Laver Cup

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]

Laver Cup
Tournament information
Founded2017 (2017)
Editions6 (2023)
LocationEuropean city, world city rotation
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Draw2 teams (Team Europe vs. Team World)
Websitehttps://lavercup.com/

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

Laver Cup tournament schedule[8]
Day Session Matches Start time
(local time)
Points
per match
Points
available
1 Day 2 singles 1 p.m. 1 4
Night 1 singles, 1 doubles 7 p.m.
2 Day 2 singles 1 p.m. 2 8
Night 1 singles, 1 doubles 7 p.m.
3 Day 1 doubles, 3 singles 12 p.m. 3 12

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]

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: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Spain Rafael Nadal 1
Switzerland Roger Federer 2
Germany Alexander Zverev 4
Croatia Marin Čilić 5
Austria Dominic Thiem 7
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 19
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
United States Sam Querrey 16
United States John Isner 17
Australia Nick Kyrgios 20
United States Jack Sock 21
Canada Denis Shapovalov 51
United States Frances Tiafoe 72
  • Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017

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.

Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Switzerland Roger Federer 2
Serbia Novak Djokovic 3
Germany Alexander Zverev 5
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 7
Belgium David Goffin 11
United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 16
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
South Africa Kevin Anderson 9
United States John Isner 10
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 14
United States Jack Sock 17
Australia Nick Kyrgios 27
United States Frances Tiafoe 40
  • Singles rankings as of 17 September 2018

2019

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.

Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Spain Rafael Nadal 2
Switzerland Roger Federer 3
Austria Dominic Thiem 5
Germany Alexander Zverev 6
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7
Italy Fabio Fognini 11
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
United States John Isner 20
Canada Milos Raonic 24
Australia Nick Kyrgios 27
United States Taylor Fritz 30
Canada Denis Shapovalov 33
United States Jack Sock 210
  • Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019

2021

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: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3
Germany Alexander Zverev 4
Russia Andrey Rublev 5
Italy Matteo Berrettini 7
Norway Casper Ruud 10
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 11
Canada Denis Shapovalov 12
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 15
United States Reilly Opelka 19
United States John Isner 22
Australia Nick Kyrgios 95
  • Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021

2022

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

Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Norway Casper Ruud 2
Spain Rafael Nadal* 3
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
Serbia Novak Djokovic 7
United Kingdom Andy Murray 43
Switzerland Roger Federer* nr
Italy Matteo Berrettini* 15
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie* 8
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
United States Taylor Fritz 12
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 13
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 17
United States Frances Tiafoe 19
Australia Alex de Minaur 22
United States 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

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: Sweden Björn Borg
Player Rank
Andrey Rublev 6
Norway Casper Ruud 9
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 16
Spain Alejandro Davidovich 25
France Arthur Fils 44
France Gaël Monfils 142
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Player Rank
United States Taylor Fritz 8
United States Frances Tiafoe 11
United States Tommy Paul 13
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 14
United States Ben Shelton 19
Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 21
  • Singles rankings as of 18 September 2023

2024

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

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 Sweden 2017 2023 6 4
John McEnroe World United States 2017 2023 6 2

Records

RecordRecord holder(s)
Most appearances4Switzerland Roger Federer, United States John Isner, Australia Nick Kyrgios,
United States Jack Sock, United States Frances Tiafoe, Germany Alexander Zverev
Most Laver Cups won4Germany Alexander Zverev
Most total matches played16United States Jack Sock
Most singles matches won6Switzerland Roger Federer, Germany Alexander Zverev
Most doubles matches won9United States Jack Sock
Most total matches won10United States Jack Sock
Best win percentage (minimum 6 matches)73%Germany Alexander Zverev
Most singles points won15Switzerland Roger Federer
Most doubles points won19United States Jack Sock
Most total points won20United States Jack Sock
Best tournament performance (points W–L)7–0Switzerland 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
Kevin Anderson World South Africa 2018 2018 1 0 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 67% 2–3 1–0 3–3
Félix Auger-Aliassime World Canada 2021 2023 3 2 6 2–2 2–0 4–2 67% 4–3 5–0 9–3
Tomáš Berdych Europe Czech Republic 2017 2017 1 1 3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0% 0–2 0–4 0–6
Matteo Berrettini Europe Italy 2021 2022 2 1 5 2–0 1–2 3–2 60% 3–0 2–4 5–4
Francisco Cerúndolo World Argentina 2023 2023 1 1 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 1–0
Marin Čilić Europe Croatia 2017 2017 1 1 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 50% 1–0 0–3 1–3
Alejandro Davidovich Europe Spain 2023 2023 1 0 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1
Alex de Minaur World Australia 2022 2022 1 1 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 50% 1–0 0–2 1–2
Grigor Dimitrov Europe Bulgaria 2018 2018 1 1 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 50% 1–0 0–2 1–2
Novak Djokovic Europe Serbia 2018 2022 2 1 5 1–2 1–1 2–3 40% 2–5 2–1 4–6
Kyle Edmund Europe United Kingdom 2018 2018 1 1 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 1–0
Roger Federer Europe Switzerland 2017 2022 4 3 12 6–0 2–4 8–4 67% 15–0 3–8 18–8
Arthur Fils Europe France 2023 2023 1 0 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 0–2
Fabio Fognini Europe Italy 2019 2019 1 1 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1
Taylor Fritz World United States 2019 2023 3 2 4 3–1 0–0 3–1 75% 7–1 0–0 7–1
David Goffin Europe Belgium 2018 2018 1 1 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 50% 1–0 0–2 1–2
Hubert Hurkacz Europe Poland 2023 2023 1 0 3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0% 0–2 0–5 0–7
John Isner World United States 2017 2021 4 0 12 2–5 4–1 6–6 50% 5–11 10–2 15–13
Nick Kyrgios World Australia 2017 2021 4 0 9 1–4 3–1 4–5 44% 2–9 5–2 7–11
Daniil Medvedev Europe Russia 2021 2021 1 1 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 100% 2–0 0–0 2–0
Gaël Monfils Europe France 2023 2023 1 0 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0% 0–1 0–2 0–3
Andy Murray Europe United Kingdom 2022 2022 1 0 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0% 0–1 0–3 0–4
Rafael Nadal Europe Spain 2017 2022 3 2 7 2–1 1–3 3–4 43% 4–3 2–4 6–7
Cameron Norrie Europe United Kingdom 2022 2022 1 0 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0% 0–2 0–0 0–2
Reilly Opelka World United States 2021 2021 1 0 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0% 0–1 0–3 0–4
Tommy Paul World United States 2023 2023 1 1 2 0–1 1–0 1–1 50% 0–2 1–0 1–2
Sam Querrey World United States 2017 2017 1 0 3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0% 0–5 0–2 0–7
Milos Raonic World Canada 2019 2019 1 0 2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0% 0–5 0–0 0–5
Andrey Rublev Europe Russia 2021 2023 2 1 6 1–1 2–2 3–3 50% 1–2 5–4 6–6
Casper Ruud Europe Norway 2021 2023 3 1 3 3–0 0–0 3–0 100% 4–0 0–0 4–0
Diego Schwartzman World Argentina 2018 2022 3 1 3 0–3 0–0 0–3 0% 0–3 0–0 0–3
Denis Shapovalov World Canada 2017 2021 3 0 6 0–3 1–2 1–5 17% 0–4 1–4 1–8
Ben Shelton World United States 2023 2023 1 1 3 1–0 2–0 3–0 100% 1–0 5–0 6–0
Jack Sock World United States 2017 2022 4 1 16 1–3 9–3 10–6 63% 1–4 19–5 20–9
Dominic Thiem Europe Austria 2017 2019 2 2 3 2–1 0–0 2–1 67% 2–3 0–0 2–3
Frances Tiafoe World United States 2017 2023 4 2 8 2–3 3–0 5–3 63% 5–4 5–0 10–4
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Greece 2019 2022 3 2 7 3–1 1–2 4–3 57% 4–3 2–5 6–8
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 2017 2021 4 4 11 6–1 2–2 8–3 73% 14–2 4–4 18–6
PlayerTeamNatFirstLastAppWonMPSglDblTotalW%SglDblTotal

Players who are no longer active are shown in italics.

Participating nations

Nation Team Number of players
2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 Total Diff.
Argentina World 111142
Australia World 1111152
Austria Europe 1121
Belgium Europe 111
Bulgaria Europe 111
Canada World 1221173
Croatia Europe 111
Czech Republic Europe 111
France Europe 222
Germany Europe 111141
Greece Europe 11131
Italy Europe 11132
Norway Europe 11131
Poland Europe 111
Russia Europe 2132
Serbia Europe 1121
South Africa World 111
Spain Europe 111142
Switzerland Europe 111141
United Kingdom Europe 1233
United States World 433234198
Total 1212121214127438

See also

References

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