2015 Hopman Cup 2015 Hopman Cup 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, 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. 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
Hopman Cup consists of one male player and one female player. Each match-up between two teams at the championships consists of: The eight competing teams are separated into two groups of four (with two teams being seeded) and face-off against each of the other three teams in their group in a round-robin format. These seedings ensure that each group has approximately similar strength. The top team in each group then meet in a final to decide the champions. If a player is injured then a player of a lower ranking of that nation may be the substitute. The 2014 Hopman Cup Tournament