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World Team Cup

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World Team Cup
Tournament information
Founded1975
Abolished2012
Editions34
LocationDüsseldorf
 Germany
VenueRochusclub
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw8 teams (round-robin)
Prize moneyUS$1,764,700
WebsiteWorld-Team-Cup.com
Rochusclub clay court in Düsseldorf, Germany

The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The inaugural edition of the tournament was contested in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica and was called the Nations Cup.[1][2] No tournament was held in 1976 and 1977. From 1978 through 2012 the tournament was held annually in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.[citation needed]

Every year, the eight nations whose top two male players have achieved the highest combined placings in the men's world rankings at the end of the previous year were invited to compete for the cup.[citation needed]

The competition was played on clay courts in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event was generally regarded as the sports highlight of the social scene in the Düsseldorf area. It attracted around 75,000 visitors every year and was televised to over 160 countries.[citation needed]

From 1978 to 1981 the tournament was held under the name "Ambre Solaire Nations Cup", from 1982 until 1986 it was named "Ambre Solaire World Team Cup", from 1987–1999 "Peugeot World Team Cup" and from 2000 the event's main sponsor until 2010 was the ARAG Insurance Group, and its sponsored name was the "ARAG World Team Cup".[3]

After ARAG discontinued sponsorship for the event and organizers failed to find a new sponsor, the 2011 edition of the tournament was initially cancelled.[4] However, a new sponsor — Power Horse — was found in January 2011 and the 2011 edition took place between May 15–21 under the name "Power Horse World Team Cup".[5]

In October 2012 it was announced that the World Team Cup event would be discontinued and replaced by the Power Horse Cup, an ATP 250 tournament in Düsseldorf.[6][7]

In September 2017 it was announced that there were plans to revive the tournament: the ATP had proposed a 24 team tournament to be played over 10 days at venues around Australia in January, which would offer 1000 ranking points to any player who won all their matches.[8]

In January 2018 it was mooted to start in 2019 or 2020 with the backing from Tennis Australia,[9] In the end, the ATP decided to launch the competition as the ATP Cup, a separate tournament to the World Team Cup, in 2020.[10]

On 7 August 2022, Tennis Australia announced that the ATP Cup would be shut down, to be replaced by a mixed-gender United Cup from 2023.

Past finals

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975 United States United States United Kingdom Great Britain 2–1
1976 Not held
1977 Not held
1978 Spain Spain Australia Australia 2–1
1979 Australia Australia Italy Italy 2–1
1980 Argentina Argentina Italy Italy 3–0
1981 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Australia Australia 2–1
1982 United States United States Australia Australia 2–0
1983 Spain Spain Australia Australia 2–1
1984 United States United States Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2–1
1985 United States United States Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2–1
1986 France France Sweden Sweden 2–1
1987 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia United States United States 2–1
1988 Sweden Sweden United States United States 2–0
1989 West Germany West Germany Argentina Argentina 2–1
1990 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia United States United States 3–0
1991 Sweden Sweden Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–1
1992 Spain Spain Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–0
1993 United States United States Germany Germany 3–0
1994 Germany Germany Spain Spain 2–1
1995 Sweden Sweden Croatia Croatia 2–1
1996 Switzerland Switzerland Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–1
1997 Spain Spain Australia Australia 3–0
1998 Germany Germany Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–0
1999 Australia Australia Sweden Sweden 2–1
2000 Slovakia Slovakia Russia Russia 3–0
2001 Australia Australia Russia Russia 2–1
2002 Argentina Argentina Russia Russia 3–0
2003 Chile Chile Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–1
2004 Chile Chile Australia Australia 2–1
2005 Germany Germany Argentina Argentina 2–1
2006 Croatia Croatia Germany Germany 2–1
2007 Argentina Argentina Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–1
2008 Sweden Sweden Russia Russia 2–1
2009 Serbia Serbia Germany Germany 2–1
2010 Argentina Argentina United States United States 2–1
2011 Germany Germany Argentina Argentina 2–1
2012 Serbia Serbia Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–0

Titles by country

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Titles won Country Years Won Runners Up
5 United States United States 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993 (5) 1987, 1988, 1990, 2010 (4)
Germany Germany 1989, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2011 (5) 1993, 2006, 2009 (3)
4 Argentina Argentina 1980, 2002, 2007, 2010 (4) 1989, 2005, 2011 (3)
Sweden Sweden 1988, 1991, 1995, 2008 (4) 1986, 1999 (2)
Spain Spain 1978, 1983, 1992, 1997 (4) 1994 (1)
3 Australia Australia 1979, 1999, 2001 (3) 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1997, 2004 (6)
2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1981, 1987 (2) 1984, 1985 (2)
Chile Chile 2003, 2004 (2)
Serbia Serbia 2009, 2012 (2)
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1990 (1) 1991 (1)
Croatia Croatia 2006 (1) 1995 (1)
France France 1986 (1)
Switzerland Switzerland 1996 (1)
Slovakia Slovakia 2000 (1)
0 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2012 (6)
Russia Russia 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008 (4)
Italy Italy 1979, 1980 (2)
United Kingdom Great Britain 1975 (1)

Point distribution

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World Team Cup
Match type 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals Points Bonus Total
Singles 1 35 35 35 95 200 50 250
Singles 2 25 25 25 50 125 50 175
Deciding match (doubles) 35 35 35 95 200 50 250
Dead rubber (doubles) 10 10 10 20 50 50
  • Players who only play the finals will be awarded points from the previous round.[11]
  • Players must win all 4 matches and be part of the winning team in order to earn the Bonus Points.[11]


Fair Play Trophy

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Presented since 1989, the Fair Play Trophy was awarded by an international jury of tennis journalists and the captains of the competing nations.[12][13]

Year Player
1989
Sweden Stefan Edberg
1990
Argentina Martín Jaite
1991
Germany Eric Jelen
1992
France Guy Forget
1993
United States Pete Sampras
1994
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
1995
Sweden Stefan Edberg (2)
1996
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
1997
Germany Michael Stich
1998
Czech Republic Petr Korda
1999
Spain Àlex Corretja
2000
Australia Patrick Rafter
2001
Australia Patrick Rafter (2)
United States Pete Sampras (2)
United States Todd Martin
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States James Blake
Sweden Jonas Björkman (2)
United States James Blake (2)
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Sweden Robin Söderling
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  3. ^ "Tennis – Alle Sieger des World Team Cup". sportmomente.de. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ Karolos Grohmann; Alan Baldwin (13 December 2010). "World Team Cup 2011 scrapped due to lack of a sponsor". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. ^ "World Team Cup back in 2011 schedule with new sponsor". Reuters. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "World Team Cup Event Ends After 35 Years". TennisNow. 4 Oct 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  7. ^ "ATP Discontinues World Team Cup Competition, Dusseldorf Will Get 250 Series Event Instead". SportsBusiness. October 4, 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  8. ^ Reuters
  9. ^ "World Team Cup to be re-introduced in the ATP Calendar in 2019 or 2020". Tennis World USA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ^ "ATP Unveils 'ATP Cup' Team Event For 2020 Season - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  12. ^ "Berdych presented Fair Play Trophy in Düsseldorf". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Power Horse World Team Cup – Fair Play Trophy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012.
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