Prize money for 2022 ATP Cup sees $4 million increase

The prize money for next year's ATP Cup has seen a notable increase, with the total pool bumped up to over $14 million which will be shared among players from the 16 participating countries.

While the overall bounty for the ATP Cup - to be staged in Sydney from 1 January, 2022 - is a noticeable increase on this year’s $10 million prizemoney pool, it’s a reduction on the $22 million on offer at the inaugural tournament - held across three Australian cities in January 2020.

An abridged version of the ATP Cup, with just 12 nations, took place entirely in Melbourne before this year’s Australian Open. The complexities of border closures and tennis professionals arriving in Australia and having to complete mandatory quarantine meant the tennis summer Down Under was turned on its head.

This summer Tennis Australia has opted to again stage a shortened version of the ATP Cup at two Sydney venues. In contrast - in January 2020 - ties took place in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney before the finals were held in the NSW capital. This summer the Australian tennis swing will unfold entirely in south-eastern Australia.

“For the ATP Cup in 2022 there will be 16 teams in competition, due to it being played in one city only. We plan to bring back the original 24-team ATP Cup format across three Australian cities for 2023,” said ATP Cup tournament director Tom Larner.