The 2019 Laver Cup was the third edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.

Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11.

Player selection On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. During the 2019 Madrid Open, Stan Wawrinka expressed interest in participating in the event with Federer, but he instead played at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia.

On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.

On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019. As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.

Prize money The total prize money for the 2019 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.

Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2018.

Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

Participants

Team EuropeCaptain: Björn BorgVice-captain: Thomas EnqvistPlayerRank Rafael Nadal2 Roger Federer3 Dominic Thiem5 Alexander Zverev6 Stefanos Tsitsipas7 Fabio Fognini11 Roberto Bautista Agut10 Team WorldCaptain: John McEnroeVice-captain: Patrick McEnroePlayerRank Kevin Anderson18 John Isner20 Milos Raonic24 Nick Kyrgios27 Taylor Fritz30 Denis Shapovalov33 Jack Sock119PR(210) Jordan Thompson53

Withdrew Replacement Alternate

Matches Each match win on day 1 was worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points won.

Day Date Match type Team Europe Team World Score Team points <br/ >after match 1 20 Sep Singles Dominic Thiem Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 5–7, [13–11] 1–0 Fabio Fognini Jack Sock 1–6, 6–7(3–7) 1–1 Stefanos Tsitsipas Taylor Fritz 6−2, 1−6, [10−7] 2−1 Doubles R Federer / A Zverev D Shapovalov / J Sock 6−3, 7−5 3−1 2 21 Sep Singles Alexander Zverev John Isner 7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10] 3−3 Roger Federer Nick Kyrgios 6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7] 5−3 Rafael Nadal Milos Raonic 6−3, 7−6(7−1) 7−3 Doubles R Nadal / S Tsitsipas N Kyrgios / J Sock 4−6, 6−3, [6−10] 7−5 3 22 Sep Doubles R Federer / S Tsitsipas J Isner / J Sock 7−5, 4−6, [8−10] 7−8 Singles Dominic Thiem Taylor Fritz 5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10] 7−11 Roger Federer John Isner 6−4, 7−6(7−3) 10−11 Alexander Zverev Milos Raonic 6−4, 3−6, [10−4] 13−11

Player statistics

PlayerTeamMatchesMatches win–lossPoints win–lossSinglesDoublesTotalSinglesDoublesTotalEurope42–01–13–15–01–36–3Europe10–10–00–10–10–00–1World21–10–01–13–10–03–1World31–11–02–12–33–05–3World20–11–01–10–22–02–2Europe21–00–11–12–00–22–2World20–20–00–20–50–00–5World20–10–10–20–10–10–2World41–02–13–11–05–16–1Europe21–10–01–11–30–01–3Europe31–00–21–21–00–51–5Europe31–11–02–13–21–04–2

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