The 2020 ATP Cup was the first edition of the ATP Cup, an international outdoor hard court men's team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Serving as the opener for the 2020 ATP Tour, it was the first ATP team tournament since the last edition of the World Team Cup in 2012. It was held on 3–12 January 2020 at three venues in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney.
Serbia won the tournament, defeating Spain 2–1 in the final.
Background On 1 July 2018, ATP director, Chris Kermode announced that he had plans to organize a men's team tennis tournament which came after the Davis Cup changed their format six months earlier. The tournament which at the time of the announcement had the name World Team Cup which was identical to the previous World Team Cup that took place in Düsseldorf from 1978 to 2012.
Four months later, on 15 November, the ATP with Tennis Australia announced that the tournament was renamed to the ATP Cup with twenty four teams playing at three cities in preparation for the Australian Open. Those cities would later be revealed to be Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
The Hopman Cup was axed to make way for the new tournament.
ATP ranking points Type Player ranked Round Points per win vs. opponent ranked No. 1–10 No. 11–20 No. 21–30 No. 31–50 No. 51–100 No. 101+ Singles No. 1–300 Final 250 200 150 105 75 50 Semi-finals 180 140 105 75 50 35 Quarter-finals 120 100 75 50 35 25 Group stage 75 65 50 35 25 20 No. 301+ Final 85 55 Semi-finals 55 35 Quarter-finals 35 25 Group stage 25 15 Doubles Any Final 80 Semi-finals 75 Quarter-finals 55 Group stage 40 Maximum 750 points for undefeated singles player, 250 points for doubles.
Entries In September 2019, the first 18 countries in the ATP Cup Standings qualified for the ATP Cup, based on the ATP ranking of its No. 1 singles player on 9 September and their commitment to play the event. Host country Australia received a wild card. Switzerland withdrew after world number 3 rated Roger Federer withdrew from the event for personal reasons. The final six teams qualified in November, based on ATP rankings at 11 November.
#NationNo. 1 PlayerRanking as ofNo. 2 PlayerNo. 3 PlayerNo. 4 PlayerNo. 5 PlayerCaptain9 Sep11 Nov 1 Novak Djokovic 1 2 Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić Nenad Zimonjić 2 Rafael Nadal 2 1 Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López Francisco Roig 3 Daniil Medvedev 4 4 Karen Khachanov Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivan Nedelko Konstantin Kravchuk Marat Safin 4 Dominic Thiem 5 5 Dennis Novak Sebastian Ofner Jürgen Melzer Oliver Marach Thomas Muster 5 Alexander Zverev 6 7 Jan-Lennard Struff Mats Moraing Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies Boris Becker 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 6 Michail Pervolarakis Markos Kalovelonis Petros Tsitsipas Alexandros Skorilas Apostolos Tsitsipas 7 Yoshihito Nishioka 58 69 Go Soeda Toshihide Matsui Ben McLachlan — Satoshi Iwabuchi 8 Fabio Fognini 11 12 Stefano Travaglia Paolo Lorenzi Alessandro Giannessi Simone Bolelli Alberto Giraudo 9 Gaël Monfils 12 10 Benoît Paire Gilles Simon Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin Gilles Simon 10 David Goffin 14 11 Steve Darcis Kimmer Coppejans Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen Steve Darcis 11 Borna Ćorić 15 28 Marin Čilić Viktor Galović Nikola Mektić Ivan Dodig Luka Kutanjac 12 Diego Schwartzman 16 14 Guido Pella Juan Ignacio Londero Andrés Molteni Máximo González Gastón Gaudio 13 Nikoloz Basilashvili 17 26 Aleksandre Metreveli George Tsivadze Aleksandre Bakshi Zura Tkemaladze David Kvernadze 14 Kevin Anderson 18 92 Lloyd Harris Ruan Roelofse Khololwam Montsi Raven Klaasen Jeff Coetzee 15 John Isner 20 19 Taylor Fritz Tommy Paul Rajeev Ram Austin Krajicek David Macpherson 16 Denis Shapovalov 33 15 Félix Auger-Aliassime Steven Diez Peter Polansky Adil Shamasdin Adriano Fuorivia 17 Dan Evans 48 42 Cameron Norrie James Ward Joe Salisbury Jamie Murray Tim Henman 18 () Alex de Minaur 31 18 Nick Kyrgios John Millman John Peers Chris Guccione Lleyton Hewitt 19 Grigor Dimitrov 25 20 Dimitar Kuzmanov Alexandar Lazarov Adrian Andreev Alexander Donski Grigor Dimitrov 20 Cristian Garín 34 34 Nicolás Jarry Alejandro Tabilo Tomás Barrios Hans Podlipnik Castillo Paul Capdeville 21 Hubert Hurkacz 36 37 Kamil Majchrzak Kacper Żuk Wojciech Marek Łukasz Kubot Marcin Matkowski 22 Pablo Cuevas 44 45 Martín Cuevas Juan Martín Fumeaux Franco Roncadelli Ariel Behar Felipe Maccio 23 Radu Albot 42 46 Alexander Cozbinov Egor Matvievici Dmitrii Baskov — Vladimir Albot 24 Casper Ruud 60 55 Viktor Durasovic Lukas Hellum Lilleengen Herman Høyeraal Leyton Rivera Christian Ruud Qualified in September 2019 Qualified in November 2019
Replacement players NationReplacementOriginal playerRank 11 NovReasonAlessandro GiannessiMatteo Berrettini8Abdominal injuryGilles SimonLucas Pouille22Elbow injuryJames WardAndy Murray125 ( 2)Pelvis injuryToshihide MatsuiYasutaka Uchiyama78InjuryGo SoedaKei Nishikori13Elbow injury
Venues Perth Sydney Brisbane RAC Arena Ken Rosewall Arena Pat Rafter Arena Capacity: 15,500 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 5,500
Format The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four teams each in a round-robin format. The six winners of each group and the two best runners-up would qualify for the quarter-finals. A country's position within its group was determined by ties won, then matches won, and then sets and games won percentages unless two or more teams were tied, in which case a head-to-head win took precedence over matches won.
Group stage The draw for the ATP Cup was revealed on 16 September 2019 with Brisbane getting Groups A and F, Perth getting Groups B and D, and Sydney getting Groups C and E. On 14 November, the final five qualifiers were placed in the draw, along with Bulgaria, who were entered the competition after Switzerland withdrew after Roger Federer declined to participate due to logistical and travel issues.
Qualified for the knockout stage Eliminated
Overview G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets GFirst placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeNationTMSNationTMSNationTMSNationTMSA 3–0 7–2 15–6 2–1 5–4 12–10 1–2 4–5 10–13 0–3 2–7 6–14B 3–0 9–0 18–2 2–1 5–4 11–9 1–2 3–6 7–13 0–3 1–8 4–16C 2–1 6–3 14–7 2–1 6–3 12–10 2–1 5–4 13–10 0–3 1–8 4–16D 3–0 8–1 16–4 2–1 5–4 11–9 1–2 3–6 6–14 0–3 2–7 8–14E 2–1 5–4 12–10 2–1 5–4 11–10 1–2 4–5 10–13 1–2 4–5 12–12F 3–0 9–0 18–5 2–1 5–4 12–8 1–2 3–6 7–13 0–3 1–8 5–16
Group A Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %13–07–215–671.4114–9255.322–15–412–1054.5102–10150.331–24–510–1343.5110–11050.040–32–76–1430.081–10443.8
France vs. Chile
Serbia vs. South Africa
South Africa vs. Chile
Serbia vs. France
Serbia vs. Chile
France vs. South Africa
Group B Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %13–09–018–290.0108–5665.922–15–411–955.099–8055.331–23–67–1335.072–10041.940–31–84–1620.057–10036.3
Japan vs. Uruguay
Spain vs. Georgia
Japan vs. Georgia
Spain vs. Uruguay
Spain vs. Japan
Georgia vs. Uruguay
Group C Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %12–16–314–766.7106–8057.022–16–312–1054.5103–9751.532–15–413–1056.5105–9253.340–31–84–1620.071–11638.0
Belgium vs. Moldova
Great Britain vs. Bulgaria
Bulgaria vs. Moldova
Belgium vs. Great Britain
Great Britain vs. Moldova
Belgium vs. Bulgaria
Group D Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %13–08–116–480.0111–7559.722–15–411–955.094–9450.031–23–66–1430.080–10643.040–32–78–1436.4100–11047.6
United States vs. Norway
Russia vs. Italy
Italy vs. Norway
Russia vs. United States
Russia vs. Norway
Italy vs. United States
Group E Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %12–15–412–1054.5100–9152.422–15–411–1052.497–9849.731–24–510–1343.5101–11147.641–24–512–1250.0120–11850.4
Argentina vs. Poland
Austria vs. Croatia
Croatia vs. Poland
Austria vs. Argentina
Austria vs. Poland
Croatia vs. Argentina
Group F Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %13–09–018–578.3132–10156.722–15–412–860.099–8753.231–23–67–1335.083–9845.940–31–85–1623.886–11443.0
Greece vs. Canada
Germany vs. Australia
Canada vs. Australia
Germany vs. Greece
Germany vs. Canada
Greece vs. Australia
Ranking of runner-up teams Pos.GroupCountryTiesMatchesSetsS %Games G %1C2–16–312–1054.5103–9751.52F2–15–412–860.099–8753.23B2–15–411–955.099–8055.34D2–15–411–955.094–9450.05A2–15–412–1054.5102–10150.36E2–15–411–1052.497–9849.7
Knockout stage The knockout stage took place at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney. Bracket
Quarter-finals
Great Britain vs. Australia
Argentina vs. Russia
Serbia vs. Canada
Belgium vs. Spain
Semi-finals
Serbia vs. Russia
Australia vs. Spain
Final
Serbia vs. Spain
References
External links Official website Draw