2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Last updated
2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date13–20 November 2024
Edition61th
Draw12 teams
Surface Hard (Indoor)
Location Seville, Spain
Venue Estadio de La Cartuja
2023 Champions
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  2023  · Billie Jean King Cup ·  2025  

The Billie Jean King Cup finals will be the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup international tennis team competition in 2024. The event will take place in Seville, Spain, from 13 to 20 November 2024. [1] The ties will be contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and will be played on one day. There will be two singles followed by a doubles. The finals will feature 12 teams competing in a knockout format, which replaced the group stage. [2] [3]

Contents

Participating teams

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

Participating teams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (TH)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (WC)
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy (2023F)
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain (H)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals. [3]

Draw

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain   
  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  
 Flag of the United States.svg  United States   
  
 
 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland   
  
 
 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Results

First round

Germany vs. Great Britain

Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Seville, Spain
15 November 2024 [4]
Hard (i)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
     
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
     
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
     

Slovakia vs. United States

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Seville, Spain
14 November 2024 [5]
Hard (i)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
     
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
     
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
     

Spain vs. Poland

Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Seville, Spain
13 November 2024 [6]
Hard (i)
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Poland.svg
     
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Poland.svg
     
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Poland.svg
     

Japan vs. Romania

Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Seville, Spain
14 November 2024 [7]
Hard (i)
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
123
1 Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
     
2 Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
     
3 Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
     

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. TBD

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Seville, Spain
16, 17 or 18 November 2024
Hard (i)
Flag placeholder.svg
[[Billie Jean King Cup team|]]
123
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     

Australia vs. TBD

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Seville, Spain
16, 17 or 18 November 2024
Hard (i)
Flag placeholder.svg
[[Billie Jean King Cup team|]]
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag placeholder.svg
     

TBD vs. Czech Republic

Flag placeholder.svg
[[Billie Jean King Cup team|]]
Seville, Spain
16, 17 or 18 November 2024
Hard (i)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
123
1Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
     
2Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
     
3Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
     

TBD vs. Italy

Flag placeholder.svg
[[Billie Jean King Cup team|]]
Seville, Spain
16, 17 or 18 November 2024
Hard (i)
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
123
1Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
     
2Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
     
3Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
     

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA European Championship</span> Association football tournament

The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contested by UEFA members' senior men's national teams, determining the continental champion of Europe. It is the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup; the Euro 2016 final was watched by a global audience of around 600 million. The competition has been held every four years since 1960, except for 2020, when it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, but kept the name Euro 2020. Scheduled to be in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations' Cup before changing to its current name in 1968. Since 1996, the individual events have been branded as "UEFA Euro [year]".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portugal national football team</span> Mens association football team

The Portugal national football team has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home games are played at the Estádio Nacional stadiums in Portugal, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras. The head coach of the team is Roberto Martínez, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic national football team, recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.

The Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current Chairperson is Katrina Adams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Tennis tournament

Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held between 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Tennis Park.

The 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup was the 58th edition of the international women's tennis team's tournament and the first to be styled as the Billie Jean King Cup.

The finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2020–21. It was originally scheduled to be played on indoor clay courts at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 until 19 April 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. The new venue was established to be the O2 Arena, in Prague, on indoor hard court. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and are played on one day. There were two singles matches, followed by a single doubles tie.

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2021. It was held on indoor hard courts at three venues in Innsbruck, Austria, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. The 2020 edition was originally scheduled to take place from 23 until 29 November 2020. However, on 26 June 2020, ITF announced that 2020 Finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic and be named 2021 Davis Cup Finals. On 18 January 2021, ITF announced that the Finals would be expanded over 11 days, from 25 November to 5 December 2021. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles. Spain were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage. The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Croatia in the final. Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after going 6–1 in both singles and doubles.

FIFAe Nations Series (FeNS) is an esports tournament series organized by FIFA and its presenting partner EA Sports. Each tournament has member nations that compete in games from the latest incarnation of the FIFA association video game series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2025 qualification</span>

The EuroBasket 2025 qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from November 2021 to February 2025, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland at the EuroBasket 2025 finals tournament.

The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was played on 15 and 16 April 2022. The nine winners of this round will qualify for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Switzerland defeated Australia 2–0 in the tennis final of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup. It was the 59th edition of the women's international team competition.

Italy defeated Australia 2-0 in the tennis final of the 2023 Davis Cup. It was Italy's second Davis Cup title, having previously won in 1976.

The Billie Jean King Cup finals is the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2022. The competition took place in Glasgow from 8 to 13 November 2022. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles. The finals featured 12 teams.

Canada defeated Italy in the tennis final, 2–0, in winning the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup.

The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round is held from 14 to 16 April 2023. The nine winners of this round will qualify for the 2023 Finals while the nine losers will play at the 2023 Play-offs.

Canada defeated Italy in the final, 2–0, in capturing the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup. Switzerland was the reigning champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both of their ties.

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup is the 61st edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round will be held from 12 to 13 April 2024. The eight winners of this round will qualify for the 2024 Finals.

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2024. The group stage will take place from 10 to 15 September and the knockout stage from 19 to 24 November 2024. The ties are contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There are two singles followed by a doubles. Italy is the defending champion.

References

  1. "Dates and format confirmed for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals". Billie Jean King Cup. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. "BJK Cup Finals revamped with knockout format". BBC Sport. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Hosts Spain drawn against Poland in round one at the 2024 Finals". Billie Jean King Cup. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. "Germany v Great Britain". Billie Jean King Cup.
  5. "Slovakia v USA". Billie Jean King Cup.
  6. "Spain v Poland". Billie Jean King Cup.
  7. "Japan v Romania". Billie Jean King Cup.