What would a WTA Laver Cup look like and who would have won in 2024

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The Laver Cup quickly became a fan-favorite event on the ATP calendar after its introduction in 2017.

An idea thought up by the legendary Roger Federer and his management, the Laver Cup pits the best in Europe against the best from around the World in a three-day competition each year.

Captains choose six players for each team, with three automatically qualifying as the highest-ranked ATP stars as of the French Open’s conclusion.

Team Europe won the Laver Cup in 2024, their fifth title in seven, as they have had the better of their opponents throughout the tournament’s seven year history.

With the tournament now well-established, many have begun to question why there isn’t a version of the event on the WTA Tour.

Earlier this year former world number one Andy Roddick suggested that a WTA Laver Cup should be created, but what would that look like?

What would a WTA Laver Cup look like?

The first big decision that organisers would have to make is choosing a name for the tournament.

Whilst Rod Laver is a legend worthy of having the men’s tournament named after him, the women’s Laver Cup should surely be named after a legend on the WTA Tour.

Looking back at the era Laver was successful, Margaret Court and Billie Jean King seem the most obvious choices on the women’s side.

However, Court’s controversial comments would likely rule her out, and the Billie Jean King Cup already exists, so you’d likely have to go slightly more recent.

Martina Navratilova is about as loved as a tennis great can be, and having represented nations that would have qualified her for both Team Europe and Team World she would surely be the perfect choice.

With the name sorted, who would captain the two sides?

John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg did an excellent job for seven years on the men’s side but what women’s rivalry would work equally as well?

Again, perhaps a more modern version of their male counterparts, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova could provide great drama as captains of Team World and Team Europe.

The pair enjoyed a thrilling rivalry on the WTA Tour, and fans would no doubt love to see them face off in a coaching role.

Who would’ve won a 2024 WTA Laver Cup?

With the name and captains sorted, who would actually take part in the ‘Navratilova Cup’?

Taking the top six stars from Europe and the rest of the World, the competition would be intense, and arguably a lot more balanced than what we’ve seen in the Laver Cup over the years.

Just looking at the names it would be impossible to pick between the two sides, with a wealth of top ten talent on both teams.

Team Europe does lay claim to three of the top four players in the world with Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek leading the line, but Team World has some elite talent in their own right.

On her day, Coco Gauff is capable of beating literally anyone on the WTA Tour, and Qinwen Zheng and Jessica Pegula both reached Slam finals in 2024, proving their credentials.

That’s not mentioning Elena Rybakina who won Wimbledon in 2022, although Team Europe would have their own former Wimbledon champion, with Barbora Krejcikova’s 2024 success at SW19.

Whether we will ever see a WTA Laver Cup remains to be seen, but it certainly would make for some exciting match-ups.

The 2025 Laver Cup is set to begin on September 19 in San Francisco.