The 2025 Laver Cup In San Francisco Records Incredible Numbers, Excitement And Legacy

The eighth edition of the Laver Cup saw underdogs Team World win the title for the third time, with a thrilling 15-9 victory over Team Europe in San Francisco, the first under Captain Andre Agassi.
 
For the fourth time in the event’s history it was match 12 that decided the Laver Cup, as was the case in 2017, 2019 and 2024.
 
Team World last won the Laver Cup at Vancouver 2023 after winning their first title at London 2022.

RESULTS

LAVER CUP 2025 IN NUMBERS
 
ATTENDANCE

• Over 81,500 fans attended the five sessions at Chase Center, the largest attendance in the event’s history.
• Over 4,700 fans attended the Laver Cup Open Practice Day presented by FICO on Thursday before the event, including 2,000 children from schools, tennis programs and youth organizations across the Bay Area. 
• 90% of fans were from the United States, representing 48 different states.
• 10% of fans were from outside the United States, representing more than 40 countries.
• 50% of fans travelled more than 1.5 hours to attend the Laver Cup. 
• Laver Cup Fan Zone in Thrive City saw over 112,000 fans experience the outdoor activation.

TEAMS

• In 2025, Team Captains Yannick Noah and Andre Agassi and Vice Captains Tim Henman and Pat Rafter made their debut at the Laver Cup. 
• Team Europe was represented by world No.1 and US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz (second appearance), world No.3 Alexander Zverev (the first player to record his sixth appearance and has been part of all five Team Europe victories), Casper Ruud (fifth straight appearance) and three debutants – Holger Rune, Jakub Mensik, Flavio Cobolli plus alternate Tomas Machac. 
• Team World featured world No.5 and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz (fifth appearance), world No.8 Alex de Minaur (second appearance), Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo (third appearance), Reilly Opelka (second appearance) and debutants – Joao Fonseca (second youngest to ever play Laver Cup) and Alex Michelsen, and alternate Jenson Brooksby.
• Two of Team World’s three Laver Cup victories have been at home, following their win at Vancouver 2023.
• Taylor Fritz is the only player to be a part of each of Team World’s tournament victories at the Laver Cup in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
• Taylor Fritz became the first American player to claim a singles win at the Laver Cup on American soil. 
• Taylor Fritz is now the first player in the event’s history to claim multiple ATP top five wins at a single edition of the Laver Cup.
• Taylor Fritz (15) now trails Jack Sock (20) in points claimed for Team World at the Laver Cup.
• Alex de Minaur registered his fifth career top-3 win, three of these five have been in team events.
• Jakub Mensik became the youngest player to win singles and doubles matches on the same day at the Laver Cup, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz on Day 3 2024.
• Joao Fonseca became the first teenager to win a Laver Cup match since the event’s inception in 2017.
• Alexander Zverev became the first player to appear in 10+ singles matches at the Laver Cup.
• Alexander Zverev (16) equaled Jack Sock for the most matches played at the Laver Cup.
• Taylor Fritz (6) equaled Roger Federer for the second most wins in singles at the Laver Cup, only Alexander Zverev (7) has more.

 
CHASE CENTER

• The state-of-the-art Chase Center in San Francisco was transformed into a world-class tennis arena for the first time.
• The iconic black Laver Cup court was made of 460 modular wood panels installed overnight by a crew of 10 people over 8 hours.
• 430 liters of black paint exclusive to Laver Cup were used on the court.
• More than 1,000 people were involved in the production of the Laver Cup at Chase Center.
• The Fan Zone featured a massive 74ft x 42ft LED screen and showcased the live tennis action.
• The ‘SERVED with Andy Roddick’ podcast recorded live from Thursday to Sunday with special guest appearances from 20-time Grand Slam champion and Laver Cup co-founder Roger Federer, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Yannick Noah, Pat Rafter and Tim Henman. The podcast generated a total reach of 3.5 million across all its platforms.

 
STADIUM PRODUCTION

• Laver Cup’s signature Sonic Light and Sound show returned in 2025 to delight fans prior to each session.
• The largest of its kind center hung videoboard in the NBA, featured approximately 2,956 square meters of active LED video displays inside the Chase Center during the Laver Cup. 
• In total, 196 LED Automated lighting fixtures and 40 Laser Phosphor automated fixtures were used at Chase Center.
• The venue featured more than 64 LED video displays and more than 53.6 million individual LED pixels throughout the arena.
• The on-court LEDs were another 172m2 and another 16.5m pixels.
• More than 450 pieces of content screened across the numerous LED video displays across the venue.
• 2,000 branded Laver Cup prints were used to dress Chase Center. 

 
MEDIA AND BROADCAST

• Laver Cup world feed was hosted by an expert commentary team including Jim Courier, Barbara Schett-Eagle, Todd Woodbridge, Mark Petchey, Sam Smith, Jason Goodall and Sam Querrey. A brand-new host desk elevated the production using DMX controllable lights, an LED ticker and a 60-inch monitor displaying various graphics and vision from the tournament.
• 53 host broadcast cameras captured all the action, including 30 on the field of play and 18 focused on the city and behind the scenes.
• Over 130 host broadcast production and technical professionals planned, produced and delivered the broadcast coverage.
• Broadcast innovations this year included the use of an external drone, Spidercam, dreamchip, FX6 and comet cameras, augmented replays, the use of biomechanical data for analysis and for the first time AR graphics over Steadicam were used.
• Laver Cup was broadcast to more than 230 territories globally, with live coverage of matches available in all markets and a network of 18 broadcast partners around the world.
• 148 media were accredited to cover Laver Cup in San Francisco from 11 different countries. 102 were from the United States.

 
LAVER CUP ANIMATED

• Laver Cup 2025 saw the introduction of Laver Cup Animated, an innovative fusion of live match streaming and dynamic animated overlays, accessed via Tennis Channel’s direct to consumer app and T2 FAST channel. 
• 19 new custom avatars of players, captains, Tennis Channel on-air talent and the great Rod Laver were designed for the inaugural Laver Cup animated production. 
• The animated feed was driven by 3D tracking data including 27 skeletal datapoints on players’ bodies and five on their rackets. The data was ingested live into a custom-built production engine and delivered a fully animated alternate broadcast including player avatars, stadia, replays and graphics. 

 
LAVERCUP.COM AND LAVER CUP SOCIAL MEDIA (tournament week only)

• A mix of original content and competitive highlights of Team Europe and Team World were featured as they went from the streets of San Francisco to the black court at Chase Center.
• LaverCup.com saw 1.88 million pageviews.
• Laver Cup amassed 6.15 million Google Search impressions. 
• 1,600 hours of Team Europe and Team World bench cams were viewed on LaverCup.com. 
• Laver Cup social media channels saw over 100,000 new followers during the tournament week.
• Laver Cup social-digital media channels totaled over 124 million impressions, including 60 million video views for the week. 
• YouTube experienced 8.2 million views.
• Some of the most viewed Laver Cup social media posts included the following:
  • Instagram –  Steph Curry + Roger Federer Coin Toss (6.7M impressions)
  • Instagram reels – Carlos Alcaraz at Alcatraz Video (3.7M views), Carlos and Roger Post-Match Golf Clip Video (2.9M views), Team World Champion Transition Video (1.3M views)
  • Twitter – Alcaraz at Alcatraz (715k impressions)

VIP GUESTS

• Rod Laver, winner of the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969, watched all matches at Chase Center and was part of the annual iconic photo with Team Europe and Team World.
• Golden State Warriors basketballer Steph Curry stepped out on court alongside Roger Federer to toss the coin ahead of Taylor Fritz’s first win over Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday night.
• Two-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Pau Gasol tossed the coin on Sunday.
• Other notable attendees included Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, Hollywood actors Adam Scott, Cooper Koch, comedian Nick Kroll, Emmy award winning actress Uza Aduba and singer-songwriter Joe King, as well as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the Mayor of San Francisco Daniel Lurie.
• Stan Smith, Andy Roddick, Michael Chang, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez and Eugenie Bouchard were among the former tennis stars to walk the black carpet at the Laver Cup Opening Night held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.  
• NFL commentator Melissa Stark hosted Opening Night, which also included a special performance by American musician and frontman of Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, who has sold 80 million records.

ON COURT

• More than 1,500 Wilson tennis balls were used during the Laver Cup.
• 24 ballkids were selected from 400 applicants to make up the San Francisco team. There were applicants from Europe, South America and North America. The team comprised 21 ballkids from the Bay Area, one from Tampa, Florida and one returnee from Vancouver 2023. 
• 2,140 UNIQLO items of apparel and 700 pairs of ON shoes were worn by Laver Cup staff, ballkids and referees.

 
OFF COURT 

• Team Europe experienced San Francisco by taking a ride on the city’s iconic Cable Cars while Team World visited Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
• Both teams featured in the Laver Cup’s iconic photo in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. 
• 18,100 bottles of Icelandic water were used during the tournament. 
• 60 state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz vehicles transported players, captains and VIPs around San Francisco. 

LEGACY PROJECT

• The Laver Cup Community Legacy Project unveiled six newly resurfaced tennis courts at John McLaren Park. The court renovation was completed in partnership with the USTA Foundation and Mercedes-Benz.  
• McLaren Park is the third largest park in San Francisco by area, after Golden Gate Park and the Presidio. The park’s transformed public tennis facility serves as one of the home bases for Youth Tennis Advantage (YTA), a San Francisco-based junior tennis program, part of the USTA Foundation’s National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network. The network was co-founded in 1969 by tennis icon Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder and supports more than 300 community-based organizations helping young people from under-resourced communities prepare for their futures through tennis, education and mentorship programs.
• Mayor of San Francisco Daniel Lurie joined Roger Federer, Laver Cup Chairman and Team8 CEO Tony Godsick, Yannick Noah, Golden State Warriors President Brandon Schneider and USTA Foundation CEO Ginny Ehrlich to formally unveil the upgraded facilities.  

 
LONDON 2026

• The Laver Cup will make its first-ever return to a city when the ninth edition is held at The O2 in London from September 25-27, 2026.