| Date | 1–7 January 2017 |
|---|---|
| Edition | XXIX (29th) |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Venue | Perth Arena |
The Hopman Cup XXIX (also known as the 2017 Mastercard Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 29th 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.
The defending champions were Australia. Roger Federer, 2001 champion, made his first appearance since 2002, alongside his partner Belinda Bencic.[2]
For this edition, the Fast4 rule was implemented in Mixed Doubles matches. This marked the first time that an official tournament applied this rule since its inception in 2015.[3]
In the final France defeated the US to win its second title.[4][5]
Entrants
Seeds
The draw took place on 6 October 2016 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 | Belinda Bencic | 43 | Roger Federer | 7 | 50 | Round robin | |
| 2 | Daria Gavrilova | 49 | Nick Kyrgios | 15 | 64 | Round robin | |
| 3 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 40 | Jack Sock | 25 | 65 | Runners-up | |
| 4 | Andrea Petkovic | 44 | Alexander Zverev | 24 | 68 | Round robin | |
| 5 | Kristina Mladenovic | 57 | Richard Gasquet | 17 | 74 | Champions | |
| 6 | Lara Arruabarrena | 61 | Feliciano López | 28 | 89 | Round robin | |
| 7 | Heather Watson | 76 | Daniel Evans | 56 | 132 | Round robin | |
| 8 | Lucie Hradecká | 196 | Adam Pavlásek | 85 | 281 | Round robin | |
| 1 – ATP and WTA rankings as of 3 October 2016 (latest before draw date) | |||||||
Replacement players
| Pre-tournament replacement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Replacement | Original player | Reason |
| Lucie Hradecká | Petra Kvitová | Foot injury[6] | |
| In-tournament partial replacement | |||
| Matthew Ebden | Nick Kyrgios | Minor knee complaint | |
Group stage
Group A
All times are local (UTC+8).
Standings
| France | Germany | Great Britain | Switzerland | RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 14–7 | 104–78 | 2 | ||
| 4 | ' | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 14–6 | 88–78 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 81–87 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 4–16 | 71–91 | 4 |
Group B
All times are local (UTC+8).
Standings
| Australia | Czech Republic | Spain | United States | RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 8–13 | 79–98 | 4 | ||
| 3 | ' | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 17–6 | 110–77 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 10–10 | 82–83 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 8–14 | 88–101 | 3 |
See also
References
- ^ "ITF Tennis - ABOUT - Articles - Mastercard named as Hopman Cup title sponsor". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17.
- ^ "Roger Federer to play Hopman Cup". Hopman Cup. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "FAST4 for Mastercard Hopman Cup mixed doubles". Mastercard Hopman Cup. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Kristina Mladenovic, Richard Gasquet give France Hopman Cup title over U.S.". ESPN. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "France win title after beating the United States in the final in Perth". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Petra Kvitova withdraws from Hopman Cup". Associated Press. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.