2025 United Cup

2025 United Cup
Date27 December 2024 –
5 January 2025
Edition3rd
CategoryUnited Cup
Draw18 teams
Prize moneyUS$11,170,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
VenueRAC Arena
Ken Rosewall Arena
Champions
 United States

The 2025 United Cup was 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 was held from 27 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 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]

The United States won their second title, after defeating Poland 2–0 in the final.[2][3] Germany was the defending champion, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Kazakhstan.[4]

Format

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.[5]

The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.[1]

Qualification

18 countries qualified as follows:

  • Five countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • Five countries qualified based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • Eight 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 if it would have failed to qualify on its own.

Teams featured up to three players from each tour.[1]

Venues

Perth and Sydney each 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

Point and prize money distribution

Ranking points

ATP

Round Points per win vs. opponent ranked
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

WTA

Number of match wins Ranking points
5 match wins 500
4 match wins 325
3 match wins 150
2 match wins (1 of 2 from QF, SF or F) 108
2 match wins (round robin) 90
1 match win (QF, SF or F) 60
1 match win (round robin) 32
0 match wins 1
  • Maximum 500 points[8]

Prize money

The 2025 United Cup had a total prize money pool of US$11,170,000.[6] 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 $230,000 $210,000 $33,000
No. 11–20 $115,000 $105,000
No. 21–30 $69,000 $52,500
No. 31–50 $46,000 $31,500 $16,500
No. 51–100 $34,500 $21,000
No. 101–250 $28,750 $15,750 $8,250
No. 251+ $23,000 $10,500 $6,600

Match wins

Round Number 1 player Mixed doubles
Final $280,250 $52,800
Semifinals $147,500 $27,650
Quarterfinals $77,600 $14,550
Group stage $42,800 $8,000

Team wins

Round $ per player
Final $25,850
Semifinals $15,250
Quarterfinals $8,950
Group stage $5,600

Entries

16 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 14 October 2024 and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 18 November 2024.[9]

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.[10][11] The last 2 qualified countries, the 7th and 8th by combined rankings, were announced on 3 November 2024.[12]

Seed Nation Crit. No. 1 ATP Rank No. 1 WTA Rank No. 2 ATP No. 2 WTA Doubles ATP Doubles WTA Captain Nat.
1  United States WTA #2 Taylor Fritz 4 Coco Gauff 3 Denis Kudla Danielle Collins Robert Galloway Desirae Krawczyk Michael Russell
2  Poland WTA #1 Hubert Hurkacz 16 Iga Świątek 2 Kamil Majchrzak Maja Chwalińska Jan Zieliński Alicja Rosolska Mateusz Terczyński
3  Greece ATP #4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 11 Maria Sakkari 32 Stefanos Sakellaridis Despina Papamichail Petros Tsitsipas Valentini Grammatikopoulou Theodoros Angelinos
4  Italy WTA #4 Flavio Cobolli 32 Jasmine Paolini 4 Matteo Gigante Sara Errani Andrea Vavassori Angelica Moratelli Renzo Furlan
5  China WTA #5 Zhang Zhizhen 45 Gao Xinyu[a] 175 Bai Yan Zhang Shuai Sun Fajing Wu Di
6  Great Britain Comb #2 Billy Harris[a] 125 Katie Boulter 24 Jan Choinski Lily Miyazaki Charles Broom Olivia Nicholls Alexander Ward
7  Canada Comb #3 Félix Auger-Aliassime 29 Leylah Fernandez 31 Liam Draxl Stacey Fung Benjamin Sigouin Ariana Arseneault Félix Auger-Aliassime
8  Czech Republic Comb #1 Tomáš Macháč 25 Karolína Muchová 9PR(22) Marek Gengel Gabriela Knutson Patrik Rikl Vendula Valdmannová[b] Daniel Vacek
9  Kazakhstan WTA #3 Alexander Shevchenko 78 Elena Rybakina 6 Dmitry Popko Zhibek Kulambayeva Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Nedovyesov
10  France ATP #5 Ugo Humbert 14 Chloé Paquet[a] 123 Corentin Moutet Léolia Jeanjean Édouard Roger-Vasselin Elixane Lechemia Fabrice Martin
11  Germany ATP #1 Alexander Zverev 2 Laura Siegemund 80 Daniel Masur Lena Papadakis Tim Pütz Vivian Heisen Alexander Zverev Sr.
12  Australia ATP #3 Alex de Minaur 9 Olivia Gadecki 97 Omar Jasika Destanee Aiava Matthew Ebden Ellen Perez Lleyton Hewitt
13  Brazil Comb #5 Thiago Monteiro 109 Beatriz Haddad Maia 17 Gustavo Heide Carolina Alves Rafael Matos Luisa Stefani Rafael Paciaroni
14  Spain Comb #4 Pablo Carreño Busta 18PR(196) Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 54 Carlos Taberner Marina Bassols Ribera Sergio Martos Gornés Yvonne Cavallé Reimers José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
15  Norway ATP #2 Casper Ruud 6 Malene Helgø 404 Viktor Durasovic Ulrikke Eikeri Christian Ruud
16  Switzerland Comb #6 Dominic Stricker 94PR(300) Belinda Bencic 15PR(487) Rémy Bertola Céline Naef Jakub Paul Conny Perrin Sandra Naef
17  Argentina Comb #7 Tomás Martín Etcheverry 39 Nadia Podoroska 100 Thiago Agustín Tirante María Lourdes Carlé Guido Andreozzi Horacio de la Peña
18  Croatia Comb #8 Borna Ćorić 90 Donna Vekić 19 Luka Mikrut Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Ivan Dodig Petra Marčinko[b] Iva Majoli
  1. ^ a b c Replacement for a withdrawn player
  2. ^ a b 3rd singles player instead of doubles

Withdrawals

Seed Nation Ass. Player Rank Reason
5  China WTA Zheng Qinwen 5 Recovery[13]
6  Great Britain ATP Jack Draper 15 Hip injury[14]
10  France WTA Diane Parry 63 Injury[15]
  • Singles rankings are as of 23 December 2024
  • PR = Protected ranking

Group stage

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

Overview

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

G Winner Runner-up Third
Country T M S Country T M S Country T M S
A  United States 2–0 5–1 11–2  Canada 1–1 3–3 7–7  Croatia 0–2 1–5 2–11
B  Poland 2–0 4–2 9–5  Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 7–7  Norway 0–2 2–4 5–9
C  Kazakhstan 2–0 5–1 10–4  Greece 1–1 2–4 5–10  Spain 0–2 2–4 7–8
D  Italy 2–0 6–0 12–1  Switzerland 1–1 2–4 4–8  France 0–2 1–5 3–10
E  Germany 2–0 5–1 11–4  China 1–1 4–2 9–6  Brazil 0–2 0–6 2–12
F  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 7–6  Australia 1–1 3–3 6–6  Argentina 1–1 3–3 6–7

Group A

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  United States 2–0 5–1 11–2 (85%) 76–49 (61%)
2  Canada 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 71–66 (52%)
3  Croatia 0–2 1–5 2–11 (15%) 42–74 (36%)

Canada vs. Croatia


Canada
2
Perth
28 December 2024

Croatia
1
1 2 3
1
Leylah Fernandez
Donna Vekić
6
4
6
3
   
2
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Borna Ćorić
6
0
4
6
4
6
 
3
Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić / Ivan Dodig
6
3
6
4
   

United States vs. Canada


United States
2
Perth
29 December 2024

Canada
1
1 2 3
1
Coco Gauff
Leylah Fernandez
6
3
6
2
   
2
Taylor Fritz
Félix Auger-Aliassime
6
4
5
7
3
6
 
3
Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz
Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime
77
62
7
5
   

United States vs. Croatia


United States
3
Perth
31 December 2024

Croatia
0
1 2 3
1
Taylor Fritz
Borna Ćorić
6
3
6
2
   
2
Coco Gauff
Donna Vekić
6
4
6
2
   
3
Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz
Petra Marčinko / Ivan Dodig
6
2
6
3
   

Group B

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Poland 2–0 4–2 9–5 (64%) 67–55 (55%)
2  Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 73–70 (51%)
3  Norway 0–2 2–4 5–9 (36%) 53–68 (44%)

Czech Republic vs. Norway


Czech Republic
2
Sydney
29 December 2024

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Karolína Muchová
Malene Helgø
6
2
6
2
   
2
Tomáš Macháč
Casper Ruud
66
78
7
5
4
6
 
3
Karolína Muchová / Tomáš Macháč
Ulrikke Eikeri / Viktor Durasovic
6
4
6
4
   

Poland vs. Norway


Poland
2
Sydney
30 December 2024

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Iga Świątek
Malene Helgø
6
1
6
0
   
2
Hubert Hurkacz
Casper Ruud
5
7
3
6
   
3
Iga Świątek / Jan Zieliński
Ulrikke Eikeri / Casper Ruud
6
3
0
6
[10]
[8]
 

Poland vs. Czech Republic


Poland
2
Sydney
1 January 2025

Czech Republic
1
1 2 3
1
Hubert Hurkacz
Tomáš Macháč
5
7
6
3
4
6
 
2
Iga Świątek
Karolína Muchová
6
3
6
4
   
3
Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz
Karolína Muchová / Tomáš Macháč
77
63
6
3
   

Group C

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Kazakhstan 2–0 5–1 10–4 (71%) 63–56 (53%)
2  Greece 1–1 2–4 5–10 (33%) 56–68 (45%)
3  Spain 0–2 2–4 7–8 (47%) 64–59 (52%)

Kazakhstan vs. Spain


Kazakhstan
2
Perth
27 December 2024

Spain
1
1 2 3
1
Alexander Shevchenko
Pablo Carreño Busta
2
6
1
6
   
2
Elena Rybakina
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
6
2
6
3
   
3
Elena Rybakina / Alexander Shevchenko
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers / Pablo Carreño Busta
77
64
62
77
[10]
[7]
 

Greece vs. Spain


Greece
2
Perth
28 December 2024

Spain
1
1 2 3
1
Maria Sakkari
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
2
6
1
6
   
2
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Pablo Carreño Busta
6
4
4
6
6
3
 
3
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers / Sergio Martos Gornés
4
6
6
3
[10]
[6]
 

Greece vs. Kazakhstan


Greece
0
Perth
30 December 2024

Kazakhstan
3
1 2 3
1
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alexander Shevchenko
4
6
60
77
   
2
Maria Sakkari
Elena Rybakina
4
6
3
6
   
3
Despina Papamichail / Petros Tsitsipas
Zhibek Kulambayeva / Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6
2
3
6
[6]
[10]
 

Group D

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Italy 2–0 6–0 12–1 (92%) 78–44 (64%)
2  Switzerland 1–1 2–4 4–8 (33%) 52–61 (46%)
3  France 0–2 1–5 3–10 (23%) 49–74 (40%)

France vs. Switzerland


France
1
Sydney
28 December 2024

Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1
Chloé Paquet
Belinda Bencic
3
6
1
6
   
2
Ugo Humbert
Dominic Stricker
6
3
7
5
   
3
Elixane Lechemia / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Belinda Bencic / Dominic Stricker
1
6
64
77
   

Italy vs. Switzerland


Italy
3
Sydney
29 December 2024

Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1
Flavio Cobolli
Dominic Stricker
6
3
77
62
   
2
Jasmine Paolini
Belinda Bencic
6
1
6
1
   
3
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori
Belinda Bencic / Dominic Stricker
6
4
6
4
   

Italy vs. France


Italy
3
Sydney
31 December 2024

France
0
1 2 3
1
Flavio Cobolli
Ugo Humbert
3
6
710
68
6
2
 
2
Jasmine Paolini
Chloé Paquet
6
0
6
2
   
3
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori
Elixane Lechemia / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6
3
77
63
   

Group E

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Germany 2–0 5–1 11–4 (73%) 75–62 (55%)
2  China 1–1 4–2 9–6 (60%) 74–65 (53%)
3  Brazil 0–2 0–6 2–12 (14%) 59–81 (42%)

China vs. Brazil


China
3
Perth
27 December 2024

Brazil
0
1 2 3
1
Gao Xinyu
Beatriz Haddad Maia
5
7
6
4
7
5
 
2
Zhang Zhizhen
Thiago Monteiro
6
3
6
0
   
3
Zhang Shuai / Zhang Zhizhen
Carolina Alves / Rafael Matos
6
4
7
5
   

Germany vs. Brazil


Germany
3
Perth
29 December 2024

Brazil
0
1 2 3
1
Laura Siegemund
Beatriz Haddad Maia
6
3
1
6
6
4
 
2
Alexander Zverev
Thiago Monteiro
6
4
6
4
   
3
Laura Siegemund / Tim Pütz
Carolina Alves / Rafael Matos
710
68
6
4
   

China vs. Germany


China
1
Perth
30 December 2024

Germany
2
1 2 3
1
Zhang Zhizhen
Alexander Zverev
6
2
0
6
2
6
 
2
Gao Xinyu
Laura Siegemund
6
1
3
6
6
3
 
3
Zhang Shuai / Zhang Zhizhen
Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev
2
6
63
77
   

Group F

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 7–6 (54%) 61–59 (51%)
2  Australia 1–1 3–3 6–6 (50%) 52–53 (50%)
3  Argentina 1–1 3–3 6–7 (46%) 60–61 (50%)

Australia vs. Argentina


Australia
1
Sydney
28 December 2024

Argentina
2
1 2 3
1
Olivia Gadecki
Nadia Podoroska
2
6
4
6
   
2
Alex de Minaur
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
6
1
6
4
   
3
Ellen Perez / Matthew Ebden
María Lourdes Carlé / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
2
6
4
6
   

Great Britain vs. Argentina


Great Britain
2
Sydney
30 December 2024

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1
Katie Boulter
Nadia Podoroska
6
2
6
3
   
2
Billy Harris
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
6
3
3
6
2
6
 
3
Katie Boulter / Charles Broom
María Lourdes Carlé / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
77
64
7
5
   

Great Britain vs. Australia


Great Britain
1
Sydney
1 January 2025

Australia
2
1 2 3
1
Katie Boulter
Olivia Gadecki
6
2
6
1
   
2
Billy Harris
Alex de Minaur
2
6
1
6
   
3
Olivia Nicholls / Charles Broom
Olivia Gadecki / Alex De Minaur
3
6
63
77
   

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.

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%) 74–65 (53%)
2  Canada 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 71–66 (52%)
3  Greece 1–1 2–4 5–10 (33%) 56–68 (45%)

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 7–7 (50%) 73–70 (51%)
2  Australia 1–1 3–3 6–6 (50%) 52–53 (50%)
3  Switzerland 1–1 2–4 4–8 (33%) 52–61 (46%)

Knockout stage

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 January – Perth
 Kazakhstan2
4 January – Sydney
 Germany1
 Kazakhstan0
2 January – Sydney
 Poland3
 Poland3
5 January – Sydney
 Great Britain0
 Poland0
1 January – Perth
 United States2
 United States3
4 January – Sydney
 China0
 United States3
3 January – Sydney
 Czech Republic0
 Italy1
 Czech Republic2

Quarterfinals

Kazakhstan vs. Germany


Kazakhstan
2
Perth, RAC Arena
1 January 2025

Germany
1
1 2 3
1
Elena Rybakina
Laura Siegemund
6
3
6
1
   
2
Alexander Shevchenko
Daniel Masur
65
77
6
2
6
2
 
3
Zhibek Kulambayeva / Dmitry Popko
Laura Siegemund / Tim Pütz
2
6
2
6
   

Poland vs. Great Britain


Poland
3
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
2 January 2025

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1
Hubert Hurkacz
Billy Harris
77
63
7
5
   
2
Iga Świątek
Katie Boulter
64
77
6
1
6
4
 
3
Maja Chwalińska / Jan Zieliński
Olivia Nicholls / Charles Broom
6
2
77
63
   

United States vs. China


United States
3
Perth, RAC Arena
1 January 2025

China
0
1 2 3
1
Coco Gauff
Zhang Shuai
77
64
6
2
   
2
Taylor Fritz
Zhang Zhizhen
6
4
6
4
   
3
Desirae Krawczyk / Robert Galloway
Zhang Shuai / Sun Fajing
6
3
61
77
[10]
[3]
 

Italy vs. Czech Republic


Italy
1
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
3 January 2025

Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1
Jasmine Paolini
Karolína Muchová
2
6
2
6
   
2
Flavio Cobolli
Tomáš Macháč
1
6
2
6
   
3
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori
Gabriela Knutson / Patrik Rikl
7
5
3
6
[10]
[4]
 

Semifinals

Kazakhstan vs. Poland


Kazakhstan
0
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
4 January 2025

Poland
3
1 2 3
1
Alexander Shevchenko
Hubert Hurkacz
3
6
2
6
   
2
Elena Rybakina
Iga Świątek
65
77
4
6
   
3
Zhibek Kulambayeva / Alexander Shevchenko
Maja Chwalińska / Jan Zieliński
4
6
1
6
   

United States vs. Czech Republic


United States
3
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
4 January 2025

Czech Republic
0
1 2 3
1
Coco Gauff
Karolína Muchová
6
1
6
4
   
2
Taylor Fritz
Tomáš Macháč
64
77
6
5
   
retired
3
Desirae Krawczyk / Denis Kudla
Gabriela Knutson / Patrik Rikl
7
5
6
0
   

Final

Poland vs. United States


Poland
0
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
5 January 2025

United States
2
1 2 3
1
Iga Świątek
Coco Gauff
4
6
4
6
   
2
Hubert Hurkacz
Taylor Fritz
4
6
7
5
64
77
 
3
Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz
Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz
      not
played

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