Laver Cup 2026: Results, Field, Draw, Schedule, History, Prize Money and Format

Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 17:18

The 2026 Laver Cup is set to take place between 25-27 September at The O2 Arena in London. The tournament will be held on indoor hard courts. Yannick Noah and Andre Agassi will serve as team captains for Team Europe and Team World.

They will return from the previous year. Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe and Team World.

Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur joined the event. Flavio Cobolli, Rafael Jodar, Jakub Mensik and Casper Ruud will headline Team Europe alos. While Team World led by Agassi and Rafter have Alex de Minaur, Learner Tien, Brandon Nakashima, Alexander Bublik and Francisco Cerundolo.

Each match win on day 1 is worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points will win.

Field Laver Cup 2026

Team Europe

Country	Player	Rank
Germany	Alexander Zverev	2
Spain	Carlos Alcaraz	3
Italy	Flavio Cobolli	7
Spain	Rafael Jódar	14
Czech Republic	Jakub Menšík	15
Norway	Casper Ruud	17
United Kingdom	Arthur Fery*	36

Captain: Yannick Noah

Vice-captain: Tim Henman

Team World

Country	Player	Rank
Australia	Alex de Minaur	9
United States	Taylor Fritz	10
United States	Learner Tien	13
United States	Brandon Nakashima	16
Kazakhstan	Alexander Bublik	21
Argentina	Francisco Cerúndolo	22
Peru	Ignacio Buse*	35

Captain: Andre Agassi

Vice-captain: Pat Rafter

* Alternate

Schedule/Results Laver Cup 2026

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
1	25 Sep	Singles	Casper Ruud	Francisco Cerúndolo	6-7, 6-4, [10-8]	1-0
1	25 Sep	Singles	Jakub Menšík	Brandon Nakashima	1-6, 6-3, [7-10]	1-1
1	25 Sep	Singles	Rafael Jódar	Alexander Bublik	6-2, 6-3	2-1
1	25 Sep	Doubles	Carlos Alcaraz / Jakub Menšík	Alexander Bublik / Taylor Fritz	6-4, 6-4	3-1
2	26 Sep	Singles	Flavio Cobolli	Learner Tien	3-6, 6-2, [7-10]	3-3
2	26 Sep	Singles	Alexander Zverev	Alex de Minaur	6-2, 6-7 [9-11]	3-5
2	26 Sep	Singles	Carlos Alcaraz	Taylor Fritz	6-3, 4-6, [13-11]	5-5
2	26 Sep	Doubles	Casper Ruud / Alexander Zverev	Alexander Bublik / Brandon Nakashima	6-4, 7-6	7-5
3	27 Sep	Doubles	Flavio Cobolli / Jakub Mensik	Taylor Fritz / Alex de Minaur	7-5, 6-3	10-5
3	27 Sep	Singles	Alexander Zverev	Learner Tien	7-6, 6-3	13-5
3	27 Sep	Singles	Carlos Alcaraz	Alex de Minaur	–	–
3	27 Sep	Singles	Rafael Jodar	Taylor Fritz	–	–

Format Laver Cup 2026

Format	Details
Matches	12 total — 9 singles, 3 doubles
Days 1 & 2	3 singles, followed by 1 doubles
Final day	1 doubles, followed by 3 singles
Winning team	First to 13 points
Tied at 12-12	Overtime doubles — single set, tiebreak if required
Dead rubbers	None — play stops once a team reaches 13 points
Sunday exhibition	Played if only one competitive match is required
Match format	Best-of-three sets with ad scoring
Deciding set	10-point tiebreaker

Prize Money Laver Cup 2026

Prize money	Amount
Total purse	$1,500,000
Winning team – per player	$250,000
Losing team – per player	$0

History Laver Cup

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Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Location	Venue
2017	Team Europe	15–9	Team World	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena
2018	Team Europe	13–8	Team World	Chicago, United States	United Center
2019	Team Europe	13–11	Team World	Geneva, Switzerland	Palexpo
2020	No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Team Europe	14–1	Team World	Boston, United States	TD Garden
2022	Team World	13–8	Team Europe	London, United Kingdom	The O2 Arena
2023	Team World	13–2	Team Europe	Vancouver, Canada	Rogers Arena
2024	Team Europe	13–11	Team World	Berlin, Germany	Uber Arena
2025	Team World	15–9	Team Europe	San Francisco, United States	Chase Center
2026				London, United Kingdom	The O2 Arena
2027				Los Angeles, United States	Intuit Dome

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