2019 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXXI was the 31st and final edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis that took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.[1]

2019 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 2018 –
5 January 2019
EditionXXXI (31st)
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Australia
VenuePerth Arena
Champions
  Switzerland

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:

SeedTeamFemale playerWTA1Male playerATP1 TotalElimination
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
1 – ATP 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 Whitney Osuigwe Garbiñe Muguruza Injury

Group stage

Group A

Standings
Germany
 France
 Australia
 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
Ashleigh Barty
Alizé Cornet		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Matthew Ebden
Lucas Pouille		 3
6 		77
65		 6
2		  
3
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
Angelique Kerber
Garbiñe Muguruza		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		  
2
Alexander Zverev
David Ferrer		 6
4		 4
6 		77
60		  
3
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
Alizé Cornet
Angelique Kerber		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		 
2
Lucas Pouille
Alexander Zverev		 3
6 		710
68		 2
6 		 
3
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
Ashleigh Barty
Garbiñe Muguruza		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Matthew Ebden
David Ferrer		 61
77		 5
7 		   
3
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
Garbiñe Muguruza
Alizé Cornet		 6
1		 6
3		    
2
David Ferrer
Lucas Pouille		 6
4		 65
77		 77
62		  
3
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
Ashleigh Barty
Angelique Kerber		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Matthew Ebden
Alexander Zverev		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Ashleigh Barty / Matthew Ebden
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev		 4
0		 45
31		    

Group B

Standings
Switzerland
 Greece
 United States
 Great Britain
 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
Cameron Norrie
Stefanos Tsitsipas		 710
68		 6
4		    
2
Katie Boulter
Maria Sakkari		 0
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
3
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
Cameron Norrie
Roger Federer		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Katie Boulter
Belinda Bencic		 2
6 		60
77		    
3
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
Frances Tiafoe
Stefanos Tsitsipas		 3
6 		77
63		 3
6 		 
2
Serena Williams
Maria Sakkari		 77
63		 6
2		    
3
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
Frances Tiafoe
Roger Federer		 4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Serena Williams
Belinda Bencic		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
3
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
Cameron Norrie
Frances Tiafoe		 77
64		 6
0		    
2
Katie Boulter
Serena Williams		 1
6 		62
77		    
3
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
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer		 65
77		 64
77		    
2
Maria Sakkari
Belinda Bencic		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
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
Alexander Zverev
Roger Federer		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic		 6
4		 78
66		    
3
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer		 0
4 		4
1		 34
45		  


2019 Hopman Cup Champions

Switzerland
Fourth title

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