United Cup
Hewitt, Henman, Wawrinka amongst United Cup captains
Blended workforce occasion to happen in Perth and Sydney
December 05, 2025
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Lleyton Hewitt and Tim Henman will likely be among the many captains on the United Cup, which runs from 2-11 January.
By United Cup Workers
Lleyton Hewitt, Tim Henman and Stan Wawrinka are among the many star-studded lineup of previous and present tennis stars to captain groups on the 2026 United Cup.
The fourth version of the revolutionary combined workforce competitors will once more open the worldwide tennis season, with 18 international locations set to compete underneath the steering of a few of the sport’s most revered names from 2-11 January throughout Perth and Sydney.
In Perth, three-time main champion Wawrinka will act as a enjoying captain for Staff Switzerland alongside WTA No. 11 Belinda Bencic. Staff Switzerland will face Italy and France in Group C motion.
Henman, who impressed a British tennis revival within the Nineties by turning into the primary Briton to succeed in the lads’s semi-finals at Wimbledon in 25 years, will captain Staff Nice Britain, starring World No. 10 Jack Draper and WTA No. 29 Emma Raducanu in Group E.
Lucas Pouille, former No. 10 within the PIF ATP Rankings, will lead Staff France, which can characteristic French No. 1s Arthur Rinderknech and Lois Boisson in Group C.
Former Japanese participant Go Soeda will information Japan of their United Cup debut with four-time main champion Naomi Osaka and 2019 Wimbledon boys’ singles titlist Shintaro Mochizuki in the identical group as Nice Britain and Greece.
In Sydney, dwelling favourites Australia will likely be spearheaded by former World No. 1 and two-time main champion Hewitt in Group D.
Gabriela Dabrowski, a Prime 10 doubles participant on the Hologic WTA Tour, will head up second seeds Staff Canada, which incorporates World No. 5 Felix Auger-Aliassime and teenage sensation Victoria Mboko.
Rounding out the record are numerous father-son duos, together with Alexander Zverev Sr.for Staff Germany, Christian Ruud for Staff Norway and Stefano Cobolli steering Staff Italy.
Tickets to the United Cup are on sale now. View the record of groups under:
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