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.

Main article: 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

Pool A Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Austria 3 2 1 5–4 2  Denmark 3 2 1 5–4 3  Hungary 3 1 2 4–5 4  Bulgaria 3 1 2 4–5

Pool B Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Netherlands 3 3 0 7–2 2  Latvia 3 2 1 6–3 3  Turkey 3 1 2 4–5 4  Portugal 3 0 3 1–8

Pool C Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Serbia 3 3 0 8–1 2  Greece 3 2 1 6–3 3  Sweden 3 1 2 3–6 4  Norway 3 0 3 1–8

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

•  Netherlands,  Austria,  Serbia, and  Denmark were promoted to the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
•  Bulgaria and  Norway were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2025.

Group II

• Venue: SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania (Hard)
• Date: 8-13 April 2024

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

Pool A Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Croatia 2 2 0 6–0 2  North Macedonia 2 1 1 2–4 3  Estonia 2 0 2 1–5

Pool B Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Lithuania 3 3 0 6–3 2  Israel 3 1 2 5–4 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 2 4–5 4  Morocco 3 1 2 3–6

Pool C Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Egypt 3 2 1 7–2 2  Georgia 3 2 1 6–3 3  Kosovo 3 2 1 5–4 4  Malta 3 0 3 0–9

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

• Venue: Chișinău Arena Tennis Club, Chișinău, Moldova (Hard)
• Date: 17–22 June 2024

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

Pool A Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Finland 2 2 0 5–1 2  Moldova 2 1 1 4–2 3  Iceland 2 0 2 0–6

Pool B Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Cyprus 3 3 0 9–0 2  Armenia 3 2 1 6–3 3  San Marino 3 1 2 2–7 4  Albania 3 0 3 1–8

Pool C Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Ireland 3 3 0 8–1 2  Luxembourg 3 2 1 6–3 3  Montenegro 3 1 2 4–5 4  Azerbaijan 3 0 3 0–9

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

Pool A Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  South Africa 3 3 0 8–1 2  Zimbabwe 3 2 1 6–3 3  Madagascar 3 1 2 4–5 4  Namibia 3 0 3 0–9

Pool B Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Kenya 3 3 0 7–2 2  Burundi 3 2 1 6–3 3  Tunisia 3 1 2 5–4 4  Mauritius 3 0 3 0–9

Pool C Pos Team Pld W L Match RR W–L 1  Nigeria 3 3 0 8–1 2  Botswana 3 2 1 6–3 3  Ghana 3 1 2 4–5 4  Uganda 3 0 3 0–9

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.

External links

• Billie Jean King Cup website