1997 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the 9th 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.

1997 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997
EditionIX
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 United States

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
  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

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  United States 306-313-10
2  Croatia 216-36-7
3  Australia 124-59-11
4  France 032-75-11

Australia vs. Croatia

Australia
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

France vs. United States

France
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Australia vs. France

Australia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Croatia vs. United States

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

Australia vs. United States

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

Croatia vs. France

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

Group B

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  South Africa 307-213-10
2   Switzerland 216-36-7
3  Romania 125-49-9
4  Germany 030-91-18

Romania vs. Switzerland

Romania
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Germany vs. South Africa

Germany
0		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

South Africa vs. Switzerland

South Africa
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Germany vs. Romania

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

Romania vs. South Africa

Romania
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Germany vs. Switzerland

Germany
0		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth

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

Final

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

United States
First title

References
  1. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rosset-hands-hopman-cup-win-to-croatia-1322903.html
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