2006 Hopman Cup

Hopman Cup XVIII

Champions	United States
Dates	20 December 2005 – 6 January 2006
Location	Perth, Western Australia Australia
Surface	Hard indoor

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 is the first elite-level tennis tournament ever for players challenge calls using the Hawk-Eye technology. Players/Teams can make as many challenges as they want but can only be incorrect twice in a set. Once they make two incorrect challenges, the player/team can no longer make any further challenges until the next set.

Teams

Seeds

1. United States – Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent (Champions)
2. Argentina – Gisela Dulko and Gastón Gaudio
3. Australia – Samantha Stosur and either Wayne Arthurs or Todd Reid
4. Russia – Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yuri Schukin

Unseeded

• China – Peng Shuai and Sun Peng
• Germany – Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Nicolas Kiefer
• Netherlands – Michaëlla Krajicek and Peter Wessels (Finalists)
• Serbia and Montenegro – Ana Ivanović and Novak Djokovic
• Sweden – Sofia Arvidsson and Thomas Johansson

Play-off

Netherlands vs. China

Netherlands 2			China 1
1 2 3 1 Michaëlla Krajicek Peng Shuai 3 6 6 4 3 6   2 Peter Wessels Sun Peng 6 2 6 2     3 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 Lisa Raymond Ana Ivanović 2 6 4 6     2 Taylor Dent Novak Djokovic 6 1 6 4     3 Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Ana Ivanović / Novak Djokovic 7 6 6 2

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden

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

United States vs. Russia

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

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia 2			Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova Sofia Arvidsson 77 64 6 4     2 Yuri Schukin Thomas Johansson 68 710 65 77     3 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 Ana Ivanović Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 6 4 6     2 Novak Djokovic Yuri Schukin 6 0 6 2     3 Ana Ivanović / Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin 6 2 77 65

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden 2			United States 1
1 2 3 1 Sofia Arvidsson Lisa Raymond 2 6 6 2 6 4   2 Thomas Johansson Taylor Dent 77 65 2 6 6 3   3 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 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Samantha Stosur 3 6 5 7     2 Nicolas Kiefer Wayne Arthurs 6 3 6 4     3 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 Michaëlla Krajicek Gisela Dulko 6 4 6 2     2 Peter Wessels Gastón Gaudio 6 2 77 65     3 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 Michaëlla Krajicek Samantha Stosur 69 711 4 6     2 Peter Wessels Todd Reid 7 5 6 4     3 Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid 6 4 6 2

Argentina vs. Germany

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

Australia vs. Argentina

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

Netherlands vs. Germany

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

2006 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Fourth title

External links

• 2006 Hopman Cup at Hopman Cup
• ITF 2006 Hopman Cup Preview
• 2006 Hopman Cup Article from the ITF
• Match Article from ABC
• ITF review