The 2025 United Cup will be the third edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-gender team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2025 ATP Tour and the 2025 WTA Tour, it will be held from 27 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 at two venues in the Australian cities of Perth and Sydney. It will offer both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players: a player will be able to win a maximum of 500 points.[1]
2025 United Cup | |
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Date | 27 December 2024 – 5 January 2025 |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | United Cup |
Draw | 18 teams |
Prize money | US$10,000,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Venue | RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena |
2024 Champions | |
Germany |
Format
editBoth cities will host three groups of three countries in a round robin format. Each tie will consist of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match.[2]
The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city will advance to the quarterfinals.[1]
Qualification
edit18 countries will qualify as follows:
- Five countries will qualify based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- Five countries will qualify based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- Eight countries will qualify based on the combined ranking of their number one ranked ATP and WTA players.
In exchange for being the host nation, Australia will be guaranteed one of the spots reserved for teams with the best combined ranking if it would have failed to qualify on its own.
Teams will feature up to three players from each tour.[1]
Venues
editPerth and Sydney will each host three groups of three countries in a round robin format and two quarterfinals. Sydney will host the semifinals and the final on the last two days of the tournament.
Image | Name | Opened | Capacity | Location | Events | Map |
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RAC Arena | 2012 | 15,500 | Perth, Western Australia |
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Ken Rosewall Arena | 1999 | 10,500 | Sydney, New South Wales |
Group stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final |
Point and prize money distribution
editATP / WTA ranking points
editRound | Points per win vs. opponent ranked | ||||||
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No. 1–10 | No. 11–20 | No. 21–30 | No. 31–50 | No. 51–100 | No. 101–250 | No. 251+ | |
Final | 180 | 140 | 120 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 |
Semifinals | 130 | 105 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 25 |
Quarterfinals | 80 | 65 | 55 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 |
Group stage | 55 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
- Maximum 500 points[3]
- WTA only: a player who won five matches received 500 points; a player who won four out of five matches received a minimum of 325 points.[4]
Prize money
editThe 2024 United Cup will have a total prize money pool of US$10,000,000.[3] The distribution will split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins.
Participation fee
editSingles ranking | Number 1 player | Number 2 player | Number 3 player |
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No. 1–10 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $30,000 |
No. 11–20 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
No. 21–30 | $60,000 | $50,000 | |
No. 31–50 | $40,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 |
No. 51–100 | $30,000 | $20,000 | |
No. 101–250 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $7,500 |
No. 251+ | $20,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 |
Match winsedit
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Team winsedit
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Entries
edit16 countries will qualify based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 14 October 2024, and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams will qualify based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 18 November 2024.[5]
The first 16 qualified countries, the best 5 by ATP ranking, the best 5 by WTA ranking, plus the best 6 in combined rankings were announced on 18 October 2024.[6][7] The last 2 qualified countries, the 7th and 8th by combined rankings, were announced on 3 November 2024.[8]
- Singles rankings are as of 14 October 2024
- PR = Protected ranking
- NR = Not ranked
Group stage
editOverview
editG = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
G | Winner | Runner-up | Third | |||||||||
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Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | |
A | United States | – | – | – | Canada | – | – | – | Croatia | – | – | – |
B | Poland | – | – | – | Czech Republic | – | – | – | Norway | – | – | – |
C | Greece | – | – | – | Kazakhstan | – | – | – | Spain | – | – | – |
D | Italy | – | – | – | France | – | – | – | Switzerland | – | – | – |
E | China | – | – | – | Germany | – | – | – | Brazil | – | – | – |
F | Great Britain | – | – | – | Australia | – | – | – | Argentina | – | – | – |
Group A
editHost city: Perth
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | United States | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | Canada | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Croatia | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
Canada vs. Croatia
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Perth 28 December 2024 |
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United States vs. Canada
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Perth 29 December 2024 |
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United States vs. Croatia
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Group B
editHost city: Sydney
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | Poland | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | Czech Republic | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Norway | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
Czech Republic vs. Norway
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Sydney 29 December 2024 |
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Poland vs. Norway
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Poland vs. Czech Republic
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Sydney 1 January 2025 |
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Group C
editHost city: Perth
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | Greece | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | Kazakhstan | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Spain | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
Kazakhstan vs. Spain
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Perth 27 December 2024 |
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Greece vs. Spain
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Perth 28 December 2024 |
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Greece vs. Kazakhstan
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Perth 30 December 2024 |
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Group D
editHost city: Sydney
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | Italy | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | France | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Switzerland | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
France vs. Switzerland
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Italy vs. Switzerland
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Italy vs. France
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Group E
editHost city: Perth
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | China | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | Germany | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Brazil | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
China vs. Brazil
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Germany vs. Brazil
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China vs. Germany
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Group F
editHost city: Sydney
Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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1 | Great Britain | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
2 | Australia | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
3 | Argentina | – | – | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) |
Australia vs. Argentina
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Great Britain vs. Argentina
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Great Britain vs. Australia
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Sydney 1 January 2025 |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Third edition of United Cup begins 27 December". ATP Tour. 26 August 2024.
- ^ "United Cup 2025: Dates, format, nations, players, groups, tickets for tennis tournament in Australia". The Sporting News. 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Prize Money & Ranking Points". United Cup. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 ATP Official Rulebook - IV: World Championships, 4.03 K. ATP/WTA Ranking Points" (PDF). ATP Tour. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Fritz & Gauff to represent USA in United Cup; Zverev, Felix join field". United Cup. 15 October 2024.
- ^ "De Minaur, Swiatek, Gauff, Zverev, Fritz, Tsitsipas and Paolini headline United Cup". United Cup. 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Players". United Cup. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Croatia and Argentina complete United Cup field". United Cup. 3 November 2024.