2017 Laver Cup

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2017 Laver Cup
Date22–24 September 2017
Edition1st
Surface Hard indoor
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Venue O2 Arena (Prague)
Champions
Team Europe
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg  15 – 9  Laver-Cup-Globe.svg
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The 2017 Laver Cup was the first edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 22 until 24 September.

Contents

Team Europe won the inaugural tournament 15–9. [1]

Player selection

On 24 August 2016, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first of six players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. On 15 May 2017, more than eight months later, Milos Raonic was the first of six players to confirm his participation for Team World. By 24 August 2017, all six players from each team had been chosen: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Marin Čilić, Dominic Thiem, and Tomáš Berdych for Team Europe, and Milos Raonic, John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, Juan Martín del Potro, and Denis Shapovalov for Team World. [2] Shortly afterwards Raonic withdrew and was replaced by Nick Kyrgios. [3] Later Frances Tiafoe took the place of del Potro who had also withdrawn. [4]

Former rivals Bjorn Borg (Europe) and John McEnroe (World) were serving as captains for the 2017 edition.

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2017 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players. [5] [6]

Each winning team member earned $250,000 in the inaugural edition of the Laver Cup.

Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

Participants

The O2 Arena in Prague during the first day of the event. Laver Cup 2017 O2 Arena Prague (inside).jpg
The O2 Arena in Prague during the first day of the event.
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
PlayerRank*
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 2
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 4
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 5
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 19
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 40
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
PlayerRank*
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 11
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 16
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 20
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 21
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 24
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 51
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 72
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis 81PR(215)
Captain's pick
Withdrew
Replacement
Alternate

Matches

Each match win on day 1 was worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points won. [7]

DayDateMatch
type
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team WorldScoreTeam points
after match
122 SepSingles Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–0)1–0
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem Flag of the United States.svg John Isner6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–2), [10–7]2–0
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)3–0
Doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych / Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock3–6, 7–6(9–7), [7–10]3–1
223 SepSingles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey6–4, 6–25–1
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock6–3, 3–6, [11–9]7–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]7–3
Doubles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer / Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock6–4, 1–6, [10–5]9–3
324 SepDoubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych / Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić Flag of the United States.svg J Isner / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)9–6
Singles Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey6–4, 6–412–6
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of the United States.svg John Isner5–7, 6–7(1–7)12–9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios4–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9]15–9

Player statistics

PlayerTeamNat.MatchesMatches win–lossPoints win–loss
SinglesDoublesTotalSinglesDoublesTotal
Tomáš Berdych Europe Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 30–10–20–30–20–40–6
Marin Čilić Europe Flag of Croatia.svg 21–00–11–11–00–31–3
Roger Federer Europe Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 32–01–03–05–02–07–0
John Isner World Flag of the United States.svg 31–11–02–13–13–06–1
Nick Kyrgios World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 31–11–02–12–31–03–3
Rafael Nadal Europe Flag of Spain.svg 41–11–12–22–32–14–4
Sam Querrey World Flag of the United States.svg 30–20–10–30–50–20–7
Denis Shapovalov World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Jack Sock World Flag of the United States.svg 40–12–12–20–24–24–4
Dominic Thiem Europe Flag of Austria.svg 11–00–01–01–00–01–0
Frances Tiafoe World Flag of the United States.svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Alexander Zverev Europe Flag of Germany.svg 22–00–02–04–00–04–0

References

  1. "Laver Cup 2017: Team Europe beat Team World 15-9 in inaugural competition". BBC Sport. 24 September 2017.
  2. "Laver on a high in Manhattan". Laver Cup. 2017-08-24.
  3. "Kyrgios adds firepower to Team World". Laver Cup. 2017-08-26.
  4. @LaverCup (2017-09-19). "Rising American star Frances Tiafoe is a late addition" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
  6. Nathan Evans (21 September 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
  7. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2017-09-20.