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, Western 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 Green (representing 25 and under) and Australia Gold (representing the veterans). The original full line-up of entrants was announced in October. Originally, Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua were supposed to represent Australia Gold, but Dellacqua was replaced by Jarmila Wolfe.http://hopmancup.com/countries/australia-goldfor health reasons 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. The competition was won by Australia Green.
Entrants
Seeds
Seed Team Female player WTA1 Male player ATP1 Total Elimination1Serena Williams1Jack Sock3031Round-robin2Karolína Plíšková9Jiří Veselý4049Round-robin3Elina Svitolina18Alexandr Dolgopolov3553Runners-up4Heather Watson 62Andy Murray365Round-robin5 GreenDaria Gavrilova35Nick Kyrgios3469Champions6Sabine Lisicki30Alexander Zverev78108Round-robin7Caroline Garcia39Kenny de Schepper133172Round-robin8 GoldJarmila Wolfe100Lleyton Hewitt291391Round-robin1 –
Replacement players
Pre-tournament replacement Team Replacement Original player Reason GoldJarmila WolfeCasey DellacquaConcussionCasey Dellacqua withdraws from Hopman Cup , 4 December 2015 Karolína PlíškováLucie ŠafářováIllness Kenny de SchepperGaël MonfilsLeg injuryIn-tournament partial replacement Victoria DuvalSerena WilliamsKnee inflammationVicky Duval fills big shoes , 4 January 2016
Group stage
Group A All times are local (UTC+8).
Standings GoldRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings Gold0–31–23–01–24–510–11103–10433–01–21–21–25–412–10122–10822–12–1 2–13–06–313–7105–891 0–3 2–1 1–21–23–67–1486–1154
Australia Gold vs. Czech Republic
Ukraine vs. United States
Czech Republic vs. Ukraine
Australia Gold vs. United States
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
Czech Republic vs. United States
Group B All times are local (UTC+8).
Standings GreenRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings Green2–13–02–1 3–07–215–8119–1011 1–2 1–2 1–20–33–69–1395–1104 0–3 2–10–31–22–76–1590–11531–22–13–02–1 6–314–8123–1112
Australia Green vs. Germany
Great Britain vs. France
France vs. Germany
Australia Green vs. Great Britain
Great Britain vs. Germany
Australia Green vs. France
Final
Ukraine vs. Australia Green
The mixed doubles event was not played in the final, as Australia Green had won both singles matches.
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.
References
External links Official Site