2017 Hopman Cup 2017 Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup XXIX (also known as the 2017 Mastercard Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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, Australia. The defending champions were Australia. Roger Federer, 2001 champion, made his first appearance since 2002, alongside his partner Belinda Bencic. 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. In the final France defeated the USA
Switzerland at the Hopman Cup by the Swiss player, Marc Rosset, when he punched the backboard in frustration at having not taken match points.<br> Switzerland at the Hopman Cup Switzerland is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on eleven occasions, the first being at the third annual staging in 1991. They won the tournament in 1992, 2001 and 2018, and were also runners-up in 1996. This is a list of players who have played for Switzerland in the Hopman Cup. In the 1996 final versus Croatia, the Swiss team was forced to retire from the mixed doubles with the score at