2019 Hopman Cup

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2019 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 2018 –
6 January 2019
EditionXXXI (31st)
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Perth Arena
Champions
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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The Hopman Cup XXXI was the 31st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis and the final edition that took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. [1]

Contents

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 playerATP1TotalElimination
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Angelique Kerber 2 Alexander Zverev 57Runner-up
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Belinda Bencic 41 Roger Federer 243Champions
3Flag of France.svg  France Alizé Cornet 39 Lucas Pouille 1958Round robin
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Serena Williams 17 Frances Tiafoe 4158Round robin
5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Maria Sakkari 43 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1558Round robin
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ashleigh Barty 19 Matthew Ebden 4867Round robin
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 15 David Ferrer 147162Round robin
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Katie Boulter 109 Cameron Norrie 78187Round robin
1ATP and WTA rankings as of 1 October 2018 (latest before draw date) [7] [8] [9]

Alternated

In-tournament partial replacement (in doubles matches only)
TeamInForReason
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe Garbiñe Muguruza Injury

Group stage

Group A

Standings

Germany
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France
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Australia
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Spain
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RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–12–13–03–07–214–8108–881
3Flag of France.svg  France 1–21–21–20–33–610–1292–1064
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–22–12–12–15–410–1091–882
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–32–11–21–23–69–1394–1033

All times are local (UTC+8).

Australia vs. France

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Australia
2
Perth Arena, Perth
29 December 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)
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France
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Ashleigh Barty
Alizé Cornet
7
5
6
3
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Matthew Ebden
Lucas Pouille
3
6
77
65
6
2
 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Ashleigh Barty  /  Matthew Ebden
Alizé Cornet  /  Lucas Pouille
34
45
2
4
  

Germany vs. Spain

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Germany
3
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Spain
0
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Angelique Kerber
Garbiñe Muguruza
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Alexander Zverev
David Ferrer
6
4
4
6
77
60
 
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Angelique Kerber  /  Alexander Zverev
Garbiñe Muguruza  /  David Ferrer
4
2
45
33
  

France vs. Germany

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France
1
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Germany
2
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Alizé Cornet
Angelique Kerber
7
5
2
6
4
6
 
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Lucas Pouille
Alexander Zverev
3
6
710
68
2
6
 
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Alizé Cornet  /  Lucas Pouille
Angelique Kerber  /  Alexander Zverev
45
34
45
33
  

Australia vs. Spain

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Australia
2
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Spain
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Ashleigh Barty
Garbiñe Muguruza
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Matthew Ebden
David Ferrer
61
77
5
7
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Ashleigh Barty  /  Matthew Ebden
Garbiñe Muguruza  /  David Ferrer
33
45
45
30
45
33
 

Spain vs. France

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Spain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)
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France
1
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of France.svg
Garbiñe Muguruza
Alizé Cornet
6
1
6
3
  
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of France.svg
David Ferrer
Lucas Pouille
6
4
65
77
77
62
 
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of France.svg
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

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Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Germany
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Ashleigh Barty
Angelique Kerber
4
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Matthew Ebden
Alexander Zverev
4
6
3
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Ashleigh Barty  /  Matthew Ebden
Angelique Kerber  /  Alexander Zverev
4
0
45
31
  

Group B

Standings

Switzerland
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Greece
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United States
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Great Britain
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RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1−22−13–02–16–314–697–741
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1−21–21−20–33–69–1386–994
5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2−12–11–22–15–411–12105−962
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0–32–12−12–14–59–1277–963

All times are local (UTC+8).

Great Britain vs. Greece

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Great Britain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
29 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Greece
1
123
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Cameron Norrie
Stefanos Tsitsipas
710
68
6
4
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Katie Boulter
Maria Sakkari
0
6
6
4
2
6
 
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Katie Boulter  /  Cameron Norrie
Maria Sakkari  /  Stefanos Tsitsipas
45
30
32
45
45
34
 

Great Britain vs. Switzerland

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Great Britain
0
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)
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Switzerland
3
123
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Cameron Norrie
Roger Federer
1
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Katie Boulter
Belinda Bencic
2
6
60
77
  
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Katie Boulter  /  Cameron Norrie
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
34
45
1
4
  

United States vs. Greece

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United States
1
Perth Arena, Perth
31 December 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)
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Greece
2
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Frances Tiafoe
Stefanos Tsitsipas
3
6
77
63
3
6
 
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Serena Williams
Maria Sakkari
77
63
6
2
  
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Greece.svg
Serena Williams  /  Frances Tiafoe
Maria Sakkari  /  Stefanos Tsitsipas
1
4
4
1
2
4
 

United States vs. Switzerland

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United States
1
Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
2
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Frances Tiafoe
Roger Federer
4
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Serena Williams
Belinda Bencic
4
6
6
4
6
3
 
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Serena Williams  /  Frances Tiafoe
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
2
4
33
45
  

Great Britain vs. United States

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Great Britain
2
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2019, 10:00
Hard (i)
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United States
1
123
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Cameron Norrie
Frances Tiafoe
77
64
6
0
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Katie Boulter
Serena Williams
1
6
62
77
  
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Katie Boulter  /  Cameron Norrie
Serena Williams  /  Frances Tiafoe
32
45
45
34
4
1
 

Greece vs. Switzerland

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Greece
2
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2019, 17:30
Hard (i)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
1
123
1 Flag of Greece.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer
65
77
64
77
  
2 Flag of Greece.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Maria Sakkari
Belinda Bencic
6
3
6
4
  
3 Flag of Greece.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Maria Sakkari  /  Stefanos Tsitsipas
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
45
34
2
4
45
33
 

Final

Germany vs. Switzerland

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Germany
1
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2019, 16:00
Hard (i)
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Switzerland
2
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Alexander Zverev
Roger Federer
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic
6
4
78
66
  
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Angelique Kerber  /  Alexander Zverev
Belinda Bencic  /  Roger Federer
0
4
4
1
34
45
 

Note: the championship was defined in a deciding point.

2019 Hopman Cup Champions
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Switzerland
Fourth title

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