Tournament Information

General Information the ARAG WORLD TEAM CUP:

Is the World Team Championship of the ATP.
Has been put on since 1978 and for the 32nd time by the Düsseldorf Rochusclub.
Offers 1.5 million euros in prize money.
Is being contested by the 8 best tennis nations in the world.
Their qualification is based on the year-end entry rankings of the ATP.
Has a unique round-robin tournament format, which guarantees top tennis from the first to the last day of the tournament.
Is the sports highlight of the social scene in the Düsseldorf area.
Has about 75,000 visitors every year.
Is televised in over 200 countries.
Is made possible through a tremendous group of sponsors that have supported the Rochusclub in the organization of the event for many years.
Is unique and fascinating.
Touristinformation about Düsseldorf:
http://stadtfuehrungen.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/index.php?id=3785&L=1

Matches will be played:

Daily on Center Court I and Center Court II,

Where a complete country vs. country encounter with two singles and one doubles match takes place.
On the last day of the tournament, the final (two singles and one doubles match) will be played on Center Court I alone.
At the ARAG WORLD TEAM CUP in a round-robin format, which guarantees that each day of the tournament provides the same excitment and high-caliber tennis as the final one.
To find out exactly how the tournament format works, please consult an excerpt from the tournament regulations.
By 8 teams that are drawn into two equal groups.
Every team plays against all three of the other teams in its group.

A typical day at the ARAG WORLD TEAM CUP

The sequence of events during a typical day for the two groups is identical on both Center Courts.
There is usually a complete country v. country contest (two singles and one doubles match) on each court.
The ATP Tour Supervisor will release the next day's Schedule of Play at the end of each afternoon.
At least 1 hour prior to the start of play The Rochusclub opens the doors to its premises
- on Sunday at 11:00am;
- on Thursday's and
- the Finals Day at 11:am and
- on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at approx. noon time
While you wait for the matches to start we recommend you sample the varied culinary delights (from the traditional pea soup or Bratwurst to the delicacies offered to fortify yourself for some serious tennis watching.
The break between the first and the second match is usually not very long.
10 minutes prior to play Please take your seats on both Center Courts to allow the matches to begin promptly and peacefully.
Start of play is weekdays at 1:00pm, Sunday, Thursday and the final on Saturday will be started at noon time.

First singles match

The tournament starts with one of the two singles matches on each court; either the No. 1 players on each team will play each other and then the No. 2's, or vice versa.
The ATP Tour Supervisor will stipulate the sequence for the next day at the end of each afternoon.
After the first singles there is a 10-minute break for court maintenance and to allow the players to get ready for the second singles match.

Second singles match

Between the remaining two singles players of each respective country.
After the second singles match there is a break of approx. 30-45 minutes.
About 15 minutes after the second singles match is over, the captains of each team have to nominate the players for the doubles match. If one of the nominated players had been involved in the second singles match, the break will last 45 minutes, otherwise it will be half an hour long.

Doubles match

It determines not just which team wins the encounter between the two countries and thus gets important point for the tally within each group, but also the position in the coveted Rheinische Post Doubles Bonus Pool.

After the matches

Before you head home, you may want to linger and enjoy all the delightful things the Rochusclub has to offer after an exciting day of day of tennis.