United Cup

Sydney and Perth will host 18 nations for blockbuster showdowns at the fourth edition of the United Cup, the sport's premier mixed-team event.

The 2026 field features exceptional star power, with five of the world's top 10 men and four of the top 10 women—including Alex de Minaur, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Iga Swiatek, Alexander Zverev, Jasmine Paolini, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Jack Draper — joined by Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka, Belinda Bencic, Stan Wawrinka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Maria Sakkari and more.

In Sydney, Team Australia, led by Alex De Minaur alongside rising star Maya Joint, Jason Kubler, Maddison Inglis, Storm Hunter and John-Patrick Smith, will opens its campaign against Casper Ruud's Norway before meeting Czechia, with Canada, Poland, Germany, China, Belgium and the Netherlands also in action.

Meanwhile in Perth, RAC Arena will host the USA, Italy, Great Britain, Japan, Switzerland, Greece, France and others, with top seeds USA kicking off their tournament against Argentina on 3 January.