2013 Hopman Cup | |
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Date | 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 |
Edition | XXV |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Venue | Perth Arena |
Champions | |
Spain |
The Hopman Cup XXV (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 25th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 29 December 2012 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group progress to the final.
Czech Republic were the 2012 champions. In that tournament's final the Czech Republic team of Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych defeated France's Marion Bartoli and Richard Gasquet 2–0. This was the Czech Republic's second Hopman Cup title. They decided not to defend their title; Berdych instead competed at the 2013 Aircel Chennai Open and Kvitová decided to participate at the 2013 Brisbane International.[citation needed]
The 2013 Hopman Cup was won by Spain – Spain's fourth title, defeating Serbia in the final 2–1.[2] Serbia won the men's singles, followed by Spain's winning of the women's singles; then the deciding mixed doubles event was won by Spain in straight sets.[3]