ATP Cup

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ATP Cup
ATP Cup logo.svg
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded15 November 2018
Abolished7 August 2022
Editions3
Location Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Australia
Venue Pat Rafter Arena
Melbourne Park
Perth Arena
Ken Rosewall Arena
Surface Hardcourt
Draw12–24 teams
Prize money USD 10,000,000 [1]
Current championFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Website www.atpcup.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The ATP Cup was an international outdoor hard court men's tennis team tournament, which ran from 2020 to 2022. [2] The tournament was played across one or three Australian cities over ten days in the lead up to the Australian Open, and featured teams from 12, 16 or 24 countries. The event was the first ATP team competition since the ATP World Team Cup, which was held in Düsseldorf from 1978 to 2012.

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History

On 2 July 2018, ATP director Chris Kermode announced that he had plans to organise a men's team tennis tournament in response to the Davis Cup changing their format six months earlier. [3]

The tournament at the time of the announcement had the name World Team Cup, taking from the previous World Team Cup that took place in Düsseldorf from 1978 to 2012. [4]

On 15 November, the ATP and Tennis Australia announced that the tournament would be known as the ATP Cup, with 24 teams playing at three cities in preparation for the Australian Open. [5] Those cities would later be revealed to be Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, [6] while the event's inclusion also forced the axing of the Hopman Cup. [7]

The tournament took place in Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, with Sydney the hosts of the quarter-finals onwards. [8] [9] In 2021, the tournament was deferred several weeks, and moved to Melbourne Park with 12 teams, due to the restrictions on domestic travel in Australia stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] The 2022 event would be held in Sydney with 16 teams as these restrictions were ongoing.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ITF barred Russia and Belarus from competing at the tournament. [11]

On 7 August 2022, Tennis Australia announced that the ATP Cup would be shut down, to be replaced by a mixed-gender United Cup from 2023. [12] [13]

Qualification

The teams that participated in the Cup were determined by the singles ranking of their best player. In the week after the US Open, 18 teams were announced, based on the best player singles ranking. For a country to qualify, it had to have at least three players with ATP ranking, and two of them with singles ranking. The next six teams were announced the week of the ATP Finals. If the host did not qualify on the first deadline of September, it would be awarded a wild card, leaving only five spots for the November deadline. [14]

Tournament

The format saw 24 teams divided into six groups of four teams each. The teams faced in ties composed of two singles matches and one doubles match. The match between the No. 2 of each team opened the tie, then the No.1 of each team, and the doubles match closing the tie. The doubles match would be played regardless whether the tie is decided or not. The winner from each group was joined by the two best second placed teams in the quarterfinals of the tournament for three knock-out rounds, culminating in the champion being crowned. [14]

Prize money and trophies

In 2020 ABC Bullion, a Pallion company, was awarded the rights to make the Cup. The cups were produced by W.J. Sanders, a sister division within Pallion and took over 250 hours to produce. [15] [ citation needed ]

Finals

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2020 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1
2021 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–0
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–0

Results by nation

Country 2020 2021 2022 Overall
RndW–LRndW–LRndW–LYrsWonW–L
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina QF2–2RR1–1RR2–1305–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia SF4–1RR1–1RR2–1307–3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria RR1–2RR0–2––201–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium QF2–2––––102–2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria RR2–1––––102–1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada QF2–2RR0–2W4–1316–5
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile RR0–3––RR2–1202–4
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia RR2–1––––102–1
Flag of France.svg  France RR1–2RR1–1RR0–3302–6
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia RR1–2––RR0–3201–5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany RR1–2SF2–1RR1–2304–5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain QF2–2––RR2–1204–3
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece RR0–3RR1–1RR1–2302–6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RR2–1F3–1RR1–2306–4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan RR2–1RR0–2––202–3
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova RR0–3––––100–3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway RR1–2––RR0–3201–5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland RR1–2––SF3–1204–3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia SF4–1W4–0SF3–13111–2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia W6–0RR1–1RR1–2318–3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa RR2–1––––102–1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain F5–1SF1–2F4–13010–4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States RR0–3––RR1–2201–5
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay RR0–3––––100–3

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