Italy wins BJK Cup, how much the Italians earned

Italy won the Billie Jean King Cup 2024. Thanks to the clear success against the Slovakia, beaten 2-0 thanks to the victories in the singles of Lucia Bronzetti and Jasmine Paolini, in the final of the tournament, the Italians lift for the fifth roundand eleven years after the last triumph, the most prestigious team trophy in women’s tennis, the equivalent of the men’s Davis Cup.

The Italians had already managed to win the Bjk Cup in 2006, 2009, 2010 e 2013instead being defeated in the final in 2007 and 2023. The disappointment of last year, when Italy was beaten by Canada, was the fuel to get to the bottom of this edition too.

Italy wins the Bjk Cup: how much the Italians earn

The blue team, composed of Sara Errani, Jasmine Paolini, Lucia Bronzetti, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Martina Trevisanthanks to the triumph against Slovakia she pocketed a total prize fund of 2.2 million. Italy had already secured 1.3 million euros with qualification for the final, while the semi-finalist teams were entitled to a total prize of 864 thousand euros. In any case, the division of the prize between the athletes is usually not the same, but varies depending on the matches played throughout the tournament.