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. 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 different host cities; alternating yearly between European cities and cities in the rest of the world.[3] (Coincidentally, the 2021 Laver Cup and 2021 Ryder Cup were both held on the same late September weekend of 2021.)[4] 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.[5][6] In May 2019, the Laver Cup became an officially sanctioned ATP Tour event.[7]
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 former 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.[3]
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 win the tournament. Each player takes the court once or twice for singles, with at least four of the six taking part in doubles. All matches are played as best-of-three, with a 10-point tiebreaker if play goes to a third set.[8]
History
The tournament is named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, a tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. 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]
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
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The first edition was held in Prague from 22 to 24 September 2017, at the O2 Arena. Team Europe defeated Team World 15–9.
- Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017
2018
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The second edition was held in Chicago from 21 to 23 September 2018, at the United Center. Team Europe defeated Team World 13–8.
- Singles rankings as of 17 September 2018
2019
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The third edition was held in Geneva from 20 to 22 September 2019, at the Palexpo. Team Europe defeated Team World 13−11.
- Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019
2021
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The fourth edition was held in Boston from 24 to 26 September 2021, at the TD Garden. It was originally scheduled for September 2020, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overlapping with the 2020 French Open, which was also rescheduled.[14] Team Europe defeated Team World 14−1.
- Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021
2022
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The fifth edition will be held in London from 23 to 25 September 2022, at the O2 Arena.
- Singles rankings as of 4 April 2022
Records & statistics
Tournament editions
Team statistics
| Team |
Matches (points) won |
Laver
Cups
won |
| Day 1 (1 point) |
Day 2 (2 points) |
Day 3 (3 points) |
Total |
| Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
| 17px Team Europe |
11 (11) |
1 (1) |
12 (12) |
9 (18) |
2 (4) |
11 (22) |
6 (18) |
1 (3) |
7 (21) |
26 (47) |
4 (8) |
30 (55) |
4 |
| 17px Team World |
1 (1) |
3 (3) |
4 (4) |
3 (6) |
2 (4) |
5 (10) |
2 (6) |
3 (9) |
5 (15) |
6 (13) |
8 (16) |
14 (29) |
0 |
Players
Records
| Record |
Record holder(s) |
| Most appearances |
4 |
 John Isner,  Nick Kyrgios,  Alexander Zverev |
| Most Laver Cups won |
4 |
Alexander Zverev |
| Most total matches played |
12 |
John Isner, Jack Sock |
| Most singles matches won |
6 |
 Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev |
| Most doubles matches won |
7 |
Jack Sock |
| Most total matches won |
8 |
Roger Federer, Jack Sock, Alexander Zverev |
| Best win percentage (minimum 5 matches) |
73% |
Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev |
| Most singles points won |
15 |
Roger Federer |
| Most doubles points won |
15 |
Jack Sock |
| Most total points won |
18 |
Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev |
| Most total matches won in a tournament (undefeated) |
3 |
Roger Federer (2017),  Andrey Rublev (2021) |
| Most total points won in a tournament |
7 |
Roger Federer (2017) |
Statistics
| Player |
Team |
Nat |
First
year |
Last
year |
Laver Cups |
MP |
Win–loss |
Points |
| App |
Won |
Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
Win% |
Singles |
Doubles |
Total |
| 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 |
2021 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
0% |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
| 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 |
2021 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1–0 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
50% |
1–0 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
| Marin Čilić |
Europe |
 |
2017 |
2017 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1–0 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
50% |
1–0 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
| 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 |
2018 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0% |
0–2 |
0–1 |
0–3 |
| 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 |
2019 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
6–0 |
2–3 |
8–3 |
73% |
15–0 |
3–7 |
18–7 |
| 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 |
2019 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
50% |
3–1 |
0–0 |
3–1 |
| David Goffin |
Europe |
 |
2018 |
2018 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1–0 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
50% |
1–0 |
0–2 |
1–2 |
| 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 |
| Rafael Nadal |
Europe |
 |
2017 |
2019 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
3–3 |
50% |
4–3 |
2–3 |
6–6 |
| Reilly Opelka |
World |
|
2021 |
2021 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0% |
0–1 |
0–3 |
0–4 |
| 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 |
2021 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
3–0 |
100% |
1–0 |
5–0 |
6–0 |
| Casper Ruud |
Europe |
 |
2021 |
2021 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
1–0 |
100% |
1–0 |
0–0 |
1–0 |
| Diego Schwartzman |
World |
 |
2018 |
2021 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0–2 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
0% |
0–2 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
| Denis Shapovalov |
World |
|
2017 |
2021 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0–3 |
1–2 |
1–5 |
17% |
0–4 |
1–4 |
1–8 |
| Jack Sock |
World |
|
2017 |
2019 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
1–2 |
7–2 |
8–4 |
67% |
1–3 |
15–3 |
16–6 |
| 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 |
2018 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0–2 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
0% |
0–2 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas |
Europe |
 |
2019 |
2021 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2–0 |
1–2 |
3–2 |
60% |
3–0 |
2–5 |
5–5 |
| Alexander Zverev |
Europe |
|
2017 |
2021 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
6–1 |
2–2 |
8–3 |
73% |
14–2 |
4–4 |
18–6 |
Participating nations
| Nation |
Team |
Number of players |
| 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2021 |
Total |
| Argentina |
World |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
2 |
| Australia |
World |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Austria |
Europe |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
| Belgium |
Europe |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
Europe |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| Canada |
World |
1 |
– |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Croatia |
Europe |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
| Czech Republic |
Europe |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
| Germany |
Europe |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Greece |
Europe |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Italy |
Europe |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Norway |
Europe |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
| Russia |
Europe |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
| Serbia |
Europe |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| South Africa |
World |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| Spain |
Europe |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
| Switzerland |
Europe |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
3 |
| United Kingdom |
Europe |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
| United States |
World |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
See also
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External links
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Laver Cup
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- Current champion (2018): 15px Team Europe
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Tournaments
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2021 Laver Cup
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