The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors by Gainbridge Finals get underway at the Megasaray Tennis Academy in Antalya, Turkiye on Monday and here are some stats and facts to whet the appetite.

The Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals are the culmination of a season-long competition which sees nations navigate qualifying events across five regions – Asia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, South America and North/Central America and the Caribbean.

Sixteen teams will now compete at the Finals in a bid to be crowned the world’s best in the 16-and-under age category. The 2024 Davis Cup Juniors Finals are taking place at the same venue at the same time. The Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals - the World Cup of Tennis equivalent for pro players, are also taking place at the same time in Malaga. 

Previous Davis Cup Juniors and Billie Jean King Cup Juniors winning teams have featured the likes of Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz, Marketa Vondrousova and Coco Gauff, underlining the importance of the event in terms of player development.

Here are some stats and facts on the 16 nations involved at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals:

Australia

Team: Renee Alame, Ava Beck, Koharu Nishikawa

Captain: Jessica Moore

Champions: 5

Highest-placed finish: 1st (1987, 1988, 1993, 2007, 2011)

Finals appearances: 23

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Brazil

Team: Nauhany Vitoria Leme da Silva, Rivoli Pietra, Ana Amarante da Cruz

Captain: Haroldo Zwetsch

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 3rd (2012)

Finals appearances: 23

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Canada

Team: Nadia Lagaev, Charlize Celebrini, Anna Tabunshchyk

Captain: Sharon Fichman

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2003, 2004, 2011)

Finals appearances: 27

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Chile

Team: Camila Rodero, Agustina Soto, Carmen Calderon

Captain: Wladimir Santana

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 10th (2008)

Finals appearances: 8

Last Finals appearance: 2022

 

China, P.R.

Team: Zhang Ruien, Zhang Zi Ye, Shao Yushan

Captain: Qiu Guanlong

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2010)

Finals appearances: 16

Last Finals appearance: 2019

 

Czechia

Team: Julie Pastikova, Tereza Krejcova, Sofie Hettlerova

Captain: Jaroslav Burant

Champions: 5

Highest-placed finish: 1st (1995*, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2021) *competed as Czechoslovakia

Finals appearances: 27

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Egypt

Team: Judy Tawila, Sara Saad, Rahaf Mostafa

Captain: Mina Albert

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 9th (2012)

Finals appearances: 9

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Germany

Team: Julia Stusek, Sonja Zhenikhova, Mariella Thamm

Captain: Jasmin Woehr

Champions: 2

Highest-placed finish: 1st (1989*, 1991) *competed as F.R. Germany

Finals appearances: 20

Last Finals appearance: 2022

 

Great Britain

Team: Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Hollie Smart

Captain: Katie O’Brien

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2008)

Finals appearances: 7

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Italy

Team: Ilary Pistola, Carla Giambelli, Fabiola Marino

Captain: Nicola Fantone

Champions: 1

Highest-placed finish: 1st (1998)

Finals appearances: 14

Last Finals appearance: 2019

 

Japan

Team: Wakana Sonobe, Kanon Sawashiro, Lisa Kamigata

Captain: Masashi Yoshikawa

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2017, 2021)

Finals appearances: 31

Last Finals appearance: 2023

 

Korea, Rep.

Team: Lee Suha, Choo Yesung, Ju Hee Won

Captain: Choi Ju-Yeon

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 11th (1990, 1991, 1995)

Finals appearances: 16

Last Finals appearance: 2019

 

Peru

Team: Leticia Alessia Bazan, Yleymi Lugiana Muelle Valdez, Daniela Zegarra

Captain: Laura Arraya

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 7th (2021)

Finals appearances: 12

Last Finals appearance: 2021

 

Romania

Team: Maia Ilinca Burcescu, Giulia Safina Popa, Ioana Stefania Boian

Captain: Ady Avram

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 9th (2006)

Finals appearances: 4

Last Finals appearance: 2021

 

Turkiye

Team: Ada Kumru, Nehir Dogan, Mira Karatogma

Captain: Merve Gultekinler Sadi

Champions: 0

Highest-placed finish: 5th (2022)

Finals appearances: 2

Last Finals appearance: 2022

 

United States

Team: Tyra Caterina Grant, Kristina Penickova, Julieta Pareja

Captain: Georgi Rumenov

Champions: 8

Highest-placed finish: 1st (2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)

Finals appearances: 33

Last Finals appearance: 2023