ITF Press Release, March 15, 2024
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek leads a strong line-up of players who will compete at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers in April, with four other Grand Slam singles champions also set to compete for their countries.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek will look to secure Poland’s place at November’s Finals in an away clash against Switzerland in Biel.
Meanwhile, fellow four-time major champion Naomi Osaka has been nominated for Japan for the first time since 2020 and will hope to secure victory in a home tie against Kazakhstan in Tokyo. Also making their Billie Jean King Cup returns are Simona Halep (Romania), Angelique Kerber (Germany) and Emma Raducanu (Great Britain).
Other stars named in their nations’ squads for the Qualifiers include Katie Boulter (Great Britain), Caroline Garcia (France), Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil), Storm Hunter (Australia), Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula (USA) and Elina Svitolina (Ukraine).
The Qualifiers will take place on 12-13 April, with two singles matches on the first day of play (when each nation’s No. 1 singles player competes against the opposition’s No. 2 player), followed by two singles matches (No. 1 v No. 1 then No. 2 v No. 2) and a doubles match on the second day.
The eight winning nations from the Qualifiers will join 2023 world champions Canada, 2023 runners-up Italy, hosts Spain and wild cards Czechia at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals in Seville in November.
The eight losing nations will compete in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Play-offs in November alongside the best-performing nations at the three 2024 regional Group I events, which also take place during the week commencing 8 April. Winning nations in the Play-offs will earn a place in next year’s Qualifiers.
The players competing at the three regional Group I events were announced earlier this week, with Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen, world No. 9 Maria Sakkari and Grand Slam champions Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Wozniacki set to compete for their nations.
2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers
Friday 12-Saturday 13 April
Australia v Mexico
Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia (hard, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Australia lead 1-0
Australia
Arina Rodionova
Daria Saville
Storm Hunter
Taylah Preston
Ellen Perez
Captain: Samantha Stosur
Mexico
Fernanda Contreras
Marcela Zacarias
Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva
Giuliana Olmos
Captain: Agustin Moreno
Switzerland v Poland
Venue: Jan Group Arena (Swiss Tennis Arena), Biel, Switzerland (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: tied 1-1
Switzerland
Viktorija Golubic
Céline Naef
Simona Waltert
Jil Teichmann
Captain: Heinz Günthardt
Poland
Iga Swiatek
Magdalena Frech
Magda Linette
Kataryzna Kawa
Maja Chwalinska
Captain: Dawid Celt
France v Great Britain
Venue: Le Chaudron, Le Portel, France (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: tied 2-2
France
Caroline Garcia
Clara Burel
Diane Parry
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Great Britain
Katie Boulter
Harriet Dart
Heather Watson
Emma Raducanu
Captain: Anne Keothavong
USA v Belgium
Venue: USTA National Campus, Orlando, USA (hard, outdoors)
Head-to-head: USA lead 5-2
USA
Jessica Pegula
Madison Keys
Emma Navarro
Caroline Dolehide
Taylor Townsend
Captain: Lindsay Davenport
Belgium
Sofia Costoulas
Hanne Vandewinkel
Marie Benoit
Kimberley Zimmermann
Captain: Wim Fissette
Japan v Kazakhstan
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Japan lead 4-1
Japan
Nao Hibino
Mai Hontama
Naomi Osaka
Ena Shibahara
Shuko Aoyama
Captain: Ai Sugiyama
Kazakhstan
Yulia Putintseva
Zhibek Kulambayeva
Aruzhan Sagandikova
Anna Danilina
Zarina Diyas
Captain: Yuriy Schukin
Brazil v Germany
Venue: Ginásio Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: Germany lead 5-0
Brazil
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Laura Pigossi
Carolina Alves
Luisa Stefani
Ingrid Martins
Captain: Luiz Francisco Garcia Peniza Neto
Germany
Tatjana Maria
Laura Siegemund
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Angelique Kerber
Captain: Rainer Schüttler
Slovakia v Slovenia
Venue: Peugeot Arena in NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: first meeting
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Rebecca Sramkova
Viktoria Hruncakova
Renata Jamrichova
Tereza Mihalikova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Slovenia
Tamara Zidanšek
Veronika Erjavec
Pia Lovric
Nina Potocnik
Ela Milic
Captain: Andrej Kraševec
Ukraine v Romania
Venue: Racquet Park Drive at Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, USA (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Romania lead 3-1
Ukraine
Elina Svitolina
Lesia Tsurenko
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Liudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
Captain: Mykhailo Filima
Romania
Ana Bogdan
Jaqueline Cristian
Anca Todoni
Mara Gae
Simona Halep
Captain: Horia Tecau
