2026 United Cup
| 2026 United Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2–11 January 2026 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | United Cup |
| Draw | 18 teams |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Venue | RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena |
The 2026 United Cup will be the fourth 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). It will serve as the opener for the 2026 ATP Tour and the 2026 WTA Tour, held from 2 January 2026 to 11 January 2026 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 will be able to win a maximum of 500 points.[1]
The United States are the defending champions.[2][3]
Format
Both cities will host 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.[4]
The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.[5]
Qualification
18 countries will qualify as follows:
- Five countries qualify based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- Five countries qualify based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
- Eight countries qualify based on the combined ranking of their number one ranked ATP and WTA players.
In exchange for being the host nation, Australia are guaranteed one of the spots reserved for teams with the best combined ranking, in the instance it would have failed to qualify.[1]
Venues
Perth and Sydney will each host three groups of three countries in a round robin format and two quarterfinals. Sydney will host 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 |
Point and prize money distribution
Ranking points
ATP
| Round | Points per win vs. opponent ranked | ||||||
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| 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 |
- Maximum 500 points[1]
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[1]
Entries
18 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 11 November 2025 and players' commitment to play at the event.[1] Poland were the first country to confirm entry, doing so on 12 October 2025.[4] Great Britain and Australia followed shortly after, on 29 October.[5] All teams then confirmed their entry on 13 November.[6]
- Singles rankings are as of 10 November 2025[6]
- 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 | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | |||||||||
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| Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | |
| A |  United States |
 Spain |
 Argentina |
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| B |  Canada |
 Belgium |
 China |
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| C |  Italy |
 France |
 Switzerland |
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| D |  Australia |
 Czech Republic |
 Norway |
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| E | Template:GBN |  Greece |
 Japan |
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| F |  Germany |
 Poland |
 Netherlands |
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Group A
Host city: Perth
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | United States
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| 2 | Spain
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| 3 | Argentina
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Spain vs. Argentina
United States vs. Argentina
United States vs. Spain
Group B
Host city: Sydney
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Canada
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| 2 | Belgium
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| 3 | China
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Belgium vs. China
Canada vs. China
Canada vs. Belgium
Group C
Host city: Perth
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Italy
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| 2 | France
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| 3 | Switzerland
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France vs. Switzerland
Italy vs. Switzerland
Italy vs. France
Group D
Host city: Sydney
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Australia
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| 2 | Czech Republic
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| 3 | Norway
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Czech Republic vs. Norway
Australia vs. Norway
Australia vs. Czech Republic
Group E
Host city: Perth
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Template:GBN | ||||
| 2 | Greece
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| 3 | Japan
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Greece vs. Japan
Great Britain vs. Japan
Great Britain vs. Greece
Group F
Host city: Sydney
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Germany
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| 2 | Poland
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| 3 | Netherlands
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Poland vs. Netherlands
Germany vs. Netherlands
Germany vs. Poland
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 |
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Host city: Sydney
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 7 January – Perth | |||||||||||||
| 10 January – Sydney | |||||||||||||
| 8 January – Sydney | |||||||||||||
| 11 January – Sydney | |||||||||||||
| 7 January – Perth | |||||||||||||
| 10 January – Sydney | |||||||||||||
| 9 January – Sydney | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
C winner vs. E winner
B winner vs. Sydney second
A winner vs. Perth second
D winner vs. F winner
Semifinals
QF1 vs. QF3
QF2 vs. QF4
Final
SF1 vs. SF2
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "United Cup 2026 Key Info" (PDF). United Cup. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Gauff, Fritz deliver second United Cup title for United States". ATP Tour. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Gauff beats Swiatek as US win United Cup". BBC Sport. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hurkacz, Swiatek's Team Poland first to commit to 2026 United Cup". ATP Tour. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "De Minaur, Draper, Raducanu join early commits for United Cup 2026". ATP Tour. United Cup. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "United Cup teams announced" (Press release). United Cup. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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