2008 Hopman Cup

The 2008 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 20th 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.

2008 Hopman Cup
Date	29 December 2007 – 4 January 2008
Edition	XX
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
United States

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

For the first time in History, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic faced each other in a competitive event. Williams emerged victorious in the mixed doubles rubber alongside Mardy Fish.

Teams and seedings

1. United States – Serena Williams¹ (6) and Mardy Fish (39) (champions)
2. Serbia – Jelena Janković (3) and Novak Djokovic (3) (finalists)
3. Czech Republic – Lucie Šafářová (23) and Tomáš Berdych (14)
4. France – Tatiana Golovin (13) and Arnaud Clément (54)
5. Argentina – Gisela Dulko (37) and Juan Ignacio Chela (20)
6. Australia – Alicia Molik (56) and Peter Luczak (79)
7. India – Sania Mirza (31) and Rohan Bopanna (267)
8. Chinese Taipei – Hsieh Su-wei (157) and Lu Yen-hsun (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.	Serbia	3	0	7 – 2	15 – 8
2.	France	2	1	6 – 3	13 – 7
3.	Chinese Taipei	1	2	3 – 6	9 – 14
4.	Argentina	0	3	2 – 7	7 – 15

Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei

Serbia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 30 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Hsieh Su-wei 6 4 6 4     2 Novak Djokovic Lu Yen-hsun 7 5 2 6 6 3   3 Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic Hsieh Su-wei / Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 6 2 [10] [8]

France vs. Argentina

France 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 30 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Tatiana Golovin Gisela Dulko 6 4 6 3     2 Arnaud Clément Juan Ignacio Chela 3 6 1 6     3 Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela 6 3 6 2

Serbia vs. France

Serbia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Tatiana Golovin 1 0     retired   2 Novak Djokovic Arnaud Clément 6 3 6 3     3 Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément 5 7 6 4 77 65

Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei

Argentina 0	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 1 Gisela Dulko Hsieh Su-wei 6 3 62 77 5 7   2 Juan Ignacio Chela Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 4 6     3 Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela Hsieh Su-wei / Lu Yen-hsun 6 3 4 6 64 710

Serbia vs. Argentina

Serbia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko 712 610     retired   2 Novak Djokovic Juan Ignacio Chela 6 2 6 3     3 Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela 6 1 3 6 77 65

France vs. Chinese Taipei

France 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Tatiana Golovin Hsieh Su-wei 6 1 6 1     2 Arnaud Clément Lu Yen-hsun 77 64 6 4     3 Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément Hsieh Su-wei / Lu Yen-hsun 6 4 4 6 78 66

Group B

Standings

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

United States vs. India

United States 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 29 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		India 1
1 2 3 1 Meghann Shaughnessy Sania Mirza 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Mardy Fish Rohan Bopanna 6 2 6 4     3 Meghann Shaughnessy / Mardy Fish Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 4 6 4 6

Czech Republic vs. Australia

Czech Republic 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 29 December 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Alicia Molik 5 7 2 6     2 Tomáš Berdych Peter Luczak 710 68 6 4     3 Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak 5 7 3 6

United States vs. Czech Republic

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 31 December 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Lucie Šafářová 6 0 2 6 7 5   2 Serena Williams / Mardy Fish Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych 6 0       retired 3 Mardy Fish Tomáš Berdych       w/o

Australia vs. India

Australia 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 1 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		India 2
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Sania Mirza 2 6 6 2 4 6   2 Peter Luczak Rohan Bopanna 77 62 6 3     3 Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 2 6 6 4 612 714

United States vs. Australia

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Alicia Molik 6 2 710 68     2 Mardy Fish Peter Luczak 77 65 712 610     3 Serena Williams / Mardy Fish Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak 6 2 6 3

Czech Republic vs. India

Czech Republic 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 3 January 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		India 1
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Sania Mirza 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Tomáš Berdych Rohan Bopanna 6 4 6 0     3 Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 3 6 2 6

Final

Serbia vs. United States

Serbia 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 4 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC 9) hard (indoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Serena Williams         w/o 2 Novak Djokovic Mardy Fish 6 2 64 77 77 64   3 Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic Serena Williams / Mardy Fish 65 77 2 6

2008 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Fifth title

External links

• 2008 Hopman Cup at Hopman Cup