Australia at the Hopman Cup

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Australia
First year1989
Years played31
Hopman Cup titles2 (1999, 2016)
Runners-up2 (1989, 2003)
Most total winsLleyton Hewitt (25–20)
Most singles winsLleyton Hewitt (15–9)
Most doubles winsLleyton Hewitt (10–11)
Alicia Molik (10–6)
Best doubles teamLleyton Hewitt & Alicia Molik (7–2)
Most years playedLleyton Hewitt (8)

Australia is a nation that has competed at each edition of the Hopman Cup tournament since the inaugural event in 1989. Australia won the title in 1999 and 2016, and finished as the runners up in 1989 and 2003.

Players

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This is a list of players who have played for Australia in the Hopman Cup.

Name Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L First year played No. of years played
Wayne Arthurs 0–2 0–1 0–1 2006 1
Paul Baccanello 1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2005 1
Ashleigh Barty 7–5 4–2 3–3 2013 2
Nicole Bradtke 2 12–8 4–6 8–2 1993 4
Pat Cash 9–4 4–2 5–2 1989 3
Casey Dellacqua 1–11 1–5 0–6 2009 2
Jelena Dokić 5–7 4–3 1–4 1999 2
Matthew Ebden 3–5 1–3 2–2 2015 3
Annabel Ellwood 3–3 1–2 2–1 1998 1
Richard Fromberg 1–5 1–2 0–3 2001 1
Daria Gavrilova 7–12 4–6 3–6 2016 3
Nathan Healey 3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2007 1
Lleyton Hewitt 25–20 15–9 10–11 2002 8
Thanasi Kokkinakis 2–4 2–1 0–3 2018 1
Nick Kyrgios 9–3 6–1 3–2 2016 2
Peter Luczak 2–4 1–2 1–2 2008 1
Hana Mandlíková 6–5 2–3 4–2 1989 2
Wally Masur 6–4 2–3 4–1 1993 2
Marinko Matosevic 1–3 1–1 0–2 2015 1
Rachel McQuillan 0–2 0–2 0–2 1992 1
Benjamin Mitchell 0–1 0–0 0–1 2015 1
Alicia Molik 23–14 13–8 10–6 2002 7
Mark Philippoussis 15–13 9–7 6–6 1996 6
Nicole Pratt 0–6 0–3 0–3 2001 1
Kristine Radford 2–2 0–2 2–0 1995 1
Pat Rafter 5–1 3–0 2–1 1998 1
Todd Reid 4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2006 1
Elizabeth Smylie 1–3 0–2 1–1 1991 1
Sam Stosur 6–12 4–5 2–7 2006 3
Bernard Tomic 4–2 3–0 1–2 2013 1
Jarmila Wolfe 5 5–7 2–4 3–3 2012 2
Todd Woodbridge 0–2 0–1 0–1 1992 2
Mark Woodforde 4–2 2–1 2–1 1990 1

1 Baccanello replaced Mark Philippoussis in the 2005 tie against the USA after Philippoussis suffered two tears in an adductor muscle in his groin.[1]
2 Bradtke competed under her maiden name, Provis, in the first two of her four appearances at the event.
3 Healey played Australia's final tie in 2007 against the USA after Mark Philippoussis injured his right knee during the tie against France.[2]
4 Reid competed in 2006 after being brought in to replace Wayne Arthurs after the first tie as Arthurs had suffered a tear in his calf muscle.[3]
5 Wolfe competed under her maiden name, Gajdošová, in her first appearance at the event in 2012.

Results

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Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1989 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  Great Britain 2–1 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth  Germany 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0–2 Lost
1990 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  Yugoslavia 3–0 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth Soviet Union Soviet Union 3–0 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 0–3 Lost
1991 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  Great Britain 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth   Switzerland 0–3 Lost
1992 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  Netherlands 0–3 Lost
1993 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  South Africa 3–0 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1994 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  Sweden 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth  France 3–0 Won
Semifinals Burswood Dome, Perth  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1995 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth  South Africa 2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
1996 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Switzerland 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Netherlands 2–1 Won
1997 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Croatia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  France 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
1998 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Sweden 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Spain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Slovakia 1–2 Lost
1999 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  South Africa 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Spain 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  France 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth  Sweden 2–1 Won
2000 1 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Thailand 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Austria 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Japan 0–3 Lost
2001 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  South Africa 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Switzerland 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Thailand 0–3 Lost
2002 2 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth   Switzerland 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Argentina 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Spain 0–3 Lost
2003 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Italy 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Slovakia 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Czech Republic 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 0–3 Lost
2004 3 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Hungary 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Belgium 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Slovakia 1–2 Lost
2005 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Slovakia 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Netherlands 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
2006 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Netherlands 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Argentina 2–1 Won
2007 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Russia 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  France 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 2–1 Won
2008 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Czech Republic 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  India 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 0–3 Lost
2009 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Germany 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Slovakia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
2010 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Romania 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Spain 0–3 Lost
2011 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Belgium 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Serbia 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Kazakhstan 3–0 Won
2012 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Spain 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  France 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  China 2–1 Won
2013 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Germany 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Serbia 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Italy 2–1 Won
2014 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Canada 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Italy 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Poland 1–2 Lost
2015 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Poland 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  France 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Great Britain 0–3 Lost
2016 4
Gold 		Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Czech Republic 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  United States 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Ukraine 1–2 Lost
2016 4
Green 		Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Germany 3–0 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Great Britain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  France 2–1 Won
Final Perth Arena, Perth  Ukraine 2–0 Won
2017 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Spain 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Czech Republic 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
2018 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Canada 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Belgium 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Germany 1–2 Lost
2019 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  France 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Spain 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Germany 1–2 Lost

1 Two of the losses in the final tie against Japan were walkovers, as a result of Mark Philippoussis not being able to compete in either the singles or the mixed doubles.
2 Australia was forced to forfeit the entire tie against Spain as Lleyton Hewitt was diagnosed with chickenpox.[4]
3 In the final tie against Slovakia, Alicia Molik had to retire during her singles match and forfeit the doubles match due to a foot injury. Despite this, they finished top of their group but because of Molik's injury, did not compete in the final.[5]
4 Australia was represented by two teams for that year's competition.

Australia mixed team at the United Cup

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2023

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Australia participated in the inaugural edition of the 2023 United Cup tournament as hosts. They were paired with Great Britain and Spain in Group D, hosted in Sydney. Number one ranked ATP player, Nick Kyrgios pulled out on the eve of the competition due to injury[6] and the number one ranked WTA player, Ajla Tomljanovic whilst still on the team list, was unable to compete in the event, also due to a knee injury.[7] Neither player would then go on to play the 2023 Australian Open as a consequence of those injuries.[8][9]

Australia's first match was against Great Britain, which they lost 2–3.

After Great Britain went on to defeat Spain, Australia then beat Spain in the final tie of the Group in which neither team could advance to the knockout stages. Australia won the tie 3–2, notably with Alex de Minaur beating Rafael Nadal in the first match of the tie.[10][11]

2024

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For the second edition of the Cup, the format changed to three rubbers per tie instead of five. This included one men's singles, one women's singles and a mixed doubles match. Australia announced their team on 19 October 2023, with Alex De Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic their top rated singles players. Other members of the squad included John Millman, Matt Ebden, Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez.[12]

Australia was drawn to play in Perth in Group C, once again facing Great Britain as well as defending champions United States.[13] In a very difficult group, Australia lost their first tie against Great Britain 1–2 with Storm Hunter and Matt Ebden winning their mixed doubles rubber. In the tie against the United States, Alex De Minaur won his singles match against Taylor Fritz and Ajla Tomljanovic lost her match against Jessica Pegula, thus resulting in a decisive doubles match. Australia were victorious in straight sets, progressing to the knockout stage as a result of superior sets won percentage as all three teams were equal on ties won and matches won.

Australia progressed comfortably through their quarterfinals tie, defeating Serbia 3–0, with De Minaur recording a straight sets win over world number 5, Novak Djokovic. Tomljanovic also recorded a straight sets win in her singles match as did the doubles pairing of Hunter and Ebden. Australia then travelled to Sydney for the semifinals stage of the tournament. They were drawn against Germany, after the Germans defeated Greece 2–1 in their corresponding quarterfinal tie. Tomljanovic lost to former world number 1, Angelique Kerber in an epic three set match, losing the tie-breaker 9–7 after having two match points herself. De Minaur then dispatched Alexander Zverev in three sets, after losing the first set. The doubles match produced a very tight affair with the first two sets going to tie-breaks, with each winning one set. This resulted in a marathon 28 point match break, with Germany being the victors (15–13).[14]

Players

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Player Years
played 		First
year 		Ties Win–loss record Total record
Singles Doubles P W–L %
Alex de Minaur 1 2023 2 1–1 — 2 1–1 50%
Jason Kubler 1 2023 2 2–0 — 2 2–0 100%
Maddison Inglis 1 2023 2 0–2 — 2 0–2 0%
Zoe Hives 1 2023 1 0–1 — 1 0–1 0%
Samantha Stosur 1 2023 2 — 2–0 2 2–0 100%
John Peers 1 2023 2 — 2–0 2 2–0 100%
Olivia Gadecki 1 2023 1 0–1 — 1 0–1 0%

Results

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Year Result Round Date Surface Location Opponent Score
2023 Group Stage Group D 29–30 Dec Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney  Great Britain 2–3
Group D 2–3 Jan Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney  Spain 3–2
2024 Semi-finals Group C 29 Dec Hard RAC Arena, Perth  Great Britain 1–2
Group C 1 Jan Hard RAC Arena, Perth  United States 2–1
QF 3 Jan Hard RAC Arena, Perth  Serbia 3–0
SF 6 Jan Hard Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney  Germany 1–2

References

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  1. ^ "Philippoussis Out of Cup". www.hopmancup.com. 6 Jan 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  2. ^ "Philippoussis Injury Doubt for Open". www.hopmancup.com. 2 Jan 2007. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  3. ^ "Todd Reid Joins Australian team". www.hopmancup.com. 1 Jan 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  4. ^ "Lleyton Withdrawal Sends Spain To Hopman Final". www.hopmancup.com. 3 Jan 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 Oct 2011.
  5. ^ "Nations Records". www.hopmancup.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved 10 Oct 2011.
  6. ^ Mark Molyneux (28 December 2022). "Nick Kyrgios withdraws from the United Cup on the eve of the tournament". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ Adam Pengilly (1 January 2023). "Tomljanovic withdraws from United Cup, joins Kyrgios on sidelines". smh.com.au. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ajla Tomljanović pulls out of Australian Open due to ongoing knee injury". abc.net.au. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ Glenn Valencich (16 January 2023). "Nick Kyrgios announces bombshell withdrawal from Australian Open". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ "United Cup" (PDF). unitedcup.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Results". unitedcup.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. ^ "De Minaur and Tomljanovic to Spearhead Australias United Cup Team". tennis.com.au. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. ^ Rogers, Leigh (23 October 2023). "Australias United Cup Team To Begin 2024 Season In Perth". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ^ "United Cup Alex De Minaur Beats Alexander Zverev". abc.net.au. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

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