Hopman Cup

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Hopman Cup
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Tennisball current event.svg 2023 Hopman Cup
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Sport Tennis
Founded1989 (1989)
No. of teams8 (1989,1996–2019,2025–)
12 (1990–1995)
6 (2023)
Competitors ITF member nations
CountryAustralia (1989–2019)
France (2023)
Venue(s) Burswood Dome (1989–2012)
Perth Arena (2013–2019)
Nice Lawn Tennis Club (2023)
Most recent
champion(s)
Croatia (2nd title)
Most titles United States (6 titles)
Official website hopmancup.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Hopman Cup is an international tennis tournament that plays mixed-gender teams on a country-by-country basis. [1] It was first held in Perth, Western Australia each year from 1989 to 2019, played on indoor hardcourt, before being replaced on the calendar in 2020 by the now defunct ATP Cup. [2] The tournament was played in an eight-team format, with the exception for the years 1990-1995, with twelve teams competing. It returned in July 2023 in Nice, France, played on outdoor clay, with six teams invited to participate. [3]

Contents

Format

Unlike other major international team tennis tournaments such as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, which are for men or women only, the Hopman Cup is a mixed competition in which male and female players are on combined teams and represent their countries. Players are invited to attend and national coaches are not involved in selecting teams.

The tournament is a sanctioned official event in the calendar of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) but, while individual player results are tallied, they are not regarded as official ATP matches or included in the calculation of ATP or WTA rankings.

Eight nations are selected annually to compete in the Hopman Cup. The "last" team may be decided by play-offs between several nations before competition begins. For the 2007 Hopman Cup however, this did not occur, due to the Asian Qualifying Tournament creating the eighth team.

Each team consists of one male player and one female player. Each match-up between two teams at the event consists of:

The eight competing teams are separated into two groups of four (with two teams being seeded) and face-off against each of the other three teams in their group in a round-robin format. The seedings ensure that each group has approximately similar strength. The top team in each group then meet in a final to decide the champions.

If a player is injured then a player of a lower ranking of that nation may be the substitute.

The winning team receives a silver cup perpetual trophy and through 2013 the winning team members were presented with distinctive individual trophies in the shape of a tennis ball.

History

The Hopman Cup was created in 1989. The championship is named in honour of Harry Hopman (1906–1985), an Australian tennis player and coach who guided the country to 15 Davis Cup titles between 1938 and 1969. From the time the Hopman Cup was founded in 1989, it was attended each year by Hopman's widow, his second wife Lucy, who travelled to the tournament from her home in the United States until she died in 2018. [4]

The 2005/06 Hopman Cup was the first elite-level tennis tournament in which the system was introduced allowing players to challenge point-ending line calls similar to that in clay court tournaments. The challenged calls are immediately reviewed on a large monitor using Hawk-Eye technology. Up to and including 2012, the venue was the Burswood Dome at the Burswood Entertainment Complex. The 20th Hopman Cup, in 2008, was intended to be the last held at the Burswood Dome, however this was extended until 2012 when the new Perth Arena was due for completion. From 2013 to 2019, it was played at the Perth Arena. [5]

From 2014 to 2019, the Hopman Cup tournament director was Paul Kilderry after the resignation of Steve Ayles. [6] [7] Previously, the former Australian tennis player Paul McNamee, who played a key role in the founding of the championships, was the tournament director.

In 2019 for the 31st edition of the tournament, a record crowd of 14,064 witnessed the 2019 Hopman Cup match between United States and Switzerland. [8] Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won, with Federer becoming the first player to win the tournament three times. [9] He and Belinda Bencic became the first pairing to successfully defend the title, having won it the previous year. [10]

The Hopman Cup was not held in 2020 (it was replaced in the tennis calendar until 2022 by the now defunct ATP Cup). [11] ITF president David Haggerty later announced the tournament would return in 2021. [12] After the tournament was unable to be held in 2021, he announced it would return in 2022 instead. [13] In December 2021, it was announced that the tournament would return, and will be played in Nice in 2023. [14] The 2023 and 2024 editions would contract to six teams before expanding back to the original eight-team format in 2025. [15]

In March 2024, it was decided that the Hopman Cup would not be held that year due to the 2024 Summer Olympics and would return in 2025. [16]

Telecasts

The Hopman Cup was originally broadcast by the Seven Network until 1994, then by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995–2010). From 2011, a five-year deal to broadcast the competition was signed by Network Ten, a deal that ended abruptly in November 2013. The Seven Network's 7mate channel subsequently picked up the telecasting rights. [17] The Nine Network broadcast the tournament in 2019.

Records and statistics

Finals by year

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upFemale championMale championFemale finalistMale finalist
1989 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Helena Suková Miloslav Mečíř Hana Mandlíková Pat Cash
1990 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Emilio Sánchez Pam Shriver John McEnroe
1991 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Monica Seles Goran Prpić Zina Garrison David Wheaton
1992 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Manuela Maleeva Jakob Hlasek Helena Suková Karel Nováček
1993 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Steffi Graf Michael Stich Arantxa Sánchez Emilio Sánchez
1994 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jana Novotná Petr Korda Anke Huber Bernd Karbacher
1995 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2)2–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anke Huber Boris Becker Natalia Medvedeva Andrei Medvedev
1996 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Iva Majoli Goran Ivanišević Martina Hingis Marc Rosset
1997 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Chanda Rubin Justin Gimelstob Amanda Coetzer Wayne Ferreira
1998 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–1Flag of France.svg  France Karina Habšudová Karol Kučera Mary Pierce Cédric Pioline
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jelena Dokić Mark Philippoussis Åsa Carlsson Jonas Björkman
2000 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Amanda Coetzer Wayne Ferreira Tamarine Tanasugarn Paradorn Srichaphan
2001 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (2)2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Martina Hingis Roger Federer Monica Seles Jan-Michael Gambill
2002 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2)2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Tommy Robredo Monica Seles (2) Jan-Michael Gambill (2)
2003 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Serena Williams James Blake Alicia Molik Lleyton Hewitt
2004 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (3)2–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lindsay Davenport James Blake (2) Daniela Hantuchová Karol Kučera
2005 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (2)3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Daniela Hantuchová Dominik Hrbatý Gisela Dulko Guillermo Coria
2006 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4)2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lisa Raymond Taylor Dent Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels
2007 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Nadia Petrova Dmitry Tursunov Anabel Medina Garrigues Tommy Robredo
2008 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5)2–1Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Serena Williams (2) Mardy Fish Jelena Janković Novak Djokovic
2009 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (3)2–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Dominika Cibulková Dominik Hrbatý (2) Dinara Safina Marat Safin
2010 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (3)2–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain María JM Sánchez Tommy Robredo (2) Laura Robson Andy Murray
2011 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)2–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bethanie Mattek-Sands John Isner Justine Henin Ruben Bemelmans
2012 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (2)2–0Flag of France.svg  France Petra Kvitová Tomáš Berdych Marion Bartoli Richard Gasquet
2013 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (4)2–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic (2)
2014 Flag of France.svg  France 2–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Alizé Cornet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Agnieszka Radwańska Grzegorz Panfil
2015 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Agnieszka Radwańska Jerzy Janowicz Serena Williams John Isner
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2)2–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Daria Gavrilova Nick Kyrgios Elina Svitolina Alexandr Dolgopolov
2017 Flag of France.svg  France (2)2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kristina Mladenovic Richard Gasquet CoCo Vandeweghe Jack Sock
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (3)2–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Belinda Bencic Roger Federer (2) Angelique Kerber Alexander Zverev
2019 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (4)2–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Belinda Bencic (2) Roger Federer (3) Angelique Kerber (2) Alexander Zverev (2)
2020–22No competition
2023 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (2)2–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Donna Vekić Borna Ćorić Céline Naef Leandro Riedi
2024No competition

[18] [19]

Performance by team

CountryYears wonRunners-up
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 (6) 1990, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2017 (6)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1990, 2002, 2010, 2013 (4) 1993, 2007 (2)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1992, 2001, 2018, 2019 (4) 1996, 2023 (2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1998, 2005, 2009 (3) 2004 (1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1989, 1994, 2012 (3) 1992 (1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1993, 1995 (2) 1994, 2018, 2019 (3)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1999, 2016 (2) 1989, 2003 (2)
Flag of France.svg  France 2014, 2017 (2) 1998, 2012 (2)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1996, 2023 (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2000 (1) 1997 (1)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2007 (1) 2009 (1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2015 (1) 2014 (1)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1991 (1)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2008, 2013 (2)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1995, 2016 (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1999 (1)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2000 (1)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2005 (1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2006 (1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2010 (1)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2011 (1)

Participation details

Nation 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1RRRFRRRR5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FSFQF1RQFSFQFRRRRRRWRRRRRRFRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-31
W
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria QF1RSFQFRR5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RRRRRRRRRRFRRRR8
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria RR-1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LQRRRRRR4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China LQRR2
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS QFDefunct1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei RRRR2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Competed as Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg WRRRRW4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Competed as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg SFWSFRRRRRRRRWRRRRRRRR12
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia W SFQFFDefunct4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark RRRR2
Flag of France.svg  France RRQFSFQFSFQFSFRRRRFRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFRRWRRRRWRRRR25
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany SF1RSFWFWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFF18
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1R1R1RFRRRRRRRRRR9
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece LQRR2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary RR1
Flag of India.svg  India RRRR2
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1R1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy QF1RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1R1R1RLQLQRR6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Competed as Flag of the Soviet Union.svg RRRR2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1R1RQF1R1RRRRRF8
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1R1
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay LQ1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland FW2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania RRLQRR3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Competed as Flag of the Soviet Union.svg RRRRRRRRWFRRRR8
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Competed as Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg FRRF3
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Competed as Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg RRDefunct1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Competed as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg WRRRRRRRRFWW8
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1R1R1RRRFRRRRWRRRR10
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union QFQFDefunct2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain W QFSFFQFQFRRRRWRRFWRRWRRRRRRRR18
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SF1R1R1R1RRRFRRRR9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SFWQFQFFRRRRWRRRRWW F13
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand FRR2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Competed as Flag of the Soviet Union.svg QF1RFF4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States FFQFQFQFQFRRWRRRRRRFFWWRRWRRWRRRRWRRRRRRFRRFRRRR30
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Competed as Flag of the Soviet Union.svg RR1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1R1RWDefunct3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe LQLQ2
Total81212121212128888888888888888888888886

Statistics by team

After 2019 edition Note 1: Teams with index 2 include results only of lower placed team of every appearance in the tournament in instances where two teams from the same country entered the tournament, while team with no index includes results of higher placed team only.
Note 2: Considering there is an extremely high frequency of retirements due to various reasons w.o. wins/defeats are counted in all statistics.
Note 3: "Y Ent" statistic is not complete. Information about Asian Hopman Cup, a qualifying tournament that ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year, is missing.

Italicnon-existing teams (3)
most (best or worst) in category & best and worst %
in last 2 columns highlighted are best and worst +/- ratio
Hopman Cup team
(41 teams + 3 [N 1] dissolved)
TOP 4 [N 2] Y Ent
[N 3]
Y Pld
[N 4]
RoW
[N 5]
W%T Pld
[N 6]
WLQ PO
W-L
AHC [N 7]
AllSFW-LT
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 105530.29144100–0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 123313140.469142490–0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200110.333120–0
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 211150.5511650–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 307720.522111101–0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 101120.673210–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2043+120.4010460–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 002100.003030–10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 00221 (3)0.176150–02
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 203340.6010640–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [N 8] 73121260.546519160–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia [N 9] 334440.7311830–0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 001110.333120–0
Flag of France.svg  France 113242450.526433311–0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 106181860.495326270–0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 309930.41229130–0
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 102120.663210–1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 001110.333121–0
Flag of India.svg  India 20222 (5)0.506330–01
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 001100.001010–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20101030.33279181–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0064+110.147160–20
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10222 (3)0.336240–01
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 108840.31165112–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 001100.001010–0
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 001000000–1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 001000000–00
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 202230.758620–0
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 003210.336240–1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [N 10] 308860.422611150–0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [N 11] 404450.71141040–0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 408870.562715121–0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50101040.582615110–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 002000000–00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union & Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS [N 12] 003310.254130–0
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 93171760.604728190–0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 319930.37197120–0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 83121260.703726110–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 104430.437341–00
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 214430.6411740–0
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 182303090.579252400–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 001110.003031–00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia, SFR [N 13] 113340.676420–0
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0020+100.001010–2
Notes
  1. Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union/CIS, Yugoslavia SFR.
  2. Since 1996 competition has group stage (2 groups) format where 1st team from each group advances to finals.
    Column "All" contains placements in top 2 of each group (meaning top 4; reason below) since 1996 + semi-final appearances before that period; between 1989 and 1995 competition had knockout tournament format, and column "SF" contains semi-final appearances from that period only.
    On multiple occasions 2nd placed team in the group replaced that group's 1st placed team in the finals due to latter's retirement.
  3. Years Entered is a number of times a team has entered qualifications (qualifying tournament) for the tournament, play-off tie or played in the actual tournament; in other words participated in any way in the tournament.
    Y Ent >= Y Pld.
  4. Years played is a number of times a team has played in the actual tournament. Sometimes, despite the fact they lost in the play-off tie, a team would play in the official tournament as a replacement due to retirement of other team. Those instances are noted after plus sign as "partial participations" since those teams were (in all cases) unable to qualify for the finals.
    Y Pld <= Y Ent.
  5. RoW / Hopman Cup RoW includes qualification play-off ties. RoW including qualifying tournament ties if better than HC RoW is indicated in () parentheses alongside the HC RoW.
  6. Does not include qualification play-off ties nor qualifying tournament ties.
  7. Asian Hopman Cup was a qualifying tournament that ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year.
  8. Does not include Czechoslovakia results (see Czechoslovakia note).
  9. Out of 5 players that played for Czechoslovakia at Hopman Cup 4 were Czech. The team that won Czechoslovakia's only title included Slovak player.
  10. Does not include Soviet Union and CIS results (see Soviet Union & CIS note).
  11. Includes Serbia and Montenegro results (1 appearance) because only players from Serbia represented the team.
  12. Out of 3 players that played for Soviet Union and CIS at Hopman Cup 2 were Russian.
  13. Players from Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia represented SFR Yugoslavia at Hopman Cup.

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