2019_Hopman_Cup
2019 Hopman Cup
Tennis tournament
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]
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| 2019 Hopman Cup | ||||
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| Date | 29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | |||
| Edition | XXXI (31st) | |||
| Surface | Hard (indoor) | |||
| Location | Perth, Western Australia | |||
| Venue | Perth Arena | |||
| Champions | ||||
 Switzerland | ||||
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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]
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:
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| Seed | Team | Female player | WTA1 | Male player | ATP1 | Total | Elimination |
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| 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 |
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Alternated
More information In-tournament partial replacement (in doubles matches only), Team ...
| In-tournament partial replacement (in doubles matches only) | |||
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| Team | In | For | Reason |
| Spain |
Whitney Osuigwe |
Garbiñe Muguruza | Injury |
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Group A
Standings
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| Germany |
France |
Australia |
Spain |
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | ||
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| 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 |
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All times are local (UTC+8).
Australia vs. France
More information Australia 2, France 1 ...
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Perth Arena, Perth 29 December 2018, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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Germany vs. Spain
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France vs. Germany
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Australia vs. Spain
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Spain vs. France
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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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Group B
Standings
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| Switzerland |
Greece |
United States |
Great Britain |
RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | ||
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| 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 |
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All times are local (UTC+8).
Great Britain vs. Greece
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Great Britain vs. Switzerland
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United States vs. Greece
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United States vs. Switzerland
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Great Britain vs. United States
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Greece vs. Switzerland
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Germany vs. Switzerland
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| 2019 Hopman Cup Champions |
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Switzerland Fourth title |
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