Hopman Cup XVIII

Champions	United States
Dates	December 20, 2005 – January 6, 2006

The 2006 Hopman Cup was the eighteenth Hopman Cup tournament. The champions were Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent of the United States. The Netherlands qualified and reached the final. Michaëlla Krajicek won her singles match, and Taylor Dent beat Peter Wessels. The mixed doubles competition was won in close sets by Raymond and Dent. The event was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth on December 30, 2005 through January 6, 2006. This is the first elite-level tennis tournament ever for players challenge calls using the Hawk-Eye technology. Players/Teams can make as many challenges as they want but can only be incorrect twice in a set. Once they make two incorrect challenges, the player/team can no longer make any further challenges until the next set.

Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Seeds 1.2 Unseeded 2 Play-off 2.1 Netherlands vs. China 3 Group A 3.1 Standings 3.2 United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro 3.3 Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden 3.4 United States vs. Russia 3.5 Russia vs. Sweden 3.6 Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia 3.7 Sweden vs. United States 4 Group B 4.1 Standings 4.2 Germany vs. Australia 4.3 Netherlands vs. Argentina 4.4 Netherlands vs. Australia 4.5 Argentina vs. Germany 4.6 Australia vs. Argentina 4.7 Netherlands vs. Germany 5 Final 5.1 United States vs. Netherlands 6 External links

[edit] Teams

[edit] Seeds  United States – Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent (Champions)  Argentina – Gisela Dulko and Gaston Gaudio  Australia – Samantha Stosur and either Wayne Arthurs or Todd Reid  Russia – Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yuri Schukin

[edit] Unseeded  China – Peng Shuai and Sun Peng  Germany – Anna-Lena Gronefeld and Nicolas Kiefer  Netherlands – Michaella Krajicek and Peter Wessels (Finalists)  Serbia and Montenegro – Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic  Sweden – Sofia Arvidsson and Thomas Johansson

[edit] Play-off

[edit] Netherlands vs. China

Netherlands 2			China 1
1 2 3 1 Michaella Krajicek Peng Shuai 3 6 6 4 3 6   2 Peter Wessels Sun Peng 6 2 6 2     3 Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Peng Shuai / Sun Peng 6 4 6 4

[edit] Group A

[edit] Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	United States	2	1	5 – 4	12 – 8
2.	Serbia and Montenegro	2	1	5 – 4	10 – 8
3.	Sweden	1	2	4 – 5	8 – 12
4.	Russia	1	2	4 – 5	8 – 10

[edit] United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro

United States 2			Serbia and Montenegro 1
1 2 3 1 Lisa Raymond Ana Ivanovic 2 6 4 6     2 Taylor Dent Novak Djokovic 6 1 6 4     3 Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Ana Ivanović / Novak Djokovic 7 6 6 2

[edit] Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden

Serbia and Montenegro 2			Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson 6 3 6 1     2 Novak Djokovic Thomas Johansson 65 7 64 7     3 Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson 6 2 6 4

[edit] United States vs. Russia

United States 2			Russia 1
1 2 3 1 Lisa Raymond Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 6 1 6     2 Taylor Dent Yuri Schukin 6 2 6 0     3 Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin 6 4 6 1

[edit] Russia vs. Sweden

Russia 2			Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova Sofia Arvidsson 7 64 6 4     2 Yuri Schukin Thomas Johansson 68 7 65 7     3 Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson 7 5 6 3

[edit] Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia

Serbia and Montenegro 2			Russia 1
1 2 3 1 Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 6 4 6     2 Novak Djokovic Yuri Schukin 6 0 6 2     3 Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin 6 2 7 65

[edit] Sweden vs. United States

Sweden 2			United States 1
1 2 3 1 Sofia Arvidsson Lisa Raymond 2 6 6 2 6 4   2 Thomas Johansson Taylor Dent 7 65 2 6 6 3   3 Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent         w/o

[edit] Group B

[edit] Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	Netherlands	3	0	7 – 2	15 – 4
2.	Australia	1	2	4 – 5	9 – 11
3.	Argentina	1	2	4 – 5	9 – 11
4.	Germany	1	2	3 – 6	6 – 13

[edit] Germany vs. Australia

Germany 2			Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Samantha Stosur 3 6 5 7     2 Nicolas Kiefer Wayne Arthurs 6 3 6 4     3 Anna-Lena Gronefeld / Nicolas Kiefer Samantha Stosur / Wayne Arthurs 4 6 6 3 7 69

[edit] Netherlands vs. Argentina

Netherlands 2			Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Michaella Krajicek Gisela Dulko 6 4 6 2     2 Peter Wessels Gaston Gaudio 6 2 7 65     3 Michaella Krajicek / Peter Wessels Gisela Dulko / Gaston Gaudio 6 4 3 6 65 7

[edit] Netherlands vs. Australia

Netherlands 2			Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Michaella Krajicek Samantha Stosur 69 7 4 6     2 Peter Wessels Todd Reid 7 5 6 4     3 Michaella Krajicek / Peter Wessels Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid 6 4 6 2

[edit] Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina 2			Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Gisela Dulko Anna-Lena Gronefeld 6 1 6 0     2 Gaston Gaudio Nicolas Kiefer 3 6 3 6     3 Gisela Dulko / Gaston Gaudio Anna-Lena Gronefeld / Nicolas Kiefer 7 5 6 0

[edit] Australia vs. Argentina

Australia 2			Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Samantha Stosur Gisela Dulko 7 5 64 7 6 3   2 Todd Reid Gaston Gaudio 0 6 3 6     3 Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid Gisela Dulko / Gaston Gaudio 7 5 6 3

[edit] Netherlands vs. Germany

Netherlands 3			Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Michaella Krajicek Anna-Lena Gronefeld 6 4 7 65     2 Peter Wessels Nicolas Kiefer       w/o   3 Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Anna-Lena Gronefeld / Nicolas Kiefer       w/o

[edit] Final

[edit] United States vs. Netherlands

United States 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth January 6, 2006 Hard (indoors)		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 1 Lisa Raymond Michaella Krajicek 4 6 65 7     2 Taylor Dent Peter Wessels 6 1 6 4     3 Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Michaella Krajicek / Peter Wessels 4 6 6 2 7 68

2006 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Fourth title

[edit] External links

• Hopman Cup Profile for the 2006 Hopman Cup
• ITF 2006 Hopman Cup Preview
• 2006 Hopman Cup Article from the ITF
• Match Article from ABC
• ITF review

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