2024 United Cup
The 2024 United Cup will be the second 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 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour, it will be held from 29 December 2023 to 7 January 2024 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]
2024 United Cup | |
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Date | 29 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
Edition | 2nd |
Category | United Cup |
Draw | 18 teams |
Prize money | A$15,000,000 (US$10,000,000) |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Venue | RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena |
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Format
Both cities will host three groups of three countries in a round robin format. The round-robin format will consist of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match.[2]
Each group winners and the best runner-up of a city will advance to the quarterfinals. There will be a travel day allocated before the semi-finals and final take place in Sydney.[3]
Qualification
18 countries will qualify as follows:
- Six countries will qualify based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- Six countries will qualify based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- The final six 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.[3]
Venues
Perth and Sydney will 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 |
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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 |
Entries
16 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA singles rankings on 16 October 2023, and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams will qualify based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 20 November.[3]
The first 16 qualified countries were announced on 19 October 2023.[4]
- Singles rankings are as of 16 October 2023.
- PR = Protected ranking
- NR = Not ranked
- WTA Singles 3 instead of WTA Doubles
Group stage
Overview
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
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A | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | WTA 6 | – | – | – |
B | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | ATP 6 | – | – | – |
C | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
D | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
E | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
F | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Group A
Host city: Perth
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3 | WTA 6 |
Spain vs. WTA 6
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RAC Arena 29 December 2023 |
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Poland vs. WTA 6
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RAC Arena 30 December 2023 |
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Group B
Host city: Sydney
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3 | ATP 6 |
Canada vs. ATP 6
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Ken Rosewall Arena 31 December 2023 |
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Greece vs. ATP 6
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Ken Rosewall Arena 2 January 2024 |
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Group C
Host city: Perth
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Great Britain vs. Australia
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RAC Arena 29 December 2023 |
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United States vs. Great Britain
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RAC Arena 31 December 2023 |
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United States vs. Australia
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RAC Arena 1 January 2024 |
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Group D
Host city: Sydney
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Italy vs. Germany
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Ken Rosewall Arena 30 December 2023 |
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France vs. Germany
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Ken Rosewall Arena 1 January 2024 |
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Group E
Host city: Perth
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Czech Republic vs. China
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RAC Arena 30 December 2023 |
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Czech Republic vs. Serbia
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RAC Arena 2 January 2024 |
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Group F
Host city: Sydney
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Netherlands vs. Norway
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Ken Rosewall Arena 30 December 2023 |
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Croatia vs. Norway
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Ken Rosewall Arena 1 January 2024 |
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Croatia vs. Netherlands
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Ken Rosewall Arena 2 January 2024 |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Host city: Perth
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Host city: Sydney
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Knockout stage
Bracket
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References
- "Sydney and Perth to host new-look United Cup mixed team event in 2024". Tennis Australia. 5 October 2023.
- "United Cup to feature fewer matches in 2024". Reuters. 6 October 2023.
- "Sydney & Perth To Host New-Look United Cup". United Cup. 5 October 2023.
- "Djokovic, Swiatek Headline New-Look United Cup". United Cup. 19 October 2023.