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Iga Swiatek missing again as Billie Jean King Cup Finals squads announced


Iga Swiatek is absent from Poland’s Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Finals squad for a third consecutive year, with the event coming just a week after the WTA Finals.

Swiatek is one of two players to confirm their qualification for the WTA Finals so far, alongside Aryna Sabalenka, having done so for a fourth successive year.

This year the WTA Finals are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the tournament being held between 2nd-9th November.

And just four days later, Poland take on Spain in their first round tie at the BJK Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain.

Swiatek helped her nation qualify for the Finals back in April, when they emphatically beat Switzerland in Biel, but is not part of the Poland squad that was announced yesterday.

The Polish team instead comprises of Magdalena Frech, Magda Linette, Maja Chwalińska and Katarzyna Kawa.

Despite Swiatek’s absence, the BJK Cup Finals still features some star names in the form of Naomi Osaka, Jasmine Paolini, Emma Raducanu, Jessica Pegula and Danielle Collins.

Collins’ name featuring as part of the USA team confirms that the BJK Cup Finals will be the final tournament of her career.

The BJK Cup Finals take place between Wednesday 13th November to Wednesday 20th November, when the 2024 world champions will be crowned.

Inside the baseline…

It is such a shame for this event that once again Iga Swiatek will not be their for the final stages. And it is also a shame for Poland, who would have been able to challenge for the title with Swiatek, but will be much more up against it now. However, it is hard to blame Swiatek in this situation, as the real issue is the scheduling and not her commitment. However, here are likely to be some players doing the WTA Finals and BJK Cup Finals double, with Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini and others featured in the entry lineup.


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BJK Cup Finals 2024 Team Lineups 

While Iga Swiatek is the big name missing from the BJK Cup Finals, we wanted to take a look at those players who are going to feature in the season concluding team event in Malaga.

Australia
Player SR DR
Olivia Gadecki 88 81
Daria Saville 103 190
Ajla Tomljanović 122 459
Ellen Perez 757 10
Captain: Samantha Stosur

 

Canada
Player SR DR
Leylah Fernandez 26 42
Marina Stakusic 128 560
Rebecca Marino 134 367
Bianca Andreescu 167
Gabriela Dabrowski 4
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh

 

Czech Republic
Player SR DR
Linda Nosková 27 64
Kateřina Siniaková 37 1
Marie Bouzková 41 31
Karolína Muchová 51
Captain: Petr Pála

 

Germany
Player SR DR
Tatjana Maria 82 1007
Jule Niemeier 86 565
Laura Siegemund 99 11
Eva Lys 112
Captain: Rainer Schüttler

 

Great Britain
Player SR DR
Katie Boulter 36 297
Emma Raducanu 70
Harriet Dart 71 61
Heather Watson 183 58
Olivia Nicholls 50
Captain: Anne Keothavong

 

Italy
Player SR DR
Jasmine Paolini 5 14
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 55 343
Lucia Bronzetti 75 289
Martina Trevisan 87 326
Sara Errani 91 15
Captain: Tathiana Garbin

 

 Japan
Player SR DR
Moyuka Uchijima 59 164
Naomi Osaka 76
Nao Hibino 147 165
Eri Hozumi 1066 51
Shuko Aoyama 46
Captain: Ai Sugiyama

 

Poland
Player SR DR
Magdalena Fręch 32 389
Magda Linette 43 56
Maja Chwalińska 176 240
Katarzyna Kawa 221 89
Captain: Dawid Celt

 

Romania
Player SR DR
Jaqueline Cristian 80 189
Ana Bogdan 95 409
Elena-Gabriela Ruse 101 68
Anca Todoni 137 351
Monica Niculescu 958 40
Captain: Horia Tecău

 

Slovakia
Player SR DR
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 100 1021
Rebecca Šramková 102
Viktória Hrunčáková 233 149
Renáta Jamrichová 477 1606
Tereza Mihalíková 1106 48
Captain: Matej Lipták

 

Spain
Player SR DR
Paula Badosa 20 255
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 57 1335
Cristina Bucșa 77 20
Nuria Párrizas Díaz 83 826
Sara Sorribes Tormo 109 29
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues

 

United States
Player SR DR
Jessica Pegula 3 60
Danielle Collins 10 524
Caroline Dolehide 45 12
Taylor Townsend 47 8
Peyton Stearns 48 75
Captain: Lindsay Davenport

 

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Matthew Johns, Tennishead Writer, is a professional tennis journalist with a specialist degree in Sports Journalism. He's a keen tennis player having represented his local club and University plus he's also a qualified tennis coach. Matthew has a deep knowledge of tennis especially the ATP Tour and thrives on breaking big tennis news stories for Tennishead.

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