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Spain is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on fourteen occasions, their first appearance coming at the 2nd annual staging of the event in
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. They have won the tournament four times: in
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,
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,
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and
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. They were also the runners-up on two occasions: in
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and
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.


Players

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


Results

1 Having already won the two singles rubbers and thus the title,
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conceded the mixed doubles dead rubber against Spain in the 1993 final. This gave the Germans a 2–1 victory overall.
2 In 1999, Spain did not compete in their final tie against
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. They were instead replaced by
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.
3 In 2002, Spain's final round robin tie against
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was cancelled, with Australia giving Spain a 3–0 walkover. This was due to Australian opponent, Lleyton Hewitt, being diagnosed with
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and being unable to compete. The women's singles match was, however, played as an exhibition match.
4 In the 2007 final against
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, the mixed doubles dead rubber was not played.
5 In the tie against
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in 2010, opponent
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was forced to retire during the men's singles and forfeit the mixed doubles, contributing two points to Spain's 3–0 victory over Romania. 6 In the 2012 tie against France, the dead mixed doubles rubber was not played.


References

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