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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Petra Marcinko
Team Argentina
Male Players
Female Players
Diego Schwartzman
Nadia Podoroska
Francisco Cerundolo
Maria Carle
Federico Coria
Paula Ormaechea
Andres Molteni
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.