2026 United Cup

2026 United Cup
Date	2 January 2026 – 11 January 2026
Edition	4th
Category	United Cup
Draw	18 teams
Prize money	US$11,170,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Venue	RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena
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The 2026 United Cup will be the fourth edition of the United Cup, an international outdoor hard court mixed-gender team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Serving as the opener for the 2026 ATP Tour and the 2026 WTA Tour, it will be held from 2 January 2026 to 11 January 2026 at two venues in the Australian cities of Perth and Sydney. It will offer both ATP rankings and WTA rankings points to its players: a player was able to win a maximum of 500 points. ^[1]

Format

Both cities will host three groups of three countries in a round robin format. Each tie will consist of one men's and one women's singles match, and one mixed doubles match. ^{[1] [2]}

The six group winners and the best runner-up in each city will advance to the quarterfinals. ^{[1] [2]}

Qualification

18 countries qualified as follows:

• Five countries qualified based on the ATP ranking 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 will feature up to three players from each tour. ^[2]

Venues

Perth and Sydney each will host three groups of three countries in a round robin format and two quarterfinals. Sydney will host the semifinals and the final on the last two days of the tournament.

Image	Name	Opened	Capacity	Location	Events	Map
	RAC Arena	2012	15,500	Perth, Western Australia	Group stage, Quarterfinals	Sydney Perth
	Ken Rosewall Arena	1999	10,500	Sydney, New South Wales	Group stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final

Point and prize money distribution

Ranking points

ATP

Round	Points per win vs. opponent ranked
	No. 1–10	No. 11–20	No. 21–30	No. 31–50	No. 51–100	No. 101–250	No. 251+
Final	180	140	120	90	60	40	35
Semifinals	130	105	90	60	40	35	25
Quarterfinals	80	65	55	40	35	25	20
Group stage	55	45	40	35	25	20	15

• Maximum 500 points ^[2]

WTA

Number of match wins	Ranking points
5 match wins	500
4 match wins	325
3 match wins	150
2 match wins (1 of 2 from QF, SF or F)	108
2 match wins (round robin)	90
1 match win (QF, SF or F)	60
1 match win (round robin)	32
0 match wins	1

• Maximum 500 points ^[2]

Prize money

The 2026 United Cup will have a total prize money pool of US$11,170,000. The distribution is going to split into three components: participation fee, match wins, and team wins. ^[2]

References

1. "United Cup kicks off Australian Summer Events calendar | AO". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
2. "United Cup 2026 Key Information" (PDF). United Cup. ATP / WTA. Retrieved 20 November 2025.