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SUMMARY:2026 United Cup
DESCRIPTION:Updated on January 11\, 2026\n\n\nThe 2026 United Cup was the fourth edition of the United Cup\, a mixed-gender international team tennis tournament held in Australia. The event was jointly organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and served as a season-opening warm-up event for the Australian Open. \n\n\n\nThe tournament took place from Friday\, January 2\, 2026\, to Sunday\, January 11\, 2026\, across two host cities: Perth and Sydney. \n\n\n\nPoland claimed its first United Cup title by defeating Switzerland in the final. The Polish team dethroned the defending champions\, the United States\, whom they had beaten in the semifinals. \n\n\n\nTable of Contents[Open][Close]Schedule and VenuesQualificationQualification ProcessFormatGroup StageFinals StageConfirmed Teams and PlayersBroadcasters\n\n\n\nSchedule and Venues\n\n\n\nThe competition will run for 10 days\, with the Group Stage and Quarter Finals split between Perth and Sydney\, and the Semi Finals and Final held exclusively in Sydney. \n\n\n\nPhaseDate(s)VenueCityGroup StageFri 02 Jan – Tue 06 Jan 2026RAC ArenaPerthQuarter FinalWed 07 Jan 2026RAC ArenaPerthGroup StageSat 03 Jan – Wed 07 Jan 2026Ken Rosewall ArenaSydneyQuarter FinalsThu 08 Jan – Fri 09 Jan 2026Ken Rosewall ArenaSydneySemi FinalsSat 10 Jan 2026Ken Rosewall ArenaSydneyFinalSun 11 Jan 2026Ken Rosewall ArenaSydney\n\n\n\nTeams travelling from Perth to Sydney for the Semi Finals will have a scheduled travel and rest day before their match. \n\n\n\nQualification\n\n\n\nA total of 18 countries will qualify for the 2026 United Cup. Qualification is determined by a combination of individual and combined PIF ATP and WTA rankings. \n\n\n\nQualification Process\n\n\n\nThe entry deadline for initial qualification is Thursday\, November 12\, 2025\, at 8:00 AM AEDT. \n\n\n\n\nIndividual Ranking Spots (10 Teams): Ten countries will qualify based on the entry of their highest-ranked players: five based on the highest-ranked men entered\, and five based on the highest-ranked women entered.\n\n\n\nCombined Ranking Spots (6 Teams): Six teams will qualify based on the best combined ranking of the highest-ranked man and highest-ranked woman from the same country.\n\n\n\nPending Spots (7th & 8th Combined): The status of the 7th and 8th highest combined entry teams will remain pending until the second qualification date.\n\n\n\n\nA Second Qualification Date is set for Monday\, November 17\, 2025. On this date\, any team with a player in the Top 10 of the latest PIF ATP or WTA rankings (maximum one ATP and one WTA player) that has not yet been accepted based on their individual ranking will be granted entry\, replacing the lowest-ranked of the 7th or 8th combined entry teams. \n\n\n\nAustralia is guaranteed a spot in the draw\, either directly through ranking or via a wildcard. \n\n\n\nThe official draw for the tournament will take place on Monday\, November 17\, 2025\, at 12:00 PM (AEDT). \n\n\n\nFormat\n\n\n\nThe tournament begins with a Group Stage followed by a single-elimination Finals Stage. \n\n\n\nGroup Stage\n\n\n\n\nVenues and Groups: Each host city will stage three groups of three countries each\, for a total of six groups. Teams compete in a round-robin format within their group.\n\n\n\nTie Format: Each tie between two nations consists of three matches\, which are typically played in a single session:\n\nMen’s Singles Match (featuring the team’s No. 1 ranked male singles player).\n\n\n\nWomen’s Singles Match (featuring the team’s No. 1 ranked female singles player).\n\n\n\nMixed Doubles Match.\n\n\n\n\n\nMatch Scoring:\n\nSingles matches are played as the best of three tie-break sets.\n\n\n\nMixed doubles matches are played as best of two tie-break sets with a deciding match tie-break (10 points) at one set all.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinals Stage\n\n\n\n\nQuarter Finals: The winner of each of the six groups advances. Additionally\, one Quarter Final spot in each city will be awarded to the best runner-up from that city’s groups.\n\n\n\nSemi Finals and Final: The Quarter Final winners will progress to the Semi Finals and the Final\, all to be held in Sydney.\n\n\n\nFinal Match Format: All matches in the Quarter Finals\, Semi Finals\, and Final will be played using the same three-rubber format as the Group Stage (one men’s singles\, one women’s singles\, and one mixed doubles match).\n\n\n\n\nConfirmed Teams and Players\n\n\n\nCountryATP Players (Singles/Doubles)WTA Players (Singles/Doubles)USATaylor Fritz\, Mackenzie McDonald\, Christian HarrisonCoco Gauff\, Varvara Lepchenko\, Nicole Melichar-MartinezCANADAFelix Auger-Aliassime\, Alexis Galarneau\, Cleeve HarperVictoria Mboko\, Kayla Cross\, Gabriela DabrowskiITALYFlavio Cobolli\, Andrea Pellegrino\, Andrea VavassoriJasmine Paolini\, Nuria Brancaccio\, Sara ErraniAUSTRALIAAlex de Minaur\, Jason Kubler\, John-Patrick SmithMaya Joint\, Maddison Inglis\, Storm HunterGREAT BRITAINJack Draper\, Billy Harris\, Lloyd GlasspoolEmma Raducanu\, Mingge Xu\, Olivia NichollsGERMANYAlexander Zverev\, Patrick Zahraj\, Kevin KrawietzEva Lys\, Laura Siegmund\, Mina HodzicBELGIUMZizou Bergs\, Kimmer Coppejans\, Sander GilleElise Mertens\,Greet Minnen\, Lara SaldenFRANCEArthur Rinderknech\, Geoffrey Blancaneaux\, Edouard Roger-VasselinLois Boisson\, Leolia Jeanjean\, Tsiantsoa Rakotomanga RajaonahPOLANDHubert Hurkacz\, Daniel Michalski\, Jan ZielinskiIga Swiatek\, Katarzyna Kawa\, Katarzyna PiterSPAINJaume Munar\, Carlos Taberner\, Inigo CervantesJessica Bouzas Maneiro\, Andrea Lazaro Garcia\, Yvonne Cavalle-ReimersCZECHIAJakub Mensik\, Dalibor Svrcina\, Adam PavlasekBarbora Krejcikova\, Linda Fruhvirtova\, Miriam SkochGREECEStefanos Tsitsipas\, Stefanos Sakellaridis\, Petros TsitsipasMaria Sakkari\, Despina Papamichail\, Safpo SakellaridiJAPANShintaro Mochizuki\, Yasutaka UchiyamaNaomi Osaka\, Nao HibinoARGENTINASebastian Baez\, Marco Trungelliti\, Guido AndreozziSolana Sierra\, María Lourdes Carle\, Nicole Fossa HuergoNETHERLANDSTallon Griekspoor\, Guy Den Ouden\, David PelSuzan Lamens\, Eva Vedder\, Demi SchuursSWITZERLANDStan Wawrinka\, Jakub Paul\, Luca CastelnuovoBelinda Bencic\, Celine Naef\, Naima KaramokoNORWAYCasper Ruud\, Viktor DurasovicMalene Helgo\, Astrid Brune Olsen\, Ulrikke EikeriCHINAZhizhen Zhang\, Rigele Te\, Aoran WangZhu Lin\, Xiaodi You\n\n\n\nBroadcasters\n\n\n\nRegionTerritoryChannelAmericasCanadaTSN & RDSUSATennis ChannelAnguilla\, Antigua-and-Barbuda\, Aruba\, Bahamas\, Barbados\, Belize\, Bermuda\, Bonaire\, British Virgin Islands\, Cayman Islands\, Cuba\, Curaçao\, Dominica\, Grenada\, Guadeloupe\, Guyana\, Haiti\, Jamaica\, Martinique\, Montserrat\, Netherlands Antilles\, Saint Barthélemy\, Saint Kitts-and-Nevis\, Saint Lucia\, Saint Martin\, Saint Vincent-and-the Grenadines\, Suriname\, Trinidad-and-Tobago\, and Turks and CaicosRush (formerly Flow Sports)Argentina\, Belize\, Bolivia\, Brazil (TyC only)\, Chile\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, Cuba\, Dominican Republic\, Ecuador\, El Salvador\, Francesca\, Guatemala\, Guyana\, Haiti\, Honduras\, Mexico\, Nicaragua\, Panama\, Paraguay\, Peru\, Surinam\, Uruguay\, VenezuelaTyC Sports (Brazil: N Sports)EuropeBulgariaA1Czech & Slovak RepublicsARQ Monde O2 (Czech TV and Slovak TV)HungaryNetwork 4RomaniaSC RCS/RDSItalySportcast (SuperTennis)Germany\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Spain\, UK & EireTennis ChannelNordics & Netherlands (Denmark\, Finland\, Norway\, Sweden\, Iceland and Netherlands)Viaplay (NENT)PolandPolsatPortugalSport TVSerbia\, Kosovo\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Croatia\, North Macedonia\, Montenegro and SloveniaSportklubEurope/AsiaTurkeyTRTGreeceERTMENAIsraelSport5Algeria\, Bahrain\, Egypt\, Jordan\, Iran\, Iraq\, Kuwait\, Lebanon\, Libya\, Morocco\, Oman\, Palestine (incl. 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