1997 Hopman Cup

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1997 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997
EditionIX
Surface Hard indoor
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1996  · Hopman Cup ·  1998  

The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the ninth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was played between 29 December 1996 and 4 January 1997 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

Eight teams competed for the title. Croatia were the 1996 champions [1] but they lost in the group stage. The United States took the title after beating South Africa in the final.
This was the first year that the tournament was sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.

Seedings

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg  CroatiaGoran Ivanišević / Iva Majoli
  2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Marc Rosset / Martina Hingis
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa – Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer
  4. Flag of France.svg France – Guy Forget / Mary Pierce

Group A

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of the United States.svg United States306-313-10
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 216-36-7
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia124-59-11
4Flag of France.svg France032-75-11

Australia vs. Croatia

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Croatia.svg
Nicole Bradtke
Iva Majoli
4
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Croatia.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Goran Ivanišević
6
2
6
3
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Croatia.svg
Nicole Bradtke  /  Mark Philippoussis
Iva Majoli  /  Goran Ivanišević
5
7
5
7
  

France vs. United States

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France
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
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United States
2
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Mary Pierce
Chanda Rubin
4
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Guy Forget
Justin Gimelstob
2
6
6
3
6
3
 
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Mary Pierce  /  Guy Forget
Chanda Rubin  /  Justin Gimelstob
6
3
3
6
2
6
 

Australia vs. France

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of France.svg
France
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Nicole Bradtke
Mary Pierce
66
78
1
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Guy Forget
77
61
6
2
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Nicole Bradtke  /  Mark Philippoussis
Mary Pierce  /  Guy Forget
710
68
77
65
  

Croatia vs. United States

Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
123
1 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Iva Majoli
Chanda Rubin
3
6
6
3
64
77
 
2 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Goran Ivanišević
Justin Gimelstob
77
65
4
6
7
5
 
3 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Iva Majoli  /  Goran Ivanišević
Chanda Rubin  /  Justin Gimelstob
6
3
3
6
68
710
 

Australia vs. United States

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Nicole Bradtke
Chanda Rubin
5
7
0
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Justin Gimelstob
65
77
6
4
65
77
 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Nicole Bradtke  /  Mark Philippoussis
Chanda Rubin  /  Justin Gimelstob
6
3
7
5
  

Croatia vs. France

Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of France.svg
France
0
123
1 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Iva Majoli
Mary Pierce
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Goran Ivanišević
Guy Forget
    w/o
 
3 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Iva Majoli  /  Goran Ivanišević
Mary Pierce  /  Guy Forget
    w/o
 

Group B

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa307-213-10
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland216-36-7
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 125-49-9
4Flag of Germany.svg Germany030-91-18

Romania vs. Switzerland

Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
2
123
1 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Irina Spîrlea
Martina Hingis
5
7
2
6
  
2 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Adrian Voinea
Marc Rosset
    w/o
 
3 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Irina Spîrlea  /  Adrian Voinea
Martina Hingis  /  Marc Rosset
6
3
5
7
3
6
 

Germany vs. South Africa

Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
3
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Petra Begerow
Amanda Coetzer
0
6
5
7
  
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Bernd Karbacher
Wayne Ferreira
4
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Petra Begerow  /  Bernd Karbacher
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
3
6
4
6
  

South Africa vs. Switzerland

Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
1
123
1 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Amanda Coetzer
Martina Hingis
1
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Wayne Ferreira
Marc Rosset
6
0
2
0
  
retired
3 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
Martina Hingis  /  Marc Rosset
    w/o
 

Germany vs. Romania

Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
3
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Petra Begerow
Irina Spîrlea
1
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Bernd Karbacher
Adrian Voinea
6
2
65
77
2
6
 
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Petra Begerow  /  Bernd Karbacher
Irina Spîrlea  /  Adrian Voinea
1
6
1
6
  

Romania vs. South Africa

Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2
123
1 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Irina Spîrlea
Amanda Coetzer
5
7
6
4
6
1
 
2 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Adrian Voinea
Wayne Ferreira
69
711
65
77
  
3 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Irina Spîrlea  /  Adrian Voinea
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
6
4
1
6
4
6
 

Germany vs. Switzerland

Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
3
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Petra Begerow
Martina Hingis
1
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Bernd Karbacher
Marc Rosset
64
77
65
77
  
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Petra Begerow  /  Bernd Karbacher
Martina Hingis  /  Marc Rosset
5
7
1
6
  

Final

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia
4 January 1997
Indoor Hard
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
1
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Chanda Rubin
Amanda Coetzer
7
5
6
2
  
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Justin Gimelstob
Wayne Ferreira
4
6
6
7
  
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Justin Gimelstob  /  Chanda Rubin
Wayne Ferreira  /  Amanda Coetzer
3
6
6
2
7
5
 
1997 Hopman Cup Champions
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
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