2008 Hopman Cup
2008 Hopman Cup | |
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Date | 29 December 2007 – 4 January 2008 |
Edition | XX |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Venue | Burswood Entertainment Complex |
Champions | |
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The 2008 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 20th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region, Chinese Taipei.
The first matches were held on 29 December 2007, and the final took place on 4 January 2008 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia.
For the first time in History, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic faced each other in a competitive event. Williams emerged victorious in the mixed doubles rubber alongside Mardy Fish.
Teams and seedings
[edit]United States – Serena Williams1 (6) and Mardy Fish (39) (champions)
Serbia – Jelena Janković (3) and Novak Djokovic (3) (finalists)
Czech Republic – Lucie Šafářová (23) and Tomáš Berdych (14)
France – Tatiana Golovin (13) and Arnaud Clément (54)
Argentina – Gisela Dulko (37) and Juan Ignacio Chela (20)
Australia – Alicia Molik (56) and Peter Luczak (79)
India – Sania Mirza (31) and Rohan Bopanna (267)
Chinese Taipei – Hsieh Su-wei (157) and Lu Yen-hsun (110)
1Due to illness Serena Williams was unable to play the USA's opening tie against India. She was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.
Group A
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
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1. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 7 – 2 | 15 – 8 |
2. | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 – 3 | 13 – 7 |
3. | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 – 6 | 9 – 14 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 – 7 | 7 – 15 |
Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei
[edit]![]() Serbia 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 30 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Chinese Taipei 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Argentina
[edit]![]() France 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 30 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serbia vs. France
[edit]![]() Serbia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei
[edit]![]() Argentina 0 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Chinese Taipei 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serbia vs. Argentina
[edit]![]() Serbia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Chinese Taipei
[edit]![]() France 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Chinese Taipei 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group B
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
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1. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 8 – 1 | 16 – 4 |
2. | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 – 5 | 10 – 12 |
3. | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 – 6 | 8 – 12 |
4. | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 – 6 | 7 – 13 |
United States vs. India
[edit]![]() United States 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 29 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() India 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Australia
[edit]![]() Czech Republic 1 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 29 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Czech Republic
[edit]![]() United States 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 31 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Czech Republic 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. India
[edit]![]() Australia 1 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 1 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() India 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Australia
[edit]![]() United States 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. India
[edit]![]() Czech Republic 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() India 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Serbia vs. United States
[edit]![]() Serbia 1 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 4 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors) | ![]() United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 Hopman Cup Champions |
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![]() United States Fifth title |