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Top American juniors to compete at junior Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup

October 22, 2024

Six top American juniors will represent the United States at the junior Billie Jean King Cup and junior Davis Cup finals, the world’s premier 16-and-under team competitions, in Anatalya, Turkey, Nov. 11-17.

 

The junior BJK Cup team enters the event as the two-time defending champions, while the junior Davis Cup team finished third in 2023. They will play three days of round-robin pool play, with each tie consisting of two singles matches and one doubles match, followed by the knockout round.

The U.S. has won eight Junior Billie Jean King Cup titles (2008, 2012, 2014, 2017-19, 2022-23) and three Junior Davis Cup titles (1999, 2008, 2014). Former U.S. junior international team members include Jim Courier, Andy Roddick, James Blake, Lindsay Davenport, Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz also have represented their respective countries in junior international team competition.

 

The full U.S. team nominations:

 

Junior Billie Jean King Cup

Tyra Grant (16; Orlando, Fla.)

Julieta Pareja (15; Carlsbad, Calif.)

Kristina Penickova (15; Campbell, Calif.)

Captain: Georgi Rumenov

 

Junior Davis Cup

Keaton Hance (16; Torrance, Calif.) 

Jack Kennedy (16; Huntington, N.Y.)

Jack Secord (16; Lake Forest, Ill.)

Captain: Jose Caballero

The American teams for Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Junior Davis Cup and ITF World Junior Championships. Photo by Victor Estrella/USTA.
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