2017 Laver Cup

It was held on indoor hard courts at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 22 until 24 September.

2017 Laver Cup
Date	22–24 September 2017
Edition	1st
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	O2 Arena (Prague)
Champions
Team Europe  15 – 9
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Team Europe won the inaugural tournament 15–9.

On 24 August 2016, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first of six players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. On 15 May 2017, more than eight months later, Milos Raonic was 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, and Tomáš Berdych for Team Europe, and Milos Raonic, John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, Juan Martín del Potro, and Denis Shapovalov for Team World. Shortly afterwards Raonic withdrew and was replaced by Nick Kyrgios. Later Frances Tiafoe took the place of del Potro who had also withdrawn.

Former rivals Björn Borg of Sweden (Europe) and John McEnroe of the United States (World) were serving as captains for the 2017 edition.

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

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.

 

 

Team Europe Captain:   Björn Borg Vice-captain:   Thomas Enqvist Player Rank*   Rafael Nadal 1   Roger Federer 2   Alexander Zverev 4   Marin Čilić 5   Dominic Thiem 7   Tomáš Berdych 19   Fernando Verdasco 40

Team World Captain:   John McEnroe Vice-captain:   Patrick McEnroe Player Rank*   Milos Raonic 11   Sam Querrey 16   John Isner 17   Nick Kyrgios 20   Jack Sock 21   Juan Martín del Potro 24   Denis Shapovalov 51   Frances Tiafoe 72   Thanasi Kokkinakis 81PR(215)

• Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017
• PR = Protected ranking

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.

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
1	22 Sep	Singles	Marin Čilić	Frances Tiafoe	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–0)	1–0
			Dominic Thiem	John Isner	6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–2), [10–7]	2–0
			Alexander Zverev	Denis Shapovalov	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)	3–0
		Doubles	T Berdych /   R Nadal	N Kyrgios /   J Sock	3–6, 7–6(9–7), [7–10]	3–1
2	23 Sep	Singles	Roger Federer	Sam Querrey	6–4, 6–2	5–1
			Rafael Nadal	Jack Sock	6–3, 3–6, [11–9]	7–1
			Tomáš Berdych	Nick Kyrgios	6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]	7–3
		Doubles	R Federer /   R Nadal	S Querrey /   J Sock	6–4, 1–6, [10–5]	9–3
3	24 Sep	Doubles	T Berdych /   M Čilić	J Isner /   J Sock	6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)	9–6
		Singles	Alexander Zverev	Sam Querrey	6–4, 6–4	12–6
			Rafael Nadal	John Isner	5–7, 6–7(1–7)	12–9
			Roger Federer	Nick Kyrgios	4–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9]	15–9