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X Hopman Cup[1]
Champions Slovakia
Runners-up France
Dates4 January - 10 January
LocationBurswood,
 Western Australia,
 Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
SurfaceHard (indoors)
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1999 →

The Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on the 4th of January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Australia.

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 Svensson 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 Spirlea 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

Group A

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 		       

Group B

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. ^ a b c "Hopman Cup 1998 (X)". Hopman Cup. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Plus: Tennis -- Hopman Cup; France to Meet Slovakia in Final". 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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