD CUP – FINAL STANDINGS

 

5 Portugal

6 Netherlands

7 Brazil

8 Sweden

9 Belgium

10 Great Britain

11 USA

12 Indonesia

13 Germany

14 Egypt

15 Chile

16 Paraguay