2019 Laver Cup

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2019 Laver Cup
Laver Cup black court before match.jpg
Date20–22 September 2019
Edition3rd
Surface Hard indoor
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Venue Palexpo
Champions
Team Europe
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg  13 – 11  Laver-Cup-Globe.svg
  2018  · Laver Cup ·  2021  

The 2019 Laver Cup was the third 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 Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.

Contents

Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11. [1]

Player selection

On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. [2] During the 2019 Madrid Open, Stan Wawrinka expressed interest in participating in the event with Federer, but he instead played at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. [3]

On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe. [4]

On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World. [5]

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019. [6] As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson. [7]

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2019 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players. [8] [9]

Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2018.

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

Participants

2019 Laver Cup teams, with Team Europe in blue and Team World in red. Opening ceremony with the event's namesake Rod Laver. Laver Cup opening with Laver.jpg
2019 Laver Cup teams, with Team Europe in blue and Team World in red. Opening ceremony with the event's namesake Rod Laver.
Roger Federer being introduced. Laver Cup Roger Federer intro.jpg
Roger Federer being introduced.
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 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 3
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 5
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 6
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 7
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 11
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 10
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 South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 18
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 20
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 27
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 33
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 119PR(210)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson 53
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. [10]

DayDateMatch
type
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team WorldScoreTeam points
after match
120 SepSingles Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov6–4, 5–7, [13–11]1–0
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock1–6, 6–7(3–7)1–1
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz6−2, 1−6, [10−7]2−1
Doubles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer / Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock6−3, 7−53−1
221 SepSingles Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of the United States.svg John Isner7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10]3−3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7]5−3
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic6−3, 7−6(7−1)7−3
Doubles Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal / Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock4−6, 6−3, [6−10]7−5
322 SepDoubles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer / Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas Flag of the United States.svg J Isner / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock7−5, 4−6, [8−10]7−8
Singles Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10]7−11
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United States.svg John Isner6−4, 7−6(7−3)10−11
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic6−4, 3−6, [10−4]13−11

Player statistics

PlayerTeamNat.MatchesMatches win–lossPoints win–loss
SinglesDoublesTotalSinglesDoublesTotal
Roger Federer Europe Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 42–01–13–15–01–36–3
Fabio Fognini Europe Flag of Italy.svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Taylor Fritz World Flag of the United States.svg 21–10–01–13–10–03–1
John Isner World Flag of the United States.svg 31–11–02–12–33–05–3
Nick Kyrgios World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 20–11–01–10–22–02–2
Rafael Nadal Europe Flag of Spain.svg 21–00–11–12–00–22–2
Milos Raonic World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 20–20–00–20–50–00–5
Denis Shapovalov World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 20–10–10–20–10–10–2
Jack Sock World Flag of the United States.svg 41–02–13–11–05–16–1
Dominic Thiem Europe Flag of Austria.svg 21–10–01–11–30–01–3
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Flag of Greece.svg 31–00–21–21–00–51–5
Alexander Zverev Europe Flag of Germany.svg 31–11–02–13–21–04–2

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