2024 Billie Jean King Cup

2024 Billie Jean King Cup
Details
Duration12 April – 30 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

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

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

Draw

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

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

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

Group I

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

  •  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

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

Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Promotions

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group III

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

Participating teams
Inactive teams

Promotions

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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

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

Participating teams

Inactive teams

Promotion

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

Group III Africa

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

Participating teams

Promotion/Relegation

  •  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

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

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Promotion

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

References

  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.