2009 Hopman Cup

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2009 Hopman Cup
Date3 January – 9 January 2009
EditionXXI
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Dominika Cibulkova won the Hopman Cup for Slovakia for the third time. She was partnered by Dominik Hrbaty, who won the competition for the second time. Dominika Cibulkova at 2010 Medibank International, Sydney.JPG
Dominika Cibulková won the Hopman Cup for Slovakia for the third time. She was partnered by Dominik Hrbatý, who won the competition for the second time.

The Hopman Cup XXI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 21st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was held from 3 January through 9 January 2009 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

Eight nations competed. They were formed of one man and one woman from the same nation. The nations were split into two pools of four in a round robin format, with the group winners contesting the final.

The United States were the defending champions and they were invited to compete again. Chinese Taipei qualified for the event by winning the Asian Hopman Cup.

Slovakia won their third title, defeating Russia in the final 20. [1]

Teams and seeding

  1. Flag of the United States.svg USA – Meghann Shaughnessy and James Blake [2]
  2. Flag of Russia.svg  RUSDinara Safina and Marat Safin [2] (finalists)
  3. Flag of France.svg  FRAAlizé Cornet and Gilles Simon [2]
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUSCasey Dellacqua and Lleyton Hewitt [2]
  5. Flag of Italy.svg  ITAFlavia Pennetta and Simone Bolelli [2]
  6. Flag of Germany.svg  GERSabine Lisicki and Nicolas Kiefer [2]
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dominika Cibulková and Dominik Hrbatý [2] (champions)
  8. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPEHsieh Su-wei and Lu Yen-hsun [2]

Group A

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 308 113 4
2Flag of Germany.svg Germany214 510 10
3Flag of the United States.svg United States123 69 14
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia033 610 14

Australia vs. Germany

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
5 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [3]
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Casey Dellacqua
Sabine Lisicki
6
4
2
6
5
7
  [4] [5]
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Kiefer
66
78
6
3
6
2
  [4] [5]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Casey Dellacqua  /  Lleyton Hewitt
Sabine Lisicki  /  Nicolas Kiefer
77
62
3
6
[5]
[10]
  [4] [5]

USA vs. Slovakia

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
5 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [3]
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
3
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy
Dominika Cibulková
2
6
2
6
   [6] [7]
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
James Blake
Dominik Hrbatý
3
6
6
4
61
77
  [6] [7]
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy  /  James Blake
Dominika Cibulková  /  Dominik Hrbatý
4
6
65
77
   [6]

Australia vs. Slovakia

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [8]
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
2
123
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Casey Dellacqua
Dominika Cibulková
5
7
2
6
   [9] [10]
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Lleyton Hewitt
Dominik Hrbatý
77
64
61
77
6
4
  [9] [10]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Casey Dellacqua  /  Lleyton Hewitt
Dominika Cibulková  /  Dominik Hrbatý
77
65
3
6
[4]
[10]
  [9] [10]

USA vs. Germany

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
7 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [11]
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
2
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy
Sabine Lisicki
6
4
0
6
4
6
  [12] [13]
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
James Blake
Nicolas Kiefer
77
63
67
79
6
4
  [12] [13]
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Meghann Shaughnessy  /  James Blake
Sabine Lisicki  /  Nicolas Kiefer
3
6
6
3
[7]
[10]
  [12] [13]

USA vs. Australia

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [14]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Meghann Shaughnessy
Casey Dellacqua
3
6
4
6
   [15]
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
James Blake
Lleyton Hewitt
6
2
6
2
   [15]
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Meghann Shaughnessy  /  James Blake
Casey Dellacqua  /  Lleyton Hewitt
6
3
5
7
[10]
[6]
  [15]

Germany vs. Slovakia

Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [14]
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
3
123
1 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Sabine Lisicki
Dominika Cibulková
63
77
4
6
   [16] [17]
2 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Nicolas Kiefer
Dominik Hrbatý
3
1
  retired
  [16] [17]
3 Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Sabine Lisicki  /  Nicolas Kiefer
Dominika Cibulková  /  Dominik Hrbatý
    
w/o [16] [17]

Group B

Standings

Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets
1Flag of Russia.svg Russia306 314 7
2Flag of Italy.svg Italy216 38 7
3Flag of France.svg France125 410 8
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 031 83 13

France vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of France.svg
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [18]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
0
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Alizé Cornet
Hsieh Su-wei
6
4
6
4
   [19] [20]
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Gilles Simon
Lu Yen-Hsun
6
3
78
66
   [19] [20]
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Alizé Cornet  /  Gilles Simon
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-Hsun
6
4
711
69
   [19] [20]

Russia vs. Italy

Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
4 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [21]
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Dinara Safina
Flavia Pennetta
7
5
6
3
   [22] [23]
2 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Marat Safin
Simone Bolelli
77
65
6
4
   [22] [23]
3 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Dinara Safina  /  Marat Safin
Flavia Pennetta  /  Simone Bolelli
7
5
4
6
[2]
[10]
  [22] [23]

France vs. Italy

Flag of France.svg
France
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2009, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [8]
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2
123
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Alizé Cornet
Flavia Pennetta
7
5
6
2
   [24] [25]
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Gilles Simon
Simone Bolelli
3
6
3
6
   [24] [25]
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Alizé Cornet  /  Gilles Simon
Flavia Pennetta  /  Simone Bolelli
4
6
62
77
   [24] [25]

Russia vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
7 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8) [11]
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
1
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Dinara Safina
Hsieh Su-wei
4
6
6
2
7
5
  [26] [27]
2 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Marat Safin
Lu Yen-Hsun
78
66
7
5
   [26] [27]
3 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Dinara Safina  /  Marat Safin
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-Hsun
6
4
3
6
[8]
[10]
  [26] [27]

Russia vs. France

Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [14]
Flag of France.svg
France
1
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Dinara Safina
Alizé Cornet
6
3
6
2
   [17] [28]
2 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Marat Safin
Gilles Simon
65
77
3
6
   [17] [28]
3 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of France.svg
Dinara Safina  /  Marat Safin
Alizé Cornet  /  Gilles Simon
6
4
6
3
   [17] [28]

Italy vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [14]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
0
123
1 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Flavia Pennetta
Hsieh Su-wei
7
5
6
3
   [29]
2 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Simone Bolelli
Lu Yen-Hsun
    w/o
  [29]
3 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Flavia Pennetta  /  Simone Bolelli
Hsieh Su-wei  /  Lu Yen-Hsun
    w/o
  [29]

Final

Slovakia vs. Russia

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
9 January 2009, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors) [30]
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
0
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Dominika Cibulková
Dinara Safina
63
77
6
1
6
4
  [31] [32]
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin
65
77
7
5
77
63
  [31] [32]
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Russia.svg
Dominika Cibulková  /  Dominik Hrbatý
Dinara Safina  /  Marat Safin
   not
played
[31] [32]
2009 Hopman Cup Champions
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Third [32] title

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