The Hyundai Hopman Cup - an official team competition of the ITF since 1996 - is an international mixed event that was first contested in 1989.
It is staged at the start of each year in Perth, Australia. In 2013, the Hopman Cup celebrated its 25th year by moving to the state-of-the-art Perth Arena.
The event was born out of admiration for Harry Hopman, the great Australian, with former players Paul McNamee and Charlie Fancutt responsible for conceiving the idea.
The Hopman Cup has consistently attracted the game’s best players. More than 20 former world No. 1's have represented their nation over the years and there were three past or present Grand Slam champions competing in 2012.
Some of the all-time greats to play at the Hopman Cup include John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Yannick Noah, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Boris Becker, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Steffi Graf, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams.
For the players, it is an entertaining and relaxing way of starting the season before contesting the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. It was clearly good preparation for Djokovic in 2011, as the Serb won his three Hopman Cup singles matches and then went on to lift the trophy at Melbourne Park.
Spain are the reigning champions after the team of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Fernando Vedasco stunned top seeds Serbia in the final. The Spanish clinched the title 2-1 with victory in the mixed doubles rubber over Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic.
For more information about the Hyundai Hopman Cup, including players, nations, news and photos, visit the competition's official website.
- HopmanCup.com
Hopman Cup XXV
The 25th edition of the Hyundai Hopman Cup took place on 29 Dec 2012 - 5 Jan 2013, when another all-star cast lined up to compete for the title.
Click here to view the Schedule and Results.
Australia Serbia
Ashleigh Barty Ana Ivanovic
Bernard Tomic Novak Djokovic
France South Africa
Mathilde Johansson Chanelle Scheepers
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Kevin Anderson
Germany Spain
Andrea Petkovic Anabel Medina Garrigues
Tommy Haas Fernando Verdasco
Italy USA
Francesca Schiavone Venus Williams
Andreas Seppi John Isner
Honour roll
1989 2003
Czechoslovakia USA
Helena Sukova / Miloslav Mecir Serena Williams / James Blake
1990 2004
Spain USA
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario / Emilio Sanchez Lindsay Davenport / James Blake
1991 2005
Yugoslavia Slovak Republic
Monica Seles / Goran Prpic Daniela Hantuchova / Dominik Hrbaty
1992 2006
Switzerland USA
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere / Jacob Hlasek Lisa Raymond / Taylor Dent
1993 2007
Germany Russia
Steffi Graf / Michael Stich Nadia Petrova / Dmitry Tursunov
1994 2008
Czech Republic USA
Jana Novotna / Petr Korda Serena Williams / Mardy Fish
1995 2009
Germany Slovak Republic
Anke Huber / Boris Becker Dominika Cibulkova / Dominik Hrbaty
1996 2010
Croatia Spain
Iva Majoli / Goran Ivanisevic MJ Martinez Sanchez / Tommy Robredo
1997 2011
USA USA
Chanda Rubin / Justin Gimelstob Bethanie Mattek-Sands / John Isner
1998 2012
Slovak Republic Czech Republic
Karina Hadsudova / Karol Kucera Petra Kvitova / Tomas Berdych
1999 2013
Australia Spain
Jelena Dokic / Mark Philippoussis Anabel Medina Garrigues / Fernando Verdasco
2000
South Africa
Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferriera
2001
Switzerland
Martina Hingis / Roger Federer
2002
Spain
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario / Tommy Robredo