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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

^ "Group I Europe/Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Serbia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Austria v Serbia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Austria v Netherlands". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Latvia v Greece". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Greece". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Latvia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Turkey v Sweden". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Sweden". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Turkey". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Portugal v Norway". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Bulgaria v Norway". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Bulgaria v Portugal". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Group II Europe/Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Lithuania v Egypt". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Croatia v Egypt". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Croatia v Lithuania". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Israel v Georgia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "North Macedonia v Georgia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "North Macedonia v Israel". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Bosnia And Herzegovina v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Estonia v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Estonia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Morocco v Malta". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Group III Africa 2024". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links

Billie Jean King Cup website

[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.

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