# 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Italy defeated Slovakia 2–0 in the final. The Italian team pocketed $2,400,000USD. Slovakia reached the final for the first time since 2002. Poland reached the semifinals for the first time by defeating Czechia.
The Billie Jean King Cup Finals was the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team competition in 2024. The event took place in Málaga, Spain, from 14 to 20 November 2024. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format, played on one day, consisting of two singles where needed followed by a doubles rubber. The finals featured 12 teams competing in a knockout format, which replaced the group stage.
Canada were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Great Britain.

## Participating teams

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

All seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals.
* Canada (quarterfinals)
* Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
* Italy (champions)
* Australia (quarterfinals)

### Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 11 November 2024.
Australia :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 85 | 444 |
| Olivia Gadecki | 90 | 102 |
| Kimberly Birrell | 115 | 204 |
| Daria Saville | 120 | 229 |
| Ellen Perez | – | 13 |
| Captain: Samantha Stosur |||
Canada :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Leylah Fernandez | 31 | 32 |
| Rebecca Marino | 103 | 210 |
| Marina Stakusic | 127 | 559 |
| Gabriela Dabrowski | – | 3 |
| Captain: Heidi El Tabakh |||
Czech Republic :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Linda Nosková | 26 | 65 |
| Marie Bouzková | 45 | 49 |
| Kateřina Siniaková | 46 | 1 |
| Sára Bejlek | 142 | – |
| Dominika Šalková | 164 | 281 |
| Captain: Petr Pála |||
Germany :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Laura Siegemund | 84 | 21 |
| Jule Niemeier | 92 | 562 |
| Tatjana Maria | 101 | 1040 |
| Eva Lys | 130 | – |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 440 | 245 |
| Captain: Rainer Schüttler |||
Great Britain :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Katie Boulter | 24 | 289 |
| Emma Raducanu | 58 | – |
| Harriet Dart | 88 | 61 |
| Heather Watson | 140 | 57 |
| Olivia Nicholls | – | 39 |
| Captain: Anne Keothavong |||
Italy :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Jasmine Paolini | 4 | 10 |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 54 | 132 |
| Lucia Bronzetti | 78 | 278 |
| Sara Errani | 105 | 8 |
| Martina Trevisan | 126 | 338 |
| Captain: Tathiana Garbin |||
Japan :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Moyuka Uchijima | 56 | 114 |
| Ena Shibahara | 135 | 41 |
| Nao Hibino | 152 | 122 |
| Eri Hozumi | – | 45 |
| Shuko Aoyama | – | 47 |
| Captain: Ai Sugiyama |||
Poland :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Iga Świątek | 2 | – |
| Magdalena Fręch | 25 | 613 |
| Magda Linette | 38 | 75 |
| Maja Chwalińska | 165 | 183 |
| Katarzyna Kawa | 258 | 93 |
| Captain: Dawid Celt |||
Romania :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Jaqueline Cristian | 73 | 219 |
| Anca Todoni | 113 | 295 |
| Ana Bogdan | 116 | 405 |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 128 | 62 |
| Monica Niculescu | – | 33 |
| Captain: Horia Tecău |||
Slovakia :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Rebecca Šramková | 43 | – |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 110 | 1053 |
| Viktória Hrunčáková | 241 | 159 |
| Renáta Jamrichová | 375 | – |
| Tereza Mihalíková | – | 42 |
| Captain: Matej Lipták |||
Spain :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Paula Badosa | 12 | 179 |
| Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 55 | 1447 |
| Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 98 | 1138 |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 106 | 46 |
| Marina Bassols Ribera | 155 | 953 |
| Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues |||
United States :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Danielle Collins | 11 | 527 |
| Peyton Stearns | 48 | 120 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | 65 | 71 |
| Taylor Townsend | 69 | 5 |
| Caroline Dolehide | 82 | 14 |
| Captain: Lindsay Davenport |||

### Bracket

| First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | 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 |
| | | 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 0 | | Poland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Poland | 2 | | | | | Poland | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Italy | 2 | | | |
| | | 3 | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Japan | 2 | | Japan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Romania | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Results
### First round
#### Germany vs. Great Britain

| Germany 0 | Málaga, Spain 15 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 15 November 2024 Hard (i) | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jule Niemeier Emma Raducanu 4 6 4 6     2 Laura Siegemund Katie Boulter 1 6 2 6     3 Anna-Lena Friedsam / Tatjana Maria Olivia Nicholls / Heather Watson       not played ||||

#### Slovakia vs. United States

| Slovakia 2 | Málaga, Spain 14 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 14 November 2024 Hard (i) | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Renáta Jamrichová Taylor Townsend 5 7 4 6     2 Rebecca Šramková Danielle Collins 6 2 7 5     3 Viktória Hrunčáková / Tereza Mihalíková Ashlyn Krueger / Taylor Townsend 6 3 3 6 [10] [8] ||||

#### Spain vs. Poland

| Spain 0 | Málaga, Spain 15 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 15 November 2024 Hard (i) | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sara Sorribes Tormo Magda Linette 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2 4 6   2 Paula Badosa Iga Świątek 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6   3 Marina Bassols Ribera / Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Magdalena Fręch / Katarzyna Kawa       not played ||||
* ↑ Tie was originally scheduled for 13 November, but was postponed due to a severe weather alert.

#### Japan vs. Romania

| Japan 2 | Málaga, Spain 14 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 14 November 2024 Hard (i) | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nao Hibino Ana Bogdan 2 6 4 6     2 Ena Shibahara Jaqueline Cristian 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi Monica Niculescu / Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 1 7 5 ||||

### Quarterfinals
#### Canada vs. Great Britain

| Canada 0 | Málaga, Spain 17 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 17 November 2024 Hard (i) | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rebecca Marino Emma Raducanu 0 6 5 7     2 Leylah Fernandez Katie Boulter 2 6 4 6     3 Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez Olivia Nicholls / Heather Watson       not played ||||

#### Australia vs. Slovakia

| Australia 0 | Málaga, Spain 17 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 17 November 2024 Hard (i) | Slovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kimberly Birrell Viktória Hrunčáková 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6   2 Ajla Tomljanović Rebecca Šramková 1 6 2 6     3 Ellen Perez / Daria Saville Viktória Hrunčáková / Tereza Mihalíková       not played ||||

#### Czech Republic vs. Poland

| Czech Republic 1 | Málaga, Spain 16 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 16 November 2024 Hard (i) | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marie Bouzková Magdalena Fręch 6 1 4 6 6 4   2 Linda Nosková Iga Świątek 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 5 7   3 Marie Bouzková / Kateřina Siniaková Katarzyna Kawa / Iga Świątek 2 6 4 6 ||||

#### Italy vs. Japan

| Italy 2 | Málaga, Spain 16 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 16 November 2024 Hard (i) | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Ena Shibahara 6 3 4 6 4 6   2 Jasmine Paolini Moyuka Uchijima 6 3 6 4     3 Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Semifinals
#### Great Britain vs. Slovakia

| Great Britain 1 | Málaga, Spain 19 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 19 November 2024 Hard (i) | Slovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emma Raducanu Viktória Hrunčáková 6 4 6 4     2 Katie Boulter Rebecca Šramková 6 2 4 6 4 6   3 Olivia Nicholls / Heather Watson Viktória Hrunčáková / Tereza Mihalíková 2 6 2 6 ||||

#### Poland vs. Italy

| Poland 1 | Málaga, Spain 18 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 18 November 2024 Hard (i) | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Magda Linette Lucia Bronzetti 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Iga Świątek Jasmine Paolini 3 6 6 4 6 4   3 Katarzyna Kawa / Iga Świątek Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini 5 7 5 7 ||||

### Final
#### Slovakia vs. Italy

| Slovakia 0 | Málaga, Spain 20 November 2024 Hard (i) | Málaga, Spain 20 November 2024 Hard (i) | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Viktória Hrunčáková Lucia Bronzetti 2 6 4 6     2 Rebecca Šramková Jasmine Paolini 2 6 1 6     3 Viktória Hrunčáková / Tereza Mihalíková Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini       not played ||||