Hundai Hopman Cup
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Hundai Hopman Cup
Hundai Hopman Cup, an official team competition is held at the Burswood Dome, nestled in the fourth largest city of Australia called Perth. AsiaRooms.com offers complete information on Hundai Hopman Cup.The Hopman Cup, the official team competition organized by the International Tennis Federation is held at the beginning of the year. This event was conceptualized by well - known players Charlie Faircutt and Paul McNamee and it is named after Harry Hopman (famed Australian player and coach).
It was previously known as the Hoffman Cup and only after Hundai decided to sponsor this tournament in the year 1998 it came to be known as the Hundai Hoffman Cup. Eight teams participate in this event and each of the team comprises of two players, one male and one female. The decision for the eighth place is made by the crucial match that is played by the two nations, who have qualified for the Hundai Hopman Cup. It is an eight-day tournament and the matches that make up this tournament are women's singles, men's singles and mixed doubles.
Miloslav Mecir and Helena Sukova, the team from Czechoslovakia were the first winners of this tournament. The other famous teams or reputed players to win the Hundai Hopman Cup are:
- 1990/1991 - Monica Seles and Goran Prpic
- 1993 - Steffi Graf and Michael Stich
- 1994/1995 - Anke Huber and Boris Becker
- 2001 - Boris Becker and Anke Huber
It is one of the tournaments that draw a large number of crowd and the top tennis players try to the best of their ability to be a part of this tournament.
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