2006 Hopman Cup

**Hopman Cup XVIII**
Champions	United States
Dates	20 December 2005 – 6 January 2006
Location	Perth, Australia
Surface	Hard indoor

The 2006 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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 30 December 2005 through 6 January 2006. This was the first elite-level tennis tournament in which players could challenge line calls using the Hawk-Eye technology. Players or teams had a limit of two unsuccessful challenges per set.

Teams

Seeds

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

Unseeded

China – Peng Shuai and Sun Peng
Germany – Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Nicolas Kiefer
Netherlands – Michaëlla Krajicek and Peter Wessels (Finalists)
Serbia and Montenegro – Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic
Sweden – Sofia Arvidsson and Thomas Johansson

Play-off

Netherlands vs. China

Netherlands
2

China
1

		1	2	3
1	Michaëlla 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

Group A

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

United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro

United States
2

Serbia and Montenegro
1

		1	2
1	Lisa Raymond Ana Ivanovic	2 6	4 6
2	Taylor Dent Novak Djokovic	6 1	6 4
3	Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic	7 6	6 2

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden

Serbia and Montenegro
2

Sweden
1

		1	2
1	Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson	6 3	6 1
2	Novak Djokovic Thomas Johansson	6⁵ 7⁷	6⁴ 7⁷
3	Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson	6 2	6 4

United States vs. Russia

United States
2

Russia
1

		1	2
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

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia
2

Sweden
1

		1	2
1	Svetlana Kuznetsova Sofia Arvidsson	7⁷ 6⁴	6 4
2	Yuri Schukin Thomas Johansson	6⁸ 7¹⁰	6⁵ 7⁷
3	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yuri Schukin Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson	7 5	6 3

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia

Serbia and Montenegro
2

Russia
1

		1	2
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	7⁷ 6⁵

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	7⁷ 6⁵	2 6	6 3
3	Sofia Arvidsson / Thomas Johansson Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent				w/o

Group B

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

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 Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer Samantha Stosur / Wayne Arthurs	4 6	6 3	7¹¹ 6⁹

Netherlands vs. Argentina

Netherlands
2

Argentina
1

		1	2	3
1	Michaëlla Krajicek Gisela Dulko	6 4	6 2
2	Peter Wessels Gastón Gaudio	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵
3	Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio	6 4	3 6	6⁵ 7⁷

Netherlands vs. Australia

Netherlands
2

Australia
1

		1	2
1	Michaëlla Krajicek Samantha Stosur	6⁹ 7¹¹	4 6
2	Peter Wessels Todd Reid	7 5	6 4
3	Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid	6 4	6 2

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina
2

Germany
1

		1	2
1	Gisela Dulko Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6 1	6 0
2	Gastón Gaudio Nicolas Kiefer	3 6	3 6
3	Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer	7 5	6 0

Australia vs. Argentina

Australia
2

Argentina
1

		1	2	3
1	Samantha Stosur Gisela Dulko	7 5	6⁴ 7⁷	6 3
2	Todd Reid Gastón Gaudio	0 6	3 6
3	Samantha Stosur / Todd Reid Gisela Dulko / Gastón Gaudio	7 5	6 3

Netherlands vs. Germany

Netherlands
3

Germany
0

		1	2
1	Michaëlla Krajicek Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6 4	7⁷ 6⁵
2	Peter Wessels Nicolas Kiefer			w/o
3	Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicolas Kiefer			w/o

Final

United States vs. Netherlands

United States
2

Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
6 January 2006
Hard (indoors)

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3
1	Lisa Raymond Michaëlla Krajicek	4 6	6⁵ 7⁷
2	Taylor Dent Peter Wessels	6 1	6 4
3	Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent Michaëlla Krajicek / Peter Wessels	4 6	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵

2006 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Fourth title

External links

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Venues	Burswood Dome (1989–2012) Perth Arena (from 2013)

Harry Hopman Structure

2006 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series ITF Circuit

National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup

Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games