2017 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXIX (also known as the 2017 Mastercard Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 29th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.

2017 Hopman Cup
Date1–7 January 2017
EditionXXIX (29th)
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Australia
VenuePerth Arena
Champions
 France

The defending champions were Australia. Roger Federer, 2001 champion, made his first appearance since 2002, alongside his partner Belinda Bencic.[2]

For this edition, the Fast4 rule was implemented in Mixed Doubles matches. This marked the first time that an official tournament applied this rule since its inception in 2015.[3]

In the final France defeated the USA to win its second title.[4][5]

Entrants

Seeds

The draw took place on 6 October 2016 and it placed the 8 teams into two groups, according to the following ranking-based seedings:

SeedTeamFemale playerWTA1Male playerATP1 TotalElimination
1   Switzerland Belinda Bencic 43 Roger Federer 7 50 Round robin
2  Australia Daria Gavrilova 49 Nick Kyrgios 15 64 Round robin
3  United States Coco Vandeweghe 40 Jack Sock 25 65 Runners-up
4  Germany Andrea Petkovic 44 Alexander Zverev 24 68 Round robin
5  France Kristina Mladenovic 57 Richard Gasquet 17 74 Champions
6  Spain Lara Arruabarrena 61 Feliciano López 28 89 Round robin
7  Great Britain Heather Watson 76 Daniel Evans 56 132 Round robin
8  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 196 Adam Pavlásek 85 281 Round robin
1 – ATP and WTA Rankings as of 3 October 2016 (latest before draw date)

Replacement players
Pre-tournament replacement
TeamReplacementOriginal playerReason
 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Petra Kvitová Foot injury[6]
In-tournament partial replacement
 Australia Matthew Ebden Nick Kyrgios Minor knee complaint

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings
France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Switzerland
 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 14–7 104–78 2
4  France 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 14–6 88–78 1
5  Germany 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–5 8–11 81–87 3
7  Great Britain 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–8 4–16 71–91 4

France vs. Germany

France
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
Germany
1
1 2 3
1
Kristina Mladenovic
Andrea Petkovic		 2
6 		1
6 		   
2
Richard Gasquet
Alexander Zverev		 7
5		 6
3		    
3
Kristina Mladenovic / Richard Gasquet
Andrea Petkovic / Alexander Zverev		 4
2		 4
1		    

Switzerland vs. Great Britain

Switzerland
3		 Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1
Roger Federer
Daniel Evans		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Belinda Bencic
Heather Watson		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		  
3
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
Heather Watson / Daniel Evans		 4
0		 4
1		    

France vs. Great Britain

France
3		 Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1
Kristina Mladenovic
Heather Watson		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		  
2
Richard Gasquet
Daniel Evans		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Kristina Mladenovic / Richard Gasquet
Heather Watson / Daniel Evans		 45
34		 45
32		    

Switzerland vs. Germany

Switzerland
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
Germany
1
1 2 3
1
Roger Federer
Alexander Zverev		 61
77		 77
64		 64
77		  
2
Belinda Bencic
Andrea Petkovic		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
Andrea Petkovic / Alexander Zverev		 4
1		 4
2		    

Germany vs. Great Britain

Germany
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1
Andrea Petkovic
Heather Watson		 2
6 		63
77		    
2
Alexander Zverev
Daniel Evans		 6
4		 6
3		    
3
Andrea Petkovic / Alexander Zverev
Heather Watson / Daniel Evans		 4
2		 4
2		    

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
France
2
1 2 3
1
Roger Federer
Richard Gasquet		 6
1		 6
4		    
2
Belinda Bencic
Kristina Mladenovic		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		 
3
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
Kristina Mladenovic / Richard Gasquet		 2
4 		2
4 		   

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings
Australia
 Czech Republic
 Spain
 United States
 RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
1  Australia 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 8–13 79–98 4
3  United States 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–6 110–77 1
6  Spain 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 4–5 10–10 82–83 2
8  Czech Republic 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–6 8–14 88–101 3

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic
0		 Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Lucie Hradecká
Coco Vandeweghe		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Adam Pavlásek
Jack Sock		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		 
3
Lucie Hradecká / Adam Pavlásek
Coco Vandeweghe / Jack Sock		 4
2		 2
4 		1
4 		 

Australia vs. Spain

Australia
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
Spain
2
1 2 3
1
Nick Kyrgios
Feliciano López		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Daria Gavrilova
Lara Arruabarrena		 5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios
Lara Arruabarrena / Feliciano López		 0
4 		2
4 		   

United States vs. Spain

United States
3		 Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
Spain
0
1 2 3
1
Coco Vandeweghe
Lara Arruabarrena		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Jack Sock
Feliciano López		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
3
Coco Vandeweghe / Jack Sock
Lara Arruabarrena / Feliciano López		 45
33		 32
45		 45
32		  

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Australia
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1
Nick Kyrgios
Adam Pavlásek		 7
5		 6
4		    
2
Daria Gavrilova
Lucie Hradecká		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		 
3
Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios
Lucie Hradecká / Adam Pavlásek		 45
31		 31
45		 2
4 		 

Czech Republic vs. Spain

Czech Republic
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
Spain
2
1 2 3
1
Lucie Hradecká
Lara Arruabarrena		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Adam Pavlásek
Feliciano López		 65
77		 4
6 		   
3
Lucie Hradecká / Adam Pavlásek
Lara Arruabarrena / Feliciano López		 2
4 		1
4 		   

Australia vs. United States

Australia
1		 Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
United States
2
1 2 3
1
Nick Kyrgios
Jack Sock		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Daria Gavrilova
Coco Vandeweghe		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		  
3
Daria Gavrilova / Matthew Ebden
Coco Vandeweghe / Jack Sock		 1
4 		1
4 		   

Final

France vs. United States

France
2		 Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2017, 16:00
Hard (i)
United States
1
1 2 3
1
Richard Gasquet
Jack Sock		 6
3		 5
7 		78
66		  
2
Kristina Mladenovic
Coco Vandeweghe		 4
6 		5
7 		   
3
Kristina Mladenovic / Richard Gasquet
Coco Vandeweghe / Jack Sock		 4
1		 45
30		    


2017 Hopman Cup Champions

France
Second title

See also

References
  1. http://www.itftennis.com/news/244146.aspx
  2. "Roger Federer to play Hopman Cup". Hopman Cup.
  3. "FAST4 for Mastercard Hopman Cup mixed doubles". Mastercard Hopman Cup. Perth. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. "Kristina Mladenovic, Richard Gasquet give France Hopman Cup title over U.S." ESPN. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. "France win title after beating the United States in the final in Perth". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. "Petra Kvitova withdraws from Hopman Cup". Associated Press. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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