2020_ATP_Cup

2020 ATP Cup

2020 ATP Cup

Tennis tournament


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.

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Serbia won the tournament, defeating Spain 2–1 in the final.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Those cities would later be revealed to be Sydney, Brisbane[5] and Perth.

The Hopman Cup was axed to make way for the new tournament.[6]

ATP ranking points

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  • Maximum 750 points for undefeated singles player, 250 points for doubles.[7]

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.[8] The final six teams qualified in November, based on ATP rankings at 11 November.[9][10][11]

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  Qualified in September 2019
  Qualified in November 2019

Replacement players

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Venues

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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.[7][16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

Qualified for the knockout stage
Eliminated

Overview

G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

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Group A

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France vs. Chile

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Serbia vs. South Africa

More information Serbia 3, South Africa 0 ...

South Africa vs. Chile

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Serbia vs. France

More information Serbia 2, France 1 ...

Serbia vs. Chile

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France vs. South Africa

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Group B

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Japan vs. Uruguay

More information Japan 3, Uruguay 0 ...

Spain vs. Georgia

More information Spain 3, Georgia 0 ...

Japan vs. Georgia

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Spain vs. Uruguay

More information Spain 3, Uruguay 0 ...

Spain vs. Japan

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Georgia vs. Uruguay

More information Georgia 2, Uruguay 1 ...

Group C

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Belgium vs. Moldova

More information Belgium 3, Moldova 0 ...

Great Britain vs. Bulgaria

More information Great Britain 1, Bulgaria 2 ...

Bulgaria vs. Moldova

More information Bulgaria 2, Moldova 1 ...

Belgium vs. Great Britain

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Great Britain vs. Moldova

More information Great Britain 3, Moldova 0 ...

Belgium vs. Bulgaria

More information Belgium 2, Bulgaria 1 ...

Group D

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United States vs. Norway

More information United States 1, Norway 2 ...

Russia vs. Italy

More information Russia 3, Italy 0 ...

Italy vs. Norway

More information Italy 2, Norway 1 ...

Russia vs. United States

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Russia vs. Norway

More information Russia 3, Norway 0 ...

Italy vs. United States

More information Italy 3, United States 0 ...

Group E

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Argentina vs. Poland

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Austria vs. Croatia

More information Austria 0, Croatia 3 ...

Croatia vs. Poland

More information Croatia 2, Poland 1 ...

Austria vs. Argentina

More information Austria 3, Argentina 0 ...

Austria vs. Poland

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Croatia vs. Argentina

More information Croatia 0, Argentina 3 ...

Group F

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Greece vs. Canada

More information Greece 0, Canada 3 ...

Germany vs. Australia

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Canada vs. Australia

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Germany vs. Greece

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Germany vs. Canada

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Greece vs. Australia

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Ranking of runner-up teams

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Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1  Spain 2
7  Belgium 1
1  Spain 3
2  Australia 0
2  Australia 2
5  Great Britain 1
1  Spain 1
4  Serbia 2
3  Russia 3
6  Argentina 0
3  Russia 0
4  Serbia 3
4  Serbia 3
8  Canada 0

Quarter-finals

Great Britain vs. Australia

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Argentina vs. Russia

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Serbia vs. Canada

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Belgium vs. Spain

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Semi-finals

Serbia vs. Russia

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Australia vs. Spain

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Final

Serbia vs. Spain

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References

  1. Mitchell, Kevin (12 January 2020). "Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to glory against Spain in inaugural ATP Cup". The Guardian.
  2. "ATP World Team Cup: New 24-team tournament to launch in 2020". BBC. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "ATP Unveils 'ATP Cup' Team Event For 2020 Season". ATP World Tour. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. Barrett, Chris (7 January 2019). "Big guns to light up Sydney next year in new $22m ATP Cup finals". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. "ATP Cup rules" (PDF). ATP Cup. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. "ATP Cup Standings". ATP Tour. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. "Matteo Berrettini withdraws from the ATP Cup". Tennis World USA. 19 December 2019.
  8. "Lucas Pouille to miss ATP Cup, Australian Open". Tennis World USA. 25 December 2019.
  9. "Nishikori Withdraws From ATP Cup". ATP Tour. 30 December 2019.
  10. "ATP Cup FAQs". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "ATP Cup Groups & Schedule Announced". ATP Tour. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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