Japan at the Hopman Cup

Japan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions, the first being at the inaugural annual staging in 1989. Before the introduction of the round robin competition format in 1996, Japan never passed the first round and since its introduction, the nation has never passed the qualification stage of the tournament.[1]

Japan
First year1989
Years played5
Best finishRound One (1989, 1992, 1993)
Most total winsKimiko Date (2–2)
Ai Sugiyama (2–3)
Takao Suzuki (2–2)
Most singles winsKimiko Date (2–0)
Most doubles winsAi Sugiyama (1–1)
Takao Suzuki (1–1)
Best doubles teamAi Sugiyama & Takao Suzuki (1–1)
Most years playedKimiko Date (2)
Ai Sugiyama (2)
Takao Suzuki (2)
Yasufumi Yamamoto (2)

Japan also participated in the first two stagings of the now defunct Asian Hopman Cup, a qualifying tournament which ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year. In both 2006 and 2007, Japan failed to progress past the round robin stage of the event, thus failing to gain entry into the main tournament in Australia.[2][3]

Players

This is a list of players who have played for Japan in the Hopman Cup.

Name Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L First year played No. of years played
Kimiko Date2–22–00–219922
Shuzo Matsuoka1–11–00–119891
Naomi Osaka1–31–10–220181
Yūichi Sugita1–41–20–220181
Ai Sugiyama2–31–21–120002
Takao Suzuki2–21–11–120002
Yasufumi Yamamoto0–40–20–219922
Masako Yanagi0–20–10–119891

Results
Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1989 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth Czechoslovakia 1–2 Lost
1992 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth Czechoslovakia 1–2 Lost
1993 Round One Burswood Dome, Perth   Switzerland 1–2 Lost
2000 1 Qualification Play-Off Burswood Dome, Perth  Thailand 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Australia 3–0 Won
2001 Qualification Play-Off Burswood Dome, Perth  Belgium 1–2 Lost
2018 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth   Switzerland 0–3 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Russia 1–2 Lost

1 Despite losing the qualification play-off in 2000, the Japanese team replaced the injured Belgium team for the tie against Australia. In this tie, Australian opponent Mark Philippoussis was unable to play either of his matches, thus defaulting two points to Japan.[1]

References
  1. "Nations Records". www.hopmancup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 26 Oct 2011.
  2. "Taiwanese pair win place in Asian Hopman Cup final". www.taipeitimes.com. 26 Nov 2006. Retrieved 27 Oct 2011.
  3. "ASIAN HOPMAN CUP, 8-11 November 2007" (PDF). www.asiantennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 Oct 2011.
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