2024 United Cup

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Date29 December 2023 –
7 January 2024
Edition2nd
CategoryUnited Cup
Draw18 teams
2024 United Cup
Date29 December 2023 –
7 January 2024
Edition2nd
CategoryUnited Cup
Draw18 teams
Prize moneyA$15,000,000 (US$10,000,000)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
VenueRAC Arena
Ken Rosewall Arena
Champions
 Germany
 2023 ·
· 2025 

The 2024 United Cup was the second edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-sex team tennis competition held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour, it was held from 29 December 2023 to 7 January 2024 at two venues in the Australian cities of Perth and Sydney. It offered both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players; a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points.[1]

Team Germany defeated team Poland 2–1 in the final.[2] Team Germany won the title after Alexander Zverev saved two match points in his singles tie against Hubert Hurkacz. All five of team Germany's matches were decided by the final mixed doubles match, with Zverev playing singles and doubles in all the ties. Team United States was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the group stage.

Both cities hosted three groups of three countries in a round robin format. Each tie consisted of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match.[3]

The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.[4]

Qualification

18 countries qualified as follows:

  • Six countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • Six countries qualified based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • The final six countries qualified based on the combined ranking of their number one ranked ATP and WTA players.

In exchange for being the host nation, Australia was guaranteed one of the spots reserved for teams with the best combined ranking should they have failed to qualify on merit, though this was not needed as Australia qualified directly in the fourth ATP ranking spot.

Teams featured up to three players from each tour.[4]

Venues

Perth and Sydney hosted three groups of three countries in a round robin format and two quarterfinals. Sydney hosted the semifinals and the final on the last two days of the tournament.

Image Name Opened Capacity Location Events Map
RAC Arena 2012 15,500 Perth,
Western Australia
Group stage,
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall Arena 1999 10,500 Sydney,
New South Wales
Group stage,
Quarterfinals,
Semifinals,
Final

ATP / WTA ranking points

RoundPoints per win vs. opponent ranked
No. 1–10No. 11–20No. 21–30No. 31–50No. 51–100No. 101–250No. 251+
Final18014012090604035
Semifinals1301059060403525
Quarterfinals80655540352520
Group stage55454035252015
  • Maximum 500 points[5]
  • 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.[6]

Prize money

The 2024 United Cup had a total prize money pool of US$10,000,000. This was 33.33% lower than 2023 due to fewer matches being played.[5][7] The distribution was split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins.

Participation fee

Singles ranking Number 1 player Number 2 player Number 3 player
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 wins

Round Number 1 player Mixed doubles
Final $251,000 $47,255
Semifinals $132,000 $24,750
Quarterfinals $69,500 $13,000
Group stage $38,325 $7,200

Team wins

Round $ per player
Final $23,155
Semifinals $13,650
Quarterfinals $8,025
Group stage $5,000

Entries

Group stage

Qualified for the knockout stage (in bold)
Eliminated (in italics)

A country's position within its group is determined by number of ties won and ties played. If three teams are tied with the same number of tie wins, then the team having played fewer total matches (singles and mixed doubles) will be eliminated and the winner of the head-to-head matchup between the two remaining teams advance. If still tied then the following procedures decide the group order: the most match wins (singles and doubles), then the highest percentage of matches won, then percentage of sets and then games won.[11]

Overview

G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

G Winner Runner-up Third
CountryTMS CountryTMS CountryTMS
A  Poland2–05–111–3  Spain1–13–36–7  Brazil0–21–53–10
B  Greece1–14–210–4  Chile1–13–37–8  Canada1–12–44–9
C  Australia1–13–37–6  United States1–13–37–7  Great Britain1–13–37–8
D  France2–05–111–5  Germany1–13–38–8  Italy0–21–54–10
E  Serbia2–04–29–7  China1–14–29–6  Czech Republic0–21–56–11
F  Norway1–13–37–7  Croatia1–13–38–8  Netherlands1–13–37–7

Group F standings were determined by percentage of games won.

Group A

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Poland 2–0 5–1 11–3 (79%) 79–41 (66%)
2  Spain 1–1 3–3 6–7 (46%) 51–63 (45%)
3  Brazil 0–2 1–5 3–10 (23%) 49–75 (40%)

Spain vs. Brazil


Spain
2
RAC Arena
29 December 2023

Brazil
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Brazil
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Thiago Seyboth Wild
6
4
6
0
   
2 Spain
Brazil
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Beatriz Haddad Maia
61
77
2
6
   
3 Spain
Brazil
Sara Sorribes Tormo / Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Beatriz Haddad Maia / Marcelo Melo
6
4
7
5
   

Poland vs. Brazil


Poland
3
RAC Arena
30 December 2023

Brazil
0
1 2 3
1 Poland
Brazil
Iga Świątek
Beatriz Haddad Maia
6
2
6
2
   
2 Poland
Brazil
Hubert Hurkacz
Thiago Seyboth Wild
64
77
6
2
6
3
 
3 Poland
Brazil
Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz
Beatriz Haddad Maia / Marcelo Melo
6
4
6
3
   

Poland vs. Spain


Poland
2
RAC Arena
1 January 2024

Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Poland
Spain
Hubert Hurkacz
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
2 Poland
Spain
Iga Świątek
Sara Sorribes Tormo
6
2
6
1
   
3 Poland
Spain
Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz
Sara Sorribes Tormo / Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
6
0
6
0
   

Group B

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Greece 1–1 4–2 10–4 (71%) 74–53 (58%)
2  Chile 1–1 3–3 7–8 (47%) 59–69 (46%)
3  Canada 1–1 2–4 4–9 (31%) 56–67 (46%)

Canada vs. Chile


Canada
2
Ken Rosewall Arena
31 December 2023

Chile
1
1 2 3
1 Canada
Chile
Leylah Fernandez
Daniela Seguel
6
2
6
3
   
2 Canada
Chile
Steven Diez
Nicolás Jarry
5
7
4
6
   
3 Canada
Chile
Leylah Fernandez / Steven Diez
Daniela Seguel / Tomás Barrios Vera
7
5
4
6
10
8
 

Greece vs. Chile


Greece
1
Ken Rosewall Arena
2 January 2024

Chile
2
1 2 3
1 Greece
Chile
Maria Sakkari
Daniela Seguel
6
0
6
1
   
2 Greece
Chile
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Nicolás Jarry
3
6
6
3
5
7
 
3 Greece
Chile
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
Daniela Seguel / Tomás Barrios Vera
77
65
3
6
6
10
 

Greece vs. Canada


Greece
3
Ken Rosewall Arena
3 January 2024

Canada
0
1 2 3
1 Greece
Canada
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Steven Diez
6
2
6
3
   
2 Greece
Canada
Maria Sakkari
Leylah Fernandez
77
62
6
3
   
3 Greece
Canada
Despina Papamichail / Petros Tsitsipas
Stacey Fung / Félix Auger-Aliassime
7
5
6
4
   

Group C

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Australia 1–1 3–3 7–6 (54%) 68–59 (54%)
2  United States 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 60–72 (45%)
3  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 7–8 (47%) 75–72 (51%)

Great Britain vs. Australia


Great Britain
2
RAC Arena
29 December 2023

Australia
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Australia
Cameron Norrie
Alex de Minaur
6
4
2
6
77
62
 
2 United Kingdom
Australia
Katie Boulter
Ajla Tomljanović
6
2
6
4
   
3 United Kingdom
Australia
Katie Boulter / Neal Skupski
Storm Hunter / Matthew Ebden
3
6
65
77
   

United States vs. Great Britain


United States
2
RAC Arena
31 December 2023

Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1 United States
United Kingdom
Jessica Pegula
Katie Boulter
7
5
4
6
4
6
 
2 United States
United Kingdom
Taylor Fritz
Cameron Norrie
77
65
6
4
   
3 United States
United Kingdom
Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz
Katie Boulter / Neal Skupski
1
6
77
64
10
7
 

United States vs. Australia


United States
1
RAC Arena
1 January 2024

Australia
2
1 2 3
1 United States
Australia
Taylor Fritz
Alex de Minaur
4
6
2
6
   
2 United States
Australia
Jessica Pegula
Ajla Tomljanović
78
66
6
3
   
3 United States
Australia
Jessica Pegula / Rajeev Ram
Storm Hunter / Matthew Ebden
3
6
1
6
   

Group D

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  France 2–0 5–1 11–5 (69%) 78–71 (52%)
2  Germany 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 77–66 (54%)
3  Italy 0–2 1–5 4–10 (29%) 63–81 (44%)

Italy vs. Germany


Italy
1
Ken Rosewall Arena
30 December 2023

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Italy
Germany
Jasmine Paolini
Angelique Kerber
6
4
7
5
   
2 Italy
Germany
Lorenzo Sonego
Alexander Zverev
77
65
3
6
4
6
 
3 Italy
Germany
Angelica Moratelli / Lorenzo Sonego
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
3
6
0
6
   

France vs. Germany


France
2
Ken Rosewall Arena
1 January 2024

Germany
1
1 2 3
1 France
Germany
Adrian Mannarino
Alexander Zverev
6
4
4
6
3
6
 
2 France
Germany
Caroline Garcia
Angelique Kerber
1
6
6
2
6
2
 
3 France
Germany
Caroline Garcia / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
77
64
2
6
12
10
 

France vs. Italy


France
3
Ken Rosewall Arena
3 January 2024

Italy
0
1 2 3
1 France
Italy
Adrian Mannarino
Lorenzo Sonego
6
4
6
4
   
2 France
Italy
Caroline Garcia
Jasmine Paolini
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
3 France
Italy
Elixane Lechemia / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Nuria Brancaccio / Flavio Cobolli
77
65
6
4
   

Group E

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Serbia 2–0 4–2 9–7 (56%) 66–63 (51%)
2  China 1–1 4–2 9–6 (60%) 70–51 (58%)
3  Czech Republic 0–2 1–5 6–11 (35%) 61–83 (42%)

Czech Republic vs. China


Czech Republic
0
RAC Arena
30 December 2023

China
3
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
China
Jiří Lehečka
Zhang Zhizhen
7
5
3
6
4
6
 
2 Czech Republic
China
Markéta Vondroušová
Zheng Qinwen
1
6
6
2
1
6
 
3 Czech Republic
China
Markéta Vondroušová / Jiří Lehečka
Zheng Qinwen / Zhang Zhizhen
1
6
2
6
   

China vs. Serbia


China
1
RAC Arena
31 December 2023

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 China
Serbia
Zhang Zhizhen
Novak Djokovic
3
6
2
6
   
2 China
Serbia
Zheng Qinwen
Olga Danilović
6
4
6
2
   
3 China
Serbia
Zheng Qinwen / Zhang Zhizhen
Olga Danilović / Novak Djokovic
4
6
6
1
6
10
 

Czech Republic vs. Serbia


Czech Republic
1
RAC Arena
2 January 2024

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Serbia
Markéta Vondroušová
Olga Danilović
6
1
3
6
6
3
 
2 Czech Republic
Serbia
Jiří Lehečka
Novak Djokovic
1
6
77
63
1
6
 
3 Czech Republic
Serbia
Miriam Kolodziejová / Petr Nouza
Olga Danilović / Hamad Medjedovic
6
4
62
77
8
10
 

Group F

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Norway 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 66–63 (51%)
2  Croatia 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 67–68 (50%)
3  Netherlands 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 66–68 (49%)

Netherlands vs. Norway


Netherlands
2
Ken Rosewall Arena
30 December 2023

Norway
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Norway
Arantxa Rus
Malene Helgø
77
64
6
1
   
2 Netherlands
Norway
Tallon Griekspoor
Casper Ruud
3
6
4
6
   
3 Netherlands
Norway
Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof
Ulrikke Eikeri / Casper Ruud
77
65
7
5
   

Croatia vs. Norway


Croatia
1
Ken Rosewall Arena
1 January 2024

Norway
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Norway
Donna Vekić
Malene Helgø
7
5
3
6
6
3
 
2 Croatia
Norway
Borna Ćorić
Casper Ruud
4
6
1
6
   
3 Croatia
Norway
Donna Vekić / Ivan Dodig
Ulrikke Eikeri / Casper Ruud
2
6
6
3
7
10
 

Croatia vs. Netherlands


Croatia
2
Ken Rosewall Arena
2 January 2024

Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Netherlands
Borna Ćorić
Tallon Griekspoor
77
64
6
4
   
2 Croatia
Netherlands
Donna Vekić
Arantxa Rus
6
2
3
6
6
1
 
3 Croatia
Netherlands
Donna Vekić / Ivan Dodig
Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof
77
63
3
6
12
14
 

Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up quarter-final spot is determined by the number of ties won and the number of ties played. In a tie between three teams, the team having played fewer total matches (singles and mixed doubles) will be eliminated and, if still tied then the team with the most match wins (singles and doubles). If still tied, then the ranking is determined by, in order: 1 the highest percentage of matches won 2 the highest percentage of sets won, and 3 the highest percentage of games won.[11]

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  China 1–1 4–2 9–6 (60%) 70–51 (58%)
2  United States 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 60–72 (45%)
3  Spain 1–1 3–3 6–7 (46%) 51–63 (45%)

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Germany 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 77–66 (54%)
2  Croatia 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 67–68 (50%)
3  Chile 1–1 3–3 7–8 (47%) 59–69 (46%)

Knockout stage

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