South Africa at the Hopman Cup

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South Africa
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First year 1993
Years played10
Hopman Cup titles1 (2000)
Runners-up1 (1997)
Most total wins Amanda Coetzer (24–20)
Most singles winsAmanda Coetzer (14–9)
Most doubles winsAmanda Coetzer (10–11)
Best doubles teamAmanda Coetzer &
Wayne Ferreira (9–10)
Most years playedAmanda Coetzer (9)

South Africa is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 5th annual staging in 1993. They won the event in 2000 and were also the runners-up three years earlier in 1997. [1]

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Players

This is a list of players who have played for South Africa in the Hopman Cup.

NameTotal W–LSingles W–LDoubles W–LFirst year playedNo. of years played
Amanda Coetzer 24–2014–910–11 1993 9
Wayne Ferreira 20–1911–99–10 1993 7
Marcos Ondruska 1–10–11–0 1994 1
Christo van Rensburg 0–20–10–1 1995 1
Kevin Anderson 3–32–11–2 2013 1
Chanelle Scheepers 2–41–21–2 2013 1

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
1993 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 0–3Lost
1994 Round OneBurswood Dome, Perth Germany 1–2Lost
1995 Round OneBurswood Dome, PerthAustralia1–2Lost
1996 Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth United States 1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth France 1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Croatia 2–1Won
1997 1Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthGermany3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Switzerland 2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Romania 2–1Won
FinalBurswood Dome, PerthUnited States1–2Lost
1998 Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthUnited States2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthGermany2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFrance0–3Lost
1999 2Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthAustralia2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFrance1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Zimbabwe 2–1Won
2000 Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Belgium 3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Sweden 2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthUnited States1–2Lost
FinalBurswood Dome, Perth Thailand 3–0Won
2001 Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthAustralia2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthThailand2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthSwitzerland1–2Lost
2013 Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthSpain1–2Lost
Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthUnited States1–2Lost
Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthFrance2–1Won

1 In the 1997 tie against Switzerland, South Africa's two points came as a result of the male Swiss competitor, Marc Rosset, withdrawing from his singles match and being unable to compete in the mixed doubles due to injury. [1] [2]
2 In the 1999 tie against Zimbabwe, the South African team conceded one point as a result of their choice not to compete in the mixed doubles. [1]

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References

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  2. "Past Results - Hopman Cup IX (29th Dec 1996 - 4th Jan 1997)". www.hopmancup.com. Retrieved 1 November 2011.