The United Cup is back for a second year, with the unique and unifying mixed-teams event set to be a highlight leadup event to this summer’s Australian Open.

Greece will be a formidable force at the 2024 United Cup, led by world no. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world no. 6 Maria Sakkari.

Tsitsipas has been a top ten player for several years now and the winner of the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals. Sakkari, who won 40 matches in 2022, reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals last season.

The Greek team will also be represented by Michail Pervolarakis, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, and Sapfo Sakellaridi.

In the 2023 tournament, Team Greece reached the quarterfinals, but unfortunately lost 1-4 to Italy. This year’s tournament will be played from 29 December to 7 January in Perth and Sydney. There will be 18 countries competing at the 2024 United Cup, drawn into six groups of three teams and competing in a round-robin format.

Perth’s RAC Arena and Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena will each host three groups – meaning nine countries overall in each city. The official draw to be announced on Monday 23 October will reveal where each country will start their season. Each team can have up to six members – a maximum of three ATP players and three WTA players. Like in 2023, each team will also have a captain.

The United Cup kicks off with group-stage matches in Perth on 29 December. Group stage matches in Sydney begin on 30 December. There are day sessions and night sessions in both Perth and Sydney. Each tie – two singles matches, and one mixed – will be completed in one session.

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The action in Perth concludes with the quarterfinals on 3 January, with the rest of the tournament unfolding in Sydney and wrapping up on 7 January. A total of 75 matches – 50 singles, 25 mixed doubles – will be played across the two cities at the United Cup.

As well as national pride, countries are playing for their share of a $10 million prize pool, plus up to 500 ranking points. There’s also the United Cup itself – a magnificently hand-crafted sterling silver and 24-carat gold-plated trophy. Designed and crafted by Thomas Lyte, the cup features 36 sweeping rods to represent the 18-country mixed doubles partnerships.