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2018 Hopman Cup

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2018 Hopman Cup
Date30 December 2017 –
6 January 2018
EditionXXX (30th)
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenuePerth Arena
Champions
  Switzerland
← 2017 · Hopman Cup · 2019 →

The Hopman Cup XXX (also known as the 2018 Mastercard Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 30th 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.

France were the defending champions; however they did not return to defend their title. This marked the first edition without France competing since 2010.[2]

Switzerland defeated Germany in the final to win its third title.[3][4]

Entrants

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Seeds

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The draw took place on 5 October 2017 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 12 Alexander Zverev 3 15 Runners-up
2  United States CoCo Vandeweghe 10 Jack Sock 8 18 Round robin
3  Belgium Elise Mertens 38 David Goffin 7 49 Round robin
4  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 21 Karen Khachanov 42 63 Round robin
5  Japan Naomi Osaka 62 Yūichi Sugita 40 102 Round robin
6  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 79 Vasek Pospisil 84 163 Round robin
7   Switzerland Belinda Bencic 196 Roger Federer 2 198 Champions
8  Australia Daria Gavrilova 22 Thanasi Kokkinakis 212 234 Round robin
1ATP and WTA rankings as of 2 October 2017 (latest before draw date)[5]

Replacement players

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Pre-tournament replacement
Team Replacement Original player Reason
 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Svetlana Kuznetsova Left wrist injury[6]
In-tournament partial replacement
 Japan Australia Maddison Inglis Naomi Osaka Illness
 United States Australia Pat Cash Jack Sock Hip injury
 Canada Australia Maddison Inglis Eugenie Bouchard Gluteus maximus injury

Group stage

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Group A

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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Germany
Germany
Belgium
Belgium
Canada
Canada
Australia
Australia
RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
1  Germany 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 13–4 89–66 1
3  Belgium 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 14–6 97–68 2
6  Canada 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 3–16 56–97 4
8  Australia 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–12 80–91 3

Australia vs. Canada

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Australia
2
Perth Arena, Perth
31 December 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)

Canada
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Canada
Daria Gavrilova
Eugenie Bouchard
6
1
6
4
   
2 Australia
Canada
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Vasek Pospisil
6
4
3
6
6
3
 
3 Australia
Canada
Daria Gavrilova / Thanasi Kokkinakis
Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil
31
45
34
45
   

Belgium vs. Germany

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Belgium
1
Perth Arena, Perth
1 January 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Germany
Elise Mertens
Angelique Kerber
66
78
61
77
   
2 Belgium
Germany
David Goffin
Alexander Zverev
6
3
6
3
   
3 Belgium
Germany
Elise Mertens / David Goffin
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
2
4
32
45
   

Canada vs. Germany

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Canada
0
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Germany
3
1 2 3
1 Canada
Germany
Eugenie Bouchard
Angelique Kerber
1
6
3
6
   
2 Canada
Germany
Vasek Pospisil
Alexander Zverev
4
6
2
6
   
3 Canada
Germany
Eugenie Bouchard / Vasek Pospisil
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
32
45
32
45
   

Australia vs. Belgium

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Australia
0
Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

Belgium
3
1 2 3
1 Australia
Belgium
Daria Gavrilova
Elise Mertens
6
2
4
6
2
6
 
2 Australia
Belgium
Thanasi Kokkinakis
David Goffin
4
6
2
6
   
3 Australia
Belgium
Daria Gavrilova / Thanasi Kokkinakis
Elise Mertens / David Goffin
33
45
4
2
1
4
 

Belgium vs. Canada

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Belgium
3
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Canada
0
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Canada
Elise Mertens
Eugenie Bouchard
6
4
6
4
   
2 Belgium
Canada
David Goffin
Vasek Pospisil
6
2
6
4
   
3 Belgium
Canada
Elise Mertens / David Goffin
Maddison Inglis / Vasek Pospisil
45
33
32
45
34
45
 

Notes. Due to Eugenie Bouchard's withdrawal from the mixed doubles rubber, the scores are counted as 4–0, 4–0 win for Belgium.

Australia vs. Germany

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Australia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Australia
Germany
Daria Gavrilova
Angelique Kerber
1
6
2
6
   
2 Australia
Germany
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Alexander Zverev
5
7
77
64
6
4
 
3 Australia
Germany
Daria Gavrilova / Thanasi Kokkinakis
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
4
1
1
4
33
45
 

Group B

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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United States
United States
Russia
Russia
Japan
Japan
Switzerland
Switzerland
RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
2  United States 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 4–5 9–11 85–69 2
4  Russia 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–6 10–13 93–94 3
5  Japan 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–7 5–15 59–98 4
7   Switzerland 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–3 109–76 1

Russia vs. United States

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Russia
1
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2017, 10:00
Hard (i)

United States
2
1 2 3
1 Russia
United States
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
CoCo Vandeweghe
3
6
3
6
   
2 Russia
United States
Karen Khachanov
Jack Sock
4
6
6
1
3
6
 
3 Russia
United States
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Karen Khachanov
CoCo Vandeweghe / Jack Sock
33
45
4
1
4
2
 

Japan vs. Switzerland

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Japan
0
Perth Arena, Perth
30 December 2017, 17:30
Hard (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1 Japan
Switzerland
Naomi Osaka
Belinda Bencic
5
7
3
6
   
2 Japan
Switzerland
Yūichi Sugita
Roger Federer
4
6
3
6
   
3 Japan
Switzerland
Naomi Osaka / Yūichi Sugita
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
4
2
1
4
31
45
 

Japan vs. United States

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Japan
2
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Japan
United States
Maddison Inglis
CoCo Vandeweghe
5
7
2
6
   
2 Japan
United States
Yūichi Sugita
Jack Sock
77
61
1
1
   
retired
3 Japan
United States
Maddison Inglis / Yūichi Sugita
CoCo Vandeweghe / Pat Cash
0
4
45
32
4
0
 

Notes. Maddison Inglis of Australia played instead of Naomi Osaka for the first match. Scores counted as 6–0, 6–0 win for Vandeweghe and 4–0, 4–0 win for the American mixed pair due to Naomi Osaka's withdrawal due to illness.[7] Due to Jack Sock's retirement in the men's singles rubber, the second set is counted as 6–1 win for Sugita. Sock was replaced by Australian Pat Cash for the doubles match.

Russia vs. Switzerland

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Russia
0
Perth Arena, Perth
2 January 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1 Russia
Switzerland
Karen Khachanov
Roger Federer
3
6
68
710
   
2 Russia
Switzerland
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Belinda Bencic
1
6
6
3
3
6
 
3 Russia
Switzerland
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Karen Khachanov
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
31
45
45
33
1
4
 

Japan vs. Russia

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Japan
1
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2018, 10:00
Hard (i)

Russia
2
1 2 3
1 Japan
Russia
Naomi Osaka
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6
4
3
6
77
65
 
2 Japan
Russia
Yūichi Sugita
Karen Khachanov
4
6
2
6
   
3 Japan
Russia
Naomi Osaka / Yūichi Sugita
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Karen Khachanov
1
4
0
4
   

Switzerland vs. United States

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Switzerland
3
Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2018, 17:30
Hard (i)

United States
0
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
United States
Roger Federer
Jack Sock
77
65
7
5
   
2 Switzerland
United States
Belinda Bencic
CoCo Vandeweghe
78
66
6
4
   
3 Switzerland
United States
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
CoCo Vandeweghe / Jack Sock
45
33
4
2
   

Final

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Germany vs. Switzerland

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Germany
1
Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2018,16:00
Hard (i)

Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Germany
Switzerland
Alexander Zverev
Roger Federer
77
64
0
6
2
6
 
2 Germany
Switzerland
Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic
6
4
6
1
   
3 Germany
Switzerland
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev
Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer
33
45
2
4
   
2018 Hopman Cup Champions
Switzerland
Switzerland
Third title

References

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  1. ^ "Mastercard named as Hopman Cup title sponsor". ITFTennis.com. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "A closer look at the Mastercard Hopman Cup 2018 field". HopmanCup.com. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Richard Wainwright (6 January 2018). "Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic win Hopman Cup for Switzerland". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic win Hopman Cup for Switzerland". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Hopman Cup draw and rankings".
  6. ^ "Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in for Svetlana Kuznetsova – Hopman Cup". HopmanCup.com. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Results – Completed Matches". HopmanCup.com. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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