1999 Hopman Cup

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1999 Hopman Cup
Date2 January – 9 January 1999
EditionXI
Surface Hard indoor
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1998  · Hopman Cup ·  2000  

The Hopman Cup XI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an Australian tennis tournament played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth. Australia's Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis of Australia won, defeating Sweden's Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman in the final.

Contents

Team participation

1Zimbabwe lost in qualifying to France, but then took the place of Spain in the South Africa-Spain series of matches.

Play-off

France vs. Zimbabwe

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France
2
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2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Zimbabwe
1
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Sandrine Testud
Cara Black
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Guillaume Raoux
Wayne Black
6
1
6
3
  
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Sandrine Testud  /  Guillaume Raoux
Cara Black  /  Wayne Black
6
7
6
7
  

Group A

Teams and standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSetsNotes
1.Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia216-310-6Didn't play doubles match against Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2.Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa215-410-6Played last tie against Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe, who replaced Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3.Flag of France.svg France215-49-8Qualified
4.Flag of Spain.svg Spain021-52-9Withdrew from the tournament, and Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe took their place
5.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe N / ALost in qualifying to Flag of France.svg France, but replaced Flag of Spain.svg Spain against Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

Australia vs. France

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Australia
2
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2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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France
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Jelena Dokić
Sandrine Testud
6
1
6
3
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Guillaume Raoux
6
1
6
2
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
Jelena Dokić  /  Mark Philippoussis
Sandrine Testud  /  Guillaume Raoux
2
6
2
6
  

Australia vs. South Africa

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Australia
1
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2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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South Africa
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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Jelena Dokić
Amanda Coetzer
1
6
0
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Wayne Ferreira
2
6
3
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Jelena Dokić  /  Mark Philippoussis
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
6
2
6
3
  

Australia vs. Spain

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Australia
3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Spain
0
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Jelena Dokić
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6
3
6
2
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyà
6
4
7
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Jelena Dokić  /  Mark Philippoussis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  /  Carlos Moyà
    w/o
 

France vs. South Africa

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France
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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South Africa
1
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Sandrine Testud
Amanda Coetzer
6
7
1
6
  
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Guillaume Raoux
Wayne Ferreira
6
3
7
5
  
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Sandrine Testud  /  Guillaume Raoux
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
7
6
7
5
  

France vs. Spain

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France
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Spain
1
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Sandrine Testud
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6
1
6
3
  
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Guillaume Raoux
Carlos Moyà
6
7
6
2
3
6
 
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Spain.svg
Sandrine Testud  /  Guillaume Raoux
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  /  Carlos Moyà
7
5
7
5
  

South Africa vs. Zimbabwe for Spain

Zimbabwe had to replace Spain in this series of matches.

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South Africa
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
1
123
1 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Amanda Coetzer
Cara Black
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Black
7
5
7
6
  
3 Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Amanda Coetzer  /  Wayne Ferreira
Cara Black  /  Wayne Black
    
w/o

Group B

Teams and standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSetsNotes
1.Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden306-312-8
2.Flag of the United States.svg United States125-411-9
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland124-59-11
4.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 123-69-13

Sweden vs. Slovakia

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Sweden
2
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2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Slovakia
1
123
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Åsa Carlsson
Karina Habšudová
3
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Jonas Björkman
Karol Kučera
7
5
6
1
  
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Åsa Carlsson  /  Jonas Björkman
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
6
3
3
6
6
1
 

Slovakia vs. Switzerland

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Slovakia
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Switzerland
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Karina Habšudová
Martina Hingis
0
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Karol Kučera
Ivo Heuberger
6
7
6
4
6
3
 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Martina Hingis  /  Ivo Heuberger
6
4
6
0
  

Slovakia vs. United States

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Slovakia
0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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United States
3
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Karina Habšudová
Lindsay Davenport
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Karol Kučera
Jan-Michael Gambill
7
5
6
7
4
6
 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Karina Habšudová  /  Karol Kučera
Lindsay Davenport  /  Jan-Michael Gambill
5
7
3
6
  

Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Switzerland
1
123
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Åsa Carlsson
Martina Hingis
2
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Jonas Björkman
Ivo Heuberger
6
2
6
0
  
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Åsa Carlsson  /  Jonas Björkman
Martina Hingis  /  Ivo Heuberger
2
6
6
3
6
4
 

Sweden vs. United States

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Sweden
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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United States
1
123
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Åsa Carlsson
Lindsay Davenport
2
6
0
6
  
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Jonas Björkman
Jan-Michael Gambill
6
2
6
4
  
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Åsa Carlsson  /  Jonas Björkman
Lindsay Davenport  /  Jan-Michael Gambill
7
6
6
4
  

Switzerland vs. United States

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Switzerland
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
1
123
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
6
3
5
7
6
2
 
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Ivo Heuberger
Jan-Michael Gambill
4
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Martina Hingis  /  Ivo Heuberger
Lindsay Davenport  /  Jan-Michael Gambill
6
3
6
3
  

Final

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Australia
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia
2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999
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Sweden
1
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Jelena Dokić
Åsa Carlsson
6
2
7
6
  
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Mark Philippoussis
Jonas Björkman
6
3
7
6
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Sweden.svg
Jelena Dokić  /  Mark Philippoussis
Åsa Carlsson  /  Jonas Björkman
6
8
   
1999 Hopman Cup Champions
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