2006 Hopman Cup

2006 Hopman Cup
Date 20 December 2005 – 6 January 2006
Edition XVIII
Surface Hard indoor
Location Perth, Australia
Venue Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 United States

The 2006 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth Hopman Cup tournament. The champions were Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent of the United States. The Netherlands qualified and reached the final. Michaëlla Krajicek won her singles match, and Taylor Dent beat Peter Wessels. The mixed doubles competition was won in close sets by Raymond and Dent. The event was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth on 30 December 2005 through 6 January 2006. This was the first elite-level tennis tournament in which players could challenge line calls using the Hawk-Eye technology. Players or teams had a limit of two unsuccessful challenges per set.

Teams

Seeds

  1.  United StatesLisa Raymond and Taylor Dent (Champions)
  2.  ArgentinaGisela Dulko and Gastón Gaudio
  3.  AustraliaSamantha Stosur and either Wayne Arthurs or Todd Reid
  4.  RussiaSvetlana Kuznetsova and Yuri Schukin

Unseeded

Play-off

Netherlands vs. China


Netherlands
2



China
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
China
Michaëlla Krajicek
Peng Shuai
3
6
6
4
3
6
 
2 Netherlands
China
Peter Wessels
Sun Peng
6
2
6
2
   
3 Netherlands
China
Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels
Peng Shuai / Sun Peng
6
4
6
4
   

Group A

Standings

Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1.  United States 2 1 5 – 4 12 – 8
2.  Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 5 – 4 10 – 8
3.  Sweden 1 2 4 – 5 8 – 12
4.  Russia 1 2 4 – 5 8 – 10

United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro


United States
2



Serbia and Montenegro
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Serbia and Montenegro
Lisa Raymond
Ana Ivanovic
2
6
4
6
   
2 United States
Serbia and Montenegro
Taylor Dent
Novak Djokovic
6
1
6
4
   
3 United States
Serbia and Montenegro
Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent
Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic
7
6
6
2
   

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden


Serbia and Montenegro
2



Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia and Montenegro
Sweden
Ana Ivanovic
Sofia Arvidsson
6
3
6
1
   
2 Serbia and Montenegro
Sweden
Novak Djokovic
Thomas Johansson
65
77
64
77
   
3 Serbia and Montenegro
Sweden
Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic
Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson
6
2
6
4
   

United States vs. Russia


United States
2



Russia
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Russia
Lisa Raymond
Svetlana Kuznetsova
4
6
1
6
   
2 United States
Russia
Taylor Dent
Yuri Schukin
6
2
6
0
   
3 United States
Russia
Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin
6
4
6
1
   

Russia vs. Sweden


Russia
2



Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Russia
Sweden
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Sofia Arvidsson
77
64
6
4
   
2 Russia
Sweden
Yuri Schukin
Thomas Johansson
68
710
65
77
   
3 Russia
Sweden
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin
Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson
7
5
6
3
   

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia


Serbia and Montenegro
2



Russia
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia and Montenegro
Russia
Ana Ivanovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
1
6
4
6
   
2 Serbia and Montenegro
Russia
Novak Djokovic
Yuri Schukin
6
0
6
2
   
3 Serbia and Montenegro
Russia
Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin
6
2
77
65
   

Sweden vs. United States


Sweden
2



United States
1
1 2 3
1 Sweden
United States
Sofia Arvidsson
Lisa Raymond
2
6
6
2
6
4
 
2 Sweden
United States
Thomas Johansson
Taylor Dent
77
65
2
6
6
3
 
3 Sweden
United States
Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson
Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent
       
w/o

Group B

Standings

Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1.  Netherlands 3 0 7 – 2 15 – 4
2.  Australia 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11
3.  Argentina 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11
4.  Germany 1 2 3 – 6 6 – 13

Germany vs. Australia


Germany
2



Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Australia
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Samantha Stosur
3
6
5
7
   
2 Germany
Australia
Nicolas Kiefer
Wayne Arthurs
6
3
6
4
   
3 Germany
Australia
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer
Samantha Stosur / Wayne Arthurs
4
6
6
3
711
69
 

Netherlands vs. Argentina


Netherlands
2



Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Argentina
Michaëlla Krajicek
Gisela Dulko
6
4
6
2
   
2 Netherlands
Argentina
Peter Wessels
Gastón Gaudio
6
2
77
65
   
3 Netherlands
Argentina
Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels
Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio
6
4
3
6
65
77
 

Netherlands vs. Australia


Netherlands
2



Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Australia
Michaëlla Krajicek
Samantha Stosur
69
711
4
6
   
2 Netherlands
Australia
Peter Wessels
Todd Reid
7
5
6
4
   
3 Netherlands
Australia
Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels
Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid
6
4
6
2
   

Argentina vs. Germany


Argentina
2



Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Germany
Gisela Dulko
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6
1
6
0
   
2 Argentina
Germany
Gastón Gaudio
Nicolas Kiefer
3
6
3
6
   
3 Argentina
Germany
Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer
7
5
6
0
   

Australia vs. Argentina


Australia
2



Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Argentina
Samantha Stosur
Gisela Dulko
7
5
64
77
6
3
 
2 Australia
Argentina
Todd Reid
Gastón Gaudio
0
6
3
6
   
3 Australia
Argentina
Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid
Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio
7
5
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. Germany


Netherlands
3



Germany
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Germany
Michaëlla Krajicek
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6
4
77
65
   
2 Netherlands
Germany
Peter Wessels
Nicolas Kiefer
      w/o
 
3 Netherlands
Germany
Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer
      w/o
 

Final

United States vs. Netherlands


United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2006
Hard (indoors)

Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Netherlands
Lisa Raymond
Michaëlla Krajicek
4
6
65
77
   
2 United States
Netherlands
Taylor Dent
Peter Wessels
6
1
6
4
   
3 United States
Netherlands
Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent
Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels
4
6
6
2
77
65
 
2006 Hopman Cup Champions
United States
United States
Fourth title

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