Hopman Cup 2008

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The Hopman Cup in 2008 was the 20th edition of the tennis tournament in Australia's Perth . It was held from December 29, 2007 to January 4, 2008.

In the final, the first-placed team in the person of Serena Williams and Mardy Fish from the United States won 2-1 against the two-seeded team Jelena Janković and Novak Đoković from Serbia.

Participants and grouping

Group A
nation Attendees
(2) SerbiaSerbiaSerbia  Jelena Janković and Novak Đoković
(4) FranceFranceFrance  Tatiana Golovin and Arnaud Clément
(5) ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina  Gisela Dulko and Juan Ignacio Chela
(8) Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  Hsieh Su-wei and Lu Yen-hsun

The number in brackets indicates the setting number.

Group B
nation Attendees
(1) United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  Serena Williams * and Mardy Fish
(3) Czech RepublicCzech RepublicCzech Republic  Lucie Šafářová and Tomáš Berdych
(6) AustraliaAustraliaAustralia  Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak
(7) IndiaIndiaIndia  Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna

* Serena Williams could not play against India due to an injury and was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.

game schedule

table

Group A
Item country Won Lost Games sentences
1. Serbia 3 0 7-2 15-8
2. France 2 1 6–3 13-8
3. Chinese Taipei 1 2 3-6 9-14
4th Argentina 0 3 2-7 7-15
Group B
Item country Won Lost Games sentences
1. United States 3 0 8-1 16-4
2. Indian 1 2 4-5 10-12
3. Australia 1 2 3-6 8-12
4th Czech Republic 1 2 3-6 7-13
section date Team 1 Team 2 Result
Preliminary round December 29, 2007 United States India 2: 1
Preliminary round December 29, 2007 Czech Republic Australia 1: 2
Preliminary round December 30, 2007 Serbia China Taipe 3-0
Preliminary round December 30, 2007 France Argentina 2: 1
Preliminary round December 31, 2007 United States Czech Republic 3-0
Preliminary round January 1, 2008 Australia India 1: 2
Preliminary round January 2, 2008 Serbia France 2: 1
Preliminary round January 2, 2008 Argentina China Taipe 0: 3
Preliminary round January 3, 2008 United States Australia 3-0
Preliminary round January 3, 2008 Czech Republic India 2: 1
Preliminary round January 3, 2008 Serbia Argentina 2: 1
Preliminary round January 3, 2008 France China Taipe 3-0
final January 4, 2008 Serbia United States 1: 2

Results

date Team 1 Team 2 Result game Player 1 Player 2 result
December 29, 2007 United States India 2: 1 Ladies singles Meghann Shaughnessy Sania Mirza 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3
Men's singles Mardy Fish Rohan Bopanna 6: 2, 6: 4
Mixed Shaughnessy , Fish Mirza , Bopanna 4: 6, 4: 6
December 29, 2007 Czech Republic Australia 1: 2 Ladies singles Lucie Šafářová Alicia Molik 5: 7, 2: 6
Men's singles Tomáš Berdych Peter Luczak 7: 6 8 , 6: 4
Mixed Šafářová , Berdych Molik , Luczak 5: 7, 3: 6
December 30, 2007 Serbia Chinese Taipei 3-0 Ladies singles Jelena Janković Hsieh Su-wei 6: 4, 6: 4
Men's singles Novak Đoković Lu Yen-hsun 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 3
Mixed Janković , Đoković Hsieh , Lu 3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 9
December 30, 2007 France Argentina 2: 1 Ladies singles Tatiana Golovin Gisela Dulko 6: 4, 6: 3
Men's singles Arnaud Clément Juan Ignacio Chela 3: 6, 1: 6
Mixed Golovin , Clement Dulko , Chela 6: 3, 6: 2
December 31, 2007 United States Czech Republic 3-0 Ladies singles Serena Williams Lucie Šafářová 6: 0, 2: 6, 7: 5
Men's singles Mardy Fish Tomáš Berdych 6-0, surrender
Mixed Williams , Fish Šafářová , Berdych Where
January 1, 2008 Australia India 1: 2 Ladies singles Alicia Molik Sania Mirza 2: 6, 6: 2, 4: 6
Men's singles Peter Luczak Rohan Bopanna 7: 6, 6: 3
Mixed Molik , Luczak Mirza , Bopanna 2: 6, 6: 4, 6 12 : 7
January 2, 2008 Serbia France 2: 1 Ladies singles Jelena Janković Tatiana Golovin 1-0, surrender
Men's singles Novak Đoković Arnaud Clément 6: 3, 6: 3
Mixed Janković , Đoković Golovin , Clement 5: 7, 6: 4, 7: 6 5
January 2, 2008 Argentina Chinese Taipei 0: 3 Ladies singles Gisela Dulko Hsieh Su-wei 6: 3 6 2 : 7, 5: 7
Men's singles Juan Ignacio Chela Lu Yen-hsun 3: 6, 4: 6
Mixed Dulko , Chela Hsieh , Lu 6: 3, 4: 6, 6 4 : 7
January 3, 2008 United States Australia 3-0 Ladies singles Serena Williams Alicia Molik 6: 2, 7: 6 8
Men's singles Mardy Fish Peter Luczak 7: 6 5 , 7: 6 10
Mixed Williams , Fish Molik , Luczak 6: 2, 6: 3
January 3, 2008 Czech Republic India 2: 1 Ladies singles Lucie Šafářová Sania Mirza 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3
Men's singles Tomáš Berdych Rohan Bopanna 6: 4, 6: 0
Mixed Šafářová , Berdych Mirza , Bopanna 3: 6, 2: 6
January 3, 2008 Serbia Argentina 2: 1 Ladies singles Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko 7: 6 10 , exercise
Men's singles Novak Đoković Juan Ignacio Chela 6: 2, 6: 3
Mixed Janković , Đoković Dulko , Chela 6: 1, 3: 6, 7: 6 5
January 3, 2008 France Chinese Taipei 3-0 Ladies singles Tatiana Golovin Hsieh Su-wei 6: 1, 6: 1
Men's singles Arnaud Clément Lu Yen-hsun 7: 6 4 , 6: 4
Mixed Golovin , Clement Hsieh , Lu 6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6 6
January 4, 2008 Serbia United States 1: 2 Ladies singles Jelena Janković Serena Williams Where
Men's singles Novak Đoković Mardy Fish 6: 2, 6: 7, 7: 6
Mixed Janković , Đoković Williams , Fish 6: 7 5 , 2: 6

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