2016 Hopman Cup

2016 Hopman Cup
Date	3 January - 9 January
Edition	XXVIII
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Australia
Venue	Perth Arena
Champions
Australia

The Hopman Cup XXVIII was the 28th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.

Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group advanced to the final. For the first time, there were two Australian teams, Australia Gold and Australia Green. The original full line-up of entrants was announced in October.^[1]^[2] Originally, Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua were supposed to represent Australia Gold, but Dellacqua was replaced by Jarmila Wolfe.^[3] Other replacements are Kenny de Schepper for Gaël Monfils in the French team, Karolína Plíšková for Lucie Šafářová in the Czech team.

The 2015 champions Poland did not return to defend their title.^[4]

Entrants

Seeds

Team	Female Player	WTA¹	Male Player	ATP¹	Elimination
Australia Gold	Jarmila Wolfe	105	Lleyton Hewitt	307	Round-robin
Australia Green	Daria Gavrilova	36	Nick Kyrgios	30	Champions
Czech Republic	Karolína Plíšková	11	Jiří Veselý	41	Round-robin
France	Caroline Garcia	34	Kenny de Schepper	148	Round-robin
Germany	Sabine Lisicki	32	Alexander Zverev	83	Round-robin
Great Britain	Heather Watson	55	Andy Murray	2	Round-robin
Ukraine	Elina Svitolina	19	Alexandr Dolgopolov	36	Runners-up
United States	Serena Williams	1	Jack Sock	26	Round-robin
¹ – ATP and WTA Rankings as of December 28, 2015

Replacement players

Pre-tournament replacement
Team	Replacement	Original Player	Reason
Australia Gold	Jarmila Wolfe	Casey Dellacqua	Concussion^[5]
Czech Republic	Karolína Plíšková	Lucie Šafářová	Illness
France	Kenny de Schepper	Gaël Monfils	Leg injury
In-tournament partial replacement
United States	Victoria Duval	Serena Williams	Knee inflammation^[6]

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

	Australia Gold	Czech Republic	Ukraine	United States	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Australia Gold		0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	4–5	10–11	103–104	3
Czech Republic	3–0		1–2	1–2	1–2	5–4	12–10	122–108	2
Ukraine	2–1	2–1		2–1	3–0	6–3	13–7	105–89	1
United States	0–3	2–1	1–2		1–2	3–6	7–14	86–115	4

Australia Gold vs. Czech Republic

Australia
0

Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Veselý	3 6	7⁷ 6¹	4 6
2	Jarmila Wolfe Karolína Plíšková	5 7	3 6
3	Jarmila Wolfe / Lleyton Hewitt Karolína Plíšková / Jiří Veselý	2 6	5 7

Ukraine vs. United States

Ukraine
2

Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

United States
1

		1	2
1	Elina Svitolina Victoria Duval	6 4	6 1
2	Alexandr Dolgopolov Jack Sock	6 4	6 2
3	Elina Svitolina / Alexandr Dolgopolov Victoria Duval / Jack Sock	2 6	3 6

Czech Republic vs. Ukraine

Czech Republic
1

Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

Ukraine
2

		1	2
1	Karolína Plíšková Elina Svitolina	5 7	2 6
2	Jiří Veselý Alexandr Dolgopolov	5 7	6³ 7⁷
3	Karolína Plíšková / Jiří Veselý Elina Svitolina / Alexandr Dolgopolov	6 3	6 1

Australia Gold vs. United States

Australia
3

Perth Arena, Perth
5 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

United States
0

		1	2
1	Jarmila Wolfe Serena Williams	7 5	2 1	retired
2	Lleyton Hewitt Jack Sock	7 5	6 4
3	Jarmila Wolfe / Lleyton Hewitt Victoria Duval / Jack Sock	7⁷ 6⁴	6 1

Serena Williams was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Aus Gold was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However, a match was still played in which the score was 7⁷-6⁴, 6-1 to Australia (see above).

Australia Gold vs. Ukraine

Ukraine
2

Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Elina Svitolina Jarmila Wolfe	6 3	6 3
2	Alexandr Dolgopolov Lleyton Hewitt	4 6	6 3	6 4
3	Elina Svitolina / Alexandr Dolgopolov Jarmila Wolfe / Lleyton Hewitt	6 3	5 7	[5] [10]

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic
1

Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

United States
2

		1	2	3
1	Jiří Veselý Jack Sock	6 4	2 6	6³ 7⁷
2	Karolína Plíšková Victoria Duval	4 6	6 1	6 4
3	Jiří Veselý / Karolína Plíšková Jack Sock / Victoria Duval	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4	[7] [10]

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

	Australia Green	France	Germany	Great Britain	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Australia Green		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	7–2	15–8	119–101	1
France	1–2		1–2	1–2	0–3	3–6	9–13	95–110	4
Germany	0–3	2–1		0–3	1–2	2–7	6–15	90–115	3
Great Britain	1–2	2–1	3–0		2–1	6–3	14–8	123–111	2

Australia Green vs. Germany

Australia
3

Perth Arena, Perth
3 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

Germany
0

		1	2	3
1	Daria Gavrilova Sabine Lisicki	6 2	6 2
2	Nick Kyrgios Alexander Zverev	4 6	6 1	6 4
3	Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios Sabine Lisicki / Alexander Zverev	6 3	4 6	[10] [7]

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
2

Perth Arena, Perth
4 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

France
1

		1	2	3
1	Andy Murray Kenny de Schepper	6 2	6 2
2	Heather Watson Caroline Garcia	3 6	7 5	3 6
3	Heather Watson / Andy Murray Caroline Garcia / Kenny de Schepper	6 2	5 7	[10] [6]

France vs. Germany

France
1

Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Caroline Garcia Sabine Lisicki	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵
2	Kenny de Schepper Alexander Zverev	2 6	2 6
3	Caroline Garcia / Kenny de Schepper Sabine Lisicki / Alexander Zverev	4 6	7⁸ 6⁶	[6] [10]

Australia Green vs. Great Britain

Australia
2

Perth Arena, Perth
6 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3
1	Nick Kyrgios Andy Murray	6 4	7⁷ 6⁵
2	Daria Gavrilova Heather Watson	7⁷ 6²	2 6	5 7
3	Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios Heather Watson / Andy Murray	6 2	6⁰ 7⁷	[11] [9]

Great Britain vs. Germany

Great Britain
3

Perth Arena, Perth
8 January 2016, 10:00
Hard (i)

Germany
0

		1	2
1	Heather Watson Sabine Lisicki	6 3	6 4
2	Andy Murray Alexander Zverev	6 3	6 4
3	Andy Murray / Heather Watson Alexander Zverev / Sabine Lisicki	6 3	6 4

Australia Green vs. France

Australia
2

Perth Arena, Perth
8 January 2016, 17:30
Hard (i)

France
1

		1	2	3
1	Nick Kyrgios Kenny de Schepper	6 4	6 4
2	Daria Gavrilova Caroline Garcia	4 6	6⁷ 7⁹
3	Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios Kenny de Schepper / Caroline Garcia	6 4	2 6	[11] [9]

Final

Ukraine vs. Australia Green

Ukraine
0

Perth Arena, Perth
9 January 2016, 15:30
Hard (i)

Australia
2

		1	2
1	Elina Svitolina Daria Gavrilova	4 6	6⁶ 7⁸
2	Alexandr Dolgopolov Nick Kyrgios	3 6	4 6
3	Elina Svitolina / Alexandr Dolgopolov Daria Gavrilova / Nick Kyrgios	0 0	0 0

The mixed doubles event was not played in the final, as Australia Green had won both singles matches.

2016 Hopman Cup Champions
Australia Second title

Broadcast

Selected matches aired in Australia on either 7mate or 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions. Every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.^[7]

References

↑ "Hewitt & Murray set for Hopman Cup". Hopman Cup. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
↑ "Order of play". Hopman Cup. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
↑ http://hopmancup.com/countries/australia-gold for health reasons
↑ Chadwick, Justin (17 September 2015). "Hopman Cup part of Hewitt’s swansong". The Roar. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
↑ Casey Dellacqua withdraws from Hopman Cup, 4 December 2015
↑ Vicky Duval fills big shoes, 4 January 2016
↑ Knox, David (17 December 2015). "Seven Tennis 2016: summer guide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

External links

Official Site

Hopman Cup

Current champions (2016): Australia

Tournaments	1989 (Czechoslovakia) [1] 1990 (Spain) [1] 1991 (Yugoslavia) [1] 1992 (Switzerland) [1] 1993 (Germany) [1] 1994 (Czech Republic) [1] 1995 (Germany) [2] 1996 (Croatia) [1] 1997 (United States) [1] 1998 (Slovakia) [1] 1999 (Australia) [1] 2000 (South Africa) [1] 2001 (Switzerland) [2] 2002 (Spain) [2] 2003 (United States) [2] 2004 (United States) [3] 2005 (Slovakia) [2] 2006 (United States) [4] 2007 (Russia) [1] 2008 (United States) [5] 2009 (Slovakia) [3] 2010 (Spain) [3] 2011 (United States) [6] 2012 (Czech Republic) [2] 2013 (Spain) [4] 2014 (France) [1] 2015 (Poland) [1] 2016 (Australia – Green) [2]

2016 teams	Australia (2 teams) Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain United States Ukraine

Past teams	Argentina Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei CIS Croatia Czechoslovakia Denmark Greece Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Poland Romania Russia Serbia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Uzbekistan Yugoslavia Zimbabwe

Venues	Burswood Dome (1989–2012) Perth Arena (2013–present)

Harry Hopman Structure

2016 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit

Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis

Other events	Summer Olympics Summer Paralympics (wheelchair)

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