The 2026 United Cup will take place from January 2 to 11 in Sydney and Perth. It is the fourth annual installment of an 18-team event divided into six groups of three countries for round-robin competition. Six group winners and the two best second places make up the eight quarter-finalists.
Sydney will host the quarter-finals (January 8-9), the semi-finals (January 10) and the final (January 11).
Each tie consists of a men’s singles, a women’s singles and a mixed doubles. Singles matches are best-of-three tiebreak sets. Mixed doubles is played with two tiebreak sets, followed by a decisive match tiebreak to 10 points (win by two) if the first two sets are split.
“We are extremely proud of this competition for what it represents and celebrates, the fact that our great sport of tennis is played by so many great athletes, on both the female and male sides of the sport,” said tournament director Stephen Farrow. “Bringing these athletes together to play not only for big ranking points and prize money, but also for their country and national pride, is what makes this competition so special.
“It’s an intense and exciting atmosphere with loads of fans coming out to watch. Some of the best players in the world are really committed and want to win on court in Perth and Sydney. We have a huge amount to look forward to in January.”
Here is the draw for the 2026 United Cup:
Group A (Perth)
United States
Spain
Argentina
Group C (Perth)
Italy
France
Switzerland
Group E (Perth)
Great Britain
Greece
Japan
Group B (Sydney)
Canada
Belgium
China
Group D (Sydney)
Australia
Czech Republic
Norway
Group F (Norway)
Germany
Poland
The Netherlands
The United States are the defending champions, and their bid for back-to-back Down Under will be led by Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz. Other WTA stars in action include Iga Swiatek (Poland), Naomi Osaka (Japan), Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) and Victoria Mboko (Canada). Among the other ATP participants are Alexander Zverev (Germany), Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada), Alex de Minaur (Australia), Jack Draper (Great Britain) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece).
The Americans also triumphed in 2023, while Germany lifted the trophy in 2024. Poland has finished second twice in a row.
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