ATP Cup perth 2023 dates
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Kosmos Tennis have announced a strategic alliance to support the Davis Cup. Show Kicking in from 2023, the partnership for the men’s national team tennis tournament will see the parties collaborate on the competition’s governance and evolution. As a result, the ATP has been granted two of six seats on a newly formed ‘Davis Cup Event Committee’ alongside the ITF and the Kosmos investment group, which is fronted by Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique. It is the first time that the ATP and the ITF have collaborated on the Davis Cup, with the pair looking to further position the event as the ‘World Cup of Tennis’. The union means the Davis Cup finals and qualifier ties become an official part of next year’s ATP Tour calendar, taking place in weeks five, 37 and 47. The tournament will also enjoy increased promotion on ATP channels. The integration into the calendar is designed to support players in planning their annual schedule when selected to play in their national Davis Cup team. The 2023 finals will continue under its existing format, offering US$15 million in player prize money. This year’s finals features 16 teams instead of 18, with four groups held across four cities before the eight quarter-finalists head to a Malaga in Spain to play out the remaining ties. “Our focus is always on creating the best possible experiences for our fans and players,” said Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP chairman. “Delivering compelling international team competitions that dovetail with the year-round calendar and continue to innovate is a vital part of that. The Davis Cup has an incredibly rich history and we’re excited to see this important new alliance drive the event forward from 2023.” David Haggerty, ITF president, added: “This announcement heralds an important new alliance between the ITF, Kosmos and ATP which further strengthens the importance of team competition and Davis Cup’s unique role in elite men’s professional tennis.” Enric Rojas, Kosmos Tennis chief executive, said: “It is a very important agreement for all three parties and especially for the players. In the last three years, the format of the competition has been improved to reach a greater number of fans, generate a greater impact and facilitate the participation of the best players in the world. We look forward to seeing the event grow even further in the coming years.” The Davis Cup announcement comes as the overhaul of team tennis continues, with Tennis Australia unveiling a new mixed team tournament featuring US$15 million in prize money. The United Cup will feature ATP and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) players forming national teams from 18 countries competing across the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth and Sydney. The competition will also offer ATP and WTA ranking points to each national team. Kicking off the next international tennis season, the inaugural United Cup has been pencilled in from 29th December 2022 to 8th January 2023. The first 12 countries will qualify via the six highest-ranked number one players that enter, on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. The remaining six nations will qualify according to the best combined ranking of their respective number one men’s and women’s players. Teams will feature three to four players from each tour. Each city will host two groups of three countries, competing in a round-robin format, with ties comprising two ATP and two WTA singles matches, and one mixed doubles match. Each city final winner will advance to the ‘United Cup Final Four’ in Sydney, with the next best performing team from the group stages completing the quartet. The United Cup replaces the short-lived ATP Cup, a joint venture between Tennis Australia and the men’s tour, which ran for three years. Despite featuring hefty prize money and top players, the event failed to pull in big crowds and was hit by logistical challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The United Cup presents a unique opportunity to unite both the men’s and women’s tour in a brand-new way that has never been seen before,” said Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia chief executive. “We have the opportunity here in Australia to leverage tennis’ unique position to allow the world’s top men and women to compete side by side and represent their country at the highest level. We couldn’t be more delighted to see how this event unfolds in January.” A new mixed $15m (£13m) tournament featuring teams from 18 nations playing matches across three Australian cities will kick off the 2023 international tennis season, Tennis Australia announced on Friday. The inaugural edition of the United Cup, which replaces the short-lived ATP Cup men's team event, will launch on December 29 this year and run through to the final in Sydney on January 8. Brisbane and Perth will also host round-robin matches in the group stage of the tournament, which will offer ATP and WTA ranking points to the four men and four women on each national team.
The competition is the latest attempt to create compelling content for fans at the start of the year when the cream of the world's tennis talent is in Australia preparing for the year's opening Grand Slam. The ATP Cup, a joint venture between Tennis Australia and the men's tour which ran for three years, boasted big prize money and high-profile names but failed to attract crowds and struggled with logistical challenges during the Covid crisis.
The more popular Hopman Cup mixed team tournament ran in Perth at the start of the year from 1989 to 2019 but was axed to make way for the ATP Cup. The new tournament also reflects the growing cooperation between the men's and women's tours, which have made moves towards streamlining the governance of the game since the global health crisis heavily disrupted the 2020 season. Also See:
"The United Cup marks a major step forward for the game of tennis," ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi said. "We're excited to see the best men's and women's players competing together, with ranking points on the line, to launch the season like never before." Will there be ATP Cup in 2023?The 2023 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP Finals, the ATP Tour Masters 1000, the United Cup, the ATP 500 series and the ATP 250 series.
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2023 ATP Tour.. What are the dates for the Australian Open 2023?Mon, Jan 16, 2023 – Sun, Jan 29, 2023Australian Open 2023 / Datesnull
Is Brisbane International tennis on in 2023?A star-studded field has been named for the inaugural United Cup, an annual mixed team event set to be played in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney from Thursday 29 December to Sunday 8 January 2023.
How can I watch ATP tennis in Australia?The ATP finals run from Sunday 13 November to Monday 21 November 2022 AEDT. You can watch both events on beIN Sports, which means you can watch via Foxtel iQ, Foxtel Now, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
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