1997 Hopman Cup
Appearance
1997 Hopman Cup | |
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Date | 29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997 |
Edition | IX |
Surface | Burswood Entertainment Complex |
Champions | |
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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
Croatia – Goran Ivanišević / Iva Majoli
Switzerland – Marc Rosset / Martina Hingis
South Africa – Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer
France – Guy Forget / Mary Pierce
Group A
Standings
Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 6-3 | 13-10 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 6-3 | 6-7 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 4-5 | 9-11 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 2-7 | 5-11 |
Australia vs. Croatia
![]() Australia 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
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France vs. United States
![]() France 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
![]() United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. France
![]() Australia 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
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Croatia vs. United States
![]() Croatia 1 |
UTC+8 )hard (indoors) |
![]() United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
![]() Australia 1 |
UTC+8 )hard (indoors) |
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Croatia vs. France
![]() Croatia 3 |
UTC+8 )hard (indoors) |
![]() France 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group B
Standings
Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 7-2 | 13-10 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 6-3 | 6-7 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 5-4 | 9-9 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0-9 | 1-18 |
Romania vs. Switzerland
![]() Romania 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
![]() Switzerland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. South Africa
![]() Germany 0 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
![]() South Africa 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Switzerland
![]() South Africa 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
![]() Switzerland 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Romania
![]() Germany 0 |
UTC+8 )hard (indoors) |
![]() Romania 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romania vs. South Africa
![]() Romania 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
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Germany vs. Switzerland
![]() Germany 0 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
![]() Switzerland 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
![]() United States 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia 4 January 1997 Indoor Hard |
![]() South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997 Hopman Cup Champions |
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![]() United States First title |
References
- Independent.co.uk. 8 January 1996. Archivedfrom the original on 1 May 2022.