Future sites for Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup to be announced
Haggerty said the bidding process for future hosts of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup is in its “final stages,” with two or three candidates for each. It’s possible they could go to the same city or be split, as they usually are (this year’s women’s team competition was moved to Malaga only because of complications with its original place, Seville).
The ITF hopes to announce the winning city or cities on Dec. 2, when the draw is announced in London for 2025 Davis Cup qualifying matches.
“What drives it, the decision-making, will be a number of factors, but the most important factor is making sure that there is great visibility for the competition — that we continue to grow, strength to strength. So it’s not about money. I mean, that’s an important element, but it’s not the driving element,” Haggerty said. “The driving element is how do we continue to build the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup. That’s what drives our decision.”
Malaga hosted the Davis Cup Finals the past past two years and its contract allows for the possibility of remaining the site in 2025.
Haggerty said 65,000 fans attended this year, up from 60,000 last year, and 43% of the spectators in 2024 traveled to the event from another country.
