USA sweep Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Junior Davis Cup titles
USA were crowned the 2024 Junior Billie Jean King Cup and Junior Davis Cup champions after each of their boys' and girls' under 16 teams overcame Romania in the title matches in Antalya, Turkiye on Saturday.
USA's boys' won the final 2-0 after singles wins for Keaton Hance and Jack Kennedy, while the girls' team rallied from 1-0 down to defeat Romania courtesy of a tie-levelling single triumph for Tyra Caterina Grant and a doubles triumph for Grant and Julieta Pareja.
It was the first time in 10 years the American teams had completed a sweep of both titles in the same event, and continued the girls' dominance in the competition with their sixth title since 2017.
The American boys, meanwhile, clinched their first Junior Davis Cup title since 2014, after runner-up finishes in 2017, 2019 and 2022.
Despite their defeat, it was a historic effort from Romania, who saw their boys' and girls' teams through to a maiden final with the boys' having never previously competed at the Finals prior to this year.
The competition is a hugely important event in terms of player development. 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.