Serbia at the Hopman Cup
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Serbia is a nation that has competed at three Hopman Cup
tournaments since it gained its independence following the break up of Yugoslavia
in the early 1990s. It first competed in the 18th Hopman Cup in 2006 (competing in 2006 under the name Serbia and Montenegro). Serbia has reached the final on two occasions; the first time in 2008 where they lost to the USA and again in 2011 where they had to retire before the final was played due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ana Ivanović
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1 In the final, Janković was unable to play her singles match against Serena Williams of the USA due to injury. This gave the point to the USA, giving them a one point advantage going into the men's singles and mixed doubles matches.
2 Serbia finished top of their group in 2011 but due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ivanović they were unable to participate in the final. They were instead replaced in the final by Belgium.
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
tournaments since it gained its independence following the break up of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia at the Hopman Cup
Yugoslavia is a nation that competed at three consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments before the break up of the country in the early 1990s. It first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989...
in the early 1990s. It first competed in the 18th Hopman Cup in 2006 (competing in 2006 under the name Serbia and Montenegro). Serbia has reached the final on two occasions; the first time in 2008 where they lost to the USA and again in 2011 where they had to retire before the final was played due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
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Players
This is a list of players who have played for Serbia in the Hopman Cup.| Name | Total W-L | Singles W-L | Doubles W-L | First year played | No. of years played |
| 15–5 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 2006 2006 Hopman Cup -Standings:-United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden:-United States vs. Russia:-Russia vs. Sweden:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia:-Sweden vs. United States:-Standings:-Germany vs. Australia:... |
3 | |
| 8–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2006 2006 Hopman Cup -Standings:-United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden:-United States vs. Russia:-Russia vs. Sweden:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia:-Sweden vs. United States:-Standings:-Germany vs. Australia:... |
2 | |
| 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2008 2008 Hopman Cup -France vs. Argentina :-Serbia vs. France:-Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei:-Serbia vs. Argentina:-France vs. Chinese Taipei :-Standings:-United States vs. India:-Czech Republic vs. Australia:-United States vs. Czech Republic:... |
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Results
| Year | Competition | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 2006 Hopman Cup -Standings:-United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden:-United States vs. Russia:-Russia vs. Sweden:-Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia:-Sweden vs. United States:-Standings:-Germany vs. Australia:... |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
USA United States at the Hopman Cup The United States have appeared at every Hopman Cup apart from its first edition. The United States have appeared in ten Hopman Cup finals and have a record six victories. They are also the only country to successfully defend the title and hold the record for consecutive final appearances at four... |
1–2 | Lost |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Sweden | 2–1 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Russia Russia at the Hopman Cup Russia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on seven occasions, their first appearance coming at the 13th annual staging of the event in 2001... |
2–1 | Won | |
| 2008 2008 Hopman Cup -France vs. Argentina :-Serbia vs. France:-Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei:-Serbia vs. Argentina:-France vs. Chinese Taipei :-Standings:-United States vs. India:-Czech Republic vs. Australia:-United States vs. Czech Republic:... 1 |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei at the Hopman Cup Chinese Taipei is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2008 when they qualified for the event by winning the second annual Asian Hopman Cup. They repeated this feat the following year by again winning the Asian Hopman Cup... |
3–0 | Won |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | France France at the Hopman Cup France is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989. Their best result to date came in 1998 when they finished as the runners-up to Slovakia.-Players:... |
2–1 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Argentina Argentina at the Hopman Cup Argentina is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on four occasions, the first being at the 7th annual staging in 1995. In 2005, Argentina were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date.-Players:... |
2–1 | Won | |
| Final | Burswood Dome, Perth | USA | 2–1 | Lost | |
| 2011 2011 Hopman Cup -Serbia vs. Kazakhstan: -Belgium vs. Kazakhstan: -Serbia vs. Australia: -Australia vs. Kazakhstan: -Serbia vs. Belgium: -Standings:... 2 |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup Kazakhstan is a nation that has competed at two Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 22nd Hopman Cup in 2010. Its best result to date is finishing second in their group in 2010.... |
3–0 | Won |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Australia 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 finished as the runners up in 1989 and 2003.-Players:... |
3–0 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Belgium Belgium at the Hopman Cup Belgium is a nation that has competed at six Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 12th Hopman Cup in 2000. Belgium has been the runner-up on one occasion, in 2011, when they finished second in their group but after Serbia's withdrawal from the final due to an abdominal injury sustained... |
1–2 | Lost |
1 In the final, Janković was unable to play her singles match against Serena Williams of the USA due to injury. This gave the point to the USA, giving them a one point advantage going into the men's singles and mixed doubles matches.
2 Serbia finished top of their group in 2011 but due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ivanović they were unable to participate in the final. They were instead replaced in the final by Belgium.