Austria at the Hopman Cup

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Austria
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First year 1990
Years played5
Best finishSemifinals (1994)
Most total wins Barbara Schett (5–1)
Judith Wiesner (5–6)
Most singles winsJudith Wiesner (4–2)
Most doubles winsBarbara Schett (3–0)
Stefan Koubek (3–0)
Best doubles teamBarbara Schett &
Stefan Koubek (3–0)
Most years playedJudith Wiesner (3)

Austria is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions. It first competed at the 2nd annual staging in 1990 and its best result to date came in 1994, when it reached the semifinals.

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Players

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

NameTotal W–LSingles W–LDoubles W–LFirst year playedNo. of years played
Alex Antonitsch 2–32–10–2 1994 1
Stefan Koubek 4–21–23–0 2000 1
Thomas Muster 3–32–11–2 1990 2
Barbara Paulus 2–21–11–1 1990 1
Barbara Schett 5–12–13–0 2000 1
Horst Skoff 2–21–11–1 1995 1
Judith Wiesner 5–64–21–4 1993 3

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
1990 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–0Won
QuarterfinalsBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–2Lost
1993 Round OneBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–2Lost
1994 Round OneBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3–0Won
QuarterfinalsBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1Won
SemifinalsBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 0–3Lost
1995 Round OneBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–1Won
QuarterfinalsBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–2Lost
2000 Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–1Won

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