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1997 Hopman Cup

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1997 Hopman Cup
Date29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997
EditionIX
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 United States
← 1996 · Hopman Cup · 1998 →

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.  CroatiaGoran 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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