2015 Hopman Cup Explained

Date:4–10 January 2015
Edition:XXVII
Surface:Hard (indoor)
Location:Perth, Western Australia
Venue:Perth Arena

The Hopman Cup XXVII was the 27th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 2015 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

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.

France were the 2014 champions. In that tournament's final the French team of Alizé Cornet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Poland 2–1, but they failed to defend their title. Agnieszka Radwańska recorded an impressive win over Serena Williams in the final, ultimately carrying the Polish team to their first Hopman Cup title with a 2–1 victory over the United States.[2] [3]

Entrants

Seeds

On 1 October, the full line-up for the event was announced.[4]

Seed Team Female player WTA1Male player ATP1Total Elimination
1Serena Williams1John Isner1516Runners-up
2Flavia Pennetta16Fabio Fognini1834Round-robin
3Agnieszka Radwańska6Jerzy Janowicz3642Winners
4Eugenie Bouchard7Vasek Pospisil4148Round-robin
5Heather Watson 47Andy Murray1158Round-robin
6Casey Dellacqua26Marinko Matosevic76102Round-robin
7Alizé Cornet20Benoît Paire97117Round-robin
8Lucie Šafářová15Adam Pavlásek240255Round-robin
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Replacement players

Pre-tournament replacement
Team Replacement Original player Reason
Benoît PaireJo-Wilfried TsongaArm injury[5]
John IsnerJack SockHip surgery
Adam PavlásekRadek ŠtěpánekFoot injury[6]
Matthew EbdenNick KyrgiosBack injury[7]
In-tournament temporary replacement
Benjamin MitchellMatthew EbdenCalf injury
Benjamin MitchellFabio Fognini
In-tournament permanent replacement
Marinko MatosevicMatthew EbdenCalf injury[8]

Group stage

Group A

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

width=130width=130width=130width=130width=130width=80RR W–Lwidth=80Matches W–Lwidth=80Sets W–L width=80Games W–Lwidth=80Standings
1–22–12–12–15–411–897–842
2–13–00–32–15–411–9104–873
1–20–30–30–31–86–1788–1264
1–23–03–02–17–214–8115–1061

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Fabio Fognini was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Czech was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However, a match was still played in which the score was 8–6 to Czech republic (see above).

Czech Republic vs. USA

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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1–20–30–30–31–84–1771–120 4
2–11–22–12–15–412–11120–1093
3–02–11–22–16–312–793-832
3–01-22–12–16–314–7110–821

Australia vs. Poland

Matthew Ebden was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Poland was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However a match was still played in which the score was 8–6 to Poland (see above).

France vs. Poland

Since Poland had already won the group and clinched a berth in the Final with their win in the men's singles match, the mixed doubles rubber comprised just a single tiebreak set by agreement between the teams (see above). Poland retired after first set.

Australia vs. Great Britain

Final

United States vs. Poland

References

  1. News: Hopman Cup honour lures WA's Dellacqua. The West Australian. 12 August 2014. 12 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Poland beat USA in Perth final. 10 January 2015. BBC Sport. 23 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Poland wins Hopman Cup as Agnieszka Radwańska and Jerzy Janowicz combine to beat Serena Williams and John Isner in Perth. 10 January 2015. ABC.net. 23 January 2015.
  4. Web site: ITF Tennis - ABOUT - Articles - Full 2015 Hopman Cup line-up revealed . 16 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008042257/http://www.itftennis.com/news/187700.aspx . 8 October 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Isner, Paire step in for Sock and Tsonga at Hopman Cup. 18 December 2014. 19 December 2014. 19 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219034034/http://hopmancup.com/news/2014/12/18/isner-paire-step-in-for-sock-and-tsonga-at-hopman-cup. dead.
  6. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=908038299208594&set=vb.709182412427518&type=2&theater/
  7. 550264049641193472. hopmancup. Update: Nick #Kyrgios has been forced.... 31 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Matosevic in for Ebden. 6 January 2015. 6 January 2015. 6 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106214904/http://hopmancup.com/news/2015/01/06/matosevic-in-for-ebden. dead.

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