Soviet Union at the Hopman Cup
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The Soviet Union is a nation that competed at two consecutive Hopman Cup
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 and first competed in the 2nd Hopman Cup in 1990. The Soviet Union never won a tie and as such never passed the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...

 at the end of 1991, four of the fifteen independent states formed from the former Soviet Union have competed in the Hopman Cup. These are: 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....

, 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...

, Ukraine
Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on three consecutive occasions, the first being in 1993. In 1995, Ukraine were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date....

 and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on one occasion, in 2003. In 2003, Uzbekistan won their qualification play-off but went on to place fourth in group A....

. Additionally, the Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS at the Hopman Cup
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organisation formed of former Soviet states that competed at the Hopman Cup in 1992. It reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament....

 also entered a team into the 1992 event.

Players

This is a list of players who have played for the Soviet Union in the Hopman Cup.
Name Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L First year played No. of years played
1–3 1–1 0–2 1990
1990 Hopman Cup
The 1990 Hopman Cup was the second edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 26, 1989 through January 1, 1990.- Seeds :# – Pam Shriver and John McEnroe ...

 
2
0–4 0–2 0–2 1990
1990 Hopman Cup
The 1990 Hopman Cup was the second edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 26, 1989 through January 1, 1990.- Seeds :# – Pam Shriver and John McEnroe ...

 
2

Results

Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1990
1990 Hopman Cup
The 1990 Hopman Cup was the second edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 26, 1989 through January 1, 1990.- Seeds :# – Pam Shriver and John McEnroe ...

Quarterfinals 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....

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:...

0–3 Lost
1991
1991 Hopman Cup
-Yugoslavia vs. Italy:-France vs. Netherlands:-Czechoslovakia vs. Germany:-Australia vs. Great Britain:-United States vs. Czechoslovakia:-Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union:-Switzerland vs. Australia:-France vs. Spain:-Yugoslavia vs. France:...

Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth 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...

1–2 Lost

See also

CIS at the Hopman Cup
CIS at the Hopman Cup
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organisation formed of former Soviet states that competed at the Hopman Cup in 1992. It reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament....



Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup
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....



Russia at the Hopman Cup
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...



Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on three consecutive occasions, the first being in 1993. In 1995, Ukraine were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date....



Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on one occasion, in 2003. In 2003, Uzbekistan won their qualification play-off but went on to place fourth in group A....

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