Tennis
Format, participants, prize money. What you need to know about the new United Cup tournament
On December 29, a new team tennis tournament begins, called the United Cup, in which both men and women will play. Under the auspices of the ATP and WTA, the competitions will be held in three Australian cities: Brisbane at the Patrick Rafter Arena, Perth at the RAC Arena and Sydney at the Ken Rosewall Arena. The first match starts at 03:00 Kyiv time.
Tournament Format
The 18 teams were divided into six groups of three teams each. Each host city will play two groups. Winners geographically form playoff pairings. The three winning teams in the city finals and the losing team with the best performance will advance to the semi-finals. The semi-finals and final will be played in Sydney.
The format of the matches between the teams includes two singles matches between men, two matches between women and one mixed doubles match. There will be a men’s singles and a women’s single in each session and the mixed doubles match will be last in the queue.
Members
The 18 participating teams with 3-4 players from the women’s and men’s rounds were selected as follows:
- 6 nations qualified based on the ATP ranking of the best singles players.
- 6 nations qualified based on the WTA ranking of the best singles players.
- The other 6 nations qualified based on the combined ranking of ATP and WTA top players (where also a spot is reserved for the home team if it fails to pass the first two qualifying criteria).
Before the draw, the teams were divided into seeded baskets. The result of the draw is as follows:
Group composition
| Perth | Brisbane | Sydney | |||
Prize money and rating points
Given that the team tournament is organized not by the ITF, but by the ATP and WTA, all participants have a good chance of winning not only prize money, but also world ranking points. However, they will depend on the rating of the defeated opponent.
Accrual of points for victory, taking into account the rating of the defeated opponent
| Round | Competitor Rating | ||||||
| #1-10 | №11-20 | №21-30 | №31-50 | №51-100 | №101-250 | #251+ | |
| End | 180 | 140 | 120 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 |
| semifinal | 130 | 105 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 25 |
| city final | 80 | 65 | 55 | 40 | 35 | 25 | twenty |
| group tour | 55 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 25 | twenty | fifteen |
The prize fund is US$ 15 million. Players will receive a separate reward for participation (depending on the rating, you must play at least two matches in the group stage), as well as a prize money for winning individual matches and a bonus for winning the national team in each team. matches. The prize money is the same for men and women.
Participation fee depending on the player’s rating
| 1st team number | number 2 | number 3 | number 4 | ||||
| Single Sort | Participation fee | Single Sort | Participation fee | Single Sort | Participation fee | Singles or doubles ranking | Participation fee |
| 1-10 | $200,000 | 1-10 | $200,000 | 1-30 | $30,000 | 1-30 | $10,000 |
| 11-20 | $100,000 | 11-20 | $100,000 | 31-100 | $15,000 | 31-100 | $7,500 |
| 21-30 | 60,000 dollars | 21-30 | $50,000 | 101-250 | $7,500 | 101-250 | $6,000 |
| 31-50 | $40,000 | 31-50 | $30,000 | 250+ | $6,000 | 250+ | $5,000 |
| 51-100 | $30,000 | 51-100 | $20,000 | ||||
| 101-250 | $25,000 | 101-250 | $15,000 | ||||
| 251+ | $20,000 | 251+ | $10,000 | ||||
Prize money for individual and team victories
| win a match | 1st team number | 2. team number | Couple | team victory | Bonus (per player) |
| End | $251,000 | $169,200 | $47,255 | End | $23,155 |
| semifinal | $132,000 | $89,000 | $24,750 | semifinal | $13,650 |
| city final | $69,500 | $46,800 | $13,000 | city final | $8,025 |
| group tour | $38,325 | $25,900 | $7,200 | group tour | $5,000 |
Team line-ups
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Source: Sport UA
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