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2024 Billie Jean King Cup
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup was the 61st edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis. Italy Billie Jean King Cup team, Italy defeated Slovakia Billie Jean King Cup team, Slovakia in the final. It was their fifth title, but first since 2013. Billie Jean King Cup finals ''Date: 14–20 November 2024'' ''Venue: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain'' ''Surface: Hard indoor'' 12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows: * 2 finalists of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2023 Finals (Canada and Italy) * 1 host nation (Spain) * 1 wild card (Czech Republic) * 8 winners of the 2024 qualifying round Seeds Draw Qualifying round ''Date: 12–13 April 2024'' Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis. These sixteen teams were: * 8 teams ranked 2nd–12th in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Billie Jean King Cup
Canada Billie Jean King Cup team, Canada defeated Italy Billie Jean King Cup team, Italy in the tennis final, 2–0, in winning the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup. The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup was the 60th edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, an international team competition between national teams in women's tennis. Billie Jean King Cup finals ''Date: 7–12 November 2023'' ''Venue: Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain'' ''Surface: Hard indoor'' 12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows: * 2 finalists of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2022 Finals (Australia and Switzerland) * 1 host nation or wild card * 9 winners of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round, 2023 qualifying round Qualifying round ''Date: 14–16 April 2023'' Eighteen teams will play for nine spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis. These eighteen teams are: * 10 teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farum
Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 20,369 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from The town is part of Furesø Municipality. Until 2006, it constituted Farum Municipality. History Farum has existed for more t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKinney, Texas
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano, Texas, Plano and Frisco, Texas, Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas. The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau ranked McKinney as the nation's fourth fastest-growing large city from 2010 to 2019 and determined the city's 2020 population was 195,308. Based on Census Bureau estimates, as of July 2022 the city's population was 207,507, making it Texas's List of cities in Texas by population, 15th-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 110th most populous in the United States. The Census Bureau defines an urban area of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are separated from the Dallas–Fort Worth urban area, with McKinney and Frisco as the principal cities; the McKinney–Frisco urban area had a population of 504,803 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. The port of Guangzhou serves as a transportation hub for China's fourth largest city and surrounding areas, including Hong Kong. Guangzhou was captured by the United Kingdom, British during the First Opium War and no longer enjoyed a monopoly after the war; consequently it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt. Following the Second Battle of Chuenpi in 1841, the Treaty of Nanking was signed between Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel on behalf of Queen Victoria and Lin Zexu on behalf of Daoguang Emperor, Emperor Xuanzong and ceded British Hong Kong, Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velenje
Velenje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and the seat of local government, seat of the City Municipality of Velenje, Municipality of Velenje. The city is located in the traditional Slovenian region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria (northeastern Slovenia), among the rolling green hills of the Šalek Valley, with the Kamnik–Savinja Alps to the west and the Pohorje, Pohorje Mountains to the east. Name Velenje was first attested in written sources in 1264 as ''Weln'' (and as ''Welan'' in 1270, and ''Belen'' and ''Welen'' in 1296). The name derives from *''Velen′e selo'' 'Velenъ's village'. A less likely hypothesis derives the name from the Slovene common noun ''velen(je)'' 'pasture for livestock'. The name of the town was changed to ''Titovo Velenje'' (literally, 'Tito's Velenje') in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the List of largest cities, largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical and educational center of the country and northern South America. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh Spanish conquest of the Muisca, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. Initially founded as Akmoly in 1830, the city was later renamed Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola before adopting the name ''Astana'' in 1998, which means "capital city" in Kazakh. In 2019, the city briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name ''Astana'' in 2022. Astana’s history is marked by rapid growth, especially after becoming the capital. Its transformation into a modern and planned city was guided by a master plan designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Today, Astana is known for its futuristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was held from 12 to 13 April 2024. The eight winners of this round qualified for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2024 Finals. Teams Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis. These sixteen teams were: * 8 teams ranked 3rd–12th in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2023 Finals except Czech Republic and Spain * 8 winning teams from the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, 2023 Play-offs The eight winning teams from the qualifying round played at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2024 Finals and the eight losing teams played at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, 2024 Play-offs. ''#: Nations Ranking as of 13 November 2023.'' Qualified teams Seeded teams # (#2) # (#3) # (#6) # (#8) # (#9) # (#10) # (#11) # (#12) Unseeded teams * (#13) * (#14) * (#15) * (#16) * (#17) * (#18) * (#19) * (#20) Results summary Results Australia vs. Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round
The 2025 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was held from 10 to 13 April 2025. The six winners of this round qualified for the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup, 2025 Finals, joining hosts, China, and 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2024 champions, Italy. Teams Eighteen teams played in six groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup, 2025 Billie Jean King Cup finals. Group A was hosted in Tokyo (Japan), Group B in Ostrava (Czechia), Group C in Bratislava (Slovakia), Group D in Brisbane (Australia), Group E in Radom (Poland), and Group F in The Hague (Netherlands). The eighteen teams consisted of: * 11 teams from the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2024 Finals. (2024 champion Italy qualified automatically). * 7 winning teams from the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, 2024 Play-offs. (China qualified automatically as host). The six group winners will play at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup finals, 2025 Finals and the 12 losing teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in and the county seat of Nassau County, Florida, Nassau County, Florida, United States, in the state's northeastern corner. It is the northernmost city on Florida's Atlantic coast, situated on Amelia Island, and is one of the municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville (formally the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan statistical area, Metropolitan Statistical Area). The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian people. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", Amelia Island has had the flags of the following nations flown over it: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Republic of East Florida (1812), the Republic of the Floridas (1817), Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. The French, English, and Spanish all maintained a presence on Amelia Island at various times during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, but the Spanish established Fernandina. The town of Fernandina, which was about a mile from the present city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
