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2017 Laver Cup

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2017 Laver Cup
Date22–24 September 2017
Edition1st
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPrague,Czech Republic
VenueO2 Arena (Prague)
Champions
Team Europe
15 – 9
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The2017 Laver Cupwas the first edition of theLaver Cup,a men'stennistournamentbetween teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at theO2 ArenainPrague,Czech Republicfrom 22 until 24 September.

Team Europe won the inaugural tournament 15–9.[1]

Player selection[edit]

On 24 August 2016,Roger FedererandRafael Nadalwere the first of six players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. On 15 May 2017, more than eight months later,Milos Raonicwas the first of six players to confirm his participation for Team World. By 24 August 2017, all six players from each team had been chosen: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,Alexander Zverev,Marin Čilić,Dominic Thiem,andTomáš Berdychfor Team Europe, and Milos Raonic,John Isner,Jack Sock,Sam Querrey,Juan Martín del Potro,andDenis Shapovalovfor Team World.[2]Shortly afterwards Raonic withdrew and was replaced byNick Kyrgios.[3]LaterFrances Tiafoetook the place of del Potro who had also withdrawn.[4]

Former rivalsBjörn Borgof Sweden (Europe) andJohn McEnroeof the United States (World) were serving as captains for the 2017 edition.

Prize money[edit]

The total prize money for the 2017 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[5][6]

Each winning team member earned $250,000 in the inaugural edition of the Laver Cup.

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

Participants[edit]

TheO2 Arenain Prague during the first day of the event.
Rod Laver and Team Europe at the event
Team Europe
Captain:SwedenBjörn Borg
Vice-captain:SwedenThomas Enqvist
Player Rank*
SpainRafael Nadal 1
SwitzerlandRoger Federer 2
GermanyAlexander Zverev 4
CroatiaMarin Čilić 5
AustriaDominic Thiem 7
Czech RepublicTomáš Berdych 19
SpainFernando Verdasco 40
Team World
Captain:United StatesJohn McEnroe
Vice-captain:United StatesPatrick McEnroe
Player Rank*
CanadaMilos Raonic 11
United StatesSam Querrey 16
United StatesJohn Isner 17
AustraliaNick Kyrgios 20
United StatesJack Sock 21
ArgentinaJuan Martín del Potro 24
CanadaDenis Shapovalov 51
United StatesFrances Tiafoe 72
AustraliaThanasi Kokkinakis 81PR(215)
Captain's pick
Withdrew
Replacement
Alternate
  • Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017
  • PR = Protected ranking

Matches[edit]

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.[7]

Day Date Match
type
Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 22 Sep Singles CroatiaMarin Čilić United StatesFrances Tiafoe 7–6(7–3),7–6(7–0) 1–0
AustriaDominic Thiem United StatesJohn Isner 6–7(15–17),7–6(7–2),[10–7] 2–0
GermanyAlexander Zverev CanadaDenis Shapovalov 7–6(7–3),7–6(7–5) 3–0
Doubles Czech RepublicT Berdych /SpainR Nadal AustraliaN Kyrgios/United StatesJ Sock 3–6, 7–6(9–7),[7–10] 3–1
2 23 Sep Singles SwitzerlandRoger Federer United StatesSam Querrey 6–4, 6–2 5–1
SpainRafael Nadal United StatesJack Sock 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] 7–1
Czech RepublicTomáš Berdych AustraliaNick Kyrgios 6–4, 6–7(4–7),[6–10] 7–3
Doubles SwitzerlandR Federer/SpainR Nadal United StatesS Querrey /United StatesJ Sock 6–4, 1–6, [10–5] 9–3
3 24 Sep Doubles Czech RepublicT Berdych /CroatiaM Čilić United StatesJ Isner/United StatesJ Sock 6–7(5–7),6–7(6–8) 9–6
Singles GermanyAlexander Zverev United StatesSam Querrey 6–4, 6–4 12–6
SpainRafael Nadal United StatesJohn Isner 5–7, 6–7(1–7) 12–9
SwitzerlandRoger Federer AustraliaNick Kyrgios 4–6, 7–6(8–6),[11–9] 15–9

Player statistics[edit]

Player Team Nat. Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Tomáš Berdych Europe Czech Republic 3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–6
Marin Čilić Europe Croatia 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3
Roger Federer Europe Switzerland 3 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 7–0
John Isner World United States 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 6–1
Nick Kyrgios World Australia 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–3
Rafael Nadal Europe Spain 4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 4–4
Sam Querrey World United States 3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–2 0–7
Denis Shapovalov World Canada 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Jack Sock World United States 4 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 4–2 4–4
Dominic Thiem Europe Austria 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Frances Tiafoe World United States 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 4–0

References[edit]

  1. ^"Laver Cup 2017: Team Europe beat Team World 15-9 in inaugural competition".BBC Sport. 24 September 2017.
  2. ^"Laver on a high in Manhattan".Laver Cup.2017-08-24.
  3. ^"Kyrgios adds firepower to Team World".Laver Cup.2017-08-26.
  4. ^@LaverCup (2017-09-19)."Rising American star Frances Tiafoe is a late addition"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  5. ^John Crim."Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals".TennisCompanion.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-24.
  6. ^Nathan Evans (21 September 2022)."Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?".www.sportingnews.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-24.
  7. ^"How Laver Cup Works".Laver Cup.Retrieved2017-09-20.

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