2006 Hopman Cup

April 2021 January 2012 2006 Hopman Cup 30 December 2005 – 6 January 2006 XVIII Hard (indoor) Perth, Western Australia Burswood Entertainment Complex United States The 2006 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th 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) – 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) – Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic Sweden – Sofia Arvidsson and Thomas Johansson Play-off Netherlands vs. China Netherlands China 2 1 Michaëlla Krajicek 3 6 3 Peng Shuai 6 4 6 Peter Wessels 6 6 Sun Peng 2 2 Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels 6 6 Peng Shuai Sun Peng 4 4 Group A Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets 1.United States 2 1 5 – 4 12 – 8 2. 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 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 Lisa Raymond 2 4 Ana Ivanovic 6 6 Taylor Dent 6 6 Novak Djokovic 1 4 Lisa Raymond Taylor Dent 7 6 Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic 6 2 Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden Serbia and Montenegro Sweden 2 1 Ana Ivanovic 6 6 Sofia Arvidsson 3 1 Novak Djokovic 6.04 6.03 Thomas Johansson 7 7 Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic 6 6 Sofia Arvidsson Thomas Johansson 2 4 United States vs. Russia United States Russia 2 1 Lisa Raymond 4 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Taylor Dent 6 6 Yuri Schukin 2 0 Lisa Raymond Taylor Dent 6 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova Yuri Schukin 4 1 Russia vs. Sweden Russia Sweden 2 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 6 Sofia Arvidsson 6.03 4 Yuri Schukin 6.07 6.04 Thomas Johansson 7 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova Yuri Schukin 7 6 Sofia Arvidsson Thomas Johansson 5 3 Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia Serbia and Montenegro Russia 2 1 Ana Ivanovic 1 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Novak Djokovic 6 6 Yuri Schukin 0 2 Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic 6 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova Yuri Schukin 2 6.04 Sweden vs. United States Sweden United States 2 1 Sofia Arvidsson 2 6 6 Lisa Raymond 6 2 4 Thomas Johansson 7 2 6 Taylor Dent 6.05 6 3 Sofia Arvidsson Thomas Johansson Lisa Raymond Taylor Dent 2 Group B Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets 1.Netherlands 3 0 7 – 2 15 – 4 2.Australia 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11 3. 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11 4. Germany 1 2 3 – 6 6 – 13 Germany vs. Australia Germany Australia 2 1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3 5 Samantha Stosur 6 7 Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 Wayne Arthurs 3 4 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nicolas Kiefer 4 6 7 Samantha Stosur Wayne Arthurs 6 3 6.08 Netherlands vs. Argentina Netherlands Argentina 2 1 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 6 Gisela Dulko 4 2 Peter Wessels 6 7 Gastón Gaudio 2 6.05 Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels 6 3 6.05 Gisela Dulko Gastón Gaudio 4 6 7 Netherlands vs. Australia Netherlands Australia 2 1 Michaëlla Krajicek 6.08 4 Samantha Stosur 7 6 Peter Wessels 7 6 Todd Reid 5 4 Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels 6 6 Samantha Stosur Todd Reid 4 2 Argentina vs. Germany Argentina Germany 2 1 Gisela Dulko 6 6 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 1 0 Gastón Gaudio 3 3 Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 Gisela Dulko Gastón Gaudio 7 6 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nicolas Kiefer 5 0 Australia vs. Argentina Australia Argentina 2 1 Samantha Stosur 7 6.03 6 Gisela Dulko 5 7 3 Todd Reid 0 3 Gastón Gaudio 6 6 Samantha Stosur Todd Reid 7 6 Gisela Dulko Gastón Gaudio 5 3 Netherlands vs. Germany Netherlands Germany 3 0 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 7 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 4 6.05 Peter Wessels Nicolas Kiefer 1 Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nicolas Kiefer 1 Final United States vs. Netherlands United States Netherlands Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 6 January 2006 Hard (indoors) 2 1 Lisa Raymond 4 6.04 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 7 Taylor Dent 6 6 Peter Wessels 1 4 Lisa Raymond Taylor Dent 4 6 7 Michaëlla Krajicek Peter Wessels 6 2 6.04 2006 Hopman Cup Champions United States United States Fourth External links 2006-xviii ITF 2006 Hopman Cup Preview https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145836/http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=15737 29 September 2007 2006 Hopman Cup Article from the ITF https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122358/http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=16139 29 September 2007 Match Article from ABC ITF review https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122358/http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=16139 29 September 2007 2006 Hopman Cup Hopman Cup