Australia at the Hopman Cup

Australia is a nation that has competed at each edition of the Hopman Cup tournament since the inaugural event in 1989. Australia won the title in 1999 and 2016, and finished as the runners up in 1989 and 2003.

Australia
First year1989
Years played31
Hopman Cup titles2 (1999, 2016)
Runners-up2 (1989, 2003)
Most total winsLleyton Hewitt (25–20)
Most singles winsLleyton Hewitt (15–9)
Most doubles winsLleyton Hewitt (10–11)
Alicia Molik (10–6)
Best doubles teamLleyton Hewitt & Alicia Molik (7–2)
Most years playedLleyton Hewitt (8)

Players

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

Name Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L First year played No. of years played
Wayne Arthurs 0–2 0–1 0–1 2006 1
Paul Baccanello 1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2005 1
Ashleigh Barty 7–5 4–2 3–3 2013 2
Nicole Bradtke 2 12–8 4–6 8–2 1993 4
Pat Cash 9–4 4–2 5–2 1989 3
Casey Dellacqua 1–11 1–5 0–6 2009 2
Jelena Dokić 5–7 4–3 1–4 1999 2
Matthew Ebden 3–5 1–3 2–2 2015 3
Annabel Ellwood 3–3 1–2 2–1 1998 1
Richard Fromberg 1–5 1–2 0–3 2001 1
Daria Gavrilova 7–12 4–6 3–6 2016 3
Nathan Healey 3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2007 1
Lleyton Hewitt 25–20 15–9 10–11 2002 8
Thanasi Kokkinakis 2–4 2–1 0–3 2018 1
Nick Kyrgios 9–3 6–1 3–2 2016 2
Peter Luczak 2–4 1–2 1–2 2008 1
Hana Mandlíková 6–5 2–3 4–2 1989 2
Wally Masur 6–4 2–3 4–1 1993 2
Marinko Matosevic 1–3 1–1 0–2 2015 1
Rachel McQuillan 0–2 0–2 0–2 1992 1
Benjamin Mitchell 0–1 0–0 0–1 2015 1
Alicia Molik 23–14 13–8 10–6 2002 7
Mark Philippoussis 15–13 9–7 6–6 1996 6
Nicole Pratt 0–6 0–3 0–3 2001 1
Kristine Radford 2–2 0–2 2–0 1995 1
Pat Rafter 5–1 3–0 2–1 1998 1
Todd Reid 4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2006 1
Elizabeth Smylie 1–3 0–2 1–1 1991 1
Sam Stosur 6–12 4–5 2–7 2006 3
Bernard Tomic 4–2 3–0 1–2 2013 1
Jarmila Wolfe 5 5–7 2–4 3–3 2012 2
Todd Woodbridge 0–2 0–1 0–1 1992 2
Mark Woodforde 4–2 2–1 2–1 1990 1

1 Baccanello replaced Mark Philippoussis in the 2005 tie against the USA after Philippoussis suffered two tears in an adductor muscle in his groin.[1]
2 Bradtke competed under her maiden name, Provis, in the first two of her four appearances at the event.
3 Healey played Australia's final tie in 2007 against the USA after Mark Philippoussis injured his right knee during the tie against France.[2]
4 Reid competed in 2006 after being brought in to replace Wayne Arthurs after the first tie as Arthurs had suffered a tear in his calf muscle.[3]
5 Wolfe competed under her maiden name, Gajdošová, in her first appearance at the event in 2012.

Results

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Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1989 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Great Britain 2–1 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Germany 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth   Czechoslovakia 0–2 Lost
1990 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Yugoslavia 3–0 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Soviet Union 3–0 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 0–3 Lost
1991 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Great Britain 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth    Switzerland 0–3 Lost
1992 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Netherlands 0–3 Lost
1993 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   South Africa 3–0 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1994 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Sweden 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth   France 3–0 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1995 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   South Africa 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1996 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth    Switzerland 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Netherlands 2–1 Won
1997 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Croatia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   France 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 1–2 Lost
1998 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Sweden 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Spain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Slovakia 1–2 Lost
1999 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   South Africa 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Spain 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   France 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth   Sweden 2–1 Won
2000 1 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Thailand 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Austria 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Japan 0–3 Lost
2001 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   South Africa 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth    Switzerland 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Thailand 0–3 Lost
2002 2 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth    Switzerland 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Argentina 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Spain 0–3 Lost
2003 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Italy 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Slovakia 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Czech Republic 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 0–3 Lost
2004 3 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Hungary 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Belgium 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Slovakia 1–2 Lost
2005 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Slovakia 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Netherlands 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 1–2 Lost
2006 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Netherlands 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Argentina 2–1 Won
2007 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Russia 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   France 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 2–1 Won
2008 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Czech Republic 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   India 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 0–3 Lost
2009 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Slovakia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 1–2 Lost
2010 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Romania 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   United States 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Spain 0–3 Lost
2011 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Belgium 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Serbia 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Kazakhstan 3–0 Won
2012 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Spain 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   France 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   China 2–1 Won
2013 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Germany 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Serbia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Italy 2–1 Won
2014 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Canada 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Italy 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Poland 1–2 Lost
2015 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Poland 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   France 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Great Britain 0–3 Lost
2016 4
Gold
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Czech Republic 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   United States 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Ukraine 1–2 Lost
2016 4
Green
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Germany 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Great Britain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   France 2–1 Won
Final Perth Arena, Perth   Ukraine 2–0 Won
2017 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Spain 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   United States 1–2 Lost
2018 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Canada 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Belgium 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Germany 1–2 Lost
2019 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   France 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Spain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Germany 1–2 Lost

1 Two of the losses in the final tie against Japan were walkovers, as a result of Mark Philippoussis not being able to compete in either the singles or the mixed doubles.
2 Australia was forced to forfeit the entire tie against Spain as Lleyton Hewitt was diagnosed with chickenpox.[4]
3 In the final tie against Slovakia, Alicia Molik had to retire during her singles match and forfeit the doubles match due to a foot injury. Despite this, they finished top of their group but because of Molik's injury, did not compete in the final.[5]
4 Australia was represented by two teams for that year's competition.

Australia mixed team at United Cup

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Overview

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Australia began its United Cup debut in 2023, in the inaugural edition of the tournament as hosts. They were paired with Great Britain and Spain in Group D, hosted in Sydney. Number one ranked ATP player, Nick Kyrgios pulled out on the eve of the competition due to injury[6] and the number one ranked WTA player, Ajla Tomljanovic whilst still on the team list, was unable to compete in the event, also due to a knee injury.[7] Neither player would then go on to play the 2023 Australian Open as a consequence of those injuries.[8][9]

Australia's first match was against Great Britain, which they lost 2–3.

After Great Britain went on to defeat Spain, Australia then beat Spain in the final tie of the Group in which neither team could advance to the knockout stages. Australia won the tie 3–2, notably with Alex De Minaur beating Rafael Nadal in the first match of the tie.[10][11]

Players

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Player Years
played
First
year
Ties Win–loss record Total record
Singles Doubles P W–L %
Alex De Minaur 1 2023 2 1–1 2 1–1 50%
Jason Kubler 1 2023 2 2–0 2 2–0 100%
Maddison Inglis 1 2023 2 0–2 2 0–2 0%
Zoe Hives 1 2023 1 0–1 1 0–1 0%
Samantha Stosur 1 2023 2 2–0 2 2–0 100%
John Peers 1 2023 2 2–0 2 2–0 100%
Olivia Gadecki 1 2023 1 0–1 1 0–1 0%

Results

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Year Result Round Date Surface Location Opponent Score
2023 Group Stage Group D 29–30 Dec Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney   Great Britain 2–3
Group D 2–3 Jan Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney   Spain 3–2
2024 Semi-finals Group C 29 Dec Hard RAC Arena, Perth   Great Britain 1–2
Group C 1 Jan Hard RAC Arena, Perth   United States 2–1
QF 3 Jan Hard RAC Arena, Perth   Serbia 3–0
SF 6 Jan Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney   Germany 1–2

References

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  1. ^ "Philippoussis Out of Cup". www.hopmancup.com. 6 Jan 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  2. ^ "Philippoussis Injury Doubt for Open". www.hopmancup.com. 2 Jan 2007. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  3. ^ "Todd Reid Joins Australian team". www.hopmancup.com. 1 Jan 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  4. ^ "Lleyton Withdrawal Sends Spain To Hopman Final". www.hopmancup.com. 3 Jan 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  5. ^ "Nations Records". www.hopmancup.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved 10 Oct 2011.
  6. ^ Mark Molyneux (28 December 2022). "Nick Kyrgios withdraws from the United Cup on the eve of the tournament". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ Adam Pengilly (1 January 2023). "Tomljanovic withdraws from United Cup, joins Kyrgios on sidelines". smh.com.au. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ajla Tomljanović pulls out of Australian Open due to ongoing knee injury". abc.net.au. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ Glenn Valencich (16 January 2023). "Nick Kyrgios announces bombshell withdrawal from Australian Open". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ "United Cup" (PDF). unitedcup.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Results". unitedcup.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.