2008 Hopman Cup

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2008 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 2007 – 4 January 2008
EditionXX
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2007  · Hopman Cup ·  2009  

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.

Contents

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 Ausrralia.

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg United States Serena Williams 1 (6) and Mardy Fish (39) (champions)
  2. Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  SerbiaJelena Janković (3) and Novak Djokovic (3) (finalists)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech RepublicLucie Šafářová (23) and Tomáš Berdych (14)
  4. Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France – Tatiana Golovin (13) and Arnaud Clément (54)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg  ArgentinaGisela Dulko (37) and Juan Ignacio Chela (20)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – Alicia Molik (56) and Peter Luczak (79)
  7. Flag of India.svg India – Sania Mirza (31) and Rohan Bopanna (267)
  8. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese TaipeiHsieh 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

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1.Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 307 215 8
2.Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France216 313 7
3.Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 123 69 14
4.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 032 77 15

Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
30 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
0
123
1 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Jelena Janković
Hsieh Su-wei
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Novak Djokovic
Lu Yen-hsun
7
5
2
6
6
3
 
3 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Jelena Janković  /  Novak Djokovic
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-hsun
3
6
6
2
[10]
[8]
 

France vs. Argentina

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France
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
30 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1
123
1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Tatiana Golovin
Gisela Dulko
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Arnaud Clément
Juan Ignacio Chela
3
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Tatiana Golovin  /  Arnaud Clément
Gisela Dulko  /  Juan Ignacio Chela
6
3
6
2
  

Serbia vs. France

Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
1
123
1 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Jelena Janković
Tatiana Golovin
1
0
  retired
 
2 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Novak Djokovic
Arnaud Clément
6
3
6
3
  
3 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Jelena Janković  /  Novak Djokovic
Tatiana Golovin  /  Arnaud Clément
5
7
6
4
77
65
 

Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
3
123
1 Flag of Argentina.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Gisela Dulko
Hsieh Su-wei
6
3
62
77
5
7
 
2 Flag of Argentina.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Juan Ignacio Chela
Lu Yen-hsun
3
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Argentina.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Gisela Dulko  /  Juan Ignacio Chela
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-hsun
6
3
4
6
64
710
 

Serbia vs. Argentina

Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1
123
1 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Jelena Janković
Gisela Dulko
712
610
  retired
 
2 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Novak Djokovic
Juan Ignacio Chela
6
2
6
3
  
3 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Jelena Janković  /  Novak Djokovic
Gisela Dulko  /  Juan Ignacio Chela
6
1
3
6
77
65
 

France vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
0
123
1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Tatiana Golovin
Hsieh Su-wei
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Arnaud Clément
Lu Yen-hsun
77
64
6
4
  
3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Tatiana Golovin  /  Arnaud Clément
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-hsun
6
4
4
6
78
66
 

Group B

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1.Flag of the United States.svg United States308 116 4
2.Flag of India.svg India124 510 12
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia123 68 12
4.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 123 67 13

United States vs. India

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
29 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India.svg
India
1
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of India.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy
Sania Mirza
6
3
4
6
6
3
 
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of India.svg
Mardy Fish
Rohan Bopanna
6
2
6
4
  
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of India.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy  /  Mardy Fish
Sania Mirza  /  Rohan Bopanna
4
6
4
6
  

Czech Republic vs. Australia

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
29 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2
123
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Lucie Šafářová
Alicia Molik
5
7
2
6
  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Tomáš Berdych
Peter Luczak
710
68
6
4
  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Lucie Šafářová  /  Tomáš Berdych
Alicia Molik  /  Peter Luczak
5
7
3
6
  

United States vs. Czech Republic

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
31 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
0
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Serena Williams
Lucie Šafářová
6
0
2
6
7
5
 
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Serena Williams  /  Mardy Fish
Lucie Šafářová  /  Tomáš Berdych
6
0
   
retired
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mardy Fish
Tomáš Berdych
    w/o
 

Australia vs. India

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
1 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India.svg
India
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of India.svg
Alicia Molik
Sania Mirza
2
6
6
2
4
6
 
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of India.svg
Peter Luczak
Rohan Bopanna
77
62
6
3
  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of India.svg
Alicia Molik  /  Peter Luczak
Sania Mirza  /  Rohan Bopanna
2
6
6
4
612
714
 

United States vs. Australia

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
0
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Serena Williams
Alicia Molik
6
2
710
68
  
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Mardy Fish
Peter Luczak
77
65
712
610
  
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Serena Williams  /  Mardy Fish
Alicia Molik  /  Peter Luczak
6
2
6
3
  

Czech Republic vs. India

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India.svg
India
1
123
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of India.svg
Lucie Šafářová
Sania Mirza
6
2
4
6
6
3
 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of India.svg
Tomáš Berdych
Rohan Bopanna
6
4
6
0
  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Flag of India.svg
Lucie Šafářová  /  Tomáš Berdych
Sania Mirza  /  Rohan Bopanna
3
6
2
6
  

Final

Serbia vs. United States

Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
4 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
123
1 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Jelena Janković
Serena Williams
    
w/o
2 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Novak Djokovic
Mardy Fish
6
2
64
77
77
64
 
3 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Flag of the United States.svg
Jelena Janković  /  Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams  /  Mardy Fish
65
77
2
6
  
2008 Hopman Cup Champions
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Fifth title

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