The FIP World Cup is set to kick off in Doha this Monday, November 2, at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. With 32 national teams competing for a record-breaking €1.2 million prize fund—split equally between the men’s and women’s categories—the stage is set for a historic tournament.
Group Stage Draw and Tournament Structure
The tournament features a round-robin group stage where each nation plays the other three teams in their group in a best-of-three-match format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals starting Thursday, November 5, while the remaining teams will compete for final rankings from ninth to 16th place. Matches are scheduled daily, with women’s play beginning at 14:00 local time and men’s play starting at 18:00.
The official group stage lineups are as follows:
- Men's Group A: Argentina, France, Australia, and the Netherlands.
- Men's Group B: Spain, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, and Paraguay.
- Men's Group C: Portugal, Chile, Qatar, and Germany.
- Men's Group D: Italy, Brazil, United States, and Mexico.
- Women's Group A: Spain, Brazil, Germany, and Great Britain.
- Women's Group B: Argentina, France, Chile, and Belgium.
- Women's Group C: Italy, Sweden, Egypt, and Indonesia.
- Women's Group D: Portugal, Netherlands, United States, and Paraguay.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, the tournament will move into the knockout rounds. Friday, November 6, is reserved for the semi-finals, leading up to the grand finale on Saturday, November 7. The final day will feature the third-place play-offs in the morning, followed by the championship matches on the Centre Court to determine the new world titleholders.
