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 edit

  • 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 edit

1st to 3rd Play-Off edit

Netherlands vs. Serbia edit

 
Netherlands
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[2]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Austria
3
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[3]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Austria
1
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[4]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Latvia vs. Greece edit

 
Latvia
0
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[5]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Denmark
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[6]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Denmark
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[7]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Turkey vs. Sweden edit

 
Turkey
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[8]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Hungary
3
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[9]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Hungary
0
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[10]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Portugal vs. Norway edit

 
Portugal
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[11]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Bulgaria
2
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[12]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Bulgaria
1
Complexo de tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[13]
13 April 2023
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

1st to 3rd Play-Off edit

Lithuania vs. Egypt edit

 
Lithuania
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[15]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Croatia
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[16]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Croatia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[17]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Israel vs. Georgia edit

 
Israel
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[18]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
North Macedonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[19]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
North Macedonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[20]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kosovo edit

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[21]
11 April 2023
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 edit

 
Estonia
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[22]
12 April 2023
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 edit

 
Estonia
2
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[23]
13 April 2023
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 edit

Morocco vs. Malta edit

 
Morocco
3
SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[24]
11 April 2023
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 edit

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.

References edit

  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.

External links edit