Navarro's debut highlights 2024 Qualifier team

Up Next: Qualifier vs. Belgium

The U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team's quest for a record-extending 19th Billie Jean King Cup title begins in April against Belgium, and the action is coming to the home of American tennis. The USTA National Campus will host April's Qualifier from April 12-13, which will also mark former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport's debut as team captain. 

 

Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Madison Keys, Taylor Townsend and Caroline Dolehide will make up Davenport's team for the tie, where the U.S. and Belgium will meet for the eighth time in the six-decade history of the competition; the U.S. leads the overall head-to-head 5-2, but the two countries have not played in more than a decade.

 

The tie will begin Friday, April 12, at 6 p.m., with two singles matches, and continue on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. with the reverse singles matches and a doubles match. An amended Saturday schedule is possible if one nation clinches victory in the third or fourth singles match. Tennis Channel will carry live coverage of the tie in the U.S.


HISTORY

The Billie Jean King Cup, the premier international  women's tennis team competition formerly known as the Fed Cup, was officially rebranded in honor of the legendary Billie Jean King in late 2020.

 

Some of the greatest tennis players in the history of the game have suited up for the U.S., helping it win a record 18 titles in the competition since the event began in 1963.


DID YOU KNOW?

No nation can compete with the depth of talent the U.S. has been able to draw on. The U.S. owns a 155-40 record overall since 1963, and more than 20 players have recorded at least 10 individual victories in the competition across singles and doubles.