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The official 2025 ATP and WTA Tours concluded after the season-ending Finals events this month. Carlos Alcaraz finished as the ATP Year-End No. 1 with eight titles, including two majors, while Aryna Sabalenka dominated the WTA No. 1 crown with four titles in 2025.
The next official event, the United Cup, is scheduled to begin on January 2, but the majority of the top players will be seen in action at the exhibition events in December. Both Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are confirmed for the two exhibition events before the start of the 2026 season. So, let's take a look at the exhibition events scheduled in 2025:
#1. Northern Palmyra Trophies 2025, St. Petersburg, Russia
The 2025 Northern Palmyra Trophies is a two-day exhibition event scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg. This is the only tennis event in Russia where the top ATP and WTA players have featured since 2022. Despite the participants facing criticism in the past, the Russian-born Kazakh star Alexander Bublik and top-ranked Russian player Daniil Medvedev are confirmed for the 2025 edition.
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Date: November 29-30
Confirmed players: Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Bublik, Karen Khachanov, Tallon Griekspoor, Anastasia Potapova, Diana Shnaider, Veronika Kudermetova, and Yulia Putintseva.
#2. UTS London final, UK
The 2025 Ultimate Tennis Showdown final will take place at the Copper Box Arena in London in the first week of December. The UTS tournament was founded by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou and Alexei Popyrin's father, Alex Popyrin, in 2020. The event is known for its own format and rules, and boasts a big prize money of $1,865,000.
Eight players, divided into two groups of four each, will feature in the round-robin format, with the top two players from each group advancing to the semifinals. Jack Draper, who defeated Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells this season, will be returning from his injury.
Date: December 5-7
Confirmed players: Alex de Minaur, Jack Draper, Andrey Rublev, Tomas Machac, Adrian Mannarino, Casper Ruud, Francisco Cerundolo, and David Goffin.
#3. A Racquet at The Rock, New Jersey, USA
Newark's Prudential Center will host the 2025 A Racquet at The Rock on December 7. The exhibition event will feature two singles and one mixed doubles match. Frances Tiafoe, Amanda Anisimova, and Jessica Pegula, who replaced injured Emma Raducanu, will join Carlos Alcaraz. This will be the first exhibition event for Carlos Alcaraz since his defeat to Jannik Sinner in the ATP Finals final.
Date: December 7
Confirmed Players: Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe, Amanda Anisimova, and Jessica Pegula
#4. Miami Tennis Invitational to feature Carlos Alcaraz
The 2025 Miami Tennis Invitation will be played at the LoanDepot Park, the home of the Miami Marlins, for the first time, on December 8. This exhibition event features two male and two female players playing in two singles and one mixed doubles match.
The World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Brazilian Joao Fonseca will face each other in the men's singles, while the American duo of Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova will clash in the women's singles match. Alcaraz will partner with Pegula in the mixed doubles 10-point tie-breaker match against Fonseca and Anisimova.
Carlos Alcaraz recently missed the Davis Cup Finals due to injury and will also miss the United Cup, the first ATP event of the 2026 season.
Date: December 8
Confirmed players: Carlos Alcaraz, Jessica Pegula, Joao Fonseca, Amanda Anisimova
#5. The Garden Cup, USA
The second edition of the Garden Cup will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 8. This event featured two singles and one mixed doubles match, all in support of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The WTA World No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, and the four-time Grand Slam winner, Naomi Osaka, will clash in the women's singles, and the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, Nick Kyrgios, will take on the former World No. 8, Tommy Paul, in the men's singles.
Date: December 8
Confirmed players: Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, Tommy Paul, Nick Kyrgios
#6. Tennis Premier League, India
The Tennis Premier League 2025, the seventh edition of the franchise-based tennis tournament in India, will take place at Gujarat University Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad. It event features top male players from India and several top-100 players from the ATP rankings.
Date: December 9-14
Confirmed players: Rohan Bopanna, Arthur Rinderknech, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Corentin Moutet, Dalibor Svrcina, Damir Dzhumhur, Alexandre Muller, Luciano Darderi, Sriram Balaji, Rithvik Bollipalli
#7. World Tennis League, India
The fourth edition of the World Tennis League will be held in India for the first time. The exhibition event will be held at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium, Bengaluru, and will feature several top players, including Daniil Medvedev and Paula Badosa. A total of sixteen players, divided into groups of four each, will play in a round-robin format featuring men's singles, women's singles, and two doubles matches.
Date: December 17-20
Confirmed teams and players
Game Changers Falcons: Daniil Medvedev, Rohan Bopanna, Magda Linette, Sahaja Yamalapalli
VB Realty: Denis Shapovalov, Yuki Bhambri, Elina Svitolina, Maaya Revathi
Aussie Mavericks Kites: Nick Kyrgios, Dhakshineshwar Suresh, Marta Kostyuk, Ankita Raina
AOS Eagles: Gael Monfils, Sumit Nagal, Paula Badosa, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
#8. MGM Macau Tennis Masters, China
The third edition of the MGM Macau Tennis Masters will feature the star-studded lineup led by legendary Li Na and Conchita Martinez. The British No. 1 Jack Draper and the WTA World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva are part of this two-team exhibition event in Macau.
Date: December 27-28
Players confirmed: Li Na, Conchita Martinez, Mirra Andreeva, Alexandra Eala, Shang Juncheng, Jack Draper, and Jakub Mensik
#9. Battle of the Sexes: The Dubai Showdown, UAE
The Battle of the Sexes 2025, a unique exhibition match between a male and female player, will take place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on December 28. The first edition took place between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King in Houston in 1973, and the most recent event in 2023 featured Mirra Andreeva and Yanis Ghazouani Durand in Bourg-de-Peage in France. In the 2025 edition, the WTA World No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, will be facing Nick Kyrgios.
Date: December 28
Confirmed players: Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios
#10. The World Tennis Continental Cup, China
The 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup will be held in Shenzhen, China, and will feature the WTA World No. 2 Iga Swiatek and the 2025 WTA Finals winner, Elena Rybakina. It's a continental event, similar to the Laver Cup, where Team Europe and Team World players feature in the ten singles and mixed doubles matches.
Date: December 26-28
Confirmed players: Iga Swiatek, Flavio Cobolli, Arthur Fils, Belinda Bencic, Andrey Rublev, Wang Xinhyu, Elena Rybakina, and Zhang Zhuzhen.
