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2008 Hopman Cup

Edition: XX
Champions	United States
Venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth
Dates	December 29, 2007 - January 4, 2008

The 2008 Hopman Cup corresponds to the twentieth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region, Chinese Taipei.

The first matches were held on the 29th of December 2007, and the final took place on the 4th of January 2008 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth.

Teams and seedings

¹Due to illness Serena Williams was unable to play the USA's opening tie against India. She was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.

Group A

Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	Serbia	3	0	7 – 2	15 – 8
2.	France	2	1	6 – 3	13 – 7
3.	Chinese Taipei	1	2	3 – 6	9 – 14
4.	Argentina	0	3	2 – 7	7 – 15

Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei

Serbia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth December 30, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Su-Wei Hsieh 6 4 6 4     2 Novak Djokovic Yen-Hsun Lu 7 5 2 6 6 3   3 Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu 3 6 6 2 7 68

France vs. Argentina

France 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth December 30, 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Tatiana Golovin Gisela Dulko 6 4 6 3     2 Arnaud Clément Juan Ignacio Chela 3 6 1 6     3 Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela 6 3 6 2

Serbia vs. France

Serbia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 2, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Tatiana Golovin 1 0     retired   2 Novak Djokovic Arnaud Clément 6 3 6 3     3 Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément 5 7 6 4 7 64

Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei

Argentina 0	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 2, 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 1 Gisela Dulko Su-Wei Hsieh 6 3 62 7 5 7   2 Juan Ignacio Chela Yen-Hsun Lu 3 6 4 6     3 Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu 6 3 4 6 64 710

Serbia vs. Argentina

Serbia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 3, 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko 7 610     retired   2 Novak Djokovic Juan Ignacio Chela 6 2 6 3     3 Jelena Janković  / Novak Djokovic Gisela Dulko / Juan Ignacio Chela 6 1 3 6 7 64

France vs. Chinese Taipei

France 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 3, 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Tatiana Golovin Su-Wei Hsieh 6 1 6 1     2 Arnaud Clément Yen-Hsun Lu 7 63 6 4     3 Tatiana Golovin / Arnaud Clément Su-Wei Hsieh / Yen-Hsun Lu 6 4 4 6 7 66

Group B

Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	United States	3	0	8 – 1	16 – 4
2.	India	1	2	4 – 5	10 – 12
3.	Australia	1	2	3 – 6	8 – 12
4.	Czech Republic	1	2	3 – 6	7 – 13

United States vs. India

United States 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth December 29, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		India 1
1 2 3 1 Meghann Shaughnessy Sania Mirza 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Mardy Fish Rohan Bopanna 6 2 6 4     3 Meghann Shaughnessy / Mardy Fish Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 4 6 4 6

Czech Republic vs. Australia

Czech Republic 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth December 29, 2007, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Alicia Molik 5 7 2 6     2 Tomáš Berdych Peter Luczak 7 67 6 4     3 Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak 5 7 3 6

United States vs. Czech Republic

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth December 31, 2007, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Lucie Šafářová 6 0 2 6 7 5   2 Serena Williams / Mardy Fish Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych 6 0       retired 3 Mardy Fish Tomáš Berdych       w/o

Australia vs. India

Australia 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 1, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		India 2
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Sania Mirza 2 6 6 2 4 6   2 Peter Luczak Rohan Bopanna 7 6 6 3     3 Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 2 6 6 4 611 7

United States vs. Australia

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 3, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Alicia Molik 6 2 7 67     2 Mardy Fish Peter Luczak 7 65 7 610     3 Serena Williams / Mardy Fish Alicia Molik / Peter Luczak 6 2 6 3

Czech Republic vs. India

Czech Republic 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 3, 2008, 10:30 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		India 1
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Sania Mirza 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Tomáš Berdych Rohan Bopanna 6 4 6 0     3 Lucie Šafářová / Tomáš Berdych Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 3 6 2 6

Final

Serbia vs. United States

Serbia 1	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 4 January 2008, 18:00 AWST (UTC+9) hard (indoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Serena Williams         w/o 2 Novak Djokovic Mardy Fish 6 2 6 7 7 6   3 Jelena Janković / Novak Djokovic Serena Williams / Mardy Fish 65 7 2 6

2008 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Fifth title

External links

• Hopman Cup Profile for the 2008 Hopman Cup