Ashlyn Krueger to replace Jessica Pegula at 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Twenty-year-old Ashlyn Krueger will replace Jessica Pegula on captain Lindsay Davenport's team at next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain. 

Krueger will join Danielle Collins, Caroline Dolehide, Peyton Stearns and Taylor Townsend on Davenport's team that will compete at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena from Nov. 13-20, and for the first time, be held concurrently with the Davis Cup Finals at the same venue. The U.S. has also qualified for the Davis Cup Finals, which will be held from Nov. 19-24. 

The U.S. is the competition's all-time leader with 18 Billie Jean King Cup titles and will hope to add a record-extending crown this year, and a first since 2017.

Krueger, the world No. 65, will step in for US Open finalist and world No. 6 Pegula, who over the next week-plus is competing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the season-ending WTA Finals. Pegula scored two wins for the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team in April's qualifying round against Belgium to put the team in the Finals.

The former Orange Bowl champion enjoyed several milestones in 2024, building on the momentum of a first year-end Top 100 finish in 2023.

The 6-foot-1 right-hander notably played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2024 for the first time, with a highlight coming at her home major: the US Open. Playing her fourth main draw in New York, Krueger reached the third round, upsetting No. 17 seed and Roland Garros semifinalist Mirra Andreeva en route. She also reached the third round of a pair of WTA 1000-level events in Madrid and Toronto, and reached a career-high ranking of No. 51 in September.