1999 Hopman Cup

1999 Hopman Cup
Date	2 January – 9 January 1999
Edition	XI
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Australia

The Hopman Cup XI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an Australian tennis tournament played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth. Australia's Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis of Australia won, defeating Sweden's Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman in the final.

Team participation

• Australia – Jelena Dokić and Mark Philippoussis
• France – Sandrine Testud and Guillaume Raoux
• Slovakia – Karina Habšudová and Karol Kučera
• South Africa – Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira
• Spain – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Carlos Moyà
• Sweden – Åsa Carlsson and Jonas Björkman
• Switzerland – Martina Hingis and Ivo Heuberger
• United States – Lindsay Davenport and Jan-Michael Gambill
• Zimbabwe¹ – Cara Black and Wayne Black

¹Zimbabwe lost in qualifying to France, but then took the place of Spain in the South Africa-Spain series of matches.

Play-off

France vs. Zimbabwe

France 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 1 Sandrine Testud Cara Black 4 6 6 1 6 2   2 Guillaume Raoux Wayne Black 6 1 6 3     3 Sandrine Testud / Guillaume Raoux Cara Black / Wayne Black 6 7 6 7

Group A

Teams and standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets	Notes
1.	Australia	2	1	6-3	10-6	Didn't play doubles match against Spain
2.	South Africa	2	1	5-4	10-6	Played last tie against Zimbabwe, who replaced Spain
3.	France	2	1	5-4	9-8	Qualified
4.	Spain	0	2	1-5	2-9	Withdrew from the tournament, and Zimbabwe took their place
5.	Zimbabwe	N / A	Lost in qualifying to France, but replaced Spain against South Africa

Australia vs. France

Australia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		France 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Dokić Sandrine Testud 6 1 6 3     2 Mark Philippoussis Guillaume Raoux 6 1 6 2     3 Jelena Dokić / Mark Philippoussis Sandrine Testud / Guillaume Raoux 2 6 2 6

Australia vs. South Africa

Australia 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Jelena Dokić Amanda Coetzer 1 6 0 6     2 Mark Philippoussis Wayne Ferreira 2 6 3 6     3 Jelena Dokić / Mark Philippoussis Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira 6 2 6 3

Australia vs. Spain

Australia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Jelena Dokić Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 6 2     2 Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyà 6 4 7 6     3 Jelena Dokić / Mark Philippoussis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyà       w/o

France vs. South Africa

France 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Sandrine Testud Amanda Coetzer 6 7 1 6     2 Guillaume Raoux Wayne Ferreira 6 3 7 5     3 Sandrine Testud / Guillaume Raoux Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira 7 6 7 5

France vs. Spain

France 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Sandrine Testud Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 1 6 3     2 Guillaume Raoux Carlos Moyà 6 7 6 2 3 6   3 Sandrine Testud / Guillaume Raoux Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyà 7 5 7 5

South Africa vs. Zimbabwe for Spain

Zimbabwe had to replace Spain in this series of matches.

South Africa 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 1 Amanda Coetzer Cara Black 6 3 6 4     2 Wayne Ferreira Wayne Black 7 5 7 6     3 Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira Cara Black / Wayne Black         w/o

Group B

Teams and standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets	Notes
1.	Sweden	3	0	6-3	12-8
2.	United States	1	2	5-4	11-9
3.	Switzerland	1	2	4-5	9-11
4.	Slovakia	1	2	3-6	9-13

Sweden vs. Slovakia

Sweden 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Slovakia 1
1 2 3 1 Åsa Carlsson Karina Habšudová 3 6 3 6     2 Jonas Björkman Karol Kučera 7 5 6 1     3 Åsa Carlsson / Jonas Björkman Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera 6 3 3 6 6 1

Slovakia vs. Switzerland

Slovakia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Martina Hingis 0 6 3 6     2 Karol Kučera Ivo Heuberger 6 7 6 4 6 3   3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Martina Hingis / Ivo Heuberger 6 4 6 0

Slovakia vs. United States

Slovakia 0	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Lindsay Davenport 4 6 2 6     2 Karol Kučera Jan-Michael Gambill 7 5 6 7 4 6   3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Lindsay Davenport / Jan-Michael Gambill 5 7 3 6

Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 1 Åsa Carlsson Martina Hingis 2 6 2 6     2 Jonas Björkman Ivo Heuberger 6 2 6 0     3 Åsa Carlsson / Jonas Björkman Martina Hingis / Ivo Heuberger 2 6 6 3 6 4

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Åsa Carlsson Lindsay Davenport 2 6 0 6     2 Jonas Björkman Jan-Michael Gambill 6 2 6 4     3 Åsa Carlsson / Jonas Björkman Lindsay Davenport / Jan-Michael Gambill 7 6 6 4

Switzerland vs. United States

Switzerland 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 6 3 5 7 6 2   2 Ivo Heuberger Jan-Michael Gambill 4 6 4 6     3 Martina Hingis / Ivo Heuberger Lindsay Davenport / Jan-Michael Gambill 6 3 6 3

Final

Australia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia 2 January 1999 – 9 January 1999		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Dokić Åsa Carlsson 6 2 7 6     2 Mark Philippoussis Jonas Björkman 6 3 7 6     3 Jelena Dokić / Mark Philippoussis Åsa Carlsson / Jonas Björkman 6 8

1999 Hopman Cup Champions
Australia First title

External links

• 1999 Hopman Cup at Hopman Cup