2023 United Cup

2023 United Cup
Date	29 December 2022 – 8 January 2023
Edition	1st
Category	Hard / outdoor
Location	Brisbane, Queensland Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Venue	Pat Rafter Arena RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena
Champions
United States
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The 2023 United Cup was the first edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-gender team tennis competition held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2023 ATP Tour and the 2023 WTA Tour, it was held from 29 December 2022 to 8 January 2023 at three venues in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney. It was also the first mixed-gender team event to offer both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players: a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points.^[1]

The United States defeated Italy in the tennis finals, 4–0, to capture the inaugural 2023 United Cup. The United States swept Poland in the semifinals while Italy lost one match in their defeat of Greece.^[2]

Knockout Bracket

Format

Each city hosted two groups of three countries in a round robin format in the first week of the tournament. Each tie consisted of two men's and two women's singles matches, and one mixed doubles match. There was one men's singles and one women's singles match in each day or session, with the mixed doubles match taking place in the second day or in the evening session.

The group winners in each host city played off for one of three semi-final spots with the highest ranked host city playoff loser, taking into account all ties, becoming the fourth semi-finalist.

There was a travel day allocated before the semi-finals and final take place in Sydney.^[3]

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,^[3] though this was not needed as Australia qualified in the second combined ranking spot.

Teams featured three or four players from each tour.^[4]

Venues

Brisbane, Perth and Sydney each hosted two groups of three countries in a round robin format and the host city finals in the first seven days of the tournament. Sydney hosted the semifinals and the final on the last four days of the tournament.

Image	Name	Opened	Capacity	Location	Events	Map
	Pat Rafter Arena	2009	5,500	Brisbane, Queensland	Group stage, Host city final	Brisbane Sydney Perth
	RAC Arena	2012	15,500	Perth, Western Australia	Group stage, Host city final
	Ken Rosewall Arena	1999	10,500	Sydney, New South Wales	Group stage, Host city final, 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
Host city finals	80	65	55	40	35	25	20
Group stage	55	45	40	35	25	20	15

• Maximum 500 points^[5]

Entrants

The main doubles and their alternates were announced on 9 November 2022.^[3][6]

• Rankings are as of 29 December 2022.
• PR = Protected ranking

Group stage

The 18 teams were divided into six groups of three teams each in a round-robin format. The winners of each group qualified for the host city finals.

	Qualified for the knockout stage (in bold)
	Eliminated (in italics)

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	First place				Second place				Third place
	Country	T	M	S	Country	T	M	S	Country	T	M	S
A	Greece	2–0	8–2	17–7	Bulgaria	1–1	4–6	12–13	Belgium	0–2	3–7	8–17
B	Poland	2–0	7–3	14–8	Switzerland	1–1	7–3	15–7	Kazakhstan	0–2	1–9	4–18
C	United States	2–0	9–1	18–4	Czech Republic	1–1	4–6	9–12	Germany	0–2	2–8	5–16
D	Great Britain	2–0	7–3	15–10	Australia	1–1	5–5	10–12	Spain	0–2	3–7	12–15
E	Italy	2–0	8–2	17–5	Brazil	1–1	6–4	12–9	Norway	0–2	1–9	3–18
F	Croatia	2–0	8–2	16–7	France	1–1	7–3	15–6	Argentina	0–2	0–10	2–20

Group A

Host city: Perth

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Greece	2–0	8–2	17–7	71%	126–92	58%
2	Bulgaria	1–1	4–6	12–13	48%	104–111	48%
3	Belgium	0–2	3–7	8–17	32%	95–122	44%

Greece vs. Bulgaria

Greece 4	RAC Arena 29–30 December 2022		Bulgaria 1
1 2 3 1 Despina Papamichail Isabella Shinikova 3 6 6 4 6 1   2 Stefanos Tsitsipas Grigor Dimitrov 4 6 6 2 77 64   3 Maria Sakkari Viktoriya Tomova 6 3 6 2     4 Michail Pervolarakis Dimitar Kuzmanov 1 6 1 6     5 Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas Gergana Topalova / Adrian Andreev 6 4 6 4

Belgium vs. Bulgaria

Belgium 2	RAC Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Bulgaria 3
1 2 3 1 Alison Van Uytvanck Isabella Shinikova 6 1 3 6 6 3   2 David Goffin Grigor Dimitrov 4 6 5 7     3 Elise Mertens Gergana Topalova 6 4 3 6 6 0   4 Zizou Bergs Dimitar Kuzmanov 2 6 0 6     5 Elise Mertens / David Goffin Isabella Shinikova / Alexandar Lazarov 6 1 65 77 [6] [10]

Greece vs. Belgium

Greece 4	RAC Arena 2–3 January 2023		Belgium 1
1 2 3 1 Despina Papamichail Alison Van Uytvanck 5 7 6 2 3 6   2 Stefanos Tsitsipas David Goffin 6 3 6 2     3 Maria Sakkari Elise Mertens 6 1 7 5     4 Stefanos Sakellaridis Zizou Bergs 5 7 6 1 6 3   5 Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas Kirsten Flipkens / Michael Geerts 6 3 6 2

Group B

Host city: Brisbane

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Poland	2–0	7–3	14–8	64%	116–98	54%
2	Switzerland	1–1	7–3	15–7	68%	123–99	55%
3	Kazakhstan	0–2	1–9	4–18	18%	86–128	40%

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan

Switzerland 5	Pat Rafter Arena 29–30 December 2022		Kazakhstan 0
1 2 3 1 Belinda Bencic Yulia Putintseva 77 60 6 3     2 Marc-Andrea Hüsler Timofey Skatov 4 6 6 3 6 3   3 Stan Wawrinka Alexander Bublik 6 3 77 63     4 Jil Teichmann Zhibek Kulambayeva 6 3 6 2     5 Jil Teichmann / Marc-Andrea Hüsler Zhibek Kulambayeva / Alexander Bublik 79 67 6 3

Poland vs. Kazakhstan

Poland 4	Pat Rafter Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Kazakhstan 1
1 2 3 1 Iga Świątek Yulia Putintseva 6 1 6 3     2 Daniel Michalski Timofey Skatov 67 79 2 6     3 Hubert Hurkacz Alexander Bublik 710 68 4 6 6 3   4 Magda Linette Zhibek Kulambayeva 6 2 6 1     5 Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz Zhibek Kulambayeva / Grigoriy Lomakin 6 3 6 4

Poland vs. Switzerland

Poland 3	Pat Rafter Arena 2–3 January 2023		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 1 Iga Świątek Belinda Bencic 6 3 77 63     2 Daniel Michalski Marc-Andrea Hüsler 3 6 2 6     3 Hubert Hurkacz Stan Wawrinka 77 65 6 4     4 Magda Linette Jil Teichmann 5 7 6 4 6 1   5 Alicja Rosolska / Kacper Żuk Belinda Bencic / Marc-Andrea Hüsler 5 7 2 6

Group C

Host city: Sydney

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	United States	2–0	9–1	18–4	82%	105–71	60%
2	Czech Republic	1–1	4–6	9–12	43%	91–88	51%
3	Germany	0–2	2–8	5–16	24%	80–117	41%

United States vs. Czech Republic

United States 4	Ken Rosewall Arena 29–30 December 2022		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Taylor Fritz Jiří Lehečka 6 3 6 4     2 Madison Keys Marie Bouzková 6 4 6 3     3 Jessica Pegula Petra Kvitová 66 78 4 6     4 Frances Tiafoe Tomáš Macháč 6 3 2 4     retired 5 Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz Marie Bouzková / Jiří Lehečka 2 6 6 3 [10] [7]

Note: By United Cup rules a retired match counts as a straight-set win or loss, but not into percentage of games.^[7]

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Germany 2	Ken Rosewall Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Alexander Zverev Jiří Lehečka 4 6 2 6     2 Jule Niemeier Marie Bouzková 2 6 5 7     3 Laura Siegemund Petra Kvitová 4 6 2 6     4 Oscar Otte Dalibor Svrčina 77 61 6 2     5 Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev Marie Bouzková / Jiří Lehečka 6 4 77 61

United States vs. Germany

United States 5	Ken Rosewall Arena 2–3 January 2023		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Taylor Fritz Alexander Zverev 6 1 6 4     2 Madison Keys Jule Niemeier 6 2 6 3     3 Jessica Pegula Laura Siegemund 6 3 6 2     4 Frances Tiafoe Oscar Otte 7 5 6 4     5 Jessica Pegula / Frances Tiafoe Laura Siegemund / Daniel Altmaier 65 77 6 4 [10] [7]

Group D

Host city: Sydney

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Great Britain	2–0	7–3	15–10	60%	122–108	53%
2	Australia	1–1	5–5	10–12	45%	99–108	48%
3	Spain	0–2	3–7	12–15	44%	114–119	49%

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 2	Ken Rosewall Arena 29–30 December 2022		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Alex de Minaur Cameron Norrie 3 6 3 6     2 Zoe Hives Katie Swan 4 6 3 6     3 Maddison Inglis Harriet Dart 4 6 4 6     4 Jason Kubler Dan Evans 6 3 77 63     5 Samantha Stosur / John Peers Harriet Dart / Jonny O'Mara 77 64 6 4

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain 1	Ken Rosewall Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 1 Rafael Nadal Cameron Norrie 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Nuria Párrizas Díaz Katie Swan 6 3 1 6 2 6   3 Paula Badosa Harriet Dart 66 78 77 65 6 1   4 Albert Ramos Viñolas Dan Evans 3 6 6 1 3 6   5 Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro / David Vega Hernández Harriet Dart / Jonny O'Mara 6 3 2 6 [5] [10]

Spain vs. Australia

Spain 2	Ken Rosewall Arena 2–3 January 2023		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Rafael Nadal Alex de Minaur 6 3 1 6 5 7   2 Nuria Párrizas Díaz Maddison Inglis 6 1 6 3     3 Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Olivia Gadecki 6 2 6 2     4 Albert Ramos Viñolas Jason Kubler 3 6 6 4 3 6   5 David Vega Hernandez Samantha Stosur / John Peers 2 6 3 6

Group E

Host city: Brisbane

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Italy	2–0	8–2	17–5	77%	117–91	56%
2	Brazil	1–1	6–4	12–9	57%	98–90	52%
3	Norway	0–2	1–9	3–18	14%	87–121	42%

Italy vs. Brazil

Italy 3	Pat Rafter Arena 29–30 December 2022		Brazil 2
1 2 3 1 Martina Trevisan Beatriz Haddad Maia 2 6 0 6     2 Lorenzo Musetti Felipe Meligeni Alves 6 3 6 4     3 Matteo Berrettini Thiago Monteiro 6 4 79 67     4 Lucia Bronzetti Laura Pigossi 6 0 6 2     5 Camilla Rosatello / Matteo Berrettini Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos 4 6 77 64 [4] [10]

Brazil vs. Norway

Brazil 4	Pat Rafter Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Norway 1
1 2 3 1 Beatriz Haddad Maia Malene Helgø 6 4 6 2     2 Felipe Meligeni Alves Viktor Durasovic 6 3 6 3     3 Thiago Monteiro Casper Ruud 3 6 2 6     4 Laura Pigossi Ulrikke Eikeri 6 3 6 4     5 Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos Ulrikke Eikeri / Viktor Durasovic 6 4 7 5

Italy vs. Norway

Italy 5	Pat Rafter Arena 2–3 January 2023		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Martina Trevisan Malene Helgø 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Lorenzo Musetti Viktor Durasovic 79 67 6 3     3 Matteo Berrettini Casper Ruud 6 4 6 4     4 Lucia Bronzetti Ulrikke Eikeri 6 2 7 5     5 Camilla Rosatello / Lorenzo Musetti Ulrikke Eikeri / Viktor Durasovic 78 66 6 2

Group F

Host city: Perth

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Croatia	2–0	8–2	16–7	70%	123–104	54%
2	France	1–1	7–3	15–6	71%	122–79	61%
3	Argentina	0–2	0–10	2–20	9%	60–122	33%

France vs. Argentina

France 5	RAC Arena 29–30 December 2022		Argentina 0
1 2 3 1 María Carlé 6 2 6 1     2 Arthur Rinderknech Francisco Cerúndolo 6 4 6 2     3 Caroline Garcia Nadia Podoroska 6 2 6 0     4 Adrian Mannarino Federico Coria 6 1 6 0     5 Caroline Garcia / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nadia Podoroska / Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6 2 6 4

Croatia vs. Argentina

Croatia 5	RAC Arena 31 Dec 2022–1 Jan 2023		Argentina 0
1 2 3 1 María Carlé 6 0 6 4     2 Borna Ćorić Francisco Cerúndolo 7 5 6 4     3 Petra Martić Nadia Podoroska 6 2 4 6 6 1   4 Borna Gojo Federico Coria 77 65 6 4     5 Tara Würth / Borna Gojo Nadia Podoroska / Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1 6 6 4 [10] [4]

France vs. Croatia

France 2	RAC Arena 2–3 January 2023		Croatia 3
1 2 3 1 Alizé Cornet Donna Vekić 4 6 3 6     2 Arthur Rinderknech Borna Ćorić 61 77 62 77     3 Caroline Garcia Petra Martić 711 69 6 4     4 Adrian Mannarino Borna Gojo 65 77 6 3 65 77   5 Jessika Ponchet / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Petra Marčinko / Matija Pecotić 6 4 6 4

Knockout stage

Host city finals

Host city	Tie	Score
Perth	Greece def.  Croatia	3–2
Brisbane	Poland def.  Italy	3–2
Sydney	United States def.  Great Britain	4–1

• The three winners advanced to the semifinals along with a losing host city finalist with the best record from its three ties.^[3]

	Qualified for the semifinals (bold)
	Eliminated (italics)

Ranking of teams losing in the host city finals

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Italy	2–1	10–5	21–12	64%	156–142	52%
2	Croatia	2–1	10–5	21–13	62%	175–156	53%
3	Great Britain	2–1	8–7	19–19	50%	176–177	50%

Greece vs. Croatia

Greece 3	Perth, RAC Arena 4 January 2023		Croatia 2
1 2 3 1 Despina Papamichail Donna Vekić 2 6 0 6     2 Stefanos Tsitsipas Borna Ćorić 6 0 64 77 7 5   3 Maria Sakkari Petra Martić 6 3 6 3     4 Stefanos Sakellaridis Borna Gojo 4 6 2 6     5 Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas Petra Martić / Borna Gojo 78 66 6 4

Poland vs. Italy

Poland 3	Brisbane, Pat Rafter Arena 4 January 2023		Italy 2
1 2 3 1 Daniel Michalski Lorenzo Musetti 1 6 1 6     2 Iga Świątek Martina Trevisan 6 2 6 4     3 Hubert Hurkacz Matteo Berrettini 4 6 6 3 3 6   4 Magda Linette Lucia Bronzetti 6 1 6 2     5 Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz Camilla Rosatello / Lorenzo Musetti 6 1 6 2

United States vs. Great Britain

United States 4	Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 4 January 2023		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 Madison Keys Katie Swan 2 6 6 3 6 4   2 Taylor Fritz Cameron Norrie 4 6 7 5 4 6   3 Jessica Pegula Harriet Dart 6 2 6 0     4 Frances Tiafoe Dan Evans 3 6 7 5 6 3   5 Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz Harriet Dart / Dan Evans 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Poland vs. United States

Poland 0	Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 6–7 January 2023		United States 5
1 2 3 1 Iga Świątek Jessica Pegula 2 6 2 6     2 Kacper Żuk Frances Tiafoe 3 6 3 6     3 Hubert Hurkacz Taylor Fritz 65 77 65 77     4 Magda Linette Madison Keys 4 6 2 6     5 Alicja Rosolska / Łukasz Kubot Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz 77 65 4 6 [6] [10]

Greece vs. Italy

Greece 1	Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 6–7 January 2023		Italy 4
1 2 3 1 Maria Sakkari Martina Trevisan 3 6 77 64 5 7   2 Stefanos Sakellaridis Lorenzo Musetti 1 6 1 6     3 Stefanos Tsitsipas Matteo Berrettini 4 6 77 62 6 4   4 Valentini Grammatikopoulou Lucia Bronzetti 2 6 3 6     5 Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Petros Tsitsipas Camilla Rosatello / Andrea Vavassori 3 6 6 4 [5] [10]

Final

United States vs. Italy

United States 4	Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena 8 January 2023[2]		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Jessica Pegula Martina Trevisan 6 4 6 2     2 Frances Tiafoe Lorenzo Musetti 6 2 0 0     retired 3 Taylor Fritz Matteo Berrettini 77 64 78 66     4 Madison Keys Lucia Bronzetti 6 3 6 2     5 Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz Martina Trevisan / Matteo Berrettini       not played

References

External links

• Official website
• Draw