How to Watch United Cup 2026 Tennis Tournament Online Free

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The 2026 tennis season kicks off this week with the United Cup. The fourth edition of the tournament will see 18 nations battling on hard courts across Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney, Australia. The United States are the defending champion (they also won the inaugural 2023 United Cup).

At a Glance: How to Watch United Cup 2026

If you don’t have a way to watch the 2026 United Cup, read on. Below is a full guide on how to stream the United Cup tennis tournament online this year, including ways to get free United Cup livestreams.

How to Watch the United Cup Tennis Tournament Online

The 2026 United Cup tournament is airing in the U.S. on Tennis Channel. If you don’t have a cable package (or one that includes the channel), here are three of the best ways to stream the United Cup online:

DirecTV carries Tennis Channel in its Choice, Ultimate, and Premier streaming packages — all of which start with a five-day free trial and carry over 100 top channels. Choice is the most affordable option at $59.99 for your first month, $84.99 for months two and three, and $94.99 a month after that.

Another cable streamer with Tennis Channel coverage is Fubo. All packages carry the channel and start with a five-day free trial. Pricing starts at $55.99 a month, but you get a discount on your first bill.

Sling also carries Tennis Channel for United Cup livestreams. Subscribers can get the channel through Sling’s Sports Extra add-on, which costs $11 a month on top of whatever base plan you choose. Base packages start at $19.99 a month. Sling does not currently offer a free trial.

Stream the United Cup for Free

Want to watch the United Cup tennis tournament for free? Take advantage of the free trials from DirecTV and Fubo, which you can combine for 10 days of free United Cup livestreams.

United Cup Schedule 2026

The 2026 United Cup starts on Friday, Jan. 2, and runs through the final on Jan. 11.

Group Stage: Jan. 2–7
Quarterfinals: Jan. 7–8
Semifinals: Jan. 10
Final: Jan. 11

United Cup Lineup 2026

The United Cup lineup comprises 18 mixed-gender teams, each with six players. Four of the men’s top 10 will compete, including Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, and Alex de Minaur. Three of the women’s top 10 — Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Jasmine Paolini — will also be representing their countries.

Here’s the full United Cup lineup this year:

United States
Taylor Fritz, Coco Gauff, Mackenzie McDonald, Varvara Lepchenko, Christian Harrison, Nicole Melichar-Martinez
(Captain: Michael Russell)

Canada
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Victoria Mboko, Alexis Galarneau, Kayla Cross, Cleeve Harper, Ariana Arsenault
(Captain: Gabriela Dabrowski)

Italy
Flavio Cobolli, Jasmine Paolini, Andrea Pellegrino, Nuria Brancaccio, Andrea Vavassori, Sara Errani
(Captain: Stefano Cobolli)

Australia
Alex de Minaur, Maya Joint, Jason Kubler, Maddison Inglis, John-Patrick Smith, Storm Hunter
(Captain: Lleyton Hewitt)

Great Britain
Billy Harris, Emma Raducanu, Neal Skupski, Katie Swan, Lloyd Glasspool, Olivia Nicholls
(Captain: Tim Henman)

Germany
Alexander Zverev, Eva Lys, Patrick Zahraj, Laura Siegemund, Kevin Krawietz, Mina Hodzic
(Captain: Alexander Zverev Sr)

Belgium
Zizou Bergs, Elise Mertens, Kimmer Coppejans, Greet Minnen, Sander Gillé, Lara Salden
(Captain: Christopher Heyman)

France
Arthur Rinderknech, Lois Boisson, Geoffrey Blancaneaux, Léolia Jeanjean, Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
(Captain: Lucas Pouille)

Poland
Hubert Hurkacz, Iga Swiatek, Daniel Michalski, Katarzyna Kawa, Jan Zieliński, Katarzyna Piter
(Captain: Mateusz Terczyński)

Spain
Jaume Munar, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Carlos Taberner, Andrea Lázaro García, Íñigo Cervantes, Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
(Captain: Miguel Sanchez)

Czech Republic
Jakub Mensik, Barbora Krejcikova, Dalibor Svrčina, Linda Fruhvirtová, Adam Pavlásek, Miriam Škoch
(Captain: Jiri Novak)

Greece
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Maria Sakarri, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Despina Papamichail, Petros Tsitsipas, Sapfo Sakellaridi
(Captain: Petros Tsitsipas)

Japan
Shintaro Mochizuki, Naomi Osaka, Yasutaka Uchiyama, Nao Hibino
(Captain: Go Soeda)

Argentina
Sebastian Baez, Solana Sierra, Marco Trungelliti, María Lourdes Carlé, Guido Andreozzi, Nicole Fossa Huergo
(Captain: Sebastian Gutierrez)

Netherlands
Tallon Griekspoor, Suzan Lamens, Guy den Ouden, Eva Vedder, David Pel, Demi Schuurs
(Captain: Tallon Griekspoor)

Switzerland
Stan Wawrinka, Belinda Bencic, Jakub Paul, Luca Castelnuovo, Naïma Karamoko
(Captain: Stan Wawrinka)

Norway
Casper Ruud, Malene Helgo, Viktor Durasovic, Astrid Brune Olsen, Ulrikke Eikeri
(Captain: Christian Ruud)

China
Zhizhen Zhang, Zhu Lin, Te Rigele, You Xiaodi, Wang Aoran
(Captain: Wu Di)