What is Australia's United Cup (Tennis)

The United Cup is a recently announced mixed team event taking place at the start of the 2023 season in Australia, from 29th December until 9th January. 18 countries will compete to be crowned inaugural United Cup champions.

Which countries have qualified?

There were 6 spots for qualification up for grabs via the ATP rankings, 6 spots via the WTA rankings and 6 spots via a combination of the ATP and WTA rankings.

Russia and Belarus were ineligible due to the Ukraine conflict.

The top seeds are Greece, Poland, United States, Spain, Italy and France.

The other countries that have qualified are Australia, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Argentina and Norway.

There is one more ATP spot and one more combined spot to be decided after the conclusion of the ATP Finals. 

Who is playing?

Some big names have already announced their participation.

Greece are led by world number 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world number 6 Maria Sakkari, and Poland can boast world number 1 Iga Swiatek as well as world number 11 Hubert Hurkacz.

The United States are as strong as ever with Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys.

Other big names include Rafael Nadal, Matteo Berrettini, Casper Ruud, Stan Wawrinka and Alex Zverev on the men’s side, and Petra Kvitova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Belinda Bencic and Caroline Garcia on the women’s side.

What is the format?

Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, will each host two groups stages of three teams.

The three teams in each group play against each other, with each fixture consisting of two men’s singles matches, two women’s singles matches, and a mixed doubles match.

The winners of each of the groups plays off against the winner of the other group from the same city. The winners of those play offs advance to the Final Four in Sydney, with the next best performing team from the group stages completing the Semi Final lineup. 

The United Tennis Cup groups for 2023 are below:

Brisbane    

Group B	Group E
Poland	Italy
Switzerland	Brazil
TBC (Combined rankings)	Norway

Perth

Group A	Group F
Greece	France
Belgium	Croatia
TBC (ATP ranking)	Argentina

Sydney    

Group C	Group D
United States	Spain
Germany	Australia
Czech Republic	Great Britain

Are there ranking points on offer?

Players can earn up to 500 ATP or WTA ranking points for the event, and there is USD $15 million in prize money on offer.

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