2010 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXII (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) corresponds to the 22nd edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament started on 2 January 2010 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Australia.[1]

2010 Hopman Cup
Date2 January – 9 January 2010[1]
EditionXXII
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPerth, Australia
VenueBurswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
 Spain[2]
Robredo won the Hopman Cup for a second time in 2010[3]

Eight nations competed. They were formed of one man and one woman from the same nation. The nations were split into two pools of four with the group winners contesting the final.[1]

Slovakia were the defending champions[4] but were not invited to participate in 2010, whilst Kazakhstan qualified for the event by winning the Asian Hopman Cup.[5]

Spain won their third title, defeating Great Britain in the final 2–1.[2]

Seeds
  1.  AUS – Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt (Round Robin)
  2.  RUS – Elena Dementieva / Igor Andreev (Round Robin)
  3.  Great Britain – Laura Robson / Andy Murray (Finalists)
  4.  ESP – María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo (Champions)

Group A

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  Spain 309 – 018 – 2
2  United States 124 – 59 – 11
3  Australia 123 – 69 – 13
4  Romania 122 – 75 – 15

[6][7]

Australia vs. Romania

Australia
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[8]
Romania
2
1 2 3
1
Samantha Stosur
Sorana Cîrstea		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		 [9]
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Victor Hănescu		 3
6 		6
3		 77
62		  [9]
3
Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt
Sorana Cîrstea / Victor Hănescu		 5
7 		1
6 		   [9]

Spain vs. United States

Spain
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
3 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[10]
United States
0
1 2 3
1
María José Martínez Sánchez
Melanie Oudin		 6
4		 6
4		    [11]
2
Tommy Robredo
John Isner		 65
77		 6
3		 77
64		  [11]
3
María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo
Melanie Oudin / John Isner		 6
4		 7
5		    [11]

Australia vs. United States

Australia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
5 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[12]
United States
1
1 2 3
1
Samantha Stosur
Melanie Oudin		 6
2		 6
4		    [13]
2
Lleyton Hewitt
John Isner		 6
1		 7
5		    [13]
3
Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt
Melanie Oudin / John Isner		 6
2		 1
6 		[5]
[10]		  [13]

Spain vs. Romania

Spain
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
5 January 2010, 17.30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[14]
Romania
0
1 2 3
1
María José Martínez Sánchez
Sorana Cîrstea		 6
4		 6
3		    [15]
2
Tommy Robredo
Victor Hănescu		 6
3		      
retired[14][15]
3
María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo
Sorana Cîrstea / Victor Hănescu		       w/o
 [14]
  • Pat Cash joined Cîrstea to take on the Spanish duo in the doubles over a Pro Set. The Spanish pair won 8–4.[14]

Spain vs. Australia

Spain
3		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
7 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[16]
Australia
0
1 2 3
1
María José Martínez Sánchez
Samantha Stosur		 6
4		 6
1		    [17]
2
Tommy Robredo
Lleyton Hewitt		 6
2		 6
4		    [17]
3
María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo
Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt		 6
3		 3
6 		[10]
[7]		  [17]

Romania vs. United States

Romania
0		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
7 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[16]
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Sorana Cîrstea
Melanie Oudin		 2
6 		3
6 		   [18]
2
Victor Hănescu
John Isner		        
w/o
3
Sorana Cîrstea / Victor Hănescu
Melanie Oudin / John Isner		        
w/o

Group B

Standings
Pos. Country W L Matches Sets
1  Great Britain 306 – 313 – 8
2  Kazakhstan 215 – 311 – 7
3  Russia 124 – 59 – 11
4  Germany 032 – 65 – 12

[5][6]

Russia vs. Germany

Russia
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
4 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[19]
Germany
1
1 2 3
1
Elena Dementieva
Sabine Lisicki		 4
6 		1
6 		   [20]
2
Igor Andreev
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
3		 62
77		 6
3		  [20]
3
Elena Dementieva / Igor Andreev
Sabine Lisicki / Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
4		 79
67		    [20]

Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan

Great Britain
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
4 January 2010, 17.30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[21]
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1
Laura Robson
Yaroslava Shvedova		 6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		 [22]
2
Andy Murray
Andrey Golubev		 6
2		 6
2		    [22]
3
Laura Robson / Andy Murray
Yaroslava Shvedova / Andrey Golubev		 6
3		 5
7 		[12]
[10]		  [22]

Great Britain vs. Germany

Great Britain
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[23]
Germany
1
1 2 3
1
Laura Robson
Sabine Lisicki		 65
77		 3
6 		   [24]
2
Andy Murray
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
4		 6
1		    [24]
3
Laura Robson / Andy Murray
Sabine Lisicki / Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
3		 6
2		    [24]

Russia vs. Kazakhstan

Russia
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2010, 17.30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[25]
Kazakhstan
2
1 2 3
1
Elena Dementieva
Yaroslava Shvedova		 6
3		 6
1		    [26]
2
Igor Andreev
Andrey Golubev		 4
6 		3
6 		   [26]
3
Elena Dementieva / Igor Andreev
Yaroslava Shvedova / Andrey Golubev		 63
77		 4
6 		   [26]

Russia vs. Great Britain

Russia
1		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2010, 10.00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[27]
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1
Elena Dementieva
Laura Robson		 6
4		 6
0		    [28]
2
Igor Andreev
Andy Murray		 1
6 		0
6 		   [28]
3
Elena Dementieva / Igor Andreev
Laura Robson / Andy Murray		 4
6 		78
66		 [6]
[10]		  [28]

Germany vs. Kazakhstan

Germany
0		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
8 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[29]
Kazakhstan
2
1 2 3
1
Sabine Lisicki
Yaroslava Shvedova		 4
6 		63
77		    [30]
2
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Andrey Golubev		 2
6 		1
6 		   [30]
3
Sabine Lisicki / Philipp Kohlschreiber
Yaroslava Shvedova / Andrey Golubev		       not
played[30]

Final

Spain
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
9 January 2010, 09.30 AWST (UTC+8)
hard (indoors)[2]
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1
María José Martínez Sánchez
Laura Robson		 1
6 		66
78		    [31]
2
Tommy Robredo
Andy Murray		 1
6 		6
4		 6
3		  [31]
3
María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo
Laura Robson / Andy Murray		 78
66		 7
5		    [31]
2010 Hopman Cup Champions

Spain
Third[2] title

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