The inaugural edition of the United Cup (2023) takes place across three cities in Australia featuring 18 nations – here are all the teams and players participating
The United Cup is an 18-team tournament that will feature some of the greatest players on the ATP and WTA Tours. All nations will have male and female players on their teams and they will compete against other nations for the coveted title.
18 teams will be divided into six pools with each pool containing 3 teams. The United Cup replaces the ATP Cup and it will be held in three cities – Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney. The erstwhile ATP Cup was exclusively held in Sydney.
The group-stage encounters will be held between December 29 to January 4. The top four teams that will progress from the round-robin stage will be seen in action in Sydney between January 6 to 8.
Out of the 18 countries participating in the event, 12 countries have been selected from the nations of the top six men’s and women’s players, as per the ATP and WTA rankings.
The remaining 6 teams qualified based on combined men’s/women’s rankings.
The Prize Pool
There is a hefty prize pool of $15 million up for grabs and therefore, getting some much-needed practice will not be the sole reason for the players to compete in the tournament.
Let’s take a look at the teams:
Team Greece
| Male players | Female Players |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | Maria Sakkari |
| Michail Pervolarakis | Despina Papamichail |
| Stefanos Sakellardidis | Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
| Petros Tsitsipas | Sapfo Sakellaridi |
Team Belgium
| Male Players | Female Players |
| David Goffin | Elise Mertens |
| Zizou Bergs | Alison van Uytvanck |
| Kimmer Coppejans | Magali Kempen |
| Michael Geerts | Kirsten Flipkens |
Team Bulgaria
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Grigor Dimitrov | Viktoriya Tomova |
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | Isabella Shinikova |
| Adrian Andreev | Gergana Topalova |
| Alexandar Lazarov | – |
Team France
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Arthur Rinderknech | Caroline Garcia |
| Adrian Mannarino | Alize Cornet |
| Manuel Guinard | Leolia Jeanjean |
| Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Jessika Ponchet |
Team Croatia
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Borna Coric | Petra Martic |
| Borna Gojo | Donna Vekic |
| Matija Pecotic | Tara Wurth |
| – | Petra Marcinko |
Team Argentina
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Diego Schwartzman | Nadia Podoroska |
| Francisco Cerundolo | Maria Carle |
| Federico Coria | Paula Ormaechea |
| Andres Molteni | – |
Team Poland
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Iga Swiatek |
| Kamil Majchrzak | Magda Linette |
| Daniel Michalski | Weronika Falkowska |
| Lukasz Kubot | Alicja Rosolska |
Team Switzerland
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Stan Wawrinka | Belinda Bencic |
| Marc-Andrea Huesler | Jil Teichmann |
| Dominic Stephan Stricker | Ylena In-Albon |
| Alexander Ritschard | Joanne Zuger |
Team Kazakhstan
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Alexander Bublik | Yulia Putintseva |
| Timofey Skatov | Zhibek Kulambayeva |
| Denis Yevseyev | Gozal Ainitdinova |
| Grigoriy Lomaki | – |
Team Italy
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Matteo Berrettini | Martina Tresvisan |
| Lorenzo Musetti | Lucia Bronzetti |
| Andrea Vavassori | Camila Rosatello |
| Marco Bortolotti | Nuria Brancaccio |
Team Brazil
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Thiago Monteiro | Beatriz Haddad Maia |
| Felipe Meligeni Alves | Laura Pigossi |
| Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Carolina Alves |
| Rafael Matos | Luisa Stefani |
Team Norway
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Casper Ruud | Ulrikke Eikeri |
| Viktor Durasovic | Malene Helgo |
| Andreja Petrovic | Lilly Haseth |
| – | – |
Team USA
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Taylor Fritz | Jessica Pegula |
| Frances Tiafoe | Madison Keys |
| Denis Kudla | Alycia Parks |
| Hunter Reese | Desirae Krawczyk |
Team Germany
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Alexander Zverev | Laura Siegemund |
| Oscar Otte | Jule Niemeier |
| Daniel Altmaier | Anna-Lena Friedsam |
| Fabian Fallert | Julia Lohoff |
Team Czech Republic
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Jiri Lehecka | Petra Kvitova |
| Tomas Machac | Marie Bouzkova |
| Lukas Rosol | Jesica Maleckova |
| Dalibor Svrcina | – |
Team Spain
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Rafael Nadal | Paula Badosa |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | Nuria Parrizas Diaz |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas | Jessica Buzas Maneiro |
| David Vega Hernandez | – |
Team Australia
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Nick Kyrgios | Aj;a Tomljanovic |
| Alex de Minaur | Zoe Hives |
| Jason Kubler | Maddison Inglis |
| John Peers | Sam Stosur |
Team Great Britan
| Male Players | Female Players |
| Cameron Norrie | Harriet Dart |
| Dan Evans | Katie Swan |
| Jan Choinski | Anna Bogdan |
| Johnny O’Mara | Ella McDonald |
Let’s take a look at the six groups:
| Group | Teams |
| A | Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria |
| F | France, Croatia, Argentina |
| B | Poland, Switzerland, Kazakhstan |
| E | Italy, Brazil, Norway |
| C | USA, Germany, Czech Republic |
| D | Spain, Australia, Great Britain |
Groups A and F will play their matches in Perth. Teams in Groups B and E will be seen in action in Brisbane while teams in Groups C and D will play in Sydney. The knockouts will be played in Sydney from January 6 to 8.
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