1998 Hopman Cup

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1998 Hopman Cup
Date4 January – 10 January 1998
EditionX [1]
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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The Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western Australia.

Contents

Entrants

Group stage teams

SeedTeam [1] Female playerMale player
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Karina Habšudová Karol Kučera
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Annabel Ellwood Patrick Rafter
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Åsa Carlsson Thomas Enqvist
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Amanda Coetzer Wayne Ferreira
5Flag of France.svg  France Mary Pierce Cédric Pioline
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chanda Rubin Jonathan Stark
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Anke Huber Tommy Haas
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Carlos Moyá

Play-off teams

SeedTeam [1] Female playerMale player
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Irina Spîrlea Dinu Pescariu
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Karina Habšudová Karol Kučera

Play-off round

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Slovakia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
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Romania
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Karina Habšudová
Irina Spîrlea
3
6
6
4
6
2
   
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Karol Kučera
Dinu Pescariu
6
1
6
2
    
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Irina Spîrlea  /  Dinu Pescariu
4
6
6
4
6
8
   

Group stage

Group A

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 216–314–5
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 216–311–10
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 215–411–8
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 031–83–16

Australia vs. Sweden

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Australia
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
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Sweden
0
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Annabel Ellwood
Åsa Carlsson
6
4
6
2
    
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Patrick Rafter
Thomas Enqvist
6
3
1
6
7
5
   
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Annabel Ellwood  /  Patrick Rafter
Åsa Carlsson  /  Thomas Enqvist
6
2
6
4
    

Spain vs. Slovakia

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Spain
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
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Slovakia
1
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Karina Habšudová
6
2
6
3
    
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Carlos Moyá
Karol Kučera
5
7
4
6
    
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  /  Carlos Moyá
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
77
63
6
1
    

Slovakia vs. Sweden

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
0
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Karina Habšudová
Åsa Carlsson
6
3
6
3
    
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Karol Kučera
Thomas Enqvist
6
4
6
4
    
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Åsa Carlsson  /  Thomas Enqvist
7
5
6
3
    

Australia vs. Spain

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Annabel Ellwood
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2
6
2
6
    
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Patrick Rafter
Carlos Moyá
7
5
1
6
78
66
   
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Annabel Ellwood  /  Patrick Rafter
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  /  Carlos Moyá
7
5
6
2
    

Spain vs. Sweden

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Spain
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
1
123
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Åsa Carlsson
6
2
6
2
    
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Carlos Moyá
Thomas Enqvist
4
6
1
6
    
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  /  Carlos Moyá
Åsa Carlsson  /  Thomas Enqvist
6
3
6
4
    

Slovakia vs. Australia

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Karina Habšudová
Annabel Ellwood
6
3
6
3
    
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Karol Kučera
Patrick Rafter
63
77
6
3
63
77
   
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Annabel Ellwood  /  Patrick Rafter
7
5
6
2
    

Group B

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of France.svg  France 309–018–3
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 214–58–13
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 123–66–13
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 032–78–14

South Africa vs. United States

Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
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United States
1
123
1 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Amanda Coetzer
Chanda Rubin
4
6
3
6
    
2 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Wayne Ferreira
Jonathan Stark
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
3 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
Chanda Rubin  /  Jonathan Stark
6
2
5
7
6
1
   

France vs. Germany

Flag of France.svg
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
0
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Mary Pierce
Anke Huber
4
6
6
4
6
3
   
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Cédric Pioline
Tommy Haas
6
4
6
4
    
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Mary Pierce  /  Cédric Pioline
Anke Huber  /  Tommy Haas
2
6
6
3
7
3
   

South Africa vs. Germany

Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1
123
1 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Amanda Coetzer
Anke Huber
3
6
3
6
    
2 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Wayne Ferreira
Tommy Haas
6
4
3
6
6
1
   
3 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
Anke Huber  /  Tommy Haas
6
2
6
2
    

France vs. United States

Flag of France.svg
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
0
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Mary Pierce
Chanda Rubin
6
0
6
3
    
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Cédric Pioline
Jonathan Stark
6
4
6
3
    
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Mary Pierce  /  Cédric Pioline
Chanda Rubin  /  Jonathan Stark
6
4
77
63
    

United States vs. Germany

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Chanda Rubin
Anke Huber
3
6
1
6
    
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Jonathan Stark
Tommy Haas
77
64
63
77
6
4
   
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Chanda Rubin  /  Jonathan Stark
Anke Huber  /  Tommy Haas
6
3
6
4
    

France vs. South Africa

Flag of France.svg
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia [2]
1998
Hard (indoors)
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
0
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Mary Pierce
Amanda Coetzer
6
3
6
3
    
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Cédric Pioline
Wayne Ferreira
78
66
6
3
    
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Mary Pierce  /  Cédric Pioline
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
6
4
77
64
    

Final

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Slovakia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia [3]
10 January 1998
Hard (indoors)
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France
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Karina Habšudová
Mary Pierce
4
6
5
7
  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Karol Kučera
Cédric Pioline
79
67
6
4
  
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Mary Pierce  /  Cédric Pioline
6
3
6
4
  
1998 Hopman Cup Champions
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Slovakia
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