2023 Hopman Cup Explained

Date:19 – 23 July
Edition:XXXII (32nd)
Surface:Clay
Location:Nice, France
Venue:Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Before Year:2019
After Year:2025

The Hopman Cup XXXII was the 32nd edition of the Hopman Cup, a tennis tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It took place from 19–23 July 2023 on clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France.

After a three-year absence, on 6 December 2022, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that the Hopman Cup would return for the 2023 tennis season in Nice in July, the first occasion in which the event was moved out of Australia and away from the opening week of the season. The 2023 event featured six teams, as opposed to the eight featured in previous editions.[1]

Team Croatia's Donna Vekić and Borna Ćorić defeated Switzerland's Céline Naef and Leandro Riedi in the final to win the second Hopman Cup title for Croatia, its first since 1996.[2] Team Switzerland, the two-time defending champions, was contending to win a third consecutive Hopman Cup title.[3]

Entrants

The full list of 12 players who would compete in the Hopman Cup 2023 was unveiled on 4 April 2023:[4]

Team Female player WTA1 Male player ATP1Elimination
Elise Mertens30David Goffin111Round-robin
Donna Vekić22Borna Ćorić15Champions
Clara Tauson89Holger Rune6Round-robin
Rebeka Masarova72Carlos Alcaraz1Round-robin
Alizé Cornet68Richard Gasquet49Round-robin
Céline Naef157Leandro Riedi160Runner-up
1

Group stage

The schedule was announced on 11 May 2023.[5] The 6 teams were divided into two groups of three teams each in a round-robin format. The winners of each group will qualify for the final.

Group 1

Standings

width=10Teamwidth=120width=75Denmark
width=75Switzerland
width=75France
width=75RR W–Lwidth=75width=75Sets W–L width=75Games W–Lwidth=75Standings
A1–21–20–22–44–853–643
B2–12–12–04–29–562–531
C2–11–21–13–37–760–582

All times are local (UTC+1).

Switzerland vs. France

Group 2

Standings

width=10Teamwidth=120width=75Spain
width=75Belgium
width=75Croatia
width=75RR W–Lwidth=75width=75Sets W–L width=75Games W–Lwidth=75Standings
D1–21–20–22–46–1053–623
E2–11–21–13–39–765–512
F2–12–12–04–29–754–591

Croatia vs. Spain

Final

Switzerland vs. Croatia

Notes and References

  1. Hopman Cup to Return in Nice, France in 2023 . 6 December 2022 . . 14 July 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210063138/https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/hopman-cup-to-return-at-nice-lawn-tennis-club-in-2023/ . 10 December 2022.
  2. Web site: 23 July 2023 . Croatia down Switzerland to clinch Hopman Cup title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723200300/https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/croatia-down-switzerland-clinch-hopman-cup-title-2023-07-23/ . 23 July 2023 . 23 July 2023 . Reuters.
  3. News: 5 January 2019 . Roger Federer wins record third Hopman Cup as Switzerland beats Germany in Perth . . . live . 23 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111213901/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-06/roger-federer-wins-record-third-hopman-cup-crown/10687474 . 11 January 2019.
  4. Web site: 4 April 2023 . Ronaldo Joins Carlos Alcaraz on the List of Players Committed to the Hopman Cup 2023! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515233607/https://hopmancup.com/2023/04/04/holger-rune-joins-carlos-alcaraz-on-the-list-of-players-committed-to-the-hopman-cup-2023/ . 15 May 2023 . 14 July 2023 . Hopman Cup.
  5. Schedule Announced for 2023 Hopman Cup . 11 May 2023 . . 14 July 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620050909/https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/schedule-announced-for-2023-hopman-cup/ . 20 June 2023.