The Billie Jean King Cup is the world’s largest annual international women’s tennis team competition. The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup is the 61st edition of the tournament.
The tournament was launched in 1963, as the Federation Cup. Later the name of the tournament was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995 and changed again in September 2020 to Billie Jean King Cup.
The qualifiers for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup will take place between 12 to 13 April. Many top WTA players will participate in this tournament, including world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, who will lead team Poland in this event.
The 61st edition of the Billie Jean King Cup will take place this year. The first edition of the event was held in 1963. The ITF launched the Federation Cup (presently known as the Billie Jean King Cup) to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
In the beginning, the tournament was known as the Federation Cup. However, the name of the tournament was changed in 1995 to Fed Cup, and in September 2020 the tournament was named the Billie Jean King Cup.
The first edition of the event was held at the Queen's Club, in London and 16 countries took part in it. At that time many top players such as Darlene Hard, Billie Jean King, Margaret Smith and Lesley Turner all proudly represented their country in the event.
The United States led by Billie Jean King became the champion in the opening year. However, in the early years, Australia dominated the tournament, winning seven of the next eleven championships.
In recent years, the Czech Republic dominated the BJK Cup. They won the event six times between 2010-2020.
The qualifiers for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup will take place on April 12 and 13.
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers consist of eight ties played on a home-and-away basis, all of which will be best-of-five matches (for singles and doubles).
Defending champion: Team Canada
Team Canada, led by many superstars such as Leylah Fernandez, Gabriela Dabrowski, and Eugenie Bouchard won the Billie Jean King Cup in 2023. They defeated Team Italy in the Final. The champion and runner-up from the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will receive automatic qualification for the 2024 Finals.
There is no information available about the total prize pool for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup. However, according to the billiejeankingcup.com, the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup champion, Team Canada, received $2.4 million in prize money.
There is no information available about the ranking points distribution for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying.
Australia, Switzerland, France, United States, Kazakhstan, Germany, Slovakia, and Romania are the Seeded teams for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers.
There is no official information available about where to watch the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying.
A. The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will take place in Seville, Spain.
A. The Federation Cup (presently known as the Billie Jean King Cup) was launched in 1963.
A. The Billie Jean King Cup previously known as the Federation Cup, and Fed Cup. However, in 2020, the tournament was renamed to honor 39-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King.
A. 12 teams will qualify and compete for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
A. Billie Jean King is famous for tennis.
