Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Swiatek are going to be among the top tennis players who will compete in the United Cup. But what are going to be the price money and the ranking points? Here is the answer.
Prize money and Participation Fee
The United Cup’s $15 million in total prize money will be distributed equally between the ATP and WTA. Rankings, match victories, and team victories all factor into individual prize money. Mixed doubles will not receive any points. Depending on their ranking, a player can obtain a maximum of 500 points for the week.
There is going to be a participation fee and prize money. The participation fee will be allocated according to the ranking and the position in the team of the player according to this table.
| No. 1 Player | |
| Singles Ranking | $/Player |
| 1-10 | $200,000 |
| 11-20 | $100,000 |
| 21-30 | $60,000 |
| 31-50 | $40,000 |
| 51-100 | $30,000 |
| 101-250 | $25,000 |
| 251+ | $20,000 |
| No. 2 Player | |
| Singles Ranking | Fee |
| 1-10 | $200,000 |
| 11-20 | $100,000 |
| 21-30 | $50,000 |
| 31-50 | $30,000 |
| 51-100 | $20,000 |
| 101-250 | $15,000 |
| 251+ | $10,000 |
| No. 3 Player | |
| Singles Ranking | Fee |
| 1-30 | $30,000 |
| 31-100 | $15,000 |
| 101-250 | $7,500 |
| 251+ | $6,000 |
| No. 4 Player | |
| Singles/Doubles Ranking | Fee |
| 1-30 | $10,000 |
| 31-100 | $7,500 |
| 101-250 | $6,000 |
| 251+ | $5,000 |
Things are going to be a bit different in terms of prize money which will be allocated according to the matches won by each player according to the stage of the tournament and his or her position in the team according to the following table.
| Match Wins | No. 1 | No. 2 | Doubles |
| Final | $251,000 | $169,200 | $47,255 |
| SF | $132,000 | $89,000 | $24,750 |
| City | $69,500 | $46,800 | $13,000 |
| Group | $38,325 | $25,900 | $7,200 |
| Team Wins ($/Player) | |
| Final | $23,155 |
| SF | $13,650 |
| City | $8,025 |
| Group | $5,000 |
Ranking points
Ranking points are allocated according to the opponents that each player defeated during a tournament.
| Opponent’s Ranking | 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 |
| Final Win | 180 | 140 | 120 |
| SF Win | 130 | 105 | 90 |
| City Win | 80 | 65 | 55 |
| Group Win | 55 | 45 | 40 |
| Max Points | 500 | 400 | 345 |
| Opponent’s Ranking | 31-50 | 51-100 | 101-250 | 251+ |
| Final Win | 90 | 60 | 40 | 35 |
| SF Win | 60 | 40 | 35 | 25 |
| City Win | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 |
| Group Win | 35 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
| Max Points | 260 | 185 | 140 | 110 |
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a composed 39-8 win-loss record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Indian Wells.
Nadal will compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, Stefanos played his last match on the 18th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year Stefanos has a compiled 61-24 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas got to the final in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Tsitsipas has scheduled to compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 9 times. Their actual head to head record is 7-2 for Nadal. The last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Iga Swiatek in 2022
WLWLWWWWLW Currently the world no.1, Iga played her last match on the 6th of November when she lost to world no.5 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Fort Worth (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Pole has a 67-9 record. Swiatek conquered 8 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open, U.S. Open and San Diego. Iga was the finalist in Ostrava.
