The 2025 United Cup was the third edition of the

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, an international outdoor

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mixed-gender team

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tournament held by the

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(ATP) and the

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(WTA). Serving as the opener for the

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and the

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, it was held from 27 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 at two venues in the Australian cities of

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and

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. It offered both

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and WTA rankings points to its players: a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points. The

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won their second title, after defeating Poland 2–0 in the final. Germany was the defending champion, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Kazakhstan.

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.

Qualification

18 countries qualified as follows: * Five countries qualified based on the

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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 featured up to three players from each tour.

Venues

Perth and Sydney each hosted 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.

Point and prize money distribution

Ranking points

ATP

WTA

Prize money

The 2025 United Cup had a total prize money pool of US$11,170,000. The distribution was split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins.

Participation fee

Entries

16 countries qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 14 October 2024 and players' commitment to play at the event. The remaining two teams qualified based on the ATP/WTA rankings on 18 November 2024. The first 16 qualified countries, the best 5 by ATP ranking, the best 5 by WTA ranking, plus the best 6 in combined rankings were announced on 18 October 2024. The last 2 qualified countries, the 7th and 8th by combined rankings, were announced on 3 November 2024.

Withdrawals

* *

Group stage

Overview

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

Group A

Host city: Perth

Canada vs. Croatia

United States vs. Canada

United States vs. Croatia

Group B

Host city: Sydney

Czech Republic vs. Norway

Poland vs. Norway

Poland vs. Czech Republic

Group C

Host city: Perth

Kazakhstan vs. Spain

Greece vs. Spain

Greece vs. Kazakhstan

Group D

Host city: Sydney

France vs. Switzerland

Italy vs. Switzerland

Italy vs. France

Group E

Host city: Perth

China vs. Brazil

Germany vs. Brazil

China vs. Germany

Group F

Host city: Sydney

Australia vs. Argentina

Great Britain vs. Argentina

Great Britain vs. Australia

Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up quarter-final spot is 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) will be eliminated and, if still tied then the team with the most match wins (singles and doubles). If still tied, then the ranking is 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 Host city: Sydney

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Kazakhstan vs. Germany

Poland vs. Great Britain

United States vs. China

Italy vs. Czech Republic

Semifinals

Kazakhstan vs. Poland

United States vs. Czech Republic

Final

Poland vs. United States

References

External links

Official website

Draw
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