Hopman Cup 1997

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The Hopman Cup in 1997 was the ninth edition of the tennis tournament in Australia's Perth . It was held from December 29, 1996 to January 4, 1997.

In the final, the unseeded team in the person of Chanda Rubin and Justin Gimelstob from the United States won 2-1 against third-placed team Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira from South Africa.

Participants and grouping

Group A
nation Attendees
(1) CroatiaCroatiaCroatia  Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević
(4) FranceFranceFrance  Mary Pierce and Guy Forget
00 AustraliaAustralia Australia Nicole Bradtke and Mark Philippoussis
00 United StatesUnited States United States Chanda Rubin and Justin Gimelstob

The number in brackets indicates the setting number.

Group B
nation Attendees
(2) SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland  Martina Hingis and Marc Rosset
(3) South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa  Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira
00 RomaniaRomania Romania Irina Spîrlea and Adrian Voinea
00 GermanyGermany Germany Petra Begerow and Bernd Karbacher

game schedule

Group A
Item country Won Lost Games sentences
1 United States 3 0 6: 3 15: 9
2 Croatia 2 1 6: 3 10: 7
3 Australia 1 2 4: 5 9:10
4th France 0 3 2: 7 5:11
Group B
Item country Won Lost Games sentences
1 South Africa 3 0 7: 2 11: 5
2 Switzerland 2 1 6: 3 12: 1
3 Romania 1 2 5: 4 10:10
4th Germany 0 3 4: 5 1:18
section date Team 1 Team 2 Result
Preliminary round Croatia Australia 2: 1
Preliminary round United States France 2: 1
Preliminary round Switzerland Romania 2: 1
Preliminary round South Africa Germany 3-0
Preliminary round Australia France 2: 1
Preliminary round United States Croatia 2: 1
Preliminary round South Africa Switzerland 2: 1
Preliminary round Romania Germany 3-0
Preliminary round United States Australia 2: 1
Preliminary round Croatia France 3-0
Preliminary round South Africa Romania 2: 1
Preliminary round Switzerland Germany 3-0
final 4th January 1997 United States South Africa 2: 1

Results

date Team 1 Team 2 Result game Player 1 Player 2 result
Croatia Australia 2: 1 Ladies singles Iva Majoli Nicole Bradtke 6: 4, 6: 3
Men's singles Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis 2: 6, 3: 6
Mixed Majoli , Ivanišević Bradtke , Philippoussis 7: 5, 7: 5
United States France 2: 1 Ladies singles Chanda Ruby Mary Pierce 6: 4, 6: 1
Men's singles Justin Gimelstob Guy Forget 6: 2, 3: 6, 3: 6
Mixed Ruby , Gimelstob Pierce , Forget 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
Switzerland Romania 2: 1 Ladies singles Martina Hingis Irina Spîrlea 7: 5, 6: S2
Men's singles Marc Rosset Adrian Voinea Where
Mixed Hingis , Rosset Spîrlea , Voinea 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
South Africa Germany 3-0 Ladies singles Amanda Coetzer Petra Begerow 6-0, 7-5
Men's singles Wayne Ferreira Bernd Karbacher 6: 4, 6: 4
Mixed Coetzer , Ferreira Begerow , Karbacher 6: 3, 6: 4
Australia France 2: 1 Ladies singles Nicole Bradtke Mary Pierce 6 6 : 7, 1: 6
Men's singles Mark Philippoussis Guy Forget 7: 6 1 , 6: 2
Mixed Bradtke , Philippoussis Pierce , Forget 7: 6 7 , 7: 6 5
United States Croatia 2: 1 Ladies singles Chanda Ruby Iva Majoli 6: 3. 3: 6. 7: 6 3
Men's singles Justin Gimelstob Goran Ivanišević 6 4 : 7, 6: 4, 5: 7
Mixed Ruby , Gimelstob Majoli , Ivanišević 3: 6, 6: 6, 7: 6 7
South Africa Switzerland 2: 1 Ladies singles Amanda Coetzer Martina Hingis 1: 6, 2: 6
Men's singles Wayne Ferreira Marc Rosset 6: 4, 6: 4
Mixed Coetzer , Ferreira Hingis , Rosset Where
Romania Germany 3-0 Ladies singles Irina Spîrlea Petra Begerow 6: 1, 6: 3
Men's singles Adrian Voinea Bernd Karbacher 2: 6, 7: 6 4 , 6: 2
Mixed Spîrlea , Voinea Begerow , Karbacher 6: 1, 6: 1
United States Australia 2: 1 Ladies singles Chanda Ruby Nicole Bradtke 7: 5, 6: 0
Men's singles Justin Gimelstob Mark Philippoussis 7: 6 4 4: 6, 7: 6 5
Mixed Ruby , Gimelstob Bradtke , Philippoussis 3: 6, 5: 7
Croatia France 3-0 Ladies singles Iva Majoli Mary Pierce 6: 3, 6: 4
Men's singles Goran Ivanišević Guy Forget Where
Mixed Majoli , Ivanišević Pierce , Forget Where
South Africa Romania 2: 1 Ladies singles Amanda Coetzer Irina Spîrlea 7: 5, 4: 6, 1: 6
Men's singles Wayne Ferreira Adrian Voinea 7: 6 9 , 7: 6 4
Mixed Coetzer , Ferreira Spîrlea , Voinea 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
Switzerland Germany 3-0 Ladies singles Martina Hingis Petra Begerow 6: 1, 6: 1
Men's singles Marc Rosset Bernd Karbacher 7: 6 3 , 7: 6 5
Mixed Hingis , Rosset Begerow , Karbacher 7: 5, 6: 1
4th January 1997 United States South Africa 2: 1 Ladies singles Chanda Ruby Amanda Coetzer 7: 5, 6: 2
Men's singles Justin Gimelstob Wayne Ferreira 4: 6, 6 4 : 7
Mixed Ruby , Gimelstob Coetzer , Ferreira 3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5

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