The Hopman Cup is an international tennis tournament that was played in Perth from 1989 to 2019 and will be played again at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in France in 2023.
The mixed tournament is one of the few places where you can see top ATP and WTA players playing together and against each other.
A good example of this was when Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic played Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe in doubles at the 2019 tournament.
2023 Hopman Cup Tennis Tournament
| Location: | Nice, France |
| Court Surface: | Clay |
| Current Champions: | Croatia (2023) |
| Number of Teams: | 6 |
Dates
The 2023 Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Nice was held from the 19th to the 23rd of July 2023, with the tournament being played in the same week as the tournaments in Iasi, Palermo, Budapest, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport.
Countries and Players
Information has now been released on the countries and players that will play in the 2023 Hopman Cup, with Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Spain, and Switzerland participating in the 2023 event.
Belgium
- David Goffin
- Elise Mertens
Croatia
- Borna Coric
- Donna Vekic
Denmark
- Clara Tauson
- Holger Rune
France
- Alize Cornet
- Richard Gasquet
Spain
- Carlos Alcaraz
Paula Badosa– Rebeka Masarova
Switzerland
Belinda Bencic– Celine Naef- Leandro Riedi
Format
For the 2023 tournament, six countries were selected to play in the event with each country being represented by one male and one female player.
The six teams were then separated into two groups of three with a round-robin format being used to decide the winners of each group.
Each match (including the final) consisted of one men’s singles match, one women’s singles match, and one mixed doubles match.
The winners of each of the groups met in the final with the winning country being crowned Champions.
Groups
Group 1
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- France
Group 2
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Spain
Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Nice, with the final being played on Sunday, the 23rd of July 2023.
| Day | Date | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 19 July 2023 | Denmark vs Switzerland |
| Thursday | 20 July 2023 | Denmark vs France and Belgium vs Croatia |
| Friday | 21 July 2023 | Belgium vs Spain and Switzerland vs France |
| Saturday | 22 July 2023 | Croatia vs Spain |
| Sunday | 23 July 2023 | Croatia vs Switzerland |
Past Winners and Runners Up
Borna Coric and Donna Vekic Of Croatia won both of their singles matches to defeat Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi of Switzerland In the 2023 final.
The USA currently holds the record for most Hopman Cup titles with a total of six won (1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011).
| Year | Winners – (Country) | Runners Up – (Country) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Borna Coric and Donna Vekic – (Croatia) | Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi – (Switzerland) | 2-0 |
| 2019 | Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic – (Switzerland) | Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber – (Germany) | 2–1 |
| 2018 | Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic – (Switzerland) | Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber – (Germany) | 2–1 |
| 2017 | Richard Gasquet and Kristina Mladenovic – (France) | Jack Sock and CoCo Vandeweghe – (USA) | 2–1 |
| 2016 | Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova – (Australia) | Alexandr Dolgopolov and Elina Svitolina – (Ukraine) | 2–0 |
| 2015 | Jerzy Janowicz and Agnieszka Radwańska – (Poland) | John Isner and Serena Williams – (USA) | 2–1 |
| 2014 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Alizé Cornet – (France) | Grzegorz Panfil and Agnieszka Radwańska – (Poland) | 2–1 |
| 2013 | Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues – (Spain) | Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic – (Serbia) | 2–1 |
| 2012 | Tomáš Berdych and Petra Kvitová – (Czech Republic) | Richard Gasquet and Marion Bartoli – (France) | 2–0 |
| 2011 | John Isner and Bethanie Mattek-Sands – (United States) | Ruben Bemelmans and Justine Henin – (Belgium) | 2–1 |
| 2010 | Tommy Robredo and MJ Martínez Sánchez – (Spain) | Andy Murray and Laura Robson – (Great Britain) | 2–1 |
| 2009 | Dominik Hrbatý and Dominika Cibulková – (Slovakia) | Marat Safin and Dinara Safina – (Russia) | 2–0 |
| 2008 | Mardy Fish and Serena Williams – (United States) | Novak Djokovic and Jelena Janković – (Serbia) | 2–1 |
| 2007 | Dmitry Tursunov and Nadia Petrova – (Russia) | Tommy Robredo and Anabel Medina Garrigues – (Spain) | 2–0 |
| 2006 | Taylor Dent and Lisa Raymond – (United States) | Peter Wessels and Michaëlla Krajicek – (Netherlands) | 2–1 |
| 2005 | Dominik Hrbatý and Daniela Hantuchová – (Slovakia) | Guillermo Coria and Gisela Dulko – (Argentina) | 3–0 |
| 2004 | James Blake and Lindsay Davenport – (United States) | Karol Kučera and Daniela Hantuchová – (Slovakia) | 2–1 |
| 2003 | James Blake and Serena Williams – (United States) | Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik – (Australia) | 3–0 |
| 2002 | Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – (Spain) | Jan-Michael Gambill and Monica Seles – (United States) | 2–1 |
| 2001 | Roger Federer and Martina Hingis – (Switzerland) | Jan-Michael Gambill and Monica Seles – (United States) | 2–1 |
| 2000 | Wayne Ferreira and Amanda Coetzer – (South Africa) | Paradorn Srichaphan and Tamarine Tanasugarn – (Thailand) | 3–0 |
| 1999 | Mark Philippoussis and Jelena Dokić – (Australia) | Jonas Björkman and Åsa Carlsson – (Sweden) | 2–1 |
| 1998 | Karol Kučera and Karina Habšudová – (Slovakia) | Cédric Pioline and Mary Pierce – (France) | 2–1 |
| 1997 | Justin Gimelstob and Chanda Rubin – (United States) | Wayne Ferreira and Amanda Coetzer – (South Africa) | 2–1 |
| 1996 | Goran Ivanišević and Iva Majoli – (Croatia) | Marc Rosset and Martina Hingis – (Switzerland) | 2–1 |
| 1995 | Boris Becker and Anke Huber – (Germany) | Andrei Medvedev and Natalia Medvedeva – (Ukraine) | 2–0 |
| 1994 | Petr Korda and Jana Novotná – (Czech Republic) | Bernd Karbacher and Anke Huber – (Germany) | 2–1 |
| 1993 | Michael Stich and Steffi Graf – (Germany) | Emilio Sánchez and Arantxa Sánchez – (Spain) | 2–0 |
| 1992 | Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva – (Switzerland) | Karel Nováček and Helena Suková – (Czechoslovakia) | 2–1 |
| 1991 | Goran Prpić and Monica Seles – (Yugoslavia) | David Wheaton and Zina Garrison – (United States) | 3–0 |
| 1990 | Emilio Sánchez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – (Spain) | John McEnroe and Pam Shriver – (United States) | 2–1 |
| 1989 | Miloslav Mecir and Helena Suková – (Czechoslovakia) | Pat Cash and Hana Mandlíková – (Australia) | 2–0 |