The fixtures for United Cup 2026 have been released ahead of tickets going on sale for the tournament’s group stage on Wednesday, November 19 from 12pm local time in Perth and Sydney.
The world’s best tennis players are set for some blockbuster matches at the fourth edition of the innovative mixed team event this summer.
In 2026, five of the top 10 men in the world and four of the top 10 women in the world will be in attendance, including Alex de Minaur, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Iga Swiatek, Alexander Zverev, Jasmine Paolini, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jack Draper.
Other notable names participating are Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka, Belinda Bencic, Stan Wawrinka, Jakub Mensik, Flavio Cobolli, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari.
At the RAC Arena, Team USA, Italy, Great Britain, Japan, Switzerland, Greece, France and more will contest the group stage in Perth when the event kicks off on Friday, January 2. Top seeds USA will face Argentina in their opening Group A match on Saturday, January 3.
Australia – represented by De Minaur, Maya Joint, Jason Kubler, Maddison Inglis, Storm Hunter and John-Patrick Smith – will kick off their campaign against Casper Ruud’s Team Norway at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney on Saturday, January 3. The host country will then face the Czech Republic on Tuesday, January 6.
Other countries in Sydney include Canada, Poland, Germany, China, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Five hottest match-ups in Perth’s group stage
• Friday, January 2 (night): Group E – Team Greece vs. Team Japan
• Sunday, January 4 (day): Group E – Team Great Britain vs. Team Japan
• Sunday, January 4 (night): Group C – Team Italy vs Team Switzerland
• Monday, January 5 (day): Group A – Team USA vs. Team Spain
• Monday, January 5 (night): Group E – Team Great Britain vs. Team Greece
Five hottest match-ups in Sydney’s group stage
• Saturday, January 3 (night): Group D – Team Australia vs. Team Norway
• Sunday, January 4 (night): Group B – Team Canada vs. Team China
• Monday, January 5 (night): Group F – Team Germany vs. Team Poland
• Tuesday, January 6 (Day): Group B – Team Canada vs Team Belgium
• Tuesday, January 6 (night): Group D – Team Australia vs Team Czech Republic
Each United Cup tie consists of one men’s singles and one women’s singles, followed by one mixed doubles.
Singles matches are best-of-three tiebreak sets. Mixed doubles are two tiebreak sets with a deciding match tiebreak (10 points) in one set-all.
In Perth, the day session starts at 10am and 5pm local time for the night session.
In Sydney, the day session starts at 10:30 am and the second session starts at 5:30 pm.
Group winners in each city will progress to the quarter-finals, with one quarter-final spot in each city awarded to the best runners-up in that city.
The winners will advance to the semi-finals and final to be played in Sydney.
Tickets
• Tickets for the United Cup group stage go on sale on Wednesday, November 19 from 12pm local time. Sydney group stage tickets from $40, Perth group stage tickets from $43
• Children have free entry in Perth and Sydney on Saturday 3 January
• Tickets for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the United Cup are already on sale. • For more information, visit UnitedCup.com/tickets.
Format
• The fourth edition of United Cup will be held from Friday, January 2 to Sunday, January 11, 2026
• The group stage in Perth (RAC Arena) runs from Friday January 2 to Tuesday January 6. The quarter-finals will be held in Perth on Wednesday, January 7
• The group stage in Sydney (Ken Rosewall Arena) runs from Saturday January 3 to Wednesday January 7. The quarter-finals in Sydney will be held on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January
• Group winners in each city will advance to the quarter-finals, with one spot in the quarter-finals in each city awarded to the best runners-up in that city
• The winners will advance to the semi-finals and final, which will be played in Sydney.
• Sydney hosts two semi-finals on Saturday, January 10, followed by the United Cup final from 5.30pm on Sunday, January 11
• Teams traveling from Perth to Sydney will be given a travel and rest day before their semi-final matches.
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