2019 Hopman Cup

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]

2019 Hopman Cup
Date	29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019
Edition	XXXI (31st)
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Perth 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:

Seed	Team	Female player	WTA1	Male player	ATP1	Total	Elimination
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

References

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5. Ben Rothenberg (2 January 2019). "After two decades in the spotlight, Roger and Serena meet on court". smh.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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External links

• Official website