Yannick Noah leads Team Europe and Andre Agassi captains Team World in London 2026. Both were Grand Slam champions who brought the same competitive fire to their playing careers.
Yannick Noah is one of French tennis's most beloved figures. He won Roland Garros in 1983 — the last Frenchman to win the French Open — and later captained the French national team to Davis Cup glory. He replaced Björn Borg as Laver Cup Team Europe captain ahead of the 2025 edition in San Francisco.
Noah lost his debut in San Francisco 2025 but returns to London 2026 with home-crowd advantage on his side. As a charismatic former champion with deep knowledge of team tennis, he is widely seen as the ideal figure to lift Europe's morale after three World wins in four years. Vice-captain: Tim Henman (Great Britain).
Andre Agassi needs little introduction. The American won 8 Grand Slam titles across all four majors — completing the Career Grand Slam — and spent 101 weeks as world No. 1 across a career spanning three decades. He replaced John McEnroe as Team World captain ahead of 2025.
Agassi won at his first attempt, guiding Team World to a 15–9 victory in San Francisco — a debut that few captains can match. He arrives in London as defending champion, with a squad led by Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. Vice-captain: Patrick Rafter (Australia).
| Captain | Team | Nationality | Years | Titles | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Björn Borg | Europe | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2017–2024 | 4 | 4–2 (W 2017, 18, 19, 21; L 2022, 23) |
| John McEnroe | World | 🇺🇸 USA | 2017–2024 | 2 | 2–4 (W 2022, 23; L 2017, 18, 19, 21) |
Björn Borg captained Team Europe from the inaugural 2017 edition and won the first four titles in a row. He and McEnroe brought their famous on-court rivalry into the dugout, creating one of sport's great coaching head-to-heads before both stepped down after 2024.
| Vice-Captain | Team | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Henman 🇬🇧 | Europe | 4× Wimbledon semifinalist; British No. 1 throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s |
| Patrick Rafter 🇦🇺 | World | 2× US Open champion (1997, 1998); 2× Wimbledon finalist; former world No. 1 |
The captain's role in the Laver Cup is more active than in Davis Cup. Captains sit courtside throughout every match, can call one coaching timeout per set in singles, and are responsible for all lineup decisions submitted the morning of each session.
Doubles pairings are a key tactical battleground — captains often use them to give lower-used players court time, or to pair the two best singles performers to maximise a 2-point match.