2025 Laver Cup

2025 Laver Cup
Date19–21 September 2025
Edition8th
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationSan Francisco, United States
VenueChase Center
Champions
Team World
 15 – 9 
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The 2025 Laver Cup was the eighth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. Held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, United States from 19-21 September, it was held on a hard court on the arena floor. Yannick Noah and Andre Agassi served as team captains, both for the first time.[1] Team World defeated Team Europe 15–9 to earn their third title.[2]

Player selection

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On 2 December 2024, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe and Team World respectively.[3] On 20 February 2025, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton were the next players to announce their participation.[4] Tommy Paul was confirmed for the event on 1 April 2025.[5] On 13 May 2025, organizers announced that Holger Rune and João Fonseca would make their Laver Cup debuts.[6] On 30 July 2025, Casper Ruud and on 12 August, Frances Tiafoe announced their participation in the event.[7][8]

On 19 August 2025, both teams announced their final line-ups. As their final picks, Team Europe captain Yannick Noah chose Jakub Menšík and Flavio Cobolli while Team World captain Andre Agassi named Francisco Cerúndolo.[9] On 4 September 2025, Shelton and Paul withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka.[10] On 12 September 2025, Tiafoe withdrew and was replaced by Alex de Minaur.[11] On 15 September 2025, Tomáš Macháč and Jenson Brooksby were announced as alternates.[12]

Participants

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Team Europe
Captain: France Yannick Noah
Vice-captain: United Kingdom Tim Henman
Player Rank
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1
Germany Alexander Zverev 3
Denmark Holger Rune 11
Norway Casper Ruud 12
Czech Republic Jakub Menšík 17
Italy Flavio Cobolli 25
Czech Republic Tomáš Macháč 22
Team World
Captain: United States Andre Agassi
Vice-captain: Australia Pat Rafter
Player Rank
United States Taylor Fritz 5
United States Ben Shelton 6
Australia Alex de Minaur 8
United States Tommy Paul 15
Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 21
United States Frances Tiafoe 29
United States Alex Michelsen 32
Brazil João Fonseca 42
United States Reilly Opelka 62
United States Jenson Brooksby 86
  • Singles rankings as of 15 September 2025
Withdrew
Alternate

Matches

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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.[13]

Day Date Match
type
Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 19 Sep Singles Norway Casper Ruud United States Reilly Opelka 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 1–0
Czech Republic Jakub Menšík United States Alex Michelsen 6–1, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] 2–0
Italy Flavio Cobolli Brazil João Fonseca 4–6, 3–6 2–1
Doubles Spain C Alcaraz / Czech Republic J Menšík United States T Fritz / United States A Michelsen 7–6(9–7), 6–4 3–1
2 20 Sep Singles Germany Alexander Zverev Australia Alex de Minaur 1–6, 4–6 3–3
Denmark Holger Rune Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 3–6, 6–7(5–7) 3–5
Spain Carlos Alcaraz United States Taylor Fritz 3–6, 2–6 3–7
Doubles Denmark H Rune / Norway C Ruud Australia A de Minaur / United States A Michelsen 3–6, 4–6 3–9
3 21 Sep Doubles Spain C Alcaraz / Norway C Ruud United States A Michelsen / United States R Opelka 7–6(7–4), 6–1 6–9
Singles Czech Republic Jakub Menšík Australia Alex de Minaur 3–6, 4–6 6–12
Spain Carlos Alcaraz Argentina Francisco Cerúndolo 6–2, 6–1 9–12
Germany Alexander Zverev United States Taylor Fritz 3–6, 6–7(4–7) 9–15

Player statistics

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Player Team Nat Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Carlos Alcaraz Europe Spain 4 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–0 7–2
Francisco Cerúndolo World Argentina 2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–3
Flavio Cobolli Europe Italy 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Alex de Minaur World Australia 3 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 7–0
João Fonseca World Brazil 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Taylor Fritz World United States 3 2–0 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–1 5–1
Jakub Menšík Europe Czech Republic 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–3
Alex Michelsen World United States 4 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–4 2–5
Reilly Opelka World United States 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–4
Holger Rune Europe Denmark 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4
Casper Ruud Europe Norway 3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–2
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–5 0–0 0–5

References

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  1. ^ "Borg, McEnroe passing the torch to Agassi, Noah in new Laver Cup era". ATP Tour. 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Fritz secures Laver Cup win for Team World". BBC Sport. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz announced as first players for Laver Cup 2025". Laver Cup. 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Zverev and Shelton join star-studded lineup for Laver Cup San Francisco 2025". Laver Cup. 20 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Paul joins Team World for Laver Cup San Francisco". Laver Cup. 1 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Rune and Fonseca to make Laver Cup debuts in San Francisco". Laver Cup. 13 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Casper Ruud returns to Team Europe for Laver Cup San Francisco". Laver Cup. 30 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Frances Tiafoe returns to Team World for Laver Cup San Francisco". Laver Cup. 12 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Final Team lineups announced for Laver Cup San Francisco 2025". Laver Cup. 19 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Michelsen, Opelka replace injured Shelton, Paul in Laver Cup field". ATP Tour. 4 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Alex de Minaur to join Team World at Laver Cup San Francisco". Laver Cup. 12 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Machac and Brooksby named as Laver Cup alternates". Laver Cup. 15 September 2025.
  13. ^ "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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