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2024 Billie Jean King Cup

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2024 Billie Jean King Cup
Details
Duration12 April – 20 November 2024
Edition61st
Achievements (singles)
2023
2025

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup was the 61st edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis.[1][2]

Billie Jean King Cup finals

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Date: 14–20 November 2024
Venue: Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain[3]
Surface: Hard indoor

12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows:

  • 2 finalists of the 2023 Finals (Canada and Italy)
  • 1 host nation (Spain)
  • 1 wild card (Czech Republic)
  • 8 winners of the 2024 qualifying round
Participating teams

Australia

Canada (TH)

Czech Republic (WC)

Germany

Great Britain

Italy (2023F)

Japan

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

Spain (H)

United States

Seeds

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  1.  Canada (quarterfinals)
  2.  Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
  3.  Italy (champions)
  4.  Australia (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1  Canada 0
   Germany 0  Great Britain 2
   Great Britain 2    Great Britain 1
   Slovakia 2
4  Australia 0
   Slovakia 2  Slovakia 2
   United States 1    Slovakia 0
3  Italy 2
 Poland 2
   Spain 0 2  Czech Republic 1
   Poland 2    Poland 1
3  Italy 2
 Japan 1
   Japan 2 3  Italy 2
   Romania 1

Qualifying round

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Date: 12–13 April 2024

Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:

The eight winning teams from the qualifying round will play at the Finals and the eight losing teams will play at the 2024 play-offs.

#: Nations Ranking as of 15 November 2023.[4]

Qualified teams

Seeded teams
  1.  Australia (#2)
  2.   Switzerland (#3)
  3.  France (#6)
  4.  United States (#8)
  5.  Kazakhstan (#9)
  6.  Germany (#10)
  7.  Slovakia (#11)
  8.  Romania (#12)
Unseeded teams
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
 Australia [1] 4–0  Mexico Brisbane Pat Rafter Arena Hard
  Switzerland [2] 0–4  Poland Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
 France [3] 1–3  Great Britain Le Portel Le Chaudron Clay (i)
 United States [4] 4–0  Belgium Orlando USTA National Campus Hard
 Japan 3–1  Kazakhstan [5] Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Hard (i)
 Brazil 1–3  Germany [6] São Paulo Ginásio do Ibirapuera Clay (i)
 Slovakia [7] 4–0  Slovenia Bratislava NTC Arena Hard (i)
 Ukraine 2–3  Romania [8] Fernandina Beach (USA) Racquet Park Drive Clay (green)

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

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Date: 15–17 November 2024

Sixteen teams will play for eight spots in the 2025 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams are:

  • 8 losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2024
  • 8 winning teams from their Group I zone

Eight winners will advance to the 2025 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2025.

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Switzerland [1] 4–0  Serbia Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
 Kazakhstan [2] 3–1  South Korea Astana National Tennis Center (Beeline Arena) Hard (i)
 Colombia 3–2  France [3] Bogotá Hatogrande Country Club Clay
 Slovenia [4] 1–3  Netherlands Velenje Bela dvorana Velenje Clay (i)
 China 3–2  Belgium [5] Guangzhou Guangzhou Nansha International Tennis Center Hard
 Ukraine [6] 3–2  Austria McKinney (USA) The Courts McKinney Hard (i)
 Brazil [7] 3–2  Argentina São Paulo Ginásio Ibirapuera Clay (i)
 Denmark 3–2  Mexico [8] Farum Farum Arena Hard (i)

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Date: 8–13 April
Venue: Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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Group II

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Date: 22–27 July
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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  •  Guatemala and  Paraguay were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2025.
  •  Cuba and  Uruguay were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2025.

Group III

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Date: 5-10 August
Venue: National Racquet Centre, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago (Hard)

Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Promotions

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Date: 8–13 April
Venue: Moon Island Clay Park, Changsha, China (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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Group II

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Date: 15–20 July
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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Group III

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Date: 25–30 November
Venue: Bahrain Tennis Club, Manama, Bahrain

Participating teams
Inactive teams

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Date: 8–13 April
Venue: Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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Date: 8–13 April
Venue: SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania (Hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

  •  Croatia and  Lithuania were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2025.
  •  Morocco and  Malta were respectively relegated to Africa Zone Group III and Europe Zone Group III in 2025.

Group III Europe

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Date: 17–22 June
Venue: Chișinău Arena Tennis Club, Chișinău, Moldova (Hard)

Participating teams

Inactive teams

Play-offs

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  •  Cyprus was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2025.

Group III Africa

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Date: 10–15 June
Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (Clay)

Participating teams

Play-offs

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  •  South Africa was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2025.
  •  Mauritius was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2025.

Group IV Africa

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Date: 10–15 June
Venue: Ecology Club Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda (Clay)

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Play-offs

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  •  Algeria was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "Japan, Brazil, Romania and Slovakia seal spot in 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers". Billie Jean King Cup.
  2. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup 2023: Great Britain advance to 2024 Qualifiers with 3-1 victory over Sweden". Lawn Tennis Association. 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Malaga to host both the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Finals". Billie Jean King Cup. 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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