Laver Cup
Tournament information
Founded	2017 (2017)
Editions	6 (2023)
Location	European city, world city rotation
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Draw	2 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] In addition to the guaranteed participation fees which are based upon the players' ATP rankings, each member of the winning team gets $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] 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).^[7] 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

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 and former Davis Cup player Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Tennis Australia partnered to create the Laver Cup.^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11] After the 2019 edition, they announced that they will reprise their roles as team captains for a fourth straight edition.^[12]

2017: Inaugural edition

The O2 Arena in Prague during the first Laver Cup.^[13]

Main article: 2017 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 (6) 11-9, after coming back from 8-5 down in the final tiebreak, as well as saving a match point at 9-8.^[14]

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Rafael Nadal 1 Roger Federer 2 Alexander Zverev 4 Marin Čilić 5 Dominic Thiem 7 Tomáš Berdych 19

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank Sam Querrey 16 John Isner 17 Nick Kyrgios 20 Jack Sock 21 Denis Shapovalov 51 Frances Tiafoe 72

• Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017

2018

Main article: 2018 Laver Cup

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

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Roger Federer 2 Novak Djokovic 3 Alexander Zverev 5 Grigor Dimitrov 7 David Goffin 11 Kyle Edmund 16

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank Kevin Anderson 9 John Isner 10 Diego Schwartzman 14 Jack Sock 17 Nick Kyrgios 27 Frances Tiafoe 40

• Singles rankings as of 17 September 2018

2019

2019 Laver Cup at the Palexpo

Main article: 2019 Laver Cup

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

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Rafael Nadal 2 Roger Federer 3 Dominic Thiem 5 Alexander Zverev 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 Fabio Fognini 11

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank John Isner 20 Milos Raonic 24 Nick Kyrgios 27 Taylor Fritz 30 Denis Shapovalov 33 Jack Sock 210

• Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019

2021

Main article: 2021 Laver Cup

The fourth edition was held in Boston from 24 to 26 September 2021, at the TD Garden.^[15] Team Europe defeated Team World 14−1.

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Daniil Medvedev 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 Alexander Zverev 4 Andrey Rublev 5 Matteo Berrettini 7 Casper Ruud 10

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank Félix Auger-Aliassime 11 Denis Shapovalov 12 Diego Schwartzman 15 Reilly Opelka 19 John Isner 22 Nick Kyrgios 95

• Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021

2022

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

Main article: 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.^[16] Team World defeated Team Europe for the first time by a margin of 13−8.

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Casper Ruud 2 Rafael Nadal* 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 Novak Djokovic 7 Andy Murray 43 Roger Federer* nr Matteo Berrettini* 15 Cameron Norrie* 8

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank Taylor Fritz 12 Félix Auger-Aliassime 13 Diego Schwartzman 17 Frances Tiafoe 19 Alex de Minaur 22 Jack Sock 128

• Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022
• nr = not ranked
• * = Federer and Nadal only played a doubles match on Day 1, and were replaced by alternates Berrettini and Norrie from Day 2.

2023

Main article: 2023 Laver Cup

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

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Andrey Rublev 6 Casper Ruud 9 Hubert Hurkacz 16 Alejandro Davidovich 25 Arthur Fils 44 Gaël Monfils 142

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank Taylor Fritz 8 Frances Tiafoe 11 Tommy Paul 13 Félix Auger-Aliassime 14 Ben Shelton 19 Francisco Cerúndolo 21

• Singles rankings as of 18 September 2023

2024

Main article: 2024 Laver Cup

The seventh edition will be held in Berlin from 20 to 22 September 2024, at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Player Rank Carlos Alcaraz 2

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Player Rank

• Singles rankings as of 6 November 2023

Records and statistics

Tournament editions

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Location	Venue
2017	Team Europe	15–9	Team World	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena
2018	Team Europe	13–8	Team World	Chicago, United States	United Center
2019	Team Europe	13–11	Team World	Geneva, Switzerland	Palexpo
2020	no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Team Europe	14–1	Team World	Boston, United States	TD Garden
2022	Team World	13–8	Team Europe	London, United Kingdom	The O2 Arena
2023	Team World	13–2	Team Europe	Vancouver, Canada	Rogers Arena
2024				Berlin, Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena

Team statistics

Team	Matches (points) won												Laver Cups won
	Day 1 (1 point)			Day 2 (2 points)			Day 3 (3 points)			Total
	Sgl	Dbl	Total	Sgl	Dbl	Total	Sgl	Dbl	Total	Sgl	Dbl	Total
Team Europe	13 (13)	1 (1)	14 (14)	12 (24)	3 (6)	15 (30)	6 (18)	1 (3)	7 (21)	31 (55)	5 (10)	36 (65)	4
Team World	5 (5)	5 (5)	10 (10)	6 (12)	3 (6)	9 (18)	4 (12)	5 (15)	9 (27)	15 (29)	13 (26)	28 (55)	2

Captains statistics

Captain	Team	Nat	First year	Last year	Laver Cups
					App	Won
Björn Borg	Europe		2017	2023	6	4
John McEnroe	World		2017	2023	6	2

Players

Records

Record		Record holder(s)
Most appearances	4	Roger Federer, John Isner, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev
Most Laver Cups won	4	Alexander Zverev
Most total matches played	16	Jack Sock
Most singles matches won	6	Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev
Most doubles matches won	9	Jack Sock
Most total matches won	10	Jack Sock
Best win percentage (minimum 6 matches)	73%	Alexander Zverev
Most singles points won	15	Roger Federer
Most doubles points won	19	Jack Sock
Most total points won	20	Jack Sock
Best tournament performance (points W–L)	7–0	Roger Federer (2017)

Statistics

Player	Team	Nat	First year	Last year	Laver Cups		MP	Matches win–loss				Points win–loss
					App	Won		Sgl	Dbl	Total	W%	Sgl	Dbl	Total
Carlos Alcaraz	Europe		2024	2024	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Kevin Anderson	World		2018	2018	1	0	3	1–1	1–0	2–1	67%	2–3	1–0	3–3
Félix Auger-Aliassime	World		2021	2023	3	2	6	2–2	2–0	4–2	67%	4–3	5–0	9–3
Tomáš Berdych	Europe		2017	2017	1	1	3	0–1	0–2	0–3	0%	0–2	0–4	0–6
Matteo Berrettini	Europe		2021	2022	2	1	5	2–0	1–2	3–2	60%	3–0	2–4	5–4
Francisco Cerúndolo	World		2023	2023	1	1	1	1–0	0–0	1–0	100%	1–0	0–0	1–0
Marin Čilić	Europe		2017	2017	1	1	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	50%	1–0	0–3	1–3
Alejandro Davidovich	Europe		2023	2023	1	0	1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0%	0–1	0–0	0–1
Alex de Minaur	World		2022	2022	1	1	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	50%	1–0	0–2	1–2
Grigor Dimitrov	Europe		2018	2018	1	1	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	50%	1–0	0–2	1–2
Novak Djokovic	Europe		2018	2022	2	1	5	1–2	1–1	2–3	40%	2–5	2–1	4–6
Kyle Edmund	Europe		2018	2018	1	1	1	1–0	0–0	1–0	100%	1–0	0–0	1–0
Roger Federer	Europe		2017	2022	4	3	12	6–0	2–4	8–4	67%	15–0	3–8	18–8
Arthur Fils	Europe		2023	2023	1	0	2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	0–2
Fabio Fognini	Europe		2019	2019	1	1	1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0%	0–1	0–0	0–1
Taylor Fritz	World		2019	2023	3	2	4	3–1	0–0	3–1	75%	7–1	0–0	7–1
David Goffin	Europe		2018	2018	1	1	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	50%	1–0	0–2	1–2
Hubert Hurkacz	Europe		2023	2023	1	0	3	0–1	0–2	0–3	0%	0–2	0–5	0–7
John Isner	World		2017	2021	4	0	12	2–5	4–1	6–6	50%	5–11	10–2	15–13
Nick Kyrgios	World		2017	2021	4	0	9	1–4	3–1	4–5	44%	2–9	5–2	7–11
Daniil Medvedev	Europe		2021	2021	1	1	1	1–0	0–0	1–0	100%	2–0	0–0	2–0
Gaël Monfils	Europe		2023	2023	1	0	2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0%	0–1	0–2	0–3
Andy Murray	Europe		2022	2022	1	0	2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0%	0–1	0–3	0–4
Rafael Nadal	Europe		2017	2022	3	2	7	2–1	1–3	3–4	43%	4–3	2–4	6–7
Cameron Norrie	Europe		2022	2022	1	0	1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0%	0–2	0–0	0–2
Reilly Opelka	World		2021	2021	1	0	2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0%	0–1	0–3	0–4
Tommy Paul	World		2023	2023	1	1	2	0–1	1–0	1–1	50%	0–2	1–0	1–2
Sam Querrey	World		2017	2017	1	0	3	0–2	0–1	0–3	0%	0–5	0–2	0–7
Milos Raonic	World		2019	2019	1	0	2	0–2	0–0	0–2	0%	0–5	0–0	0–5
Andrey Rublev	Europe		2021	2023	2	1	6	1–1	2–2	3–3	50%	1–2	5–4	6–6
Casper Ruud	Europe		2021	2023	3	1	3	3–0	0–0	3–0	100%	4–0	0–0	4–0
Diego Schwartzman	World		2018	2022	3	1	3	0–3	0–0	0–3	0%	0–3	0–0	0–3
Denis Shapovalov	World		2017	2021	3	0	6	0–3	1–2	1–5	17%	0–4	1–4	1–8
Ben Shelton	World		2023	2023	1	1	3	1–0	2–0	3–0	100%	1–0	5–0	6–0
Jack Sock	World		2017	2022	4	1	16	1–3	9–3	10–6	63%	1–4	19–5	20–9
Dominic Thiem	Europe		2017	2019	2	2	3	2–1	0–0	2–1	67%	2–3	0–0	2–3
Frances Tiafoe	World		2017	2023	4	2	8	2–3	3–0	5–3	63%	5–4	5–0	10–4
Stefanos Tsitsipas	Europe		2019	2022	3	2	7	3–1	1–2	4–3	57%	4–3	2–5	6–8
Alexander Zverev	Europe		2017	2021	4	4	11	6–1	2–2	8–3	73%	14–2	4–4	18–6
Player	Team	Nat	First	Last	App	Won	MP	Sgl	Dbl	Total	W%	Sgl	Dbl	Total

Players who are no longer active are shown in italics.

Participating nations

Nation	Team	Number of players
		2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	Total	Diff.
Argentina	World	–	1	–	1	1	1	–	4	2
Australia	World	1	1	1	1	1	–	–	5	2
Austria	Europe	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	1
Belgium	Europe	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Bulgaria	Europe	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Canada	World	1	–	2	2	1	1	–	7	3
Croatia	Europe	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Czech Republic	Europe	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
France	Europe	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	2
Germany	Europe	1	1	1	1	–	–	–	4	1
Greece	Europe	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	3	1
Italy	Europe	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	3	2
Norway	Europe	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	3	1
Poland	Europe	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	1
Russia	Europe	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	3	2
Serbia	Europe	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	1
South Africa	World	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Spain	Europe	1	–	1	–	1	1	1	5	3
Switzerland	Europe	1	1	1	–	1	–	–	4	1
United Kingdom	Europe	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	3
United States	World	4	3	3	2	3	4	–	19	8
Total		12	12	12	12	14	12	1	75	39

See also

• Davis Cup
• Billie Jean King Cup
• ATP Cup
• Hopman Cup

References

External links

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