2018 Hopman Cup 2018 Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup XXX (also known as the 2018 Mastercard Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. France were the defending champions; however they did not return to defend their title. This marked the first edition without France competing since 2010. On 4 January 2018, a record crowd of 14,029 attended for the Hopman Cup match between United States and Switzerland. This was also the highest attendance for a tennis match in Western
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