2017 Hopman Cup
Tennis tournament
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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.
| 2017 Hopman Cup | |
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| Date | 1–7 January 2017 |
| Edition | XXIX (29th) |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Venue | Perth Arena |
| Champions | |
 France | |
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 |
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| 1 |  Switzerland |
Belinda Bencic | 43 | Roger Federer | 7 | 50 | Round robin |
| 2 |  Australia |
Daria Gavrilova | 49 | Nick Kyrgios | 15 | 64 | Round robin |
| 3 |  United States |
CoCo Vandeweghe | 40 | Jack Sock | 25 | 65 | Runners-up |
| 4 |  Germany |
Andrea Petkovic | 44 | Alexander Zverev | 24 | 68 | Round robin |
| 5 | France |
Kristina Mladenovic | 57 | Richard Gasquet | 17 | 74 | Champions |
| 6 |  Spain |
Lara Arruabarrena | 61 | Feliciano López | 28 | 89 | Round robin |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
Heather Watson | 76 | Daniel Evans | 56 | 132 | Round robin |
| 8 |  Czech Republic |
Lucie Hradecká | 196 | Adam Pavlásek | 85 | 281 | Round robin |
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Replacement players
| Pre-tournament replacement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Replacement | Original player | Reason |
| Czech Republic |
Lucie Hradecká | Petra Kvitová | Foot injury[6] |
| In-tournament partial replacement | |||
| Australia |
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 | ||
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| 2 | Switzerland |
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 14–7 | 104–78 | 2 | |
| 4 | France |
2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 14–6 | 88–78 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany |
1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 81–87 | 3 | |
| 7 | Great Britain |
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 4–16 | 71–91 | 4 |
France vs. Germany
 France 2 |
Perth Arena, Perth 2 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Switzerland vs. Great Britain
 Switzerland 3 |
Perth Arena, Perth 2 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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France vs. Great Britain
France 3 |
Perth Arena, Perth 4 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Switzerland vs. Germany
Switzerland 2 |
Perth Arena, Perth 4 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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Germany vs. Great Britain
Germany 2 |
Perth Arena, Perth 6 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Switzerland vs. France
Switzerland 1 |
Perth Arena, Perth 6 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | Australia |
1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 8–13 | 79–98 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States |
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 17–6 | 110–77 | 1 | |
| 6 | Spain |
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 10–10 | 82–83 | 2 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 8–14 | 88–101 | 3 |
Czech Republic vs. United States
 Czech Republic 0 |
Perth Arena, Perth 1 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. Spain
 Australia 1 |
Perth Arena, Perth 1 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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United States vs. Spain
United States 3 |
Perth Arena, Perth 3 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. Czech Republic
Australia 1 |
Perth Arena, Perth 3 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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Czech Republic vs. Spain
Czech Republic 1 |
Perth Arena, Perth 5 January 2017, 10:00 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. United States
Australia 1 |
Perth Arena, Perth 5 January 2017, 17:30 Hard (i) |
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Final
France vs. United States
France 2 |
Perth Arena, Perth 7 January 2017, 16:00 Hard (i) |
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| 2017 Hopman Cup Champions |
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France Second title |
