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2008 Hopman Cup 

2008 Hopman Cup
Edition: XX
Champions Flag of the United States United States
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth
Dates December 29, 2007 - January 4, 2008

The 2008 Hopman Cup corresponds to the twentieth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region, Chinese Taipei.

The first matches were held on the 29th of December 2007, and the final took place on the 4th of January 2008 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth.

Contents

Teams and seedings

  1. Flag of Serbia SerbiaJelena Janković (3) and Novak Djokovic (3) (Finalists)
  2. Flag of the United States United StatesSerena Williams1(6) and Mardy Fish (39) (Champions)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech RepublicLucie Šafářová (23) and Tomáš Berdych (14)
  4. Flag of France FranceTatiana Golovin (13) and Arnaud Clément (54)
  1. Flag of Argentina ArgentinaGisela Dulko (37) and Juan Ignacio Chela (20)
  2. Flag of Australia AustraliaAlicia Molik (56) and Peter Luczak (79)
  3. Flag of India IndiaSania Mirza (31) and Rohan Bopanna (267)
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese TaipeiSu-Wei Hsieh (157) and Yen-Hsun Lu (110)

1Due to illness Serena Williams was unable to play the USA's opening tie against India. She was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.

Group A

Standings

Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1. Flag of Serbia Serbia 3 0 7 – 2 15 – 8
2. Flag of France France 2 1 6 – 3 13 – 7
3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1 2 3 – 6 9 – 14
4. Flag of Argentina Argentina 0 3 2 – 7 7 – 15

Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Serbia
Serbia
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
December 30, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3
1 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Jelena Janković
Su-Wei Hsieh
6
4
6
4
   
2 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Novak Djokovic
Yen-Hsun Lu
7
5
2
6
6
3
 
3 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic
Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu
3
6
6
2
7
68
 


France vs. Argentina

Flag of France
France
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
December 30, 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Argentina
Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Flag of France
Flag of Argentina
Tatiana Golovin
Gisela Dulko
6
4
6
3
   
2 Flag of France
Flag of Argentina
Arnaud Clément
Juan Ignacio Chela
3
6
1
6
   
3 Flag of France
Flag of Argentina
Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément
Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela
6
3
6
2
   


Serbia vs. France

Flag of Serbia
Serbia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 2, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of France
France
1
1 2 3
1 Flag of Serbia
Flag of France
Jelena Janković
Tatiana Golovin
1
0
    retired
 
2 Flag of Serbia
Flag of France
Novak Djokovic
Arnaud Clément
6
3
6
3
   
3 Flag of Serbia
Flag of France
Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic
Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément
5
7
6
4
7
64
 


Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of Argentina
Argentina
0
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 2, 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
3
1 2 3
1 Flag of Argentina
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Gisela Dulko
Su-Wei Hsieh
6
3
62
7
5
7
 
2 Flag of Argentina
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Juan Ignacio Chela
Yen-Hsun Lu
3
6
4
6
   
3 Flag of Argentina
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela
Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu
6
3
4
6
64
710
 


Serbia vs. Argentina

Flag of Serbia
Serbia
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Argentina
Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Argentina
Jelena Janković
Gisela Dulko
7
610
    retired
 
2 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Argentina
Novak Djokovic
Juan Ignacio Chela
6
2
6
3
   
3 Flag of Serbia
Flag of Argentina
Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic
Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela
6
1
3
6
7
64
 


France vs. Chinese Taipei

Flag of France
France
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3
1 Flag of France
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Tatiana Golovin
Su-Wei Hsieh
6
1
6
1
   
2 Flag of France
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Arnaud Clément
Yen-Hsun Lu
7
63
6
4
   
3 Flag of France
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément
Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu
6
4
4
6
7
66
 


Group B

Standings

Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1. Flag of the United States United States 3 0 8 – 1 16 – 4
2. Flag of India India 1 2 4 – 5 10 – 12
3. Flag of Australia Australia 1 2 3 – 6 8 – 12
4. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 2 3 – 6 7 – 13

United States vs. India

Flag of the United States
United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
December 29, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India
India
1
1 2 3
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of India
Meghann Shaughnessy
Sania Mirza
6
3
4
6
6
3
 
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of India
Mardy Fish
Rohan Bopanna
6
2
6
4
   
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of India
Meghann Shaughnessy / Mardy Fish
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna
4
6
4
6
   


Czech Republic vs. Australia

Flag of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
December 29, 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Australia
Australia
2
1 2 3
1 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of Australia
Lucie Šafářová
Alicia Molik
5
7
2
6
   
2 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of Australia
Tomáš Berdych
Peter Luczak
7
67
6
4
   
3 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of Australia
Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych
Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak
5
7
3
6
   


United States vs. Czech Republic

Flag of the United States
United States
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
December 31, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
0
1 2 3
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of the Czech Republic
Serena Williams
Lucie Šafářová
6
0
2
6
7
5
 
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of the Czech Republic
Serena Williams / Mardy Fish
Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych
6
0
     
retired
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of the Czech Republic
Mardy Fish
Tomáš Berdych
      w/o
 


Australia vs. India

Flag of Australia
Australia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 1, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India
India
2
1 2 3
1 Flag of Australia
Flag of India
Alicia Molik
Sania Mirza
2
6
6
2
4
6
 
2 Flag of Australia
Flag of India
Peter Luczak
Rohan Bopanna
7
6
6
3
   
3 Flag of Australia
Flag of India
Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna
2
6
6
4
611
7
 


United States vs. Australia

Flag of the United States
United States
3
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of Australia
Australia
0
1 2 3
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of Australia
Serena Williams
Alicia Molik
6
2
7
67
   
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of Australia
Mardy Fish
Peter Luczak
7
65
7
610
   
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of Australia
Serena Williams / Mardy Fish
Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak
6
2
6
3
   


Czech Republic vs. India

Flag of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of India
India
1
1 2 3
1 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of India
Lucie Šafářová
Sania Mirza
6
2
4
6
6
3
 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of India
Tomáš Berdych
Rohan Bopanna
6
4
6
0
   
3 Flag of the Czech Republic
Flag of India
Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna
3
6
2
6
   


Final

Serbia vs. USA

Flag of Serbia
Serbia
1
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
4 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)
Flag of the United States
USA
2
1 2 3
1 Flag of Serbia
Flag of the United States
Jelena Janković
Serena Williams
       
w/o
2 Flag of Serbia
Flag of the United States
Novak Djokovic
Mardy Fish
6
2
6
7
7
6
 
3 Flag of Serbia
Flag of the United States
Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams / Mardy Fish
64
7
2
6
   


 2008 Hopman Cup Champions 
Flag of the United States
United States
Fifth title

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