Serbia at the Hopman Cup

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Serbia
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First year 2006
Years played4
Runners-up2 (2008, 2013)
Most total wins Novak Djokovic (20–8)
Most singles winsNovak Djokovic (11-3)
Most doubles winsNovak Djokovic (9–5)
Best doubles teamNovak Djokovic & Ana Ivanovic (6–4)
Most years playedNovak Djokovic (4)

Serbia is a nation that has competed at three Hopman Cup tournaments since it gained its independence following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. It first competed in the 18th Hopman Cup in 2006 (under the name Serbia and Montenegro). Serbia has reached the final on three occasions; the first time in 2008 where they lost to the United States, in 2011 where they had to retire before the final was played due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ana Ivanovic, [1] and in 2013 when they lost to Spain.

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Players

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

NameTotal W–LSingles W–LDoubles W–LFirst year playedNo. of years played
Novak Djokovic 20–811–39–5 2006 4
Ana Ivanovic 13–77–36–4 2006 3
Jelena Janković 4–31–23–1 2008 1

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
2006 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–1Won
2008 1Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–1Won
FinalBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–1Lost
2011 2Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, PerthFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–2Lost
2013 Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2-1Won
Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–1Won
Round RobinPerth Arena, PerthFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 3-0Won
FinalPerth Arena, PerthFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1Lost

1 In the final, Janković was unable to play her singles match against Serena Williams of the USA due to injury. This gave the point to the US, giving them a one-point advantage going into the men's singles and mixed doubles matches. [2]
2 Serbia finished top of their group in 2011 but due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ivanovic they were unable to participate in the final. They were instead replaced in the final by Belgium. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ivanovic injury forces Serbia out of Hopman Cup final". www.cnn.com. 7 Jan 2011. Retrieved 7 Oct 2011.
  2. "USA Wins Fifth Hopman Cup". www.hopmancup.com. 4 Jan 2008. Retrieved 7 Oct 2011.

See also

Yugoslavia at the Hopman Cup