1997 Hopman Cup

1997 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997
EditionIX
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 United States
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The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the ninth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was played between 29 December 1996 and 4 January 1997 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.

Eight teams competed for the title. Croatia were the 1996 champions[1] but they lost in the group stage. The United States took the title after beating South Africa in the final.
This was the first year that the tournament was sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.

Seedings

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  1.  Croatia – Goran Ivanišević / Iva Majoli
  2.   Switzerland – Marc Rosset / Martina Hingis
  3.  South Africa – Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer
  4.  France – Guy Forget / Mary Pierce

Group A

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Standings

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Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  United States 3 0 6-3 13-10
2  Croatia 2 1 6-3 6-7
3  Australia 1 2 4-5 9-11
4  France 0 3 2-7 5-11

Australia vs. Croatia

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Australia
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1 Australia
Croatia 		Nicole Bradtke
Iva Majoli 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Australia
Croatia 		Mark Philippoussis
Goran Ivanišević 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Australia
Croatia 		Nicole Bradtke / Mark Philippoussis
Iva Majoli / Goran Ivanišević 		5
7 		5
7 		   

France vs. United States

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France
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
United States
2
1 2 3
1 France
United States 		Mary Pierce
Chanda Rubin 		4
6 		1
6 		   
2 France
United States 		Guy Forget
Justin Gimelstob 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		 
3 France
United States 		Mary Pierce / Guy Forget
Chanda Rubin / Justin Gimelstob 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		 

Australia vs. France

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Australia
2 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
France
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
France 		Nicole Bradtke
Mary Pierce 		66
78 		1
6 		   
2 Australia
France 		Mark Philippoussis
Guy Forget 		77
61 		6
2 		   
3 Australia
France 		Nicole Bradtke / Mark Philippoussis
Mary Pierce / Guy Forget 		710
68 		77
65 		   

Croatia vs. United States

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Croatia
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
United States
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United States 		Iva Majoli
Chanda Rubin 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		 
2 Croatia
United States 		Goran Ivanišević
Justin Gimelstob 		77
65 		4
6 		7
5 		 
3 Croatia
United States 		Iva Majoli / Goran Ivanišević
Chanda Rubin / Justin Gimelstob 		6
3 		3
6 		68
710 		 

Australia vs. United States

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Australia
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
United States
2
1 2 3
1 Australia
United States 		Nicole Bradtke
Chanda Rubin 		5
7 		0
6 		   
2 Australia
United States 		Mark Philippoussis
Justin Gimelstob 		65
77 		6
4 		65
77 		 
3 Australia
United States 		Nicole Bradtke / Mark Philippoussis
Chanda Rubin / Justin Gimelstob 		6
3 		7
5 		   

Croatia vs. France

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Croatia
3 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
France
0
1 2 3
1 Croatia
France 		Iva Majoli
Mary Pierce 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Croatia
France 		Goran Ivanišević
Guy Forget 		      w/o
 
3 Croatia
France 		Iva Majoli / Goran Ivanišević
Mary Pierce / Guy Forget 		      w/o
 

Group B

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Standings

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Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  South Africa 3 0 7-2 13-10
2   Switzerland 2 1 6-3 6-7
3  Romania 1 2 5-4 9-9
4  Germany 0 3 0-9 1-18

Romania vs. Switzerland

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Romania
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1 Romania
Switzerland 		Irina Spîrlea
Martina Hingis 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 Romania
Switzerland 		Adrian Voinea
Marc Rosset 		      w/o
 
3 Romania
Switzerland 		Irina Spîrlea / Adrian Voinea
Martina Hingis / Marc Rosset 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		 

Germany vs. South Africa

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Germany
0 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
South Africa
3
1 2 3
1 Germany
South Africa 		Petra Begerow
Amanda Coetzer 		0
6 		5
7 		   
2 Germany
South Africa 		Bernd Karbacher
Wayne Ferreira 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Germany
South Africa 		Petra Begerow / Bernd Karbacher
Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira 		3
6 		4
6 		   

South Africa vs. Switzerland

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South Africa
2 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Switzerland 		Amanda Coetzer
Martina Hingis 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 South Africa
Switzerland 		Wayne Ferreira
Marc Rosset 		6
0 		2
0 		   
retired
3 South Africa
Switzerland 		Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira
Martina Hingis / Marc Rosset 		      w/o
 

Germany vs. Romania

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Germany
0 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Romania
3
1 2 3
1 Germany
Romania 		Petra Begerow
Irina Spîrlea 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Germany
Romania 		Bernd Karbacher
Adrian Voinea 		6
2 		65
77 		2
6 		 
3 Germany
Romania 		Petra Begerow / Bernd Karbacher
Irina Spîrlea / Adrian Voinea 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Romania vs. South Africa

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Romania
1 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
South Africa
2
1 2 3
1 Romania
South Africa 		Irina Spîrlea
Amanda Coetzer 		5
7 		6
4 		6
1 		 
2 Romania
South Africa 		Adrian Voinea
Wayne Ferreira 		69
711 		65
77 		   
3 Romania
South Africa 		Irina Spîrlea / Adrian Voinea
Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		 

Germany vs. Switzerland

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Germany
0 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

hard (indoors)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1 Germany
Switzerland 		Petra Begerow
Martina Hingis 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2 Germany
Switzerland 		Bernd Karbacher
Marc Rosset 		64
77 		65
77 		   
3 Germany
Switzerland 		Petra Begerow / Bernd Karbacher
Martina Hingis / Marc Rosset 		5
7 		1
6 		   

Final

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United States
2 		Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia
4 January 1997
Indoor Hard
South Africa
1
1 2 3
1 United States
South Africa 		Chanda Rubin
Amanda Coetzer 		7
5 		6
2 		   
2 United States
South Africa 		Justin Gimelstob
Wayne Ferreira 		4
6 		6
7 		   
3 United States
South Africa 		Justin Gimelstob / Chanda Rubin
Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		 
1997 Hopman Cup Champions
United States
United States
First title

References

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  1. ^ "Rosset hands Hopman Cup win to Croatia". Independent.co.uk. 8 January 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
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