Laver Cup

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Laver Cup
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 Laver Cup
Laver Cup logo.png
ATP Tour
Founded2017 (2017)
Editions7 (2024)
LocationEuropean city, world city rotation
Surface Hard (indoor)
Draw2 teams (Team Europe vs. Team World)
Website https://lavercup.com/

The Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court men's team tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World, the latter of which is composed of players from all other continents except Europe. Usually held annually since 2017, [1] the tournament is intended to be the Ryder Cup of the tennis world. [2] It normally takes place two weeks after the US Open, with the location rotating between various host cities (that usually do not have an ATP Tour event); alternating yearly between European cities and cities in the rest of the world. [3]

Contents

In addition to the guaranteed participation fees which are based upon the players' ATP rankings, each member of the winning team receives $250,000 in prize money, but the tournament itself does not count towards the players' point totals in the ATP Tour for that year. [4] [5] In May 2019, the Laver Cup became an officially sanctioned ATP Tour event, [6] and the Laver Cup and the ATP renewed their agreement in 2024. [7]

Matches during the Laver Cup tournament differ from conventional 3-set matches played on the ATP Tour; in the event when the match is tied at one set all, a 10-point “match tiebreak” is played instead of a deciding final set (this is to ensure that all matches conclude within a reasonable timeframe of approximately two hours, whilst enabling four matches to be completed within a match day – that begins either at 1 pm local time for Days 1 and 2, or at 12 noon local time for the final Day 3 of the tournament). [8] In addition, unlike conventional ATP tour matches, coaching of match participants is commonly applied courtside by teammates and team captains.

Format

The competition pits six top European players against six of their counterparts from the rest of the world. Each team is led by a team captain, who is a tennis legend. Three of the six players qualify based on their ATP singles ranking as of the Monday following the French Open in June. Three are "captain's picks", announced by the start of the US Open, in August.

There are 12 matches played over three days (nine singles and three doubles). Each match victory on day 1 is worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to claim 13 points wins the tournament. Therefore, the winning team can only be decided on day 3.

There are six singles matches on the first two days (3 each day) and all six team players plays one of those matches. No player plays singles more than twice. At least four of the six team members take part in doubles. So, one team player (doubles specialist) could play all three doubles matches with three other team players. All matches start as two sets, a 10-point “match tiebreak” is played if the match is level at one set all.

In the event both teams are tied at 12 points each, a fifth match known as “The Decider” is played on day 3, whereby one set is played as a regular set with ad scoring and a tiebreak.

In the event that only one match is required on Sunday (last previous occurrence was at the 2023 Laver Cup), an exhibition match is played following the trophy ceremony. [3]

Tournament schedule

Laver Cup tournament schedule [9]
DaySessionMatchesStart time
(local time)
Points
per match
Points
available
1Day2 singles1 p.m.14
Night1 singles, 1 doubles7 p.m.
2Day2 singles1 p.m.28
Night1 singles, 1 doubles7 p.m.
3Day1 doubles, 3 singles12 p.m.312

History

The tournament is named after Australian Rod Laver, a tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport (He won all four major titles in the same calendar year, winning the Grand Slam twice in singles, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era.) Roger Federer's management company, TEAM8, Brazilian businessman Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Tennis Australia partnered to create the Laver Cup. [10] Roger Federer was inspired to create a tennis team tournament based on the biennial Ryder Cup golf tournament, which features the best golfers from the United States playing against the best golfers from Europe. [11] However, Laver Cup differs as it is purely an invitational event based on past historical performances; selection of (and the playing agreement with) the tournament participants are not automatically based from the highest ranked players of the recent ATP Tour world rankings.

Former rivals Björn Borg of Sweden (Team Europe) and John McEnroe of the United States (Team World) were announced to serve as captains for at least the first three editions. [12] After the 2019 edition, they announced that they will reprise their roles as team captains for a fourth straight edition. [13]

2017: Inaugural edition

The O2 Arena in Prague during the first Laver Cup. Laver Cup 2017 O2 Arena Prague (inside).jpg
The O2 Arena in Prague during the first Laver Cup.

The first edition was held in Prague from 22 to 24 September 2017, at the O2 Arena. Team Europe defeated Team World 15–9. Despite the 6 point score difference, this was a very tight battle from day 1. In the last match, Roger Federer defeated Nick Kyrgios 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9] after coming back from 8–5 down in the final tiebreak, as well as saving a match point at 9–8. [15]

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
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
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
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 Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 51
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 72

2018

The second edition was held in Chicago from 21 to 23 September 2018, at the United Center. Team Europe defeated Team World 13–8.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
PlayerRank
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 2
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 3
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund 16
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 9
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 10
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 14
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 27
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 40

2019

2019 Laver Cup at the Palexpo Laver Cup generic.jpg
2019 Laver Cup at the Palexpo

The third edition was held in Geneva from 20 to 22 September 2019, at the Palexpo. Team Europe defeated Team World 13−11.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
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
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
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 210

2021

The fourth edition was held in Boston from 24 to 26 September 2021, at the TD Garden. [16] Team Europe defeated Team World 14−1.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
PlayerRank
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 2
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 3
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 4
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 5
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 7
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 10
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 12
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 15
Flag of the United States.svg Reilly Opelka 19
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 22
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 95

2022

Team World gets their first win at the 2022 Laver Cup. Laver Cup 2022 Final.jpg
Team World gets their first win at the 2022 Laver Cup.

The fifth edition was held in London from 23 to 25 September 2022, at the O2 Arena.

This tournament marked the retirement of Roger Federer. [17] Team World defeated Team Europe for the first time by a margin of 13−8.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
PlayerRank
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 2
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal*3
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 43
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer*nr
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini*15
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie*8
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 13
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 17
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 19
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 22
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 128

2023

The sixth edition was held in Vancouver from 22 to 24 September 2023, at Rogers Arena. Team World defeated Team Europe 13−2.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
PlayerRank
Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 6
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 9
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 16
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Fokina 25
Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils 44
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 142
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 8
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 11
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 14
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton 19
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 21

2024

The seventh edition was held in Berlin from 20 to 22 September 2024, at Uber Arena. Team Europe defeated Team World 13–11.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
PlayerRank
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 2
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 3
Flag placeholder.svg Daniil Medvedev 5
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 9
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 10
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 12
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 7
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 16
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton 17
Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 22
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 31
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis 78

2025

The eighth edition will be held in San Francisco from 19 to 21 September 2025, at Chase Center.

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
PlayerRank
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 3
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Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi
PlayerRank
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 4
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Records and statistics

Tournament editions

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upLocationVenue
2017 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe 15–9 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena
2018 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe 13–8 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Chicago, United States United Center
2019 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe 13–11 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Geneva, Switzerland Palexpo
2020No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe 14–1 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Boston, United States TD Garden
2022 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World 13–8 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Europe.svg London, United Kingdom The O2 Arena
2023 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World 13–2 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Vancouver, Canada Rogers Arena
2024 Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe 13–11 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Berlin, Germany Uber Arena
2025 Laver-Cup-Globe.svg San Francisco, United States Chase Center
Europe blank laea location map.svg
Laver Cup tournaments held in Europe
Laver Cup tournaments held in North America

Team statistics

TeamMatches (points) wonLaver
Cups
won
Day 1 (1 point)Day 2 (2 points)Day 3 (3 points)Total
SglDblTotalSglDblTotalSglDblTotalSglDblTotal
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe15 (15)1 (1)16 (16)13 (26)3 (6)16 (32)8 (24)2 (6)10 (30)36 (65)6 (13)42 (78)5
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World6 (6)6 (6)12 (12)8 (16)4 (8)12 (24)5 (15)5 (15)10 (30)19 (37)15 (29)34 (66)2

Captains statistics

CaptainTeamNatFirst
year
Last
year
Laver Cups
AppWon
Björn Borg Europe Flag of Sweden.svg 2017202475
John McEnroe World Flag of the United States.svg 2017202472
Andre Agassi World Flag of the United States.svg 2025
Yannick Noah Europe Flag of France.svg 2025

Players

Records

RecordRecord holder(s)
Most appearances5 Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe, Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Most Laver Cups won5 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Most total matches played16 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Most singles matches won7 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Most doubles matches won9 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Most total matches won10 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Best win percentage (minimum 6 matches)75% Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton
Most singles points won17 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Most doubles points won19 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Most total points won21 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Most total points won in a tournament8 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz (2024)
Most total points won undefeated in a tournament7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2017)

Statistics

Players are sorted by points win–loss. Players who are no longer active are shown in italics.

PlayerTeamNatFirst
year
Last
year
Laver CupsMPMatches win–lossPoints win–loss
AppWonSglDblTotalW%SglDblTotal
Alexander Zverev Europe Flag of Germany.svg 2017202455147–22–39–564%17–44–521–9
Jack Sock World Flag of the United States.svg 2017202241161–39–310–663%1–419–520–9
Roger Federer Europe Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2017202243126–02–48–467%15–03–818–8
John Isner World Flag of the United States.svg 2017202140122–54–16–650%5–1110–215–13
Frances Tiafoe World Flag of the United States.svg 2017202452113–43–16–555%7–75–312–10
Ben Shelton World Flag of the United States.svg 202320242182–14–16–275%4–28–312–5
Taylor Fritz World Flag of the United States.svg 201920254274–21–05–271%9–41–010–4
Félix Auger-Aliassime World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 202120233262–22–04–267%4–35–09–3
Carlos Alcaraz Europe Flag of Spain.svg 202420251142–01–13–175%5–03–18–1
Nick Kyrgios World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 201720214091–43–14–544%2–95–27–11
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Flag of Greece.svg 201920244394–11–35–456%5–32–77–10
Casper Ruud Europe Flag of Norway.svg 202120244263–11–14–267%4–13–27–3
Rafael Nadal Europe Flag of Spain.svg 201720223272–11–33–443%4–32–46–7
Andrey Rublev Europe Flag of Russia.svg 202120232161–12–23–350%1–25–46–6
Matteo Berrettini Europe Flag of Italy.svg 202120222152–01–23–260%3–02–45–4
Novak Djokovic Europe Flag of Serbia.svg 201820222151–21–12–340%2–52–14–6
Kevin Anderson World Flag of South Africa.svg 201820181031–11–02–167%2–31–03–3
Daniil Medvedev Europe Flag of Russia.svg 202120242231–20–01–233%2–50–02–5
Dominic Thiem Europe Flag of Austria.svg 201720192232–10–02–167%2–30–02–3
Grigor Dimitrov Europe Flag of Bulgaria.svg 201820242232–00–12–167%2–00–22–2
Alejandro Tabilo World Flag of Chile.svg 202420241020–11–01–150%0–12–02–1
Francisco Cerúndolo World Flag of Argentina.svg 202320242122–00–02–0100%2–00–02–0
Denis Shapovalov World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 201720213060–31–21–517%0–41–41–8
Marin Čilić Europe Flag of Croatia.svg 201720171121–00–11–150%1–00–31–3
Alex de Minaur World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 202220221121–00–11–150%1–00–21–2
David Goffin Europe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 201820181121–00–11–150%1–00–21–2
Tommy Paul World Flag of the United States.svg 202320231120–11–01–150%0–21–01–2
Kyle Edmund Europe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 201820181111–00–01–0100%1–00–01–0
Hubert Hurkacz Europe Flag of Poland.svg 202320231030–10–20–30%0–20–50–7
Sam Querrey World Flag of the United States.svg 201720171030–20–10–30%0–50–20–7
Tomáš Berdych Europe Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 201720171130–10–20–30%0–20–40–6
Milos Raonic World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 201920191020–20–00–20%0–50–00–5
Andy Murray Europe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 202220221020–10–10–20%0–10–30–4
Reilly Opelka World Flag of the United States.svg 202120211020–10–10–20%0–10–30–4
Gaël Monfils Europe Flag of France.svg 202320231020–10–10–20%0–10–20–3
Diego Schwartzman World Flag of Argentina.svg 201820223130–30–00–30%0–30–00–3
Arthur Fils Europe Flag of France.svg 202320231020–10–10–20%0–10–10–2
Cameron Norrie Europe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 202220221010–10–00–10%0–20–00–2
Fabio Fognini Europe Flag of Italy.svg 201920191110–10–00–10%0–10–00–1
Alejandro Fokina Europe Flag of Spain.svg 202320231010–10–00–10%0–10–00–1
Thanasi Kokkinakis World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 202420241010–10–00–10%0–10–00–1
PlayerTeamNatFirstLastAppWonMPSglDblTotalW%SglDblTotal

Participating nations

NationTeamNumber of players
2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TotalDiff.
ArgentinaWorld1111152
AustraliaWorld11111163
AustriaEurope1121
BelgiumEurope111
BulgariaEurope1121
CanadaWorld1221173
ChileWorld111
CroatiaEurope111
Czech RepublicEurope111
FranceEurope222
GermanyEurope1111151
Great BritainEurope1233
GreeceEurope111141
ItalyEurope11132
NorwayEurope111141
PolandEurope111
RussiaEurope21142
SerbiaEurope1121
South AfricaWorld111
SpainEurope11111163
SwitzerlandEurope111141
United StatesWorld43323431238
Total1212121214121228841

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The 2021 Laver Cup was the fourth 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 TD Garden in Boston, United States from 24 until 26 September.

The 2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the ATP 250 tournament in Melbourne. It includes Nadal's best start to an ATP Tour season, when he won his first 20 matches in a row. It was also his career-first season winning the first two majors of the year, hence completing the Australian-French title double. As such, Nadal broke his tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, and became the first man in history to win a total 21, and 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Laver Cup</span> Fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a mens tennis tournament

The 2022 Laver Cup was the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on an indoor hard court at The O2 Arena in London, England from 23 until 25 September.

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