United Cup 2026: Draws, Dates, History & Everything You Need To Know | ATP Tour
United Cup
United Cup 2026: Teams, Dates, History & Everything You Need To Know
All about the mixed team tennis event held in Perth and Sydney, Australia
December 24, 2025
2025 Getty Images
The fourth edition of the United Cup will be held from 2 January 2026 to 11 January 2026.
By ATP staff
Dozens of stars from the ATP Tour and the Hologic WTA Tour are competing at the 2026 United Cup in Perth and Sydney, Australia.
The United States team, led by World No. 3 Coco Gauff and World No. 6 Taylor Fritz, will defend her title in the mixed team tournament in 2025. Germany, the champion in 2024, boasts the World No.
Other tent players competing include Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz from Poland, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari from Greece, Jasmine Paolini and Flavio Cobolli from Italy, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko from Canada, Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper from Great Britain, Naomi Osaka. (Japan), Alex de Minaur (Australia) and Casper Ruud (Norway).
When is the United Cup?
The 2026 United Cup will be held from 2 January to 11 January. The outdoor court event, set for 2023, will take place at the RAC Arena in Perth and the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Center inside the Ken Rosewall Arena. The tournament director is Stephen Farrow.
What is the format like in the United Cup?
Eighteen countries are divided into six groups of three. The group stage will consist of round robin competitions, where each country will play two other countries in their group. Each tie will consist of one ATP match, one WTA match and one mixed doubles match. The top team from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, with one quarter-final spot also awarded to the second-placed nation in Perth and Sydney.
When is the United Cup draw?
Teams announced for 2026 United Cup:
PERTH
Group A
United States
Spain
In Argentina
Group C
Italy
France
in Switzerland
Group E
Great Britain
Greece
Japan
SYDNEY
Group B
Canada
In Belgium
China
Group D
Australia
Czechia
in Norway
Group F
In Germany
Poland
In the Netherlands
What is the United Cup schedule?
The fourth edition of the United Cup will be played in Perth (from 2 January 2026) and Sydney (from 3 January 2026). The host cities for each team will play in the quarter-final stage, with four countries advancing to the semi-finals (10 January 2026) and the final (11 January 2026) in Sydney.
The complete program can be found here.
What is the United Cup prize money?
The 2026 United Cup will offer a minimum of US $11,806,190 in total prize money and participation fees, with a minimum of US $5,903,345 each for ATP and WTA players, respectively. The total prize money is divided into three parts: participation money, each winning team and prize money.
How can I watch the United Cup?
The full list of United Cup 2026 broadcasters can be found here.
How can I follow the United Cup?
Hashtag: #UnitedCup
Facebook: United Cup
TikTok: @unitedcuptennis
YouTube: United Cup
X: @unitedcuptennis
Instagram: @unitedcuptennis
Who won the last edition of the United Cup in 2025?
The United States won the third edition of the United Cup in 2025 by defeating Poland in the championship game in Sydney (Read more). Fritz, Gauff, Denis Kudla, Danielle Collins, Robert Galloway and Desirae Krawczyk competed for the United States in every event.
