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

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

Seeds

The draw took place on 5 October 2017 and it placed the 8 teams into two groups, according to the following ranking-based seedings:

SeedTeamFemale playerWTA1Male playerATP1 TotalElimination
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
1 – ATP and WTA rankings as of 2 October 2017 (latest before draw date)[5]

Replacement players

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

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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


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


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


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


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


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


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

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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


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


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


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


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


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


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

Germany vs. Switzerland


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

  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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