2026 United Cup

2026 United Cup
Date2 – 11 January 2026
Edition4th
CategoryUnited Cup
Draw18 teams
Prize moneyUS$11,170,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
VenueRAC Arena
Ken Rosewall Arena
Champions
 Poland (1st title)

The 2026 United Cup was the fourth edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-gender team tennis tournament that was held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2026 ATP Tour and the 2026 WTA Tour, it happened from 2 to 11 January 2026 at two venues in the Australian cities of Perth and Sydney. It was offering both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players: a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points.[1]

Team Poland won the title after beating team Switzerland in the final. It was their third United Cup final and first title.[2][3]

Team United States were the defending champions but were defeated in the semifinal by team Poland.[4][5]

Belinda Bencic of Team Switzerland was named the MVP of the tournament.[6]

Format

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.

The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city advanced to the quarterfinals.[7]

Qualification

18 countries qualified as follows:

  • Five countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • Five countries qualified based on the WTA ranking of their number one ranked singles player.
  • Eight 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 if it would have failed to qualify on its own.

Teams will feature up to three players from each tour.[7]

Venues

Perth and Sydney each were hosting 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,
Quarterfinals,
Semifinals,
Final

ATP / WTA ranking points

ATP

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
Quarterfinals 80 65 55 40 35 25 20
Group stage 55 45 40 35 25 20 15
  • Maximum 500 points[8]

WTA

Number of match wins Ranking points
5 match wins 500
4 match wins 325
3 match wins 150
2 match wins (1 of 2 from QF, SF or F) 108
2 match wins (round robin) 90
1 match win (QF, SF or F) 60
1 match win (round robin) 32
0 match wins 1
  • Maximum 500 points[9]

Entries

18 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 10 November 2025 and players' commitment to play at the event.[7] Poland were the first country to confirm entry, doing so on 12 October 2025.[10] Great Britain and Australia followed shortly after, on 29 October.[11] All teams then confirmed their entry on 13 November.[12][13]

Seed Nation Crit. No. 1 ATP Rank No. 1 WTA Rank No. 2 ATP No. 2 WTA Doubles ATP Doubles WTA Captain Nat.
1  United States WTA #2 Taylor Fritz 6 Coco Gauff 3 Mackenzie McDonald Varvara Lepchenko Christian Harrison Nicole Melichar-Martinez Michael Russell
2  Canada ATP #3 Félix Auger-Aliassime 8 Victoria Mboko 18 Alexis Galarneau Kayla Cross Cleeve Harper Ariana Arseneault Félix Auger-Aliassime
3  Italy WTA #3 Flavio Cobolli 22 Jasmine Paolini 8 Andrea Pellegrino Nuria Brancaccio Andrea Vavassori Sara Errani Stefano Cobolli
4  Australia ATP #2 Alex de Minaur 7 Maya Joint 32 Jason Kubler Maddison Inglis John-Patrick Smith Storm Hunter Lleyton Hewitt
5  Great Britain ATP #4 Billy Harris[a] 124 Emma Raducanu 29 Jan Choinski Katie Swan Neal Skupski Olivia Nicholls Tim Henman
6  Germany ATP #1 Alexander Zverev 3 Eva Lys 40 Patrick Zahraj Laura Siegemund Kevin Krawietz Mina Hodzic[b] Alexander Zverev Sr.
7  Belgium Comb #1 Zizou Bergs 43 Elise Mertens 20 Kimmer Coppejans Greet Minnen Sander Gillé Lara Salden Christopher Heyman
8  France Comb #2 Arthur Rinderknech 29 Léolia Jeanjean[a] 106 Geoffrey Blancaneaux Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Édouard Roger-Vasselin Elixane Lechemia Lucas Pouille
9  Poland WTA #1 Hubert Hurkacz 75 Iga Świątek 2 Daniel Michalski Katarzyna Kawa Jan Zieliński Katarzyna Piter Mateusz Terczyński
10  Spain Comb #3 Jaume Munar 36 Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 42 Carlos Taberner Andrea Lázaro García Íñigo Cervantes Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Miguel Sánchez
11  Czech Republic Comb #4 Jakub Menšík 19 Barbora Krejčíková 10PR(65) Dalibor Svrčina Linda Fruhvirtová Adam Pavlásek Miriam Škoch Jiří Novák
12  Greece Comb #5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 34 Maria Sakkari 52 Stefanos Sakellaridis Despina Papamichail Petros Tsitsipas Sapfo Sakellaridi Petros Tsitsipas
13  Japan WTA #5 Shintaro Mochizuki 92 Naomi Osaka 16 Yasutaka Uchiyama Nao Hibino Go Soeda
14  Argentina Comb #6 Sebastián Báez 45 Solana Sierra 66 Marco Trungelliti María Lourdes Carlé Guido Andreozzi Nicole Fossa Huergo Sebastian Gutierrez
15  Netherlands Comb #7 Tallon Griekspoor 25 Suzan Lamens 87 Guy den Ouden Eva Vedder David Pel Demi Schuurs Tallon Griekspoor
16  Switzerland WTA #4 Stan Wawrinka 157 Belinda Bencic 11 Jakub Paul Luca Castelnuovo[b] Naïma Karamoko Stan Wawrinka
17  Norway ATP #5 Casper Ruud 12 Malene Helgø 478 Viktor Durasovic Astrid Brune Olsen Ulrikke Eikeri Christian Ruud
18  China Comb #8 Zhang Zhizhen 60PR(408) Zhu Lin 50PR(166) Te Rigele You Xiaodi Wang Aoran Wu Di
  1. ^ a b Replacement for a withdrawn No. 1 player
  2. ^ a b 3rd singles player instead of doubles

Withdrawals

Seed Nation Ass. Player Rank Reason
5  Great Britain ATP Jack Draper 10 Arm injury[14]
8  France WTA Loïs Boisson 36 Injury[15]
  • Singles rankings are as of 10 November 2025[12]
  • PR = Protected ranking

Group stage

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

Overview

G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

G Winner Runner-up Third
Country T M S Country T M S Country T M S
A  United States 2–0 4–2 10–5  Argentina 1–1 4–2 8–6  Spain 0–2 1–5 4–11
B  Belgium 1–1 4–2 10–6  Canada 1–1 3–3 8–7  China 1–1 2–4 5–10
C  Switzerland 2–0 5–1 11–5  Italy 1–1 3–3 8–7  France 0–2 1–5 4–11
D  Australia 2–0 4–2 8–5  Czech Republic 1–1 4–2 8–4  Norway 0–2 1–5 3–10
E  Greece 2–0 5–1 11–4  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 8–8  Japan 0–2 1–5 3–10
F  Poland 2–0 6–0 12–2  Germany 1–1 3–3 7–6  Netherlands 0–2 0–6 1–12

Group A

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  United States 2–0 4–2 10–5 (67%) 77–66 (54%)
2  Argentina 1–1 4–2 8–6 (57%) 66–66 (50%)
3  Spain 0–2 1–5 4–11 (27%) 69–80 (46%)

Spain vs. Argentina


Spain
0
Perth
2 January 2026

Argentina
3
1 2 3
1
Jaume Munar
Sebastián Báez
4
6
4
6
   
2
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
Solana Sierra
4
6
7
5
0
6
 
3
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers / Íñigo Cervantes
María Lourdes Carlé / Guido Andreozzi
66
78
2
6
   

United States vs. Argentina


United States
2
Perth
3 January 2026

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1
Taylor Fritz
Sebastián Báez
6
4
5
7
4
6
 
2
Coco Gauff
Solana Sierra
6
1
6
1
   
3
Coco Gauff / Christian Harrison
María Lourdes Carlé / Guido Andreozzi
6
4
6
1
   

United States vs. Spain


United States
2
Perth
5 January 2026

Spain
1
1 2 3
1
Coco Gauff
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
1
6
77
63
0
6
 
2
Taylor Fritz
Jaume Munar
77
64
3
6
78
66
 
3
Coco Gauff / Christian Harrison
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers / Íñigo Cervantes
77
65
6
0
   

Group B

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Belgium 1–1 4–2 10–6 (63%) 80–64 (56%)
2  Canada 1–1 3–3 8–7 (53%) 65–57 (53%)
3  China 1–1 2–4 5–10 (33%) 57–81 (41%)

Belgium vs. China


Belgium
1
Sydney
3 January 2026

China
2
1 2 3
1
Elise Mertens
Zhu Lin
6
2
6
2
   
2
Zizou Bergs
Zhang Zhizhen
77
62
63
77
5
7
 
3
Elise Mertens / Zizou Bergs
Zhu Lin / Zhang Zhizhen
7
5
65
77
6
10
 

Canada vs. China


Canada
3
Sydney
4 January 2026

China
0
1 2 3
1
Victoria Mboko
Zhu Lin
2
6
6
2
6
0
 
2
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Zhang Zhizhen
6
4
6
4
   
3
Victoria Mboko / Félix Auger-Aliassime
You Xiaodi / Te Rigele
6
1
6
3
   

Canada vs. Belgium


Canada
0
Sydney
6 January 2026

Belgium
3
1 2 3
1
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Zizou Bergs
4
6
2
6
   
2
Victoria Mboko
Elise Mertens
3
6
6
3
3
6
 
3
Victoria Mboko / Cleeve Harper
Elise Mertens / Zizou Bergs
3
6
6
3
5
10
 

Group C

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Switzerland 2–0 5–1 11–5 (69%) 84–71 (54%)
2  Italy 1–1 3–3 8–7 (53%) 81–78 (51%)
3  France 0–2 1–5 4–11 (27%) 71–87 (45%)

France vs. Switzerland


France
0
Perth
3 January 2026

Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1
Léolia Jeanjean
Belinda Bencic
2
6
4
6
   
2
Arthur Rinderknech
Stan Wawrinka
7
5
65
77
65
77
 
3
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul
2
6
7
5
2
10
 

Italy vs. Switzerland


Italy
1
Perth
4 January 2026

Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1
Jasmine Paolini
Belinda Bencic
4
6
3
6
   
2
Flavio Cobolli
Stan Wawrinka
6
4
62
77
77
64
 
3
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori
Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul
5
7
6
4
7
10
 

Italy vs. France


Italy
2
Perth
6 January 2026

France
1
1 2 3
1
Flavio Cobolli
Arthur Rinderknech
77
64
65
77
5
7
 
2
Jasmine Paolini
Léolia Jeanjean
6
2
6
3
   
3
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
78
66
78
66
   

Group D

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Australia 2–0 4–2 8–5 (62%) 59–49 (55%)
2  Czech Republic 1–1 4–2 8–4 (67%) 61–54 (53%)
3  Norway 0–2 1–5 3–10 (23%) 52–69 (43%)

Australia vs. Norway


Australia
2
Sydney
3 January 2026

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Storm Hunter
Malene Helgø
6
2
77
63
   
2
Alex de Minaur
Casper Ruud
3
6
3
6
   
3
Storm Hunter / John-Patrick Smith
Ulrikke Eikeri / Viktor Durasovic
4
6
6
1
10
4
 

Czech Republic vs. Norway


Czech Republic
3
Sydney
5 January 2026

Norway
0
1 2 3
1
Barbora Krejčíková
Malene Helgø
6
4
6
3
   
2
Jakub Menšík
Casper Ruud
7
5
78
66
   
3
Barbora Krejčiková / Adam Pavlásek
Ulrikke Eikeri / Viktor Durasovic
7
5
6
2
   

Australia vs. Czech Republic


Australia
2
Sydney
6 January 2026

Czech Republic
1
1 2 3
1
Maya Joint
Barbora Krejčíková
4
6
1
6
   
2
Alex de Minaur
Jakub Menšík
6
4
6
1
   
3
Storm Hunter / Alex de Minaur
Miriam Škoch / Dalibor Svrčina
6
2
6
3
   

Group E

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Greece 2–0 5–1 11–4 (73%) 76–51 (60%)
2  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 65–73 (47%)
3  Japan 0–2 1–5 3–10 (23%) 51–68 (43%)

Greece vs. Japan


Greece
3
Perth
2 January 2026

Japan
0
1 2 3
1
Maria Sakkari
Naomi Osaka
6
4
6
2
   
2
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Shintaro Mochizuki
6
3
6
4
   
3
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nao Hibino / Yasutaka Uchiyama
6
2
6
3
   

Great Britain vs. Japan


Great Britain
2
Perth
4 January 2026

Japan
1
1 2 3
1
Billy Harris
Shintaro Mochizuki
77
64
6
3
   
2
Katie Swan
Naomi Osaka
64
77
1
6
   
3
Olivia Nicholls / Neal Skupski
Nao Hibino / Yasutaka Uchiyama
7
5
4
6
10
7
 

Great Britain vs. Greece


Great Britain
1
Perth
5 January 2026

Greece
2
1 2 3
1
Billy Harris
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6
4
1
6
64
77
 
2
Emma Raducanu
Maria Sakkari
3
6
6
3
1
6
 
3
Olivia Nicholls / Neal Skupski
Despina Papamichail / Stefanos Sakellaridis
6
2
3
6
10
4
 

Group F

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Poland 2–0 6–0 12–2 (86%) 75–52 (59%)
2  Germany 1–1 3–3 7–6 (54%) 66–54 (55%)
3  Netherlands 0–2 0–6 1–12 (8%) 37–72 (34%)

Germany vs. Netherlands


Germany
3
Sydney
4 January 2026

Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1
Eva Lys
Suzan Lamens
6
2
6
2
   
2
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
7
5
6
0
   
3
Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev
Demi Schuurs / Tallon Griekspoor
6
3
6
2
   

Germany vs. Poland


Germany
0
Sydney
5 January 2026

Poland
3
1 2 3
1
Alexander Zverev
Hubert Hurkacz
3
6
4
6
   
2
Eva Lys
Iga Świątek
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
3
Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev
Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zieliński
66
78
3
6
   

Poland vs. Netherlands


Poland
3
Sydney
7 January 2026

Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1
Hubert Hurkacz
Tallon Griekspoor
6
3
77
64
   
2
Iga Świątek
Suzan Lamens
6
3
6
2
   
3
Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zieliński
Demi Schuurs / David Pel
6
3
3
6
10
4
 

Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up quarter-final spot was determined by the number of ties won and the number of ties played. In a tie between three teams, the team having played fewer total matches (singles and mixed doubles) would be eliminated and, if still tied then the team with the most match would win (singles and doubles). If still tied, then the ranking would be determined by, in order: 1) the highest percentage of matches won, 2) the highest percentage of sets won, and 3) the highest percentage of games won.

Host city: Perth

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Argentina 1–1 4–2 8–6 (57%) 66–66 (50%)
2  Italy 1–1 3–3 8–7 (53%) 81–78 (51%)
3  Great Britain 1–1 3–3 8–8 (50%) 65–73 (47%)

Host city: Sydney

Pos. Country Ties W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L
1  Czech Republic 1–1 4–2 8–4 (67%) 61–54 (53%)
2  Germany 1–1 3–3 7–6 (54%) 66–54 (55%)
3  Canada 1–1 3–3 8–7 (53%) 65–57 (53%)

Knockout stage

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
7 January – Perth
 United States2
10 January – Sydney
 Greece1
 United States1
9 January – Sydney
 Poland2
 Poland2
11 January – Sydney
 Australia1
 Poland2
7 January – Perth
 Switzerland1
 Switzerland2
10 January – Sydney
 Argentina1
 Switzerland2
8 January – Sydney
 Belgium1
 Czech Republic1
 Belgium2

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Greece


United States
2
Perth, RAC Arena
7 January 2026

Greece
1
1 2 3
1
Coco Gauff
Maria Sakkari
6
3
6
2
   
2
Taylor Fritz
Stefanos Tsitsipas
4
6
5
7
   
3
Coco Gauff / Christian Harrison
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
4
6
6
4
10
8
 

Poland vs. Australia


Poland
2
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
9 January 2026

Australia
1
1 2 3
1
Iga Świątek
Maya Joint
6
1
6
1
   
2
Hubert Hurkacz
Alex de Minaur
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
3
Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zieliński
Storm Hunter / John-Patrick Smith
6
4
6
0
   

Switzerland vs. Argentina


Switzerland
2
Perth, RAC Arena
7 January 2026

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1
Belinda Bencic
Solana Sierra
6
2
6
2
   
2
Stan Wawrinka
Sebastián Báez
5
7
4
6
   
3
Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul
María Lourdes Carlé / Guido Andreozzi
6
3
6
3
   

Czech Republic vs. Belgium


Czech Republic
1
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
8 January 2026

Belgium
2
1 2 3
1
Jakub Menšík
Zizou Bergs
2
6
64
77
   
2
Barbora Krejčíková
Elise Mertens
7
5
1
6
5
7
 
3
Linda Fruhvirtová / Dalibor Svrčina
Greet Minnen / Sander Gillé
613
715
6
3
10
3
 

Semifinals

United States vs. Poland


United States
1
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
10 January 2026

Poland
2
1 2 3
1
Taylor Fritz
Hubert Hurkacz
61
77
62
77
   
2
Coco Gauff
Iga Świątek
6
4
6
2
   
3
Coco Gauff / Christian Harrison
Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zieliński
65
77
63
77
   

Switzerland vs. Belgium


Switzerland
2
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
10 January 2026

Belgium
1
1 2 3
1
Belinda Bencic
Elise Mertens
6
3
4
6
77
60
 
2
Stan Wawrinka
Zizou Bergs
3
6
77
64
3
6
 
3
Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul
Elise Mertens / Zizou Bergs
6
3
0
6
10
5
 

Final

Poland vs. Switzerland


Poland
2
Sydney, Ken Rosewall Arena
11 January 2026

Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1
Iga Świątek
Belinda Bencic
6
3
0
6
3
6
 
2
Hubert Hurkacz
Stan Wawrinka
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
3
Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zieliński
Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul
6
4
6
3
   

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