ITF

and the previous year's champion will receive a wild card directly into it, and a guaranteed home e. In consulta on with all stakeholders, we made the change to ease players' schedules and provide more opportuni es to take Davis Cup to different venues around the world. In 2024, there were 35 home-and- away es in February across the Qualifiers and the World Group I and II Play-offs, which sit immediately below the elite level in Davis Cup's ered compe on. There were a further 24 World Group I and II es in September. Among these, Togo hosted their first Davis Cup es since 1999, scoring home wins against Indonesia and Latvia in World Group II. Regional compe on Ac on for 94 na ons in Groups III and IV took place in 10 regional groups across four geographical zones between June and November 2024. We welcomed Nigeria (Abuja) and Botswana (Gaborone) as hosts for the first me in nearly 20 years. As with Billie Jean King Cup, these events will have greater visibility in 2025, as live streaming is now available from all regional events and ready to view via the Davis Cup website or the ITF's new World Cup of Tennis app. Record digital viewership TV viewership for Davis Cup in 2024 reached 75 million, including an audience of over 38 million for the Final 8. Digital viewership for the Davis Cup Final 8 set new records, with 131.1 million social media impressions, nearly 84 million video views and 8.76 million engagements, up 15.3% on 2023. There were 9.5 million page views on daviscup.com, up 29.4% on 2023. For the Group Stage, we recorded nearly 85 million impressions on social media, a 36% increase compared to 2023. 2024 DAVIS CUP IN NUMBERS MEN TOOK PART 882 158 NATIONS COMPETED A RECORD HOME-AND-AWAY TIES 59 REGIONAL GROUP EVENTS 10 TV VIEWERS* 75m SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS FOR FINAL 8 131.1m 6 CONTINENTS ACTION IN *more details on page 52 15

• Cover