Germany defeated Poland 2–1 in the tennis final to win the 2024 United Cup.[1] Germany won the title after Alexander Zverev saved two match points in his singles tie against Hubert Hurkacz. All five of Germany's matches were decided by the final mixed doubles match, with Zverev playing singles and doubles in all the ties. The United States was the defending champions, but was eliminated in the group stage.
This was the second edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court Mixed-sex team tennis competition held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour, it was held from 29 December 2023 to 7 January 2024 at two venues in the Australian cities of Perth and Sydney. It offered both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players; a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points.[2]
Both cities hosted three groups of three countries in a round robin format. Each tie consisted of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match.[3]
The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.[4]
18 countries qualified as follows:
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, though this was not needed as Australia qualified directly in the fourth ATP ranking spot.
Teams featured up to three players from each tour.
Perth and Sydney hosted three groups of three countries in a round robin format and two quarterfinals. Sydney hosted the semifinals and the final on the last two days of the tournament.
| Image | Name | Opened | Capacity | Location | Events | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAC Arena | 2012 | 15,500 | Perth, Western Australia | Group stage, Quarterfinals | ||
| Ken Rosewall Arena | 1999 | 10,500 | Sydney, New South Wales | Group stage, Semifinals, Final |
| width=110 rowspan=2 | Round ! | Points per win vs. opponent ranked | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=85 | No. 1–10 ! | width=85 | No. 11–20 ! | width=85 | No. 21–30 ! | width=85 | No. 31–50 ! | width=85 | No. 51–100 ! | width=85 | No. 101–250 ! | width=85 | No. 251+ |
| bgcolor=thistle align=left | Final | 180 | 140 | 120 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 | |||||
| bgcolor=yellow align=left | Semifinals | 130 | 105 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 25 | |||||
| bgcolor=ffebcd align=left | Quarterfinals | 80 | 65 | 55 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 | |||||
| bgcolor=afeeee align=left | Group stage | 55 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 15 | |||||
The 2024 United Cup had a total prize money pool of US$10,000,000. This was 33.33% lower than 2023 due to fewer matches being played.[6] The distribution was split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins.
| Singles ranking | Number 1 player | Number 2 player | Number 3 player | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | No. 1–10 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $30,000 | |
| align=left | No. 11–20 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||
| align=left | No. 21–30 | $60,000 | $50,000 | ||
| align=left | No. 31–50 | $40,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | |
| align=left | No. 51–100 | $30,000 | $20,000 | ||
| align=left | No. 101–250 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $7,500 | |
| align=left | No. 251+ | $20,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 |
| width=110 | Round | Number 1 player | Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left style="background-color:#d8bfd8;" | Final | $251,000 | $47,255 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#ffff00;" | Semifinals | $132,000 | $24,750 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#ffebcd;" | Quarterfinals | $69,500 | $13,000 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#afeeee;" | Group stage | $38,325 | $7,200 |
| width=110 | Round | width=115 | $ per player |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left style="background-color:#d8bfd8;" | Final | $23,155 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#ffff00;" | Semifinals | $13,650 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#ffebcd;" | Quarterfinals | $8,025 | |
| align=left style="background-color:#afeeee;" | Group stage | $5,000 |
16 countries qualified based on their ATP/WTA singles rankings on 16 October 2023, and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams qualified based on their ATP/WTA rankings on 20 November.
The first 16 qualified countries, the best 5 by ATP ranking, the best 5 by WTA ranking, plus the best 6 in combined rankings were announced on 19 October 2023.[7] The last 2 qualified countries, the 6th by ATP or WTA rankings, were announced on 21 November 2023.[8] [9]
| Seed | Nation | No. 1 ATP | Rank | No. 1 WTA | Rank | No. 2 ATP | No. 2 WTA | Doubles ATP | Doubles WTA | Captain | Nat. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 |  | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 5 |  | ||||||||||
| 4 | 22 | 20 |  | ||||||||||
| 5 | 31 | 7 |  | ||||||||||
| 6 | 37 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 29 | 35 |  | ||||||||||
| 8 | 18 | 56 |  | ||||||||||
| 9 | 58 | 15 |  | ||||||||||
| 10 | 23 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 26 | 48 |  | ||||||||||
| 12 | 46 | 30 |  | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 119 |  | ||||||||||
| 14 | 11 | 542 |  | ||||||||||
| 15 | 12 | 33PR(291) |  | ||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | 31PR(NR) | |||||||||||
| 17 | 79 | 11 |  | ||||||||||
| 18 | 19 | 668 |