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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 Netherlands
Serbia
Eva Vedder
Lola Radivojević
3
6
2
6
   
2 Netherlands
Serbia
Suzan Lamens
Mia Ristić
6
2
6
4
   
3 Netherlands
Serbia
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 Austria
Serbia
Tamira Paszek
Elena Milovanović
6
4
6
3
   
2 Austria
Serbia
Sinja Kraus
Mia Ristić
6
2
6
4
   
3 Austria
Serbia
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 Austria
Netherlands
Tamira Paszek
Anouk Koevermans
6
2
6
3
   
2 Austria
Netherlands
Sinja Kraus
Suzan Lamens
3
6
1
6
   
3 Austria
Netherlands
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 Latvia
Greece
Daniela Vismane
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
0
6
5
7
   
2 Latvia
Greece
Darja Semeņistaja
Maria Sakkari
0
6
5
7
   
3 Latvia
Greece
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 Denmark
Greece
Johanne Svendsen
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
77
64
4
6
6
3
 
2 Denmark
Greece
Clara Tauson
Maria Sakkari
6
4
6
4
   
3 Denmark
Greece
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 Denmark
Latvia
Johanne Svendsen
Adelina Lachinova
6
3
7
5
   
2 Denmark
Latvia
Clara Tauson
Darja Semeņistaja
6
1
     
retired
3 Denmark
Latvia
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 Turkey
Sweden
Çağla Büyükakçay
Lea Nilsson
4
6
6
2
3
6
 
2 Turkey
Sweden
Ayla Aksu
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
6
4
3
6
7
5
 
3 Turkey
Sweden
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 Hungary
Sweden
Adrienn Nagy
Lea Nilsson
6
3
6
2
   
2 Hungary
Sweden
Natália Szabanin
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
6
2
6
4
   
3 Hungary
Sweden
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 Hungary
Turkey
Adrienn Nagy
Çağla Büyükakçay
4
6
5
7
   
2 Hungary
Turkey
Fanny Stollár
Ayla Aksu
       
w/o
3 Hungary
Turkey
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 Portugal
Norway
Angelina Voloshchuk
Emily Sartz-Lunde
6
3
66
78
4
6
 
2 Portugal
Norway
Francisca Jorge
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
2
6
1
   
3 Portugal
Norway
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 Bulgaria
Norway
Gergana Topalova
Emily Sartz-Lunde
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
2 Bulgaria
Norway
Viktoriya Tomova
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
2
64
77
3
6
 
3 Bulgaria
Norway
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 Bulgaria
Portugal
Lia Karatantcheva
Angelina Voloshchuk
6
1
6
3
   
2 Bulgaria
Portugal
Gergana Topalova
Francisca Jorge
4
6
4
6
   
3 Bulgaria
Portugal
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 Lithuania
Egypt
Klaudija Bubelytė
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
6
1
6
4
   
2 Lithuania
Egypt
Justina Mikulskytė
Mayar Sherif
2
6
1
6
   
3 Lithuania
Egypt
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 Croatia
Egypt
Lea Bošković
Sandra Samir
6
1
6
4
   
2 Croatia
Egypt
Antonia Ružić
Mayar Sherif
6
1
6
1
   
3 Croatia
Egypt
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 Croatia
Lithuania
Iva Primorac
Patricija Paukštytė
6
1
6
1
   
2 Croatia
Lithuania
Lea Bošković
Justina Mikulskytė
3
6
6
2
7
5
 
3 Croatia
Lithuania
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 Israel
Georgia (country)
Mika Buchnik
Zoziya Kardava
6
4
6
2
   
2 Israel
Georgia (country)
Alian Zack
Ekaterine Gorgodze
2
6
2
6
   
3 Israel
Georgia (country)
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 North Macedonia
Georgia (country)
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Zoziya Kardava
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
2 North Macedonia
Georgia (country)
Lina Gjorcheska
Ekaterine Gorgodze
6
1
     
retired
3 North Macedonia
Georgia (country)
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 North Macedonia
Israel
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Mika Buchnik
6
2
6
4
   
2 North Macedonia
Israel
Lina Gjorcheska
Karin Altori
6
0
6
0
   
3 North Macedonia
Israel
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
Laura Radaković
Aja Broqı
6
1
6
1
   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
Suana Tucaković
Arlinda Rushiti
2
6
2
6
   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
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 Estonia
Kosovo
Elena Malõgina
Forta Morina
6
1
6
1
   
2 Estonia
Kosovo
Kaia Kanepi
Arlinda Rushiti
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
3 Estonia
Kosovo
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 Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Laura Rahnel
Suana Tucaković
4
6
4
6
   
2 Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elena Malõgina
Dea Herdželaš
4
1
     
retired
3 Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 Morocco
Malta
Malak El Allam
Betha-Anne Mayo
6
1
6
0
   
2 Morocco
Malta
Aya El Aouni
Emma Montebello
6
4
7
5
   
3 Morocco
Malta
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.