| Date: | 3–9 January 2016 |
| Edition: | XXVIII (28th) |
| Surface: | Hard (indoor) |
| Location: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Venue: | Perth Arena |
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.[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] The competition was won by Australia Green.[5] [6]
| Seed | Team | Female player | WTA1 | Male player | ATP1 | Total | Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serena Williams | 1 | Jack Sock | 30 | 31 | Round-robin | |
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 9 | Jiří Veselý | 40 | 49 | Round-robin | |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina | 18 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 35 | 53 | Runners-up | |
| 4 | Heather Watson | 62 | Andy Murray | 3 | 65 | Round-robin | |
| 5 | Green | Daria Gavrilova | 35 | Nick Kyrgios | 34 | 69 | Champions |
| 6 | Sabine Lisicki | 30 | Alexander Zverev | 78 | 108 | Round-robin | |
| 7 | Caroline Garcia | 39 | Kenny de Schepper | 133 | 172 | Round-robin | |
| 8 | Gold | Jarmila Wolfe | 100 | Lleyton Hewitt | 291 | 391 | Round-robin |
| 1 – |
| Pre-tournament replacement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Replacement | Original player | Reason | |
| Gold | Jarmila Wolfe | Casey Dellacqua | Concussion[7] | |
| Karolína Plíšková | Lucie Šafářová | Illness | ||
| Kenny de Schepper | Gaël Monfils | Leg injury | ||
| In-tournament partial replacement | ||||
| Victoria Duval | Serena Williams | Knee inflammation[8] | ||
All times are local (UTC+8).
| width=130 | width=130 | Gold | width=130 | width=130 | width=130 | width=80 | RR W–L | width=80 | Matches W–L | width=80 | Sets W–L | width=80 | Games W–L | width=80 | Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 10–11 | 103–104 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 12–10 | 122–108 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 13–7 | 105–89 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 7–14 | 86–115 | 4 |
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).
All times are local (UTC+8).
| width=130 | width=130 | Green | width=130 | width=130 | width=130 | width=80 | RR W–L | width=80 | Matches W–L | width=80 | Sets W–L | width=80 | Games W–L | width=80 | Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 15–8 | 119–101 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 9–13 | 95–110 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 6–15 | 90–115 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 14–8 | 123–111 | 2 |
The mixed doubles event was not played in the final, as Australia Green had won both singles matches.
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.[9]