Osaka, Raducanu and Pegula headline Billie Jean King Cup Finals field
Canada will take the court as the defending champions
Naomi Osaka at the 2022 Australian Open (Zuma/Panoramic)
The WTA has set the stage for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, the concluding women’s event of the 2024 season on tour, by announcing the star-studded line ups of the 12 participating nations. The knockout event will run from November 13-20 inside the Jose Maria Martin Carpena in Malaga, Spain.
The competing countries include Australia, Canada (defending champions), Czechia, Great Britain, Germany and Italy. Also, teams from Japan, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and the United States of America will add to the fierce fights.
Among all the challengers, world No 3 Jessica Pegula, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and former US Open champ Emma Raducanu will headline the prominent event.
Conchita Martinez, the former world No 2 from Spain, will oversee the operations as the tournament director. Martinez anticipates a great show from the competitors carrying their respective flags in Malaga.
“This is a stellar line up of some of the world’s best players, and I can’t wait to watch them battle it out in Malaga in November,” Martinez said. “As a player, there is no greater honour than representing your nation, and every player who puts on their team’s colours in November will be giving everything they have to win this prestigious title for their country.”
Listed below are the full squads for the Billie Jean King Cup, also called the women’s World Cup of Tennis:
Australia: Samantha Stosur (Captain)
- Olivia Gadecki
- Daria Saville
- Ajla Tomljanovic
- Ellen Perez
Australia finished at the bottom of Group B in 2023.
Canada: Heidi El Tabakh (Captain)
- Leylah Fernandez
- Marina Stakusic
- Rebecca Marino
- Bianca Andreescu
- Gabriela Dabrowski
Canada won the championship by defeating Italy in the 2023 final.
Czechia: Petr Pala (Captain)
- Linda Noskova
- Katerina Siniakova
- Marie Bouzkova
- Karolina Muchova
Czechia played the semi-finals against Canada in 2023.
Great Britain: Anne Keothavong (Captain)
- Katie Boulter
- Emma Raducanu
- Harriet Dart
- Heather Watson
- Olivia Nicholls
Germany: Rainer Schuttler (Captain)
- Tatjana Maria
- Jule Niemeier
- Laura Siegemund
- Eva Lys
Germany finished at the bottom of Group D in 2023.
Italy: Tathiana Garbin (Captain)
- Jasmine Paolini
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Martina Trevisan
- Lucia Bronzetti
- Sara Errani
Italy was the runner-up in 2023.
Japan: Ai Sugiyama (Captain)
- Moyuka Uchijima
- Naomi Osaka
- Nao Hibino
- Eri Hozumi
- Shuko Aoyama
Poland: Dawid Celt (Captain)
- Magdalena Frech
- Magda Linette
- Maja Chwalinska
- Katarzyna Kawa
Poland finished at the bottom of Group C in 2023.
Romania: Horia Tecau (Captain)
- Jaqueline Adina Cristian
- Ana Bogdan
- Elena Gabriela Ruse
- Alexia Anca Todoni
- Monica Niculescu
Slovakia: Matej Liptak (Captain)
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
- Rebecca Sramkova
- Viktoria Hruncakova
- Renata Jamrichova
- Tereza Mihalikova
Spain: Anabel Medina Garrigues (Captain)
- Paula Badosa Gibert
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
- Cristina Bucsa
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz
- Sara Sorribes Tormo
Spain finished second in Group C in 2023.
USA: Lindsay Davenport (captain)
- Jessica Pegula
- Danielle Collins
- Caroline Dolehide
- Taylor Townsend
- Peyton Stearns
The United States of America finished second in Group A in 2023.
