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2024 Billie Jean King Cup

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] Italy defeated Slovakia in the final.[3][4] It was their fifth title, but first since 2013.[5]

2024 Billie Jean King Cup
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Duration12 April – 30 November 2024
Edition61st
Achievements (singles)
← 2023
2025 →

Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Lucia and Togo made their first appearances in the tournament.

Billie Jean King Cup finals

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Date: 14–20 November 2024
Venue: Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain[6]
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.[7]

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 teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Australia [1]4–0 MexicoBrisbanePat Rafter ArenaHard
  Switzerland [2]0–4 PolandBiel/BienneSwiss Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 France [3]1–3 Great BritainLe PortelLe ChaudronClay (i)
 United States [4]4–0 BelgiumOrlandoUSTA National CampusHard
 Japan3–1 Kazakhstan [5]TokyoAriake ColiseumHard (i)
 Brazil1–3 Germany [6]São PauloGinásio do IbirapueraClay (i)
 Slovakia [7]4–0 SloveniaBratislavaNTC ArenaHard (i)
 Ukraine2–3 Romania [8]Fernandina Beach (USA)Racquet Park DriveClay (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 teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
  Switzerland [1]4–0 SerbiaBiel/BienneSwiss Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 Kazakhstan [2]3–1 South KoreaAstanaNational Tennis Center (Beeline Arena)Hard (i)
 Colombia3–2 France [3]BogotáHatogrande Country ClubClay
 Slovenia [4]1–3 NetherlandsVelenjeBela dvorana VelenjeClay (i)
 China3–2 Belgium [5]GuangzhouGuangzhou Nansha International Tennis CenterHard
 Ukraine [6]3–2 AustriaMcKinney (USA)The Courts McKinneyHard (i)
 Brazil [7]3–2 ArgentinaSão PauloGinásio IbirapueraClay (i)
 Denmark3–2 Mexico [8]FarumFarum ArenaHard (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, Santo Domingo Este, 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

Promotions

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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

Promotion

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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

Promotion/Relegation

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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

Promotion

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

References

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