1998 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western Australia.

1998 Hopman Cup
Date4 January – 10 January 1998
EditionX[1]
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 Slovakia

Entrants

Group stage teams
Seed Team[1] Female player Male player
1  Slovakia Karina Habšudová Karol Kučera
2  Australia Annabel Ellwood Patrick Rafter
3  Sweden Åsa Carlsson Thomas Enqvist
4  South Africa Amanda Coetzer Wayne Ferreira
5  France Mary Pierce Cédric Pioline
6  United States Chanda Rubin Jonathan Stark
7  Germany Anke Huber Tommy Haas
7  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Carlos Moyá

Play-off teams
Seed Team[1] Female player Male player
1  Romania Irina Spîrlea Dinu Pescariu
2  Slovakia Karina Habšudová Karol Kučera

Play-off round

Slovakia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Romania
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Romania		 Karina Habšudová
Irina Spîrlea		 3
6		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Slovakia
Romania		 Karol Kučera
Dinu Pescariu		 6
1		 6
2		        
3 Slovakia
Romania		 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera
Irina Spîrlea / Dinu Pescariu		 4
6		 6
4		 6
8		      

Group stage

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  Slovakia 2 1 6–3 14–5
2  Australia 2 1 6–3 11–10
3  Spain 2 1 5–4 11–8
4  Sweden 0 3 1–8 3–16

Australia vs. Sweden

Australia
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Sweden		 Annabel Ellwood
Åsa Carlsson		 6
4		 6
2		        
2 Australia
Sweden		 Patrick Rafter
Thomas Enqvist		 6
3		 1
6		 7
5		      
3 Australia
Sweden		 Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter
Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist		 6
2		 6
4		        

Spain vs. Slovakia

Spain
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Slovakia
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Slovakia		 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Karina Habšudová		 6
2		 6
3		        
2 Spain
Slovakia		 Carlos Moyá
Karol Kučera		 5
7		 4
6		        
3 Spain
Slovakia		 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá
Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera		 77
63		 6
1		        

Slovakia vs. Sweden

Slovakia
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Sweden		 Karina Habšudová
Åsa Carlsson		 6
3		 6
3		        
2 Slovakia
Sweden		 Karol Kučera
Thomas Enqvist		 6
4		 6
4		        
3 Slovakia
Sweden		 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera
Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist		 7
5		 6
3		        

Australia vs. Spain

Australia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Spain		 Annabel Ellwood
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 2
6		 2
6		        
2 Australia
Spain		 Patrick Rafter
Carlos Moyá		 7
5		 1
6		 78
66		      
3 Australia
Spain		 Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá		 7
5		 6
2		        

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Sweden		 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Åsa Carlsson		 6
2		 6
2		        
2 Spain
Sweden		 Carlos Moyá
Thomas Enqvist		 4
6		 1
6		        
3 Spain
Sweden		 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá
Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist		 6
3		 6
4		        

Slovakia vs. Australia

Slovakia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
Australia		 Karina Habšudová
Annabel Ellwood		 6
3		 6
3		        
2 Slovakia
Australia		 Karol Kučera
Patrick Rafter		 63
77		 6
3		 63
77		      
3 Slovakia
Australia		 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera
Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter		 7
5		 6
2		        

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  France 3 0 9–0 18–3
2  South Africa 2 1 3–6 8–13
3  United States 1 2 3–6 8–13
4  Germany 0 3 2–7 7–14

South Africa vs. United States

South Africa
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
United States
1
1 2 3
1 South Africa
United States		 Amanda Coetzer
Chanda Rubin		 4
6		 3
6		        
2 South Africa
United States		 Wayne Ferreira
Jonathan Stark		 3
6		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 South Africa
United States		 Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira
Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark		 6
2		 5
7		 6
1		      

France vs. Germany

France
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Germany
0
1 2 3
1 France
Germany		 Mary Pierce
Anke Huber		 4
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 France
Germany		 Cédric Pioline
Tommy Haas		 6
4		 6
4		        
3 France
Germany		 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline
Anke Huber / Tommy Haas		 2
6		 6
3		 [7]
[3]		      

South Africa vs. Germany

South Africa
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Germany
1
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Germany		 Amanda Coetzer
Anke Huber		 3
6		 3
6		        
2 South Africa
Germany		 Wayne Ferreira
Tommy Haas		 6
4		 3
6		 6
1		      
3 South Africa
Germany		 Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira
Anke Huber / Tommy Haas		 6
2		 6
2		        

France vs. United States

France
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
United States
0
1 2 3
1 France
United States		 Mary Pierce
Chanda Rubin		 6
0		 6
3		        
2 France
United States		 Cédric Pioline
Jonathan Stark		 6
4		 6
3		        
3 France
United States		 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline
Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark		 6
4		 77
63		        

United States vs. Germany

United States
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia
1998
Hard (indoors)
Germany
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Germany		 Chanda Rubin
Anke Huber		 3
6		 1
6		        
2 United States
Germany		 Jonathan Stark
Tommy Haas		 77
64		 63
77		 6
4		      
3 United States
Germany		 Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark
Anke Huber / Tommy Haas		 6
3		 6
4		        

France vs. South Africa

France
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia[2]
1998
Hard (indoors)
South Africa
0
1 2 3
1 France
South Africa		 Mary Pierce
Amanda Coetzer		 6
3		 6
3		        
2 France
South Africa		 Cédric Pioline
Wayne Ferreira		 78
66		 6
3		        
3 France
South Africa		 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline
Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira		 6
4		 77
64		        

Final

Slovakia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia[3]
10 January 1998
Hard (indoors)
France
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia
France		 Karina Habšudová
Mary Pierce		 4
6 		5
7 		   
2 Slovakia
France		 Karol Kučera
Cédric Pioline		 79
67		 6
4		    
3 Slovakia
France		 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera
Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline		 6
3		 6
4		    
1998 Hopman Cup Champions
Slovakia
Slovakia
First title

References
  1. "Hopman Cup 1998 (X)". Hopman Cup. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Plus: Tennis -- Hopman Cup; France to Meet Slovakia in Final". The New York Times. 10 January 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Carkeek, Tom (11 January 1998). "Slovakia Rules Hopman Cup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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