United Cup Tennis

The United Cup is a new combined ATP/WTA tennis tournament that was played for the first time in January 2023 and replaced the men’s only ATP Cup that was held between 2020 and 2022.

The new tournament was played across three cities in Australia (Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney) and was used to kick off the 2023 tennis season.

United Cup Tennis Tournament

2023 United Cup

Location:Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney, Australia
Court Surface:Outdoor Hard Courts
Number of Teams:18 Countries
Total Prize Money:$15 million dollars

When did the tournament start?

The 2023 United Cup tennis tournament was held from the 29th of December 2022 to the 8th of January 2023.

It was run in the same week as the ATP 250 tournament in Maharashtra and the Adelaide International 1.

When did Tickets for the event go on sale?

Tickets for the events in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney went on sale on Ticketmaster on Friday, the 11th of November 2022, with ticket prices starting from $40.

NB: Ticket information for 2024 has yet to be released.

What countries qualified for 2023?

A total of 18 countries participated in the inaugural event in Australia with six qualifying based on the ranking of their no 1 player in the ATP ranking, six based on the ranking of their no 1 player in the WTA ranking, and six based on the best combined ranking of the countries female and male players.

Australia as the host country qualified automatically, regardless of the ranking of their top players.

The following eighteen countries played in the inaugural tournament in Australia.

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Belgium
  4. Brazil
  5. Czech Republic
  6. Croatia
  7. France
  8. Germany
  9. Great Britain
  10. Greece
  11. Italy
  12. Norway
  13. Poland
  14. Spain
  15. Switzerland
  16. USA
  17. Bulgaria
  18. Kazakhstan

What players were you be able to see?

The 2023 player list includes a good selection of the top ATP/WTA stars including Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal, and Jessica Pegula.

Argentina

Diego SchwartzmanNadia Podoroska
Francisco CerundoloMaria Carle
Andres MolteniPaula Ormaechea
Federico Coria

Australia

Jason KublerAjla Tomljanovic
Alex de MinaurSamantha Stosur
John PeersZoe Hives
Maddison Inglis

NB: Nick Kyrgios was meant to play for Australia but he pulled out of the tournament the day before it was due to begin.

Belgium

David GoffinElise Mertens
Zizou BergsKirsten Flipkens
Michael GeertsAlison Van Uytvanck
Kimmer CoppejansMagali Kempen

Brazil

Thiago MonteiroBeatriz Haddad Maia
Felipe Meligeni AlvesLuisa Stefani
Matheus Pucinelli de AlmeidaLaura Pigossi
Rafael MatosCarolina Alves

Bulgaria

Grigor DimitrovViktoriya Tomova
Dimitar KuzmanovIsabella Shinkova
Adrian AndreevGergana Topalova
Alexander Lazarov

Czech Republic

Jiri LeheckaPetra Kivitova
Tomas MachacMarie Bouzkova
Lukas RosolJesika Maleckova
Dalibor Svrcina

Croatia

Borna CoricPetra Martic
Borna GojoDonna Vekic
Matija PecoticTara Wurth
Petra Marcinko

France

Edouard Roger-VasselinCaroline Garcia
Arthur RinderknechAlize Cornet
Adrian MannarinoLeolia Jeanjean
Manuel GuinardJessika Ponchet

Germany

Alexander ZverevLaura Siegemund
Oscar OtteJule Niemeier
Daniel AltmaierJulia Lohoff
Fabian FallertAnna-Lena Friedsam

Great Britain

Cameron NorrieHarriet Dart
Daniel EvansKatie Swan
Jonny O’MaraAnna Brogan
Jan ChoinskiElla McDonald

Greece

Stefanos TsitsipasMaria Sakkari
Petros TsitsipasDespina Papamichail
Michail PervolarakisValentini Grammatikopoulou
Stefanos SakellaridisSapfo Sakellaridi

Italy

Matteo BerrettiniMartina Trevisan
Lorenzo MusettiLucia Bronzetti
Marco BortolottiCamila Rosatello
Andrea VavassoriNuria Brancaccio

Kazakhstan

Alexander BublikYulia Putintseva
Timofey SkatovZhibek Kulambavena
Denis YevseyevGozal Ainitdinova
Griforiy Lomakin

Norway

Casper RuudUlrikke Eikeri
Andreja PetrovicMalene Helgo
Viktor DurasovicLilly Haseth

Poland

Hubert HurkaczIga Swiatek
Lukasz KubotAlicja Rosolska
Kamil MajchrzakMagda Linette
Daniel MichalskiWeronika Falkowska

Spain

Rafael NadalPaula Badosa
Pablo Carreno BustaNuria Parrizas Diaz
David Vega HernandezJessica Bouzas Maneiro
Albert Ramos-Vinolas

Switzerland

Stan WawrinkaBelinda Bencic
Marc-Andrea HueslerJil Teichmann
Dominic StrickerYlena In-Albon
Alexander RitschardJoanne Zuger

USA

Taylor FritzJessica Pegula
Frances TiafoeMadison Keys
Hunter ReeseDesirae Krawczyk
Denis KudlaAlycia Parks

What format was used?

The 18 countries were split into six groups of three, with two groups being played at each of the three host cities.

Each group match was played over 2 sessions (day and night), with two singles matches in the day session, while in the night session there was two singles matches and a mixed doubles match.

The winner of each group then advanced to the semifinals along with the best second place team from the six groups.

The winners of the two semifinals then faced each other in the 2023 United Cup Final.

Draw and Groups

The draw for the 2023 tournament was made in Sydney on the 10th of November 2022 with the 18 countries being split into six groups of three (see below), across the three host cities of Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney.

Group A (Perth)

  • Belgium
  • Greece
  • Bulgaria

Group B (Brisbane)

  • Poland
  • Switzerland
  • Kazakhstan

Group C (Sydney)

  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • United States

Group D (Sydney)

  • Australia
  • Great Britain
  • Spain

Group E (Brisbane)

  • Brazil
  • Italy
  • Norway

Group F (Perth)

  • Argentina
  • Croatia
  • France

Team Captains

CountryCaptain
Argentina Gisela Dulko 
AustraliaLleyton Hewitt & Sam Stosur
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 
BrazilRafael Pacharoni
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 
Croatia Iva Majoli 
Czech RepublicJiri Vanek
France Edouard Roger-Vasselin 
GermanyMischa Zverev
Great BritainTim Henman
Greece Petros Tsitsipas
ItalyVincenzo Santopadre
KazakhstanAlexander Bublik
Norway Christian Ruud
PolandAgnieszka Radwanska & Dawid Celt
SpainMarc Lopez
SwitzerlandStan Wawrinka
United StatesDavid Witt

What prize money was awarded?

The total prize money for the 2023 United Cup tennis tournament was $15,000,000 with the prize money paid to players being made up of a participation fee ($5,000 – $200,000) based on the player’s ranking, with additional prize money being paid out based on the performance of the player and their country at the tournament.

Did players earn ATP/WTA ranking Points?

Yes, Players were able to earn up to 500 ranking points depending on their performance at the tournament.

Where could I stream the tournament online?

The 2023 United Cup was available to stream on the Tennis Channel (in the US), on TennisTV, or on WTATV.

2023 Schedule

Below is the schedule of matches for all eleven days of the tournament.

Days 1 and 2 – 29-30 December 2022

  • USA vs Czech Republic
  • Australia vs Great Britain
  • Greece vs Bulgaria
  • France vs Argentina
  • Italy vs Brazil
  • Switzerland vs Kazahstan

Days 3 and 4 – 31 December 2022 – 1 January 2023

  • Germany vs Czech Republic
  • Spain vs Great Britain
  • Belgium vs Bulgaria
  • Croatia vs Argentina
  • Brazil vs Norway
  • Poland vs Kazhastan

Days 5 and 6 – 2-3 January 2023

  • USA vs Germany
  • Spain vs Australia
  • Greece vs Belgium
  • France vs Croatia
  • Italy vs Norway
  • Poland vs Switzerland

Day 7 – 4 January 2023

  • USA vs Great Britain
  • Greece vs Croatia
  • Poland vs Italy

Day 8 – 5 January 2023

  • Rest day

Day 9/10 – 6/7 January 2023

  • Poland vs USA
  • Greece vs Italy

Day 11 – 8 January 2023

  • USA vs Italy

United Cup Tennis WInners

The current champions are team USA who beat Team Italy 4-0 in the 2023 United Cup tennis final. On their way to lifting the trophy, the US team beat the Czech Republic (4-1), Germany (5-0), and Great Britain (4-1).

NB: For a full list of results, check out the tournament’s official website.