The mixed-gender international team tennis event founded in 1989 is the Hopman Cup.
Named for Australian tennis great Harry Hopman, the competition pairs one man and one woman on each national team. A tie traditionally includes a women’s singles match, a men’s singles match and mixed doubles, making it distinct from the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, which separate men’s and women’s competition.
The Hopman Cup was first staged in Perth, Australia, and became a popular summer team event featuring leading players. It was held annually from 1989 through 2019, then disappeared from the calendar when the ATP Cup was introduced. The ATP Cup was later replaced by the United Cup, but those events are not the Hopman Cup: the Hopman Cup’s defining feature is its two-player mixed-gender national teams.
The tournament returned in 2023 in Nice, France, after a three-year absence. Its format and location have changed over time, but its identity as a mixed international team event remains the same.