2015 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXVII was the 27th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 2015 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.[1]

2015 Hopman Cup
Date4–10 January 2015
EditionXXVII
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Australia
VenuePerth Arena
Champions
 Poland

Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group advanced to the Final.

France were the 2014 champions. In that tournament's final the French team of Alizé Cornet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Poland 2–1, but they failed to defend their title. Agnieszka Radwańska recorded an impressive win over Serena Williams in the final, ultimately carrying the Polish team to their first Hopman Cup title with a 2–1 victory over the United States.[2][3]

Entrants

Seeds

On 1 October, the full line-up for the event was announced.[4]

SeedTeamFemale playerWTA1Male playerATP1TotalElimination
1  United States Serena Williams 1 John Isner 15 16 Runners-up
2  Italy Flavia Pennetta 16 Fabio Fognini 18 34 Round-robin
3  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 Jerzy Janowicz 36 42 Winners
4  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 7 Vasek Pospisil 41 48 Round-robin
5  Great Britain Heather Watson 47 Andy Murray 11 58 Round-robin
6  Australia Casey Dellacqua 26 Marinko Matosevic 76 102 Round-robin
7  France Alizé Cornet 20 Benoît Paire 97 117 Round-robin
8  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 15 Adam Pavlásek 240 255 Round-robin
1 – ATP and WTA Rankings as of 29 September 2014 (latest before draw date)

Replacement players
Pre-tournament replacement
TeamReplacementOriginal playerReason
 France Benoît Paire Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Arm injury[5]
 United States John Isner Jack Sock Hip surgery[6]
 Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek Radek Štěpánek Foot injury[7]
 Australia Matthew Ebden Nick Kyrgios Back injury[8]
In-tournament temporary replacement
 Australia Benjamin Mitchell Matthew Ebden Calf injury
 Italy Benjamin Mitchell Fabio Fognini
In-tournament permanent replacement
 Australia Marinko Matosevic Matthew Ebden Calf injury[9]

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings
 Canada  Czech Republic  Italy  United States RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Canada 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 11–8 97–84 2
 Czech Republic 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 5–4 11–9 104–87 3
 Italy 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–8 6–17 88–126 4
 United States 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 14–8 115–106 1

Canada vs. Czech Republic

Canada
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1
Eugenie Bouchard
Lucie Šafářová		 0
6 		4
6 		   
2
Vasek Pospisil
Adam Pavlásek		 77
65		 6
2		    
3
Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil
Lucie Šafářová / Adam Pavlásek		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Italy vs. United States

Italy
0		 Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Flavia Pennetta
Serena Williams		 6
0		 3
6 		0
6 		 
2
Fabio Fognini
John Isner		 5
7 		7
5		 64
77		  
3
Flavia Pennetta / Fabio Fognini
Serena Williams / John Isner		 2
6 		6
2		 [9]
[11] 		 

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic
3		 Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
Italy
0
1 2 3
1
Lucie Šafářová
Flavia Pennetta		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Adam Pavlásek
Fabio Fognini		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3
Lucie Šafářová / Adam Pavlásek
Flavia Pennetta / Benjamin Mitchell		 8
6		      

Fabio Fognini was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Czech was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However, a match was still played in which the score was 8-6 to Czech republic (see above).

Canada vs. USA

Canada
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
United States
1
1 2 3
1
Eugenie Bouchard
Serena Williams		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
Vasek Pospisil
John Isner		 6
3		 77
64		    
3
Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil
Serena Williams / John Isner		 3
6 		5
7 		   

Canada vs. Italy

Canada
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
8 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
Italy
1
1 2 3
1
Eugenie Bouchard
Flavia Pennetta		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Vasek Pospisil
Fabio Fognini		 6
0		 6
3		    
3
Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil
Flavia Pennetta / Fabio Fognini		 3
6 		6
4		 [7]
[10] 		 

Czech Republic vs. USA

Czech Republic
0		 Perth Arena, Perth
8 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Lucie Šafářová
Serena Williams		 3
6 		77
61		 66
78		  
2
Adam Pavlásek
John Isner		 64
77		 4
6 		   
3
Lucie Šafářová / Adam Pavlásek
Serena Williams / John Isner		 3
6 		3
6 		   

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings
 Australia  France  Great Britain  Poland RR Matches Sets Games Standings
 Australia 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–8 4–17 71–120 4
 France 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 12–11 120–109 3
 Great Britain 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 6–3 12–7 93-83 2
 Poland 3–0 1-2 2–1 2–1 6–3 14–7 110–82 1

Australia vs. Poland

Australia
0		 Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
Poland
3
1 2 3
1
Casey Dellacqua
Agnieszka Radwańska		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Matthew Ebden
Jerzy Janowicz		 6
3		 5
7 		0
6 		 
3
Casey Dellacqua / Benjamin Mitchell
Agnieszka Radwańska / Jerzy Janowicz		 6
8 		     

Matthew Ebden was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Poland was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However a match was still played in which the score was 8-6 to Poland (see above).

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
France
1
1 2 3
1
Heather Watson
Alizé Cornet		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Andy Murray
Benoît Paire		 6
2		 7
5		    
3
Heather Watson / Andy Murray
Alizé Cornet / Benoît Paire		 6
4		 2
6 		10
8 		 

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
Poland
2
1 2 3
1
Heather Watson
Agnieszka Radwańska		 3
6 		1
6 		   
2
Andy Murray
Jerzy Janowicz		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Heather Watson / Andy Murray
Agnieszka Radwańska / Jerzy Janowicz		 4
6 		4
6 		   

Australia vs. France

Australia
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
France
2
1 2 3
1
Casey Dellacqua
Alizé Cornet		 6
4		 5
7 		1
6 		 
2
Marinko Matosevic
Benoît Paire		 2
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3
Casey Dellacqua / Marinko Matosevic
Alizé Cornet / Benoît Paire		 63
77		 5
7 		   

France vs. Poland

France
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
9 January 2015, 10:00
Hard (indoors)
Poland
1
1 2 3
1
Alizé Cornet
Agnieszka Radwańska		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		  
2
Benoît Paire
Jerzy Janowicz		 4
6 		66
78		    
3
Alizé Cornet / Benoît Paire
Agnieszka Radwańska / Jerzy Janowicz		 4
6 		0
0		    
retired

Since Poland had already won the group and clinched a berth in the Final with their win in the men's singles match, the mixed doubles rubber comprised just a single tiebreak set by agreement between the teams (see above). Poland retired after first set.

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia
0		 Perth Arena, Perth
9 January 2015, 17:30
Hard (indoors)
Great Britain
3
1 2 3
1
Casey Dellacqua
Heather Watson		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Marinko Matosevic
Andy Murray		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Casey Dellacqua / Marinko Matosevic
Heather Watson / Andy Murray		 5
7 		1
6 		   

Final

United States vs. Poland

United States
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
10 January 2015, 15:30
Hard (indoors)
Poland
2
1 2 3
1
Serena Williams
Agnieszka Radwańska		 4
6 		77
63		 1
6 		 
2
John Isner
Jerzy Janowicz		 712
610		 6
4		    
3
Serena Williams / John Isner
Agnieszka Radwańska / Jerzy Janowicz		 5
7 		3
6 		   
2015 Hopman Cup Champions

Poland
First title

References
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  2. "Poland beat USA in Perth final". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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