2017 Hopman Cup

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2017 Hopman Cup
Date1–7 January 2017
EditionXXIX (29th)
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Perth Arena
Champions
Flag of France.svg  France
  2016  · Hopman Cup ·  2018  

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, Western Australia.

Contents

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 US 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 playerATP1TotalElimination
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Belinda Bencic 43 Roger Federer 750Round robin
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Daria Gavrilova 49 Nick Kyrgios 1564Round robin
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States CoCo Vandeweghe 40 Jack Sock 2565Runners-up
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andrea Petkovic 44 Alexander Zverev 2468Round robin
5Flag of France.svg  France Kristina Mladenovic 57 Richard Gasquet 1774Champions
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Lara Arruabarrena 61 Feliciano López 2889Round robin
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Heather Watson 76 Daniel Evans 56132Round robin
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 196 Adam Pavlásek 85281Round robin
1ATP and WTA rankings as of 3 October 2016 (latest before draw date)

Replacement players

Pre-tournament replacement
TeamReplacementOriginal playerReason
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Petra Kvitová Foot injury [6]
In-tournament partial replacement
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Matthew Ebden Nick Kyrgios Minor knee complaint

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–22–13–02–16–314–7104–782
4Flag of France.svg  France 2–13–02–13–07–214–688–781
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–22–11–21–24–58–1181–873
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0–31–20–30–31–84–1671–914

France vs. Germany

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France
2
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Germany
1
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Kristina Mladenovic
Andrea Petkovic
2
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Richard Gasquet
Alexander Zverev
7
5
6
3
  
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Kristina Mladenovic  /  Richard Gasquet
Andrea Petkovic  /  Alexander Zverev
4
2
4
1
  

Switzerland vs. Great Britain

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Switzerland
3
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Great Britain
0
123
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
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Roger Federer
Daniel Evans
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Belinda Bencic
Heather Watson
7
5
3
6
6
2
 
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
Heather Watson  /  Daniel Evans
4
0
4
1
  

France vs. Great Britain

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France
3
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Great Britain
0
123
1 Flag of France.svg
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Kristina Mladenovic
Heather Watson
6
4
5
7
6
3
 
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Richard Gasquet
Daniel Evans
6
4
6
2
  
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Kristina Mladenovic  /  Richard Gasquet
Heather Watson  /  Daniel Evans
45
34
45
32
  

Switzerland vs. Germany

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Switzerland
2
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Germany
1
123
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Roger Federer
Alexander Zverev
61
77
77
64
64
77
 
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Belinda Bencic
Andrea Petkovic
6
3
6
4
  
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
Andrea Petkovic  /  Alexander Zverev
4
1
4
2
  

Germany vs. Great Britain

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Germany
2
Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Great Britain
1
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Andrea Petkovic
Heather Watson
2
6
63
77
  
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Alexander Zverev
Daniel Evans
6
4
6
3
  
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Andrea Petkovic  /  Alexander Zverev
Heather Watson  /  Daniel Evans
4
2
4
2
  

Switzerland vs. France

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
1
Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
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France
2
123
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of France.svg
Roger Federer
Richard Gasquet
6
1
6
4
  
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of France.svg
Belinda Bencic
Kristina Mladenovic
4
6
6
2
3
6
 
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of France.svg
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
Kristina Mladenovic  /  Richard Gasquet
2
4
2
4
  

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

Australia
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Czech Republic
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Spain
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United States
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RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–21–21–20–33–68–1379–984
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–13–03–03–08–117–6110–771
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–12–10–32–14–510–1082–832
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–11–20–31–23–68–1488–1013

Czech Republic vs. United States

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Czech Republic
0
Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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United States
3
123
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Lucie Hradecká
CoCo Vandeweghe
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Adam Pavlásek
Jack Sock
5
7
6
3
3
6
 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Lucie Hradecká  /  Adam Pavlásek
CoCo Vandeweghe  /  Jack Sock
4
2
2
4
1
4
 

Australia vs. Spain

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Spain
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Nick Kyrgios
Feliciano López
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Daria Gavrilova
Lara Arruabarrena
5
7
1
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Daria Gavrilova  /  Nick Kyrgios
Lara Arruabarrena  /  Feliciano López
0
4
2
4
  

United States vs. Spain

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United States
3
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Spain
0
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
CoCo Vandeweghe
Lara Arruabarrena
6
2
6
4
  
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Jack Sock
Feliciano López
3
6
6
2
6
3
 
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
CoCo Vandeweghe  /  Jack Sock
Lara Arruabarrena  /  Feliciano López
45
33
32
45
45
32
 

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Nick Kyrgios
Adam Pavlásek
7
5
6
4
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Daria Gavrilova
Lucie Hradecká
6
4
4
6
4
6
 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Daria Gavrilova  /  Nick Kyrgios
Lucie Hradecká  /  Adam Pavlásek
45
31
31
45
2
4
 

Czech Republic vs. Spain

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
1
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Spain
2
123
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Lucie Hradecká
Lara Arruabarrena
6
2
6
4
  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Adam Pavlásek
Feliciano López
65
77
4
6
  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Lucie Hradecká  /  Adam Pavlásek
Lara Arruabarrena  /  Feliciano López
2
4
1
4
  

Australia vs. United States

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)
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United States
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Nick Kyrgios
Jack Sock
2
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Daria Gavrilova
CoCo Vandeweghe
6
3
4
6
7
5
 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Daria Gavrilova  /  Matthew Ebden
CoCo Vandeweghe  /  Jack Sock
1
4
1
4
  

Final

France vs. United States

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France
2
Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2017, 16:00
Hard (i)
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United States
1
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Richard Gasquet
Jack Sock
6
3
5
7
78
66
 
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Kristina Mladenovic
CoCo Vandeweghe
4
6
5
7
  
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Kristina Mladenovic  /  Richard Gasquet
CoCo Vandeweghe  /  Jack Sock
4
1
45
30
  
2017 Hopman Cup Champions
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France
Second title

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