The 2024 United Cup was the second edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-sex team tennis competition 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 was held from 29 December 2023 to 7 January 2024 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.
Team Germany defeated team Poland 2–1 in the final. Team Germany won the title after Alexander Zverev saved two match points in his singles tie against Hubert Hurkacz. All five of team Germany's matches were decided by the final mixed doubles match, with Zverev playing singles and doubles in all the ties. Team United States was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the group stage.
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.
The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.
Qualification 18 countries qualified as follows: Six countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player. Six countries qualified based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player. The final six 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 should they have failed to qualify on merit, though this was not needed as Australia qualified directly in the fourth ATP ranking spot.
Teams featured up to three players from each tour.
Venues Perth and Sydney 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.
ImageNameOpenedCapacityLocationEventsMap RAC Arena201215,500 Perth, Western Australia Group stage, Quarterfinals Ken Rosewall Arena199910,500 Sydney, New South Wales Group stage, Semifinals, Final
ATP / WTA ranking points 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
Prize money The 2024 United Cup had a total prize money pool of US$10,000,000. This was 33.33% lower than 2023 due to fewer matches being played. 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 $200,000 $200,000 $30,000 No. 11–20 $100,000 $100,000 No. 21–30 $60,000 $50,000 No. 31–50 $40,000 $30,000 $15,000 No. 51–100 $30,000 $20,000 No. 101–250 $25,000 $15,000 $7,500 No. 251+ $20,000 $10,000 $6,000
Match wins Round Number 1 player Mixed doubles Final $251,000 $47,255 Semifinals $132,000 $24,750 Quarterfinals $69,500 $13,000 Group stage $38,325 $7,200
Team wins Round $ per player Final $23,155 Semifinals $13,650 Quarterfinals $8,025 Group stage $5,000
Entries 16 countries qualified based on their ATP/WTA singles rankings on 16 October 2023, and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams qualified based on their ATP/WTA rankings on 20 November.
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 19 October 2023. The last 2 qualified countries, the 6th by ATP or WTA rankings, were announced on 21 November 2023.
SeedNationNo. 1 ATPRankNo. 1 WTARankNo. 2 ATPNo. 2 WTADoubles ATPDoubles WTACaptainNat. 1 9 1 2 6 9 3 10 5 4 22 20 5 31 7 6 37 23 7 29 35 8 18 56 9 58 15 10 23 51 11 26 48 12 46 30 13 1 119 14 11 542 15 12 33PR(291) 16 7 31PR(NR) 17 79 11 18 19 668
Group stage Qualified for the knockout stage (in bold) Eliminated (in italics)
A country's position within its group is determined by number of ties won and ties played. If three teams are tied with the same number of tie wins, then the team having played fewer total matches (singles and mixed doubles) will be eliminated and the winner of the head-to-head matchup between the two remaining teams advance. If still tied then the following procedures decide the group order: the most match wins (singles and doubles), then the highest percentage of matches won, then percentage of sets and then games won.
Overview G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets GWinnerRunner-upThirdCountryTMSCountryTMSCountryTMSA 2–0 5–1 11–3 1–1 3–3 6–7 0–2 1–5 3–10B 1–1 4–2 10–4 1–1 3–3 7–8 1–1 2–4 4–9C 1–1 3–3 7–6 1–1 3–3 7–7 1–1 3–3 7–8D 2–0 5–1 11–5 1–1 3–3 8–8 0–2 1–5 4–10E 2–0 4–2 9–7 1–1 4–2 9–6 0–2 1–5 6–11F† 1–1 3–3 7–7 1–1 3–3 8–8 1–1 3–3 7–7 † Group F standings were determined by percentage of games won.
Group A Host city: Perth Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L12–05–121–13–330–21–5
Spain vs. Brazil
Poland vs. Brazil
Poland vs. Spain
Group B Host city: Sydney Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L11–14–221–13–331–12–4
Canada vs. Chile
Greece vs. Chile
Greece vs. Canada
Group C Host city: Perth Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L11–13–321–13–331–13–3
Great Britain vs. Australia
United States vs. Great Britain
United States vs. Australia
Group D Host city: Sydney Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L12–05–121–13–330–21–5
Italy vs. Germany
France vs. Germany
France vs. Italy
Group E Host city: Perth Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L12–04–221–14–230–21–5
Czech Republic vs. China
China vs. Serbia
Czech Republic vs. Serbia
Group F Host city: Sydney Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L11–13–321–13–331–13–3
Netherlands vs. Norway
Croatia vs. Norway
Croatia vs. Netherlands
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.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L11–14–221–13–331–13–3
Host city: Sydney Pos.CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–L11–13–321–13–331–13–3
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals Poland vs. China
France vs. Norway
Australia vs. Serbia
Greece vs. Germany
Semifinals Poland vs. France
Australia vs. Germany
Final Poland vs. Germany
References
External links Official website Draw