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This year's tournament, which was won by the
United States, was held in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane and saw
teams playing two men's and two women's singles matches as well
as a mixed doubles match.
In January, Spain's Rafa Nadal urged organizers to tweak the
format to ensure there were fewer dead rubbers, and the next
edition is set to have ties featuring just one men's and one
women's match, followed by a mixed doubles match.
The singles matches will feature the top-ranked players from
each country and each tie will be determined in one session.
Brisbane will no longer be staging matches, leaving Sydney and
Perth as the hosts. As in the inaugural event, 18 countries will
be split into six groups of three.
"We saw this year how passionate and intense the crowds were in
supporting the United Cup - it was tennis at its very best,"
United Cup tournament director Stephen Farrow said.
The competition will run from Dec. 29-Jan. 7.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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