World No.1 Iga Swiatek is set to represent Poland at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers in April. The International Tennis Federation announced the team nominations for the 16-nation qualifying competition, which will be played on April 12 and 13.
Swiatek will lead the Polish squad against Switzerland in Biel. Former No.1s Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, and Simona Halep will represent their respective nations as well.
Osaka has been nominated for Japan for the first time since 2020. Japan is set to host Kazakhstan in Tokyo.
Other players nominated to their nations' squads include Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter for Great Britain, Caroline Garcia for France, Beatriz Haddad Maia for Brazil, Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula for the USA and Elina Svitolina for Ukraine.
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers:
Australia vs. Mexico (Brisbane, Australia - outdoor hard)
Switzerland vs. Poland (Biel, Switzerland - indoor hard)
France vs. Great Britain (Le Portel, France - indoor clay)
USA vs. Belgium (Orlando, USA - outdoor hard)
Japan vs. Kazakhstan (Tokyo, Japan - indoor hard)
Brazil vs. Germany (Sao Paolo, Brazil - indoor clay)
Slovakia vs. Slovenia (Bratislava, Slovakia - indoor hard)
Ukraine vs. Romania (Ferdinanda Beach, USA - outdoor clay)
The eight winning nations will join 2023 champions Canada, 2023 runners-up Italy, hosts Spain and wild cards Czech Republic at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville in November. The eight losing nations will compete in the playoffs in November to earn a place in next year's Qualifiers.
See the full list of team nominations below.
Team Nominations:
Australia
Arina Rodionova
Daria Saville
Storm Hunter
Taylah Preston
Ellen Perez
Captain: Samantha Stosur
Mexico
Fernanda Contreras
Marcela Zacarias
Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva
Giuliana Olmos
Captain: Agustin Moreno
Switzerland
Viktorija Golubic
Céline Naef
Simona Waltert
Jil Teichmann
Captain: Heinz Günthardt
Poland
Iga Swiatek
Magdalena Frech
Magda Linette
Kataryzna Kawa
Maja Chwalinska
Captain: Dawid Celt
France
Caroline Garcia
Clara Burel
Diane Parry
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Great Britain
Katie Boulter
Harriet Dart
Heather Watson
Emma Raducanu
Captain: Anne Keothavong
USA
Jessica Pegula
Madison Keys
Emma Navarro
Caroline Dolehide
Taylor Townsend
Captain: Lindsay Davenport
Belgium
Sofia Costoulas
Hanne Vandewinkel
Marie Benoit
Kimberley Zimmermann
Captain: Wim Fissette
Japan
Nao Hibino
Mai Hontama
Naomi Osaka
Ena Shibahara
Shuko Aoyama
Captain: Ai Sugiyama
Kazakhstan
Yulia Putintseva
Zhibek Kulambayeva
Aruzhan Sagandikova
Anna Danilina
Zarina Diyas
Captain: Yuriy Schukin
Brazil
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Laura Pigossi
Carolina Alves
Luisa Stefani
Ingrid Martins
Captain: Luiz Francisco Garcia Peniza Neto
Germany
Tatjana Maria
Laura Siegemund
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Angelique Kerber
Captain: Rainer Schüttler
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Rebecca Sramkova
Viktoria Hruncakova
Renata Jamrichova
Tereza Mihalikova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Slovenia
Tamara Zidanšek
Veronika Erjavec
Pia Lovric
Nina Potocnik
Ela Milic
Captain: Andrej Kraševec
Ukraine
Elina Svitolina
Lesia Tsurenko
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Liudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
Captain: Mykhailo Filima
Romania
Ana Bogdan
Jaqueline Cristian
Anca Todoni
Mara Gae
Simona Halep
Captain: Horia Tecau
