United Cup 2025: Players, Format, Schedule, Prize Money

The United Cup 2025 will serve as a season opener in tennis. The tournament is an international outdoor hard court mixed-gender team tennis tournament held jointly  by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

The third edition of the United Cup will be held from 27 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. The RAC Arena in Perth and Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena in Australia will host the star-studded event. Top names like Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and many more will feature in the event. 

United Cup 2025: Format

Eighteen nations will be in fray for the 2025 edition of the United Cup. These teams are split into six groups of three each who will play in a round-robin format. 

The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city will advance to the quarterfinals before heading for semi-finals and final.

United Cup 2025: Schedule

Group A (Perth)

Canada vs. Croatia

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sat. Dec. 28	1:00 pm	L. Fernandez vs. D. Vekic
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	F. Auger-Aliassime vs. B. Coric
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

USA vs. Canada

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sun. Dec. 29	NB 8:00 pm	C. Gauff vs. L. Fernandez
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	T. Fritz vs. F. Auger-Aliassime
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

USA vs. Croatia

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Tue. Dec. 31	1:00 pm	T. Fritz vs. B. Coric
Tue. Dec. 31	Followed by	C. Gauff vs. D. Vekic
Tue. Dec. 31	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Group B (Sydney)

Czechia vs. Norway

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sun. Dec. 29	10:30 am	K. Muchova vs. M. Helgo
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	T. Machac vs. C. Ruud
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Poland vs. Norway

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Mon. Dec. 30	NB 5:30 pm	I. Swiatek vs. M. Helgo
Mon. Dec. 30	NB 7:00 pm	H. Hurkacz vs. C. Ruud
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Poland vs. Czechia

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Wed. Jan. 1	10:30 am	H. Hurkacz vs. T. Machac
Wed. Jan. 1	Followed by	I. Swiatek vs. K. Muchova
Wed. Jan. 1	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Group C (Perth)

Kazakhstan vs. Spain

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Fri. Dec. 27	1:00 pm	A. Shevchenko vs. P. Carreno Busta
Fri. Dec. 27	Followed by	E. Rybakina vs. J. Bouzas Maneiro
Fri. Dec. 27	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Greece vs. Spain

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sat. Dec. 28	NB 8:00 pm	M. Sakkari vs. J. Bouzas Maneiro
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	S. Tsitsipas vs. P. Carreno Busta
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Greece vs. Kazakhstan

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Mon. Dec. 30	1:00 pm	S. Tsitsipas vs. A. Shevchenko
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	M. Sakkari vs. E. Rybakina
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Group D (Sydney)

France vs. Switzerland

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sat. Dec. 28	10:30 am	C. Paquet vs. B. Bencic
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	U. Humbert vs. D. Stricker
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Italy vs. Switzerland

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sun. Dec. 29	NB 5:30 pm	F. Cobolli vs. D. Stricker
Sun. Dec. 29	NB 7:00 pm	J. Paolini vs. B. Bencic
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Italy vs. France

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Tue. Dec. 31	10:30 am	F. Cobolli vs. U. Humbert
Tue. Dec. 31	Followed by	J. Paolini vs. C. Paquet
Tue. Dec. 31	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Group E (Perth)

China vs. Brazil

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Fri. Dec. 27	NB 8:00 pm	G. Xinyu vs. B. Haddad Maia
Fri. Dec. 27	Followed by	Z. Zhang vs. T. Monteiro
Fri. Dec. 27	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Germany vs. Brazil

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sun. Dec. 29	1:00 pm	L. Siegemund vs. B. Haddad Maia
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	A. Zverev vs. T. Monteiro
Sun. Dec. 29	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

China vs. Germany

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Mon. Dec. 30	NB 8:00 pm	Z. Zhang vs. A. Zverev
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	G. Xinyu vs. L. Siegemund
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Group F (Sydney)

Australia vs. Argentina

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Sat. Dec. 28	NB 5:30 pm	O. Gadecki vs. N. Podoroska
Sat. Dec. 28	NB 7:00 pm	A. de Minaur vs. T. Etcheverry
Sat. Dec. 28	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Great Britain vs. Argentina

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Mon. Dec. 30	10:30 am	K. Boulter vs. N. Podoroska
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	B. Harris vs. T. Etcheverry
Mon. Dec. 30	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Great Britain vs. Australia

Date	Time (AEDT)	Match	Result
Wed. Jan. 1	NB 5:30 pm	K. Boulter vs. O. Gadecki
Wed. Jan. 1	NB 7:00 pm	B. Harris vs. A. de Minaur
Wed. Jan. 1	Followed by	TBC vs. TBC

Quarter-finals

Wednesday, January 1 in Perth and Thursday, January 2 + Friday, January 3 in Sydney.

Semi-finals

Saturday, January 4 in Sydney.

Final

Sunday, January 5 in Sydney.

United Cup 2025: Prize Money

The total prize money for the United Cup is at least $10,250,000, split evenly between the ATP and WTA. 

Individual prize money will be decided according to ranking, match wins, and team victories.

Participation Fees

Round	Number 1 player	Mixed doubles
Final	$251,000	$47,255
Semifinals	$132,000	$24,750
Quarterfinals	$69,500	$13,000
Group stage	$38,325	$7,200

Match Wins

Round	$ per player
Final	$23,155
Semifinals	$13,650
Quarterfinals	$8,025
Group stage	$5,000

The first United Cup in 2023 was won by the United States team led by Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz.

The next year, Germany clinched victory after saving match points in the final against Poland 2-1.

A player can earn up to 500 points for the week depending on their ranking. No points will be awarded for mixed doubles matches. 

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