2026 United Cup
| 2026 United Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 – 11 January 2026 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | United Cup |
| Draw | 18 teams |
| Prize money | US$11,170,000 |
| 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). Serving as the opener for the 2026 ATP Tour and the 2026 WTA Tour, it will be held from 2 to 11 January 2026 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]
Format
Both cities will host three groups of three countries in a round robin format. Each tie will consist of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match.[1][2]
The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city will advance to the quarterfinals.[1][2]
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 will feature up to three players from each tour.[2]
Venues
Perth and Sydney each will 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 |
Group stage, Quarterfinals |
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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[2]
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[2]
Prize money
The 2026 United Cup will have a total prize money pool of US$11,170,000. The distribution is going to split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins.[2]
Entries
18 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 11 November 2025 and players' commitment to play at the event.[2] Poland were the first country to confirm entry, doing so on 12 October 2025.[3] Great Britain and Australia followed shortly after, on 29 October.[4] All teams then confirmed their entry on 13 November.[5]
- Singles rankings are as of 10 November 2025[5]
- 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 | |||||||||
| B | Canada | Belgium | China | |||||||||
| C | Italy | France | Switzerland | |||||||||
| D | Australia | Czech Republic | Norway | |||||||||
| E | Great Britain | Greece | Japan | |||||||||
| F | Germany | Poland | Netherlands | |||||||||
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 | ||||
| 2 | Spain | ||||
| 3 | Argentina |
Spain vs. Argentina
Spain |
Perth 2 January 2026 |
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United States vs. Argentina
United States |
Perth 3 January 2026 |
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United States vs. Spain
United States |
Perth 5 January 2026 |
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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 | ||||
| 2 | Belgium | ||||
| 3 | China |
Belgium vs. China
Belgium |
Sydney 3 January 2026 |
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Canada vs. China
Canada |
Sydney 4 January 2026 |
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Canada vs. Belgium
Canada |
Sydney 6 January 2026 |
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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 | ||||
| 2 | France | ||||
| 3 | Switzerland |
France vs. Switzerland
France |
Perth 3 January 2026 |
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Italy vs. Switzerland
Italy |
Perth 4 January 2026 |
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Italy vs. France
Italy |
Perth 6 January 2026 |
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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 | ||||
| 2 | Czech Republic | ||||
| 3 | Norway |
Australia vs. Norway
Australia |
Sydney 3 January 2026 |
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Czech Republic vs. Norway
Czech Republic |
Sydney 5 January 2026 |
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Australia vs. Czech Republic
Australia |
Sydney 6 January 2026 |
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Group E
Host city: Perth
| Pos. | Country | Ties W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L |
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| 1 | Great Britain | ||||
| 2 | Greece | ||||
| 3 | Japan |
Greece vs. Japan
Greece |
Perth 2 January 2026 |
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Great Britain vs. Japan
Great Britain |
Perth 4 January 2026 |
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Great Britain vs. Greece
Great Britain |
Perth 5 January 2026 |
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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 | ||||
| 2 | Poland | ||||
| 3 | Netherlands |
Germany vs. Netherlands
Germany |
Sydney 4 January 2026 |
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Germany vs. Poland
Germany |
Sydney 5 January 2026 |
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Poland vs. Netherlands
Poland |
Sydney 7 January 2026 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
C winner vs. E winner
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Perth, RAC Arena 7 January 2025 |
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B winner vs. Sydney second
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Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 8 January 2025 |
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A winner vs. Perth second
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Perth, RAC Arena 7 January 2025 |
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D winner vs. F winner
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Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 8 January 2025 |
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Semifinals
QF1 vs. QF3
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Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 10 January 2026 |
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QF2 vs. QF4
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Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 10 January 2026 |
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Final
SF1 vs. SF2
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Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 11 January 2026 |
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References
- ^ a b c "United Cup kicks off Australian Summer Events calendar | AO". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g "United Cup 2026 Key Information" (PDF). United Cup. ATP / WTA. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Hurkacz, Swiatek's Team Poland first to commit to 2026 United Cup". ATP Tour. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "De Minaur, Draper, Raducanu join early commits for United Cup 2026". ATP Tour. United Cup. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ a b "United Cup teams announced" (Press release). United Cup. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.