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South Africa At The Hopman Cup
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 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t .... Players This is a list of players who have played for South Africa in the Hopman Cup. Results 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. 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. References {{National sports teams of South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Hopman Cup
The 1993 Hopman Cup was the fifth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Western Australia. Steffi Graf and Michael Stich of Germany defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Emilio Sánchez of Spain in the final to win the title. The tournament took place between 2 January through 8 January 1993. Teams Seeds # – Steffi Graf and Michael Stich ''(champions)'' # – Jana Novotná and Petr Korda ''(semifinals)'' # - Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Emilio Sánchez ''(final)'' # – Mary Joe Fernández and MaliVai Washington ''(quarterfinals)'' # - Nathalie Tauziat and Guy Forget ''(semifinals)'' # - Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira ''(first round)'' # - Judith Wiesner and Thomas Muster ''(first round)'' # - Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere and Claudio Mezzadri ''(quarterfinals)'' Unseeded * – Nicole Provis and Wally Masur ''(quarterfinals)'' * – Kimiko Date and Yasufumi Yamamoto ''(first round)'' * – Anna Smashnova a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France At The Hopman Cup
France is a nation that has competed at twenty two Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989. Their best results to date came in 2014, when they defeated Poland in the final by two rubbers to one, and in 2017 when they defeated the United States in the final, also by two rubbers to one. Players This is a list of players who have played for France in the Hopman Cup. Results 1 Having already won both singles matches and thus the tie, Germany decided not to compete in the final mixed doubles dead rubber against France, therefore conceding the point to France. 2 In 1993, the French team was forced to retire at 4–2 down in the mixed doubles, thus conceding the point to Germany and losing the tie. 3 In the final tie against Croatia in 1997, Guy Forget was unable to compete in either the men's singles or mixed doubles matches. Both points were therefore conceded to the Croatian team. 4 In their final round robin tie against Italy, France automatical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek. Career Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera. 1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira, and Emilio Sánchez. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an exciting five-set match to claim the gold medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek. Rosset also was a member of the Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Hopman Cup
The 2001 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis championship won by Switzerland's Martina Hingis and Roger Federer. Hingis and Federer defeated Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill of the United States in the final. The tournament was hosted at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia from 30 December 2000 through 6 January 2001. Overall standings Play-off Belgium vs. Japan Group A Teams and standings South Africa vs. Australia South Africa vs. Thailand Switzerland vs. Australia Switzerland vs. South Africa Switzerland vs. Thailand Thailand vs. Australia Group B Teams and standings Belgium vs. Russia Russia vs. Slovakia Slovakia vs. Belgium United States vs. Belgium United States vs. Russia United States vs. Slovakia Final External links * {{2001 in tennis Hopman Cups by year Hopman Cup Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup is an inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand At The Hopman Cup
Thailand is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2000, when they won the qualification play-off and went on to reach the final, eventually finishing as the runners-up. This remains their best performance to date. Thailand also participated a number of times in the now defunct Asian Hopman Cup, a qualifying tournament which ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year. In 2006, 2008 and 2009 Thailand failed to progress past the round robin stage of the event but in 2007 they hosted the event and finished as the runners-up to Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th .... Players This is a list of players who have played for Thailand in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden At The Hopman Cup
Sweden is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on eight occasions, their first appearance coming at the 1st annual staging of the event in 1989. They have been runner-up in one tournament in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin .... Players This is a list of players who have played for Sweden at the Hopman Cup. References {{Hopman Cup Hopman Cup teams Hopman Cup Hopman Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The Hopman Cup
Belgium is a nation that has competed at eight Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 12th Hopman Cup in 2000. Belgium has been the runner-up on one occasion, in 2011, when they finished second in their group but after Serbia's withdrawal from the final due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ..., they were promoted to face USA in the final. Players This is a list of players who have played for Belgium in the Hopman Cup. Results 1 Due to an ankle injury sustained by Kim Clijsters during her singles match, Belgium was forced to give Australia a walkover in the mixed doubles and were also unable to play their final tie of 2004. 2 Belgium actually finished second in their group in 2011 but were promoted to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe At The Hopman Cup
Zimbabwe is a nation that has competed at two Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 11th Hopman Cup in 1999. Both times Zimbabwe has competed, it has lost in the qualification play-offs. Players This is a list of players who have played for Zimbabwe in the Hopman Cup. Results 1 Despite losing in the qualification play-offs, Zimbabwe replaced the injured Spanish team for their final tie against South Africa. References {{National sports teams of Zimbabwe Hopman Cup teams Hopman Cup Hopman Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an Australian tennis tournament played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth. Australia's Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis of Australia won, defeating Sweden's Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman in the final. Team participation * – Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis * – Sandrine Testud and Guillaume Raoux * – Karina Habšudová and Karol Kučera * – Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira * – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Carlos Moyà * – Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman * – Martina Hingis and Ivo Heuberger * – Lindsay Davenport and Jan-Michael Gambill *1 – Cara Black and Wayne Black 1Zimbabwe lost in qualifying to France, but then took the place of Spain in the South Africa-Spain series of matches. Play-off France vs. Zimbabwe Group A Teams and standings Australia vs. France Australia vs. South Africa Australia vs. Spain France vs. South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western Australia. Entrants Group stage teams Play-off teams Play-off round Group stage Group A Standings Australia vs. Sweden Spain vs. Slovakia Slovakia vs. Sweden Australia vs. Spain Spain vs. Sweden Slovakia vs. Australia Group B Standings South Africa vs. United States France vs. Germany South Africa vs. Germany France vs. United States United States vs. Germany France vs. South Africa Final References External links * {{1998 in tennis Hopman Cups by year Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup is an international eight-team indoor hardcourt tennis tournament that played mixed-gender teams on a country-by-country basis.It was held in Perth, Western Australia each year from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania At The Hopman Cup
Romania is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament on three occasions, the first of which was at the 9th annual staging of the tournament in 1997, when they finished fourth in their group. They replicated this result in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... and to date they have not yet bettered it. Players This is a list of players who have played for Romania in the Hopman Cup. Results 1 In the men's singles in the 1997 tie against Switzerland, the Swiss opponent Marc Rosset chose not to compete and conceded the point to Romania. 2 In the 2010 ties against Spain and the United States, Victor Hănescu was unable to compete due to injury, giving the each opposing nation a two-point advantage. References {{Hopman Cup Hopman Cup team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland At The Hopman Cup
Switzerland is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on twelve occasions, the first being at the third annual staging in 1991. It won the tournament in 1992, 2001, 2018, and 2019, and was also runners-up in 1996. Players This is a list of players who have played for Switzerland in the Hopman Cup. Results 1 In the 1996 final versus Croatia, the Swiss team was forced to retire from the mixed doubles with the score at 5–5 in the final set, thus handing the championship to Croatia. This was due to a hand injury sustained by the Swiss player, Marc Rosset, when he punched the backboard in frustration at having not taken match points. 2 In 1997, a back injury prevented Marc Rosset from competing in his singles matches in the ties against both Romania and South Africa as well as the mixed doubles against South Africa. References {{Hopman Cup Hopman Cup teams Hopman Cup Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup is an international eight-team indoor hardcourt tennis tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |