Laver Cup - wikipedia Laver Cup Laver Cup Tournament information Founded 2017 ( 2017 ) Editions 1 ( 2017 ) Location Location rotating each year Venue United Center ( 2018 ) Surface Hard indoor Draw 2 Teams ( Team Europe vs Team World ) Website https://lavercup.com/ The Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court men 's tennis tournament between two teams : Team Europe and Team World, the latter of which is composed of players from non-European countries. Held annually ( except for Summer Olympic years ), the tournament takes place two weeks after the US Open, with the location rotating. In addition to the guaranteed participation fees which are based upon the players ' ATP rankings, each member of the winning team gets $250,000 in prize money, but the tournament itself does not count towards the players ' point totals in the ATP world tour for that year, at least not as of 2017. Contents 1 History 1.1 2017 : Inaugural edition 2 Records & statistics 2.1 Tournament editions 2.2 Participating nations 2.3 Player statistics 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History The O2 Arena in Prague during the first Laver Cup, with an entirely black center court. The tournament is named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, a tennis player widely regarded as the greatest in the history of the sport. Roger Federer 's management company, TEAM8, Brazilian businessman and former Davis Cup player Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Tennis Australia partnered to create the Laver Cup. The competition pits six top European players against six of their counterparts from the rest of the world. There are 12 matches played over three days ( nine singles and three doubles ), with the number of points awarded for victories increasing each day. Each player takes the court once or twice for singles, with at least four of the six taking part in doubles. All matches are played as best - of - three, with a 10 - point tiebreaker if play goes to a third set. Former rivals Björn Borg of Sweden ( Europe ) and John McEnroe of the United States ( World team ) will serve as captains for the first three editions. 2017 : inaugural edition Main article : 2017 Laver Cup The first edition was held in Prague from 22 -- 24 September 2017, at the O2 Arena. Team Europe Captain : Björn Borg Vice-captain : Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Alexander Zverev Marin Čilić 5 Dominic Thiem 7 Tomáš Berdych 19 Team World Captain : John McEnroe Vice-captain : Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Sam Querrey 16 John Isner 17 Nick Kyrgios 20 Jack Sock 21 Denis Shapovalov 51 Frances Tiafoe 72 Records & statistics Tournament editions Year Winner Score Runner - up Venue Location Europe captain World captain 2017 Team Europe 15 -- 9 Team World O2 Arena Prague, Czech Republic Björn Borg John McEnroe 2018 United Center Chicago, United States Björn Borg John McEnroe Participating nations Nations represented 2017 App. Australia Austria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Germany Spain Switzerland United States Total Players 12 Player statistics Nat. Player Team First year Laver Cups Matches Points Win -- Loss Totals Singles Doubles Totals Singles Doubles Kyrgios, Nick Nick Kyrgios World 2017 3 -- 3 2 -- 3 1 -- 0 2 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 Thiem, Dominic Dominic Thiem Europe 2017 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 Shapovalov, Denis Denis Shapovalov World 2017 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 Cilic, Marin Marin Čilić Europe 2017 1 -- 3 1 -- 0 0 -- 3 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 Berdych, Tomáš Tomáš Berdych Europe 2017 0 -- 6 0 -- 2 0 -- 4 0 -- 3 0 -- 1 0 -- 2 Zverev, Alexander Alexander Zverev Europe 2017 4 -- 0 4 -- 0 0 -- 0 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 0 -- 0 Nadal, Rafael Rafael Nadal Europe 2017 4 -- 4 2 -- 3 2 -- 1 2 -- 2 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 Federer, Roger Roger Federer Europe 2017 7 -- 0 5 -- 0 2 -- 0 3 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 Isner, John John Isner World 2017 6 -- 1 3 -- 1 3 -- 0 2 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 Querrey, Sam Sam Querrey World 2017 0 -- 7 0 -- 5 0 -- 2 0 -- 3 0 -- 2 0 -- 1 Sock, Jack Jack Sock World 2017 4 -- 4 0 -- 2 4 -- 2 2 -- 2 0 -- 1 2 -- 1 Tiafoe, Frances Frances Tiafoe World 2017 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category : Laver Cup. Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup References Jump up ^ `` In Laver Cup 's Debut, Europe Towers Over the World ''. New York Times. 2017 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ Clarey, Christopher ( 2017 - 09 - 24 ). `` A Promising Debut for the Laver Cup, Buoyed by Two Timeless Stars ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Breaking the boundaries : Laver Cup embraces innovation Laver Cup ''. Laver Cup. 2017 - 09 - 24. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Dynamic Doubles Duo : Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal to team up in inaugural Laver Cup ''. Tennis.com. 2016 - 08 - 24. Jump up ^ `` What is the Laver Cup, why are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal playing and how excited should we be about it ? ''. The Telegraph. 2017 - 09 - 20. 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