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X Hopman Cup[1]
Champions Slovakia
Runners-up France
Dates4 January - 10 January
LocationBurswood,
 Western Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
SurfaceHard (indoors)
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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 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western 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 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 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". 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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