2019 Laver Cup

2019 Laver Cup
Date	20–22 September 2019
Edition	3rd
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Venue	Palexpo
Champions
Team Europe  13 – 11

The 2019 Laver Cup was the third edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.

Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11.^[1]

Player selection

On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.^[2] During the 2019 Madrid Open, Stan Wawrinka expressed interest in participating in the event with Federer, but he instead played at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia.^[3]

On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.^[4]

On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.^[5]

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019.^[6] As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.^[7]

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2019 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.^[8][9]

Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2018.

Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

Participants

2019 Laver Cup teams, with Team Europe in blue and Team World in red. Opening ceremony with the event's namesake Rod Laver.

Roger Federer being introduced.

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Rafael Nadal 2 Roger Federer 3 Dominic Thiem 5 Alexander Zverev 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 Fabio Fognini 11 Roberto Bautista Agut 10

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Kevin Anderson 18 John Isner 20 Milos Raonic 24 Nick Kyrgios 27 Taylor Fritz 30 Denis Shapovalov 33 Jack Sock 119^PR(210) Jordan Thompson 53

	Withdrew
	Replacement
	Alternate

• Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019.
• PR = Protected ranking

Matches

Each match win on day 1 was worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points won.^[10]

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
1	20 Sep	Singles	Dominic Thiem	Denis Shapovalov	6–4, 5–7, [13–11]	1–0
			Fabio Fognini	Jack Sock	1–6, 6–7^(3–7)	1–1
			Stefanos Tsitsipas	Taylor Fritz	6−2, 1−6, [10−7]	2−1
		Doubles	R Federer / A Zverev	D Shapovalov / J Sock	6−3, 7−5	3−1
2	21 Sep	Singles	Alexander Zverev	John Isner	7−6^(7−2), 4−6, [1−10]	3−3
			Roger Federer	Nick Kyrgios	6−7^(5−7), 7−5, [10−7]	5−3
			Rafael Nadal	Milos Raonic	6−3, 7−6^(7−1)	7−3
		Doubles	R Nadal / S Tsitsipas	N Kyrgios / J Sock	4−6, 6−3, [6−10]	7−5
3	22 Sep	Doubles	R Federer / S Tsitsipas	J Isner / J Sock	7−5, 4−6, [8−10]	7−8
		Singles	Dominic Thiem	Taylor Fritz	5−7, 7−6^(7−3), [5−10]	7−11
			Roger Federer	John Isner	6−4, 7−6^(7−3)	10−11
			Alexander Zverev	Milos Raonic	6−4, 3−6, [10−4]	13−11

Player statistics

Player	Team	Nat.	Matches	Matches win–loss			Points win–loss
				Singles	Doubles	Total	Singles	Doubles	Total
Roger Federer	Europe		4	2–0	1–1	3–1	5–0	1–3	6–3
Fabio Fognini	Europe		1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1
Taylor Fritz	World		2	1–1	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	3–1
John Isner	World		3	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–3	3–0	5–3
Nick Kyrgios	World		2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2
Rafael Nadal	Europe		2	1–0	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2
Milos Raonic	World		2	0–2	0–0	0–2	0–5	0–0	0–5
Denis Shapovalov	World		2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	0–2
Jack Sock	World		4	1–0	2–1	3–1	1–0	5–1	6–1
Dominic Thiem	Europe		2	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–3
Stefanos Tsitsipas	Europe		3	1–0	0–2	1–2	1–0	0–5	1–5
Alexander Zverev	Europe		3	1–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	4–2

References

1. "Laver Cup: Team Europe clinch dramatic 13-11 win over Team World". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
2. "Nadal to team up with Federer for Laver Cup in Geneva". 2018-12-13.
3. "Roger Federer reveals disappointed feelings Stan Wawrinka's Laver Cup snub". 2019-05-10.
4. "Zverev, Thiem & Fognini To Play For Team Europe In 2019 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 2019-06-14.
5. "Anderson, Isner, Raonic, Shapovalov Confirmed For 2019 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
6. "Tsitsipas and Kyrgios set to renew rivalry at the Laver Cup". Laver Cup. 2019-08-13.
7. "Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz round out Team World". Laver Cup. 2019-09-10.
8. John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
9. Nathan Evans (21 September 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
10. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

External links

• Official website