The inaugural United Cup will take place at the start of the 2023 season and its entry list is already known with some of the brightest stars from the ATP & WTA Tours.
Some of the world's top athletes will compete in the United Cup, a mixed tournament, from December 29 through January 8 in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney. The United Cup offers up to 500 ATP & WTA Rankings points and $15 million in prize money. The first 16 participating countries are known with two more joining later on.
Every country will try to bring their best and that's why we'll see some star-studded matchups at the 2023 United Cup. Greece is the top-seeded country with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari both taking part.
Poland, led by WTA no. 1 Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz are the second-seeded with US team being no. 3. Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will all compete at the United Cup, representing the American team.
Spain is the fourth-seeded country with the 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and his compatriot Paula Badosa. Matteo Berrettini will lead the Italian team while recent WTA Finals champion, Caroline Garcia will be the highest-ranked French player.
Australia will rely on Nick Kyrgios and Croatia will also take part with strong duo Borna Coric and Petra Martic. Switzerland will count on experience of Stan Wawrinka and Belinda Bencic while Alexander Zverev is set to lead the German team.
While the entry list includes many players that are ranked high, and you can see it full below, it also misses some players. Such as ATP no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, two-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur and recently suspended Romanian star Simona Halep.
Russian and Belarusian players won't compete so Daniil Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina and Andrey Rublev are also not present at the 2023 United Cup entry list.
2023 United Cup ATP & WTA Entry List:
| Country | ATP | WTA |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | Stefanos Tsitsipas, Michail Pervolarakis, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas | Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Sapfo Sakellaridi |
| Poland | Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Daniel Michalski, Lukasz Kubot | Iga Swiatek, Magda Linette, Weronika Falkowska, Alicja Rosolska |
| USA | Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Denis Kudla, Hunter Reese | Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Alycia Parks, Desirae Krawczyk |
| Spain | Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, David Vega Hernandez | Paula Badosa, Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro |
| Italy | Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Andrea Vavassori, Marco Bortolotti | Martina Trevisan, Lucia Bronzetti, Camila Rosatello, Nuria Brancaccio |
| France | Arthur Rinderknech, Adrian Mannarino, Manuel Guinard, Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet, Leolia Jeanjean, Jessika Ponchet |
| Australia | Nick Kyrgios, Alex de Minaur, Jason Kubler, John Peers | Ajla Tomljanovic, Zoe Hives, Maddison Inglis, Samantha Stosur |
| Croatia | Borna Coric, Borna Gojo, Matija Pecotic | Petra Martic, Donna Vekic, Tara Wurth, Petra Marcinko |
| Switzerland | Stan Wawrinka, Marc-Andrea Huesler, Dominic Stricker, Alexander Ritschard | Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Ylena In-Albon, Joanne Zuger |
| Germany | Alexander Zverev, Oscar Otte, Daniel Altmaier, Fabian Fallert | Laura Siegemund, Jule Niemeier, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Julia Lohoff |
| Brazil | Thiago Monteiro, Felipe Meligeni Alves, Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida, Rafael Matos | Beatriz Haddad Maia, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani |
| Belgium | David Goffin, Zizou Bergs, Kimmer Coppejans, Michael Geerts | Elise Mertens, Alison Van Uytvanck, Magali Kempen, Kirsten Flipkens |
| Czech Republic | Jiri Lehecka, Tomas Machac, Lukas Rosol, Dalibor Svrcina | Petra Kivitova, Marie Bouzkova, Jesika Maleckova |
| Great Britain | Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans, Jan Choinski, Jonny O’Mara | Harriet Dart, Katie Swan, Anna Brogan, Ella McDonald |
| Argentina | Diego Schwartzman, Francisco Cerundolo, Federico Coria, Andres Molteni | Nadia Podoroska, Maria Carle, Paula Ormaechea |
| Norway | Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic, Andreja Petrovic | Ulrikke Eikeri, Malene Helgo, Lilly Haseth |
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