2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The 32nd Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

  • Venue: Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal (Clay)
  • Date: 8-13 April 2024

The twelve teams were divided into three pools of four teams. The winners of each pool are promoted to the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs and will compete in a round-robin to determine final positions. Second-placed teams played for the fourth promotion spot. Third-placed teams played for overall position. Fourth-placed teams played for 10th place and last two teams were relegated.[1]

Group

1st to 3rd Play-Off

Netherlands vs. Serbia


Netherlands
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[2]
11 April 2024
Clay

Serbia
1
1 2 3
1
Eva Vedder
Lola Radivojević
3
6
2
6
   
2
Suzan Lamens
Mia Ristić
6
2
6
4
   
3
Suzan Lamens / Demi Schuurs
Lola Radivojević / Nina Stojanović
6
1
6
4
   

Austria vs. Serbia


Austria
3
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[3]
12 April 2024
Clay

Serbia
0
1 2 3
1
Tamira Paszek
Elena Milovanović
6
4
6
3
   
2
Sinja Kraus
Mia Ristić
6
2
6
4
   
3
Melanie Klaffner / Tamara Kostic
Elena Milovanović / Mia Ristić
6
3
4
6
[10]
[8]
 

Austria vs. Netherlands


Austria
1
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[4]
13 April 2024
Clay

Netherlands
2
1 2 3
1
Tamira Paszek
Anouk Koevermans
6
2
6
3
   
2
Sinja Kraus
Suzan Lamens
3
6
1
6
   
3
Sinja Kraus / Tamira Paszek
Suzan Lamens / Demi Schuurs
5
7
3
6
   

4th to 6th Play-Off

Latvia vs. Greece


Latvia
0
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[5]
11 April 2024
Clay

Greece
3
1 2 3
1
Daniela Vismane
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
0
6
5
7
   
2
Darja Semeņistaja
Maria Sakkari
0
6
5
7
   
3
Adelina Lachinova / Jeļena Ostapenko
Martha Matoula / Despina Papamichail
4
6
6
3
[8]
[10]
 

Denmark vs. Greece


Denmark
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[6]
12 April 2024
Clay

Greece
1
1 2 3
1
Johanne Svendsen
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
77
64
4
6
6
3
 
2
Clara Tauson
Maria Sakkari
6
4
6
4
   
3
Laura Brunkel / Rebecca Munk Mortensen
Despina Papamichail / Maria Sakkari
1
6
1
6
   

Denmark vs. Latvia


Denmark
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[7]
13 April 2024
Clay

Latvia
0
1 2 3
1
Johanne Svendsen
Adelina Lachinova
6
3
7
5
   
2
Clara Tauson
Darja Semeņistaja
6
1
     
retired
3
Laura Brunkel / Rebecca Munk Mortensen
Adelina Lachinova / Daniela Vismane
      not
played

7th to 9th Play-Off

Turkey vs. Sweden


Turkey
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[8]
11 April 2024
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3
1
Çağla Büyükakçay
Lea Nilsson
4
6
6
2
3
6
 
2
Ayla Aksu
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
6
4
3
6
7
5
 
3
Berfu Cengiz / Zeynep Sönmez
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Lea Nilsson
6
3
6
1
   

Hungary vs. Sweden


Hungary
3
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[9]
12 April 2024
Clay

Sweden
0
1 2 3
1
Adrienn Nagy
Lea Nilsson
6
3
6
2
   
2
Natália Szabanin
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
6
2
6
4
   
3
Fanny Stollár / Natália Szabanin
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann
6
4
6
4
   

Hungary vs. Turkey


Hungary
0
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[10]
13 April 2024
Clay

Turkey
3
1 2 3
1
Adrienn Nagy
Çağla Büyükakçay
4
6
5
7
   
2
Fanny Stollár
Ayla Aksu
       
w/o
3
Adrienn Nagy / Fanny Stollár
Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz
       
w/o

10th to 12th Play-Off

Portugal vs. Norway


Portugal
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[11]
11 April 2024
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Angelina Voloshchuk
Emily Sartz-Lunde
6
3
66
78
4
6
 
2
Francisca Jorge
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
2
6
1
   
3
Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge
Ulrikke Eikeri / Emily Sartz-Lunde
77
62
77
64
   

Bulgaria vs. Norway


Bulgaria
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[12]
12 April 2024
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Gergana Topalova
Emily Sartz-Lunde
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
2
Viktoriya Tomova
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
2
64
77
3
6
 
3
Lia Karatantcheva / Gergana Topalova
Emily Sartz-Lunde / Carina Syrtveit
77
64
7
5
   

Bulgaria vs. Portugal


Bulgaria
1
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[13]
13 April 2024
Clay

Portugal
2
1 2 3
1
Lia Karatantcheva
Angelina Voloshchuk
6
1
6
3
   
2
Gergana Topalova
Francisca Jorge
4
6
4
6
   
3
Lia Karatantcheva / Isabella Shinikova
Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge
3
6
6
4
[2]
[10]
 

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Netherlands
Promoted/Second  Austria
Promoted/Third  Serbia
Promoted/Fourth  Denmark
Fifth  Greece
Sixth  Latvia
Seventh  Turkey
Eighth  Hungary
Ninth  Sweden
Tenth  Portugal
Relegated/Eleventh  Bulgaria
Relegated/Twelfth  Norway

Group II

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of three teams (Pool A) and two pools of four teams (Pools B and C). The winners of each pool will compete in a round-robin, with the top two teams winning promotion to Europe/Africa Group I in 2025. The teams finishing bottom in Pools B and C will be relegated to their respective Group III event (either Europe III or Africa III) in 2025.[14]

Group

1st to 3rd Play-Off

Lithuania vs. Egypt


Lithuania
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[15]
11 April 2024
Hard

Egypt
1
1 2 3
1
Klaudija Bubelytė
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
6
1
6
4
   
2
Justina Mikulskytė
Mayar Sherif
2
6
1
6
   
3
Justina Mikulskytė / Patricija Paukštytė
Yasmin Ezzat / Mayar Sherif
6
2
7
5
   

Croatia vs. Egypt


Croatia
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[16]
12 April 2024
Hard

Egypt
0
1 2 3
1
Lea Bošković
Sandra Samir
6
1
6
4
   
2
Antonia Ružić
Mayar Sherif
6
1
6
1
   
3
Iva Primorac / Antonia Ružić
Yasmin Ezzat / Merna Refaat
6
1
6
2
   

Croatia vs. Lithuania


Croatia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[17]
13 April 2024
Hard

Lithuania
0
1 2 3
1
Iva Primorac
Patricija Paukštytė
6
1
6
1
   
2
Lea Bošković
Justina Mikulskytė
3
6
6
2
7
5
 
3
Lea Bošković / Iva Primorac
Andrė Lukošiūtė / Patricija Paukštytė
      not
played

4th to 6th Play-Off

Israel vs. Georgia


Israel
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[18]
11 April 2024
Hard

Georgia
1
1 2 3
1
Mika Buchnik
Zoziya Kardava
6
4
6
2
   
2
Alian Zack
Ekaterine Gorgodze
2
6
2
6
   
3
Karin Altori / Mika Buchnik
Zoziya Kardava / Natela Dzalamidze
6
3
7
5
   

North Macedonia vs. Georgia


North Macedonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[19]
12 April 2024
Hard

Georgia
1
1 2 3
1
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Zoziya Kardava
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
2
Lina Gjorcheska
Ekaterine Gorgodze
6
1
     
retired
3
Teona Andova / Iva Daneva
Natela Dzalamidze / Oksana Kalashnikova
0
6
1
6
   

North Macedonia vs. Israel


North Macedonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[20]
13 April 2024
Hard

Israel
1
1 2 3
1
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Mika Buchnik
6
2
6
4
   
2
Lina Gjorcheska
Karin Altori
6
0
6
0
   
3
Teona Andova / Ana Mitevska
Karin Altori / Alian Zack
0
6
2
6
   

7th to 9th Play-Off

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kosovo


Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[21]
11 April 2024
Hard

Kosovo
1
1 2 3
1
Laura Radaković
Aja Broqı
6
1
6
1
   
2
Suana Tucaković
Arlinda Rushiti
2
6
2
6
   
3
Dea Herdželaš / Anita Wagner
Adrijana Lekaj / Arlinda Rushiti
6
0
1
6
[10]
[5]
 

Estonia vs. Kosovo


Estonia
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[22]
12 April 2024
Hard

Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Elena Malõgina
Forta Morina
6
1
6
1
   
2
Kaia Kanepi
Arlinda Rushiti
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
3
Ingrid Neel / Laura Rahnel
Aja Broqı / Adrijana Lekaj
6
1
6
0
   

Estonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina


Estonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[23]
13 April 2024
Hard

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
1 2 3
1
Laura Rahnel
Suana Tucaković
4
6
4
6
   
2
Elena Malõgina
Dea Herdželaš
4
1
     
retired
3
Elena Malõgina / Ingrid Neel
Laura Radaković / Anita Wagner
6
2
6
3
   

10th to 11th Play-Off

Morocco vs. Malta


Morocco
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[24]
11 April 2024
Hard

Malta
0
1 2 3
1
Malak El Allam
Betha-Anne Mayo
6
1
6
0
   
2
Aya El Aouni
Emma Montebello
6
4
7
5
   
3
Oumaima Aziz / Aya El Aouni
Betha-Anne Mayo / Emma Montebello
6
0
6
3
   

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Croatia
Promoted/Second  Lithuania
Third  Egypt
Fourth  North Macedonia
Fifth  Israel
Sixth  Georgia
Seventh  Estonia
Eighth  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ninth  Kosovo
Relegated/Tenth  Morocco
Relegated/Eleventh  Malta
  •  Croatia and  Lithuania were promoted to the 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

The eleven teams were divided into three pools. One pool of three teams and two pools of four teams. The winners of each pool will compete in a round-robin, with the top team winning promotion to Europe/Africa Group II in 2025.

Group

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Cyprus
Second  Finland
Third  Ireland
Fourth  Moldova
Fifth  Armenia
Sixth  Luxembourg
Seventh  Montenegro
Eighth  San Marino
Ninth  Iceland
Tenth  Albania
Eleventh  Azerbaijan
  •  Cyprus was promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2025.

Group III Africa

  • Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  • Date: 10-15 June 2024

The twelve teams were divided into pools of four teams. The winners of each pool will compete in a round-robin, with the top team winning promotion to Europe/Africa Group II in 2025. Teams finishing in fourth place in the first round-robin will compete to not be relegated. [25]

Group

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  South Africa
Second  Nigeria
Third  Kenya
Fourth  Zimbabwe
Fifth  Botswana
Sixth  Burundi
Seventh  Madagascar
Eighth  Tunisia
Ninth  Ghana
Tenth  Namibia
Eleventh  Uganda
Relegated/Twelfth  Mauritius
  •  South Africa was promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2025.
  •  Mauritius was relegated to the Africa Zone Group IV in 2025.


References

  1. ^ "Group I Europe/Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ^ "Netherlands v Serbia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Serbia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ^ "Austria v Netherlands". billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ^ "Latvia v Greece". billiejeankingcup.com.
  6. ^ "Denmark v Greece". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ^ "Denmark v Latvia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ^ "Turkey v Sweden". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ^ "Hungary v Sweden". billiejeankingcup.com.
  10. ^ "Hungary v Turkey". billiejeankingcup.com.
  11. ^ "Portugal v Norway". billiejeankingcup.com.
  12. ^ "Bulgaria v Norway". billiejeankingcup.com.
  13. ^ "Bulgaria v Portugal". billiejeankingcup.com.
  14. ^ "Group II Europe/Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.
  15. ^ "Lithuania v Egypt". billiejeankingcup.com.
  16. ^ "Croatia v Egypt". billiejeankingcup.com.
  17. ^ "Croatia v Lithuania". billiejeankingcup.com.
  18. ^ "Israel v Georgia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  19. ^ "North Macedonia v Georgia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  20. ^ "North Macedonia v Israel". billiejeankingcup.com.
  21. ^ "Bosnia And Herzegovina v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
  22. ^ "Estonia v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
  23. ^ "Estonia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
  24. ^ "Morocco v Malta". billiejeankingcup.com.
  25. ^ "Group III Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.