2010 Hopman Cup

2010 Hopman Cup
Date	2 January – 9 January 2010[1]
Edition	XXII
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Australia
Venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
Spain[2]

Robredo won the Hopman Cup for a second time in 2010^[3]

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]

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	3	0	9 – 0	18 – 2
2	United States	1	2	4 – 5	9 – 11
3	Australia	1	2	3 – 6	9 – 13
4	Romania	1	2	2 – 7	5 – 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 7^7 6^2  [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 6^5 7^7 6 3 7^7 6^4  [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	3	0	6 – 3	13 – 8
2	Kazakhstan	2	1	5 – 3	11 – 7
3	Russia	1	2	4 – 5	9 – 11
4	Germany	0	3	2 – 6	5 – 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 6^2 7^7 6 3  [20] 3 Elena Dementieva / Igor Andreev Sabine Lisicki / Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 4 7^9 6^7    [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 6^5 7^7 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 6^3 7^7 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 7^8 6^6 [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 6^3 7^7    [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 6^6 7^8    [31] 2 Tommy Robredo Andy Murray 1 6 6 4 6 3  [31] 3 María José Martínez Sánchez / Tommy Robredo Laura Robson / Andy Murray 7^8 6^6 7 5    [31]

2010 Hopman Cup Champions
Spain Third[2] title

References

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6. "Hopman Cup 2010 results". tennisphilia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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8. Barry Wood (2 January 2010). "Romania record opening day upset". itftennis.com.
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10. Barry Wood (3 January 2010). "Spain makes winning start". itftennis.com.
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19. "Russia Fights Back to Beat Germany". hopmancup.com. 4 January 2010.
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21. "Great Britain Take Out Thriller with Kazakhstan". hopmancup.com. 4 January 2010.
22. "Great Britain v Kazakhstan results" (PDF). hopmancup.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
23. Chris Pike (6 January 2010). "Great Britain Down Germany 2–1". hopmancup.com.
24. "Great Britain v Germany results" (PDF). hopmancup.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
25. Chris Pike (6 January 2010). "Kazakhstan Upset Russia to Stay Alive". hopmancup.com.
26. "Russia v Kazakhstan results" (PDF). hopmancup.com. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
27. "Murray and Robson earn final spot". bbc.co.uk/sport. 8 January 2010.
28. "Russia v Great Britain results" (PDF). hopmancup.com. 8 January 2010.
29. "Great Britain Join Spain in Hopman Cup Final". hopmancup.com. 8 January 2010.
30. "Germany v Kazakhstan results" (PDF). hopmancup.com. 8 January 2010.
31. "2010 Hopman Cup final results (Spain v Great Britain)" (PDF). hopmancup.com. 9 January 2010.

External links

• 2010 Hopman Cup at Hopman Cup