The third edition of the United Cup, the ATP and WTA tours’ joint venture, begins on Friday with prize money and ranking points at stake.
The mixed teams United Cup will feature 18 countries, divided into six groups of three each, competing in Perth and Sydney till January 1 before the majority of the knockout fixtures being played solely in Sydney.
Top-seeded USA, led by 2023 US Open champion and World No. 3 Coco Gauff, will be up against Canada and Croatia in Group A. Group B comprises 2024 runner-up Poland, Czechia and Norway.
Led by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, third-seeded Greece is in Group C with Kazakhstan and Spain.
Italy, France and Switzerland constitute Group D.
Prize money
The tournament offers 10 million USD in prize money.
Ranking Points
Up to 500 ATP and 500 WTA rankings points are up for grabs.
In Group E, defending champion Germany, led by Alexander Zverev, will be up against Brazil and China while Group F features Great Britain, Australian and Argentina.
Australian Open, the first Major of the year, begins on January 12, a week after the United Cup.
FORMAT
Each tie consists of one men’s singles and one women’s singles match featuring the top singles players, and one mixed doubles match. Singles matches are best of three tie-break sets. Mixed doubles matches are two tie-break sets with a deciding match tie-break (10 point) at one-set all.
In this edition, tactical timeouts will be allowed in mixed-doubles matches. The new rule will permit a player or captain to call a 60-second timeout to confer on strategy by pressing a large red buzzer in the team zone courtside. It can only be used while on serve, and not between first and second serves, with a maximum of one per team allowed during a match.
WHERE TO WATCH UNITED CUP IN INDIA?
In India, the United Cup can be watched on Tennis Channel.
Team captains
Group A
USA – Michael Russell
Canada – Felix Auger-Aliassime
Croatia – Iva Majoli
Group B
Poland – Mateusz Terczynski
Czechia – Daniel Vacek
Norway – Christian Ruud
Group C
Greece – Theodoros Angelinos
Kazakhstan – Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Spain – Jose Antonio Sanchez de Luna
Group D
France – Fabrice Martin
Italy – Renzo Furlan
Switzerland – Sandra Naef
Group E
Germany – Alexander Zverev Sr.
China – Wu Di
Brazil – Rafael Paciaroni
Group F
Great Britain – Alex Ward
Australia – Lleyton Hewitt
Argentina – Horacio de la Pena
SCHEDULE
Here is the full schedule of United Cup 2025:-
December 27: Group C – Kazakhstan vs Spain – Perth
December 27: Group E – China vs Brazil – Perth
December 28: Group D – France vs Switzerland – Sydney
December 28: Group F – Australia vs Argentina – Sydney
December 28: Group A – Canada vs Croatia – Perth
December 28: Group C – Greece vs Spain – Perth
December 29: Group B – Czechia vs Norway – Sydney
December 29: Group D – Italy vs Switzerland – Sydney
December 29: Group E – Germany vs Brazil – Perth
December 29: Group A – USA vs Canada – Perth
December 30: Group F – Great Britain vs Argentina – Sydney
December 30: Group B – Poland vs Norway – Sydney
December 30: Group C – Greece vs Kazakhstan – Perth
December 30: Group E – China vs Germany – Perth
December 31: Group D – Italy vs France – Sydney
December 31: Group A – USA vs Croatia – Perth
January 1: Group B – Poland vs Czechia – Sydney
January 1: Group F – Great Britain vs Australia – Sydney
January 1: Quarterfinal 1 – Group C Winner vs Group E Winner – Perth
January 1: Quarterfinal 2 – Group A Winner vs Best runner-up in Perth – Perth
January 2: Quarterfinal 3 – Group B Winner vs Best runner-up in Sydney – Sydney
January 3: Quarterfinal 4 – Group D Winner vs Group F Winner – Sydney
January 4: Semifinal 1 – Quarterfinal 1 Winner vs Quarterfinal 3 Winner – Sydney
January 4: Semifinal 2 – Quarterfinal 2 Winner vs Quarterfinal 4 Winner – Sydney
January 5: Final – Sydney
SQUADS
USA
Taylor Fritz, Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway, Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins, Desirae Krawczyk
Poland
Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Jan Zielinski, Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalinska, Alicja Rosolska
Greece
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas, Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Italy
Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Gigante, Andrea Vavassori, Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Angelica Moratelli
China
Zhizhen Zhang, Yan Bai, Sun Fajing, Gao Xinyu, Zhang Shuai
Great Britain
Billy Harris, Jan Choinski, Charles Broom, Katie Boulter, Yuriko Miyazaki, Olivia Nicholls
Canada
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Liam Draxl, Benjamin Sigouin, Leylah Fernandez, Stacey Fung, Ariana Arseneault
Czechia
Tomas Machac, Marek Gengel, Patrik Rikl, Karolina Muchova, Gabriela Knutson, Vendula Valdmannova
Kazakhstan
Alexander Shevchenko, Dmitry Popko, Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Elena Rybakina, Zhibek Kulambayeva
France
Ugo Humbert, Corentin Moutet, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Chloe Paquet, Leolia Jeanjean, Elixane Lechemia
Germany
Alexander Zverev, Daniel Masur, Tim Puetz, Laura Siegemund, Lena Papadakis, Vivian Heisen
Australia
Alex de Minaur, Omar Jasika, Matthew Ebden, Olivia Gadecki, Destanee Aiava, Ellen Perez
Brazil
Thiago Monteiro, Gustavo Heide, Rafael Matos, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani
Spain
Pablo Carreno Busta, Carlos Taberner, Sergio Martos Gornés, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Marina Bassols, Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers
Norway
Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic, Malene Helgo, Ulrikke Eikeri
Switzerland
Dominic Stricker, Rémy Bertola, Jakub Paul, Belinda Bencic, Celine Naef, Conny Perrin
Argentina
Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Thiago Agustín Tirante, Guido Andreozzi, Nadia Podoroska, María Lourdes Carlé
Croatia
Borna Coric, Luka Mikrut, Ivan Dodig, Donna Vekic, Lucija Ciric Bagaric, Petra Marčinko
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