2019 Hopman Cup

2019 Hopman Cup
Date	December 2018 – ; January 2019
Edition	XXXI (31st)
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Australia
Venue	Perth Arena
2018 Champions
	Switzerland

The Hopman Cup XXXI will be the 31st and possibly the last edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It will take place at the Perth Arena in Perth, 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 edition. ^[2] ^[3] On 15 August 2018 the teams of Greece and Spain were announced. ^[4]

Seeds

The draw took place on the 3rd 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
1	Germany	Angelique Kerber	3	Alexander Zverev	5	8
2	Switzerland	Belinda Bencic	41	Roger Federer	2	43
3	France	Alizé Cornet	39	Lucas Pouille	19	58
4	Greece	Maria Sakkari	43	Stefanos Tsitsipas	15	58
5	United States	Serena Williams	17	Frances Tiafoe	41	58
6	Australia	Ashleigh Barty	19	Matthew Ebden	48	67
7	Spain	Garbiñe Muguruza	15	David Ferrer	147	162
8	Great Britain	Katie Boulter	109	Cameron Norrie	78	187
¹ – ATP and WTA Rankings as of October 1, 2018 (latest before draw date)^[5]

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Australia vs. France

Australia

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

France

			1	2	3
1		Ashleigh Barty Alizé Cornet
2		Matthew Ebden Lucas Pouille
3		Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille

Germany vs. Spain

Germany

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

Spain

			1	2	3
1		Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza
2		Alexander Zverev David Ferrer
3		Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev Garbiñe Muguruza / David Ferrer

France vs. Germany

France

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

Germany

			1	2	3
1		Alizé Cornet Angelique Kerber
2		Lucas Pouille Alexander Zverev
3		Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev

Australia vs. Spain

Australia

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

Spain

			1	2	3
1		Ashleigh Barty Garbiñe Muguruza
2		Matthew Ebden David Ferrer
3		Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden Garbiñe Muguruza / David Ferrer

Spain vs. France

Spain

Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)

France

			1	2	3
1		Garbiñe Muguruza Alizé Cornet
2		David Ferrer Lucas Pouille
3		Garbiñe Muguruza / David Ferrer Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille

Australia vs. Germany

Australia

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

Germany

			1	2	3
1		Ashleigh Barty Angelique Kerber
2		Matthew Ebden Alexander Zverev
3		Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Great Britain vs. Greece

Great Britain

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

Greece

			1	2	3
1		Katie Boulter Maria Sakkari
2		Cameron Norrie Stefanos Tsitsipas
3		Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas

Great Britain vs. Switzerland

Great Britain

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

Switzerland

			1	2	3
1		Katie Boulter Belinda Bencic
2		Cameron Norrie Roger Federer
3		Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer

United States vs. Greece

United States

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

Greece

			1	2	3
1		Serena Williams Maria Sakkari
2		Frances Tiafoe Stefanos Tsitsipas
3		Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas

United States vs. Switzerland

United States

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

Switzerland

			1	2	3
1		Frances Tiafoe Roger Federer
2		Serena Williams Belinda Bencic
3		Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain

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

United States

			1	2	3
1		Katie Boulter Serena Williams
2		Cameron Norrie Frances Tiafoe
3		Katie Boulter / Cameron Norrie Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe

Greece vs. Switzerland

Greece

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

Switzerland

			1	2	3
1		Maria Sakkari Belinda Bencic
2		Stefanos Tsitsipas Roger Federer
3		Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Roger Federer returns to Perth in 2019 to defend Hopman Cup title". ABC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Switzerland and Germany returning for Mastercard Hopman Cup 2019". Hopman Cup. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Muguruza, Ferrer for Spain, Tsitsipas and Sakkari for Greece in 2019". Hopman Cup. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "Serena Williams and Roger Federer set for New Year's day match-up at Mastercard Hopman Cup 2019".

External links

Official website

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[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.

[2] "Roger Federer returns to Perth in 2019 to defend Hopman Cup title". ABC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[3] "Switzerland and Germany returning for Mastercard Hopman Cup 2019". Hopman Cup. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[4] "Muguruza, Ferrer for Spain, Tsitsipas and Sakkari for Greece in 2019". Hopman Cup. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[5] "Serena Williams and Roger Federer set for New Year's day match-up at Mastercard Hopman Cup 2019".

Hopman Cup
Current champions (2018): Switzerland
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2019 Hopman Cup
Date	December 2018 – January 2019
Edition	XXXI (31st)
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Australia
Venue	Perth Arena
2018 Champions
Switzerland