The Dutch, considered one of the pre-tournament favourites, proved too strong for the battling Chinese as they won both the two singles rubbers to render the doubles contest obsolete.

Paralympic doubles gold medallist Marjolein Buis moved her nation to the brink of clinching the crown as she beat Huimin Huang 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in what was a close-knit match-up.

Her success left team-mate Jiske Griffioen, who won bronze in the singles event at London 2012, needing to overcome Zhenzhen Zhu to guarantee the World Team Cup trophy went to The Netherlands and she obliged in style with a 6-1, 6-1 win.

In the third and fourth place play-off, Japan recovered from 1-0 down to beat Russia.

Viktoriia Lvova’s comprehensive 6-0, 6-2 victory against Manami Tanaka gave Russia the advantage before Yui Kamiji levelled the tie by beating Ludmila Bubnova 6-1, 6-2.

Kamiji and Miho Nijo teamed up to edge Japan over the winning line as they earned a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Bubnova and Lvova.

In the other final to take place today, Australia sealed the quad title with a narrow 2-1 success against Great Britain.

Like Japan, the Australians were forced to fightback from a deficit as Jamie Burdekin got the better of Heath Davidson 6-4, 6-3 to hand Britain the initiative.

But Dylan Alcott, Beijing 2008 team gold medallist, inspired Australia as he first defeated Andy Lapthorne 6-2, 6-4 to send the final into a decider.

The 26-year-old, who used to compete in wheelchair basketball, then partnered Davidson in the clash with their respective singles opponents as they emerged with a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Third place went to Japan, who overcame Israel 2-1.

The event, often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cup of wheelchair tennis, concludes with the men’s final tomorrow.