United Cup 2026 schedule today: TV schedule, start time, order of play, live streaming details and more - Day 1

The United Cup is back with another exciting edition this year. The tournament will host the world's best players this week in Australia.

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek and World No. 3 Coco Gauff are some of the notable entrants from the women's side this year. Gauff will represent Team USA, who are the defending champions at the event.

Meanwhile, Alex De Minaur and Alexander Zverev will add to the star power on the men's side. Zverev is a former winner (2024) and will enter alongside Kevin Krawietz, Eva Lys, and Laura Siegemund this year.

Without further ado, let's look at the schedule for Day One:

United Cup 2026 Schedule: Day One

Lamens at the 2026 United Cup - Sydney Previews - Source: Getty

Here is the schedule for Day One of the United Cup 2026:

Friday, 2 January 2026 - Venue: RAC Arena, Perth - Format: Round Robin (RR)

Group A: Spain vs Argentina

Start Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time)

Match 1 – Men’s Singles

Jaume Munar (ESP) vs Sebastian Baez (ARG)

Match 2 – Women’s Singles

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) vs Solana Sierra (ARG)

Match 3 – Mixed Doubles

(To be decided)

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Group E: Greece vs Japan

Not Before: 5:00 PM (Local Time)

Match 1 – Women’s Singles

Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Naomi Osaka (JPN)

Match 2 – Men’s Singles

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN)

Match 3 – Mixed Doubles

(To be decided)

United Cup 2026: Full Groups

Alex de Minaur Training Session 2026 - Source: Getty

Here are the six groups at the 2026 United Cup:

PERTH

Group A - United States, Spain, Argentina

Group C- Italy, France, Switzerland

Group E - Great Britain, Greece, Japan

SYDNEY

Group B - Canada, Belgium, China

Group D - Australia, Czechia, Norway

Group F- Germany, Poland, Netherlands

United Cup 2026: Where to Watch, Live Streaming Details & More

Zhu Lin during a training session in Sydney Previews - Source: Getty

Fans from around the world can watch the United Cup on the respective channels and streaming services:

United States – Tennis Channel

United Kingdom – Sky UK

Australia – Nine

France – Eurosport France

Spain – TVE / Tennis Channel

Italy – SuperTennis (Sportcast)

Germany – Sky Deutschland

Canada – TSN, RDS

Japan – U-Next

India – Sony India / Tennis Channel

China – GDTV, iQIYI, YouKu

Brazil – N Sports

Argentina – TyC Sports

Mexico – TyC Sports

Netherlands – Viaplay

Sweden – Viaplay

Denmark – Viaplay

Norway – Viaplay

Finland – Viaplay

Switzerland – Sky Deutschland / Tennis Channel

Austria – Sky Deutschland

Belgium – Tennis Vlaanderen / W Sport

Portugal – Sport TV

Poland – Polsat

Romania – RCS/RDS

Czech Republic – Premier Sport / O2

Slovakia – O2

Hungary – Network 4

Greece – ERT

Turkey – TRT

South Africa – SuperSport

Nigeria – SuperSport

Kenya – SuperSport

Israel – Sport5

United Arab Emirates – W Sport

New Zealand – Sky NZ

Croatia – Sportklub

Serbia – Sportklub

Ireland (Eire) – Sky UK

South Korea – Sky K

Thailand – beIN Sports

Singapore – beIN Sports

Malaysia – beIN Sports

Philippines – beIN Sports

Indonesia – beIN Sports

Chile – TyC Sports

Colombia – TyC Sports

Peru – TyC Sports

Egypt – SuperSport

Morocco – SuperSport

For more streaming details, please click here.

Edited by Aman Mohamed