The United Cup 2026 will mark the opening of a new tennis season with players re-uniting for the tournament to represent their respective nation. The event is set to take place in Perth and Sydney, Australia held from 2 January through 11 January.
The United Cup is an international hard court tennis competition featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. The event is played across multiple Australian cities over 11 days in the leadup to the Australian Open.
With stars such as Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu in action, the tournament promises to be an absolute cracker.
United States are the defending champions.
United Cup 2026: Format
Eighteen countries were placed into six groups of three. The group stage will consist of round-robin showdowns, in which each country will play the two other countries in their group. Each tie will consist of one ATP singles match, one WTA singles match and one mixed doubles match. The top team from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, with one quarter-final spot also awarded to the best runner-up country in both Perth and Sydney.
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United Cup 2026: Groups
PERTH
Group A
United States
Spain
Argentina
Group C
Italy
France
Switzerland
Group E
Great Britain
Greece
Japan
SYDNEY
Group B
Canada
Belgium
China
Group D
Australia
Czechia
Norway
Group F
Germany
Poland
Netherlands
Also Read: United Cup 2026: Confirmed Players And Teams
United Cup 2026: Full Schedule
| Date | Match | Time |
| Sunday 4 January | Great Britain vs Japan | 2:00 UK time |
| Monday 5 January | Great Britain vs Greece | 9:00 UK time |
| Wednesday 7 January | Quarter-final (day session): Group A winner vs best runner-up
OR Quarter-final (night session): Group C winner vs Group E winner |
Day session: 2:00 UK time
Night session: 9:00 UK time |
| Saturday 10 January | Semi-finals | Timings TBC |
| Sunday 11 January | Final | 6:30 UK time |
