2019 Hopman Cup

Tennis tournament
2019 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 2018 –
6 January 2019
EditionXXXI (31st)
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenuePerth Arena
Champions
  Switzerland
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The Hopman Cup XXXI was the 31st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis and the final edition that took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

On 26 June 2018, the defending Swiss team of Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic and 2018 finalist German team of Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber were announced as the first teams for the 2019 tournament.[2][3] On 15 August 2018, the teams of Greece and Spain were announced.[4]

For the first time in history, Roger Federer and Serena Williams faced each other in a competitive event. Federer came out victorious alongside Bencic in the mixed doubles rubber. This match also attracted a Perth Arena record tennis crowd of 14,064, which was the highest attendance for a tennis match in Western Australian history.[5]

Switzerland successfully defended their title, beating Germany in a repeat of the previous year's final. This was Federer's 3rd Hopman Cup title, the most by any player, male or female.[6]

Entrants

Seeds

The draw took place on 3 October 2018 and it placed the 8 teams into two groups, according to the following ranking-based seedings:

Seed Team Female player WTA1 Male player ATP1 Total Elimination
1  Germany Angelique Kerber 2 Alexander Zverev 5 7 Runner-up
2   Switzerland Belinda Bencic 41 Roger Federer 2 43 Champions
3  France Alizé Cornet 39 Lucas Pouille 19 58 Round robin
4  United States Serena Williams 17 Frances Tiafoe 41 58 Round robin
5  Greece Maria Sakkari 43 Stefanos Tsitsipas 15 58 Round robin
6  Australia Ashleigh Barty 19 Matthew Ebden 48 67 Round robin
7  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 15 David Ferrer 147 162 Round robin
8  Great Britain Katie Boulter 109 Cameron Norrie 78 187 Round robin
1ATP and WTA rankings as of 1 October 2018 (latest before draw date)[7][8][9]

Alternated

In-tournament partial replacement (in doubles matches only)
Team In For Reason
 Spain United States Whitney Osuigwe Garbiñe Muguruza Injury

Group stage

Group A

Standings

Germany
Germany
France
France
Australia
Australia
Spain
Spain
RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
1  Germany 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 14–8 108–88 1
3  France 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 10–12 92–106 4
6  Australia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 10–10 91–88 2
7  Spain 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–6 9–13 94–103 3

All times are local (UTC+8).

Australia vs. France


Australia
2
Perth Arena, Perth
29 December 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

France
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
France
Ashleigh Barty
Alizé Cornet
7
5
6
3
   
2 Australia
France
Matthew Ebden
Lucas Pouille
3
6
77
65
6
2
 
3 Australia
France
Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden
Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille
34
45
2
4
   

Germany vs. Spain


Germany
3
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 Germany
Spain
Angelique Kerber
Garbiñe Muguruza
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
2 Germany
Spain
Alexander Zverev
David Ferrer
6
4
4
6
77
60
 
3 Germany
Spain
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
Garbiñe Muguruza / David Ferrer
4
2
45
33
   

France vs. Germany


France
1
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 France
Germany
Alizé Cornet
Angelique Kerber
7
5
2
6
4
6
 
2 France
Germany
Lucas Pouille
Alexander Zverev
3
6
710
68
2
6
 
3 France
Germany
Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
45
34
45
33
   

Australia vs. Spain


Australia
2
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)

Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Spain
Ashleigh Barty
Garbiñe Muguruza
6
3
6
4
   
2 Australia
Spain
Matthew Ebden
David Ferrer
61
77
5
7
   
3 Australia
Spain
Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden
Garbiñe Muguruza / David Ferrer
33
45
45
30
45
33
 

Spain vs. France


Spain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)

France
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
France
Garbiñe Muguruza
Alizé Cornet
6
1
6
3
   
2 Spain
France
David Ferrer
Lucas Pouille
6
4
65
77
77
62
 
3 Spain
France
Whitney Osuigwe / David Ferrer
Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille
2
4
2
4
   

American Whitney Osuigwe played instead of Garbiñe Muguruza due to her withdrawal due to injury. Scores counted as a 4–0, 4–0 win for the French mixed pair.

Australia vs. Germany


Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Australia
Germany
Ashleigh Barty
Angelique Kerber
4
6
4
6
   
2 Australia
Germany
Matthew Ebden
Alexander Zverev
4
6
3
6
   
3 Australia
Germany
Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
4
0
45
31
   

Group B

Standings

Switzerland
Switzerland
Greece
Greece
United States
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
2   Switzerland 1−2 2−1 3–0 2–1 6–3 14–6 97–74 1
4  United States 1−2 1–2 1−2 0–3 3–6 9–13 86–99 4
5  Greece 2−1 2–1 1–2 2–1 5–4 11–12 105−96 2
8  Great Britain 0–3 2–1 2−1 2–1 4–5 9–12 77–96 3

All times are local (UTC+8).

Great Britain vs. Greece


Great Britain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
29 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Greece
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Greece
Cameron Norrie
Stefanos Tsitsipas
710
68
6
4
   
2 United Kingdom
Greece
Katie Boulter
Maria Sakkari
0
6
6
4
2
6
 
3 United Kingdom
Greece
Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
45
30
32
45
45
34
 

Great Britain vs. Switzerland


Great Britain
0
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Switzerland
Cameron Norrie
Roger Federer
1
6
1
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Switzerland
Katie Boulter
Belinda Bencic
2
6
60
77
   
3 United Kingdom
Switzerland
Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
34
45
1
4
   

United States vs. Greece


United States
1
Perth Arena, Perth
31 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Greece
2
1 2 3
1 United States
Greece
Frances Tiafoe
Stefanos Tsitsipas
3
6
77
63
3
6
 
2 United States
Greece
Serena Williams
Maria Sakkari
77
63
6
2
   
3 United States
Greece
Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
1
4
4
1
2
4
 

United States vs. Switzerland


United States
1
Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)

Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 United States
Switzerland
Frances Tiafoe
Roger Federer
4
6
1
6
   
2 United States
Switzerland
Serena Williams
Belinda Bencic
4
6
6
4
6
3
 
3 United States
Switzerland
Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
2
4
33
45
   

Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)

United States
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
United States
Cameron Norrie
Frances Tiafoe
77
64
6
0
   
2 United Kingdom
United States
Katie Boulter
Serena Williams
1
6
62
77
   
3 United Kingdom
United States
Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie
Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe
32
45
45
34
4
1
 

Greece vs. Switzerland


Greece
2
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)

Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1 Greece
Switzerland
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer
65
77
64
77
   
2 Greece
Switzerland
Maria Sakkari
Belinda Bencic
6
3
6
4
   
3 Greece
Switzerland
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
45
34
2
4
45
33
 

Final

Germany vs. Switzerland


Germany
1
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2019, 16:00
Hard (i)

Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Germany
Switzerland
Alexander Zverev
Roger Federer
4
6
2
6
   
2 Germany
Switzerland
Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic
6
4
78
66
   
3 Germany
Switzerland
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
0
4
4
1
34
45
 
2019 Hopman Cup Champions
Switzerland
Switzerland
Fourth title

References

  1. ^ Quartermaine, Brendan (8 July 2018). "Hopman Cup set to be axed, with funding set to be diverted to new tennis event". Perth Now. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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  5. ^ Ben Rothenberg (2 January 2019). "After two decades in the spotlight, Roger and Serena meet on court". smh.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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