Serbia at the Hopman Cup

Serbia is a nation that has competed at three Hopman Cup tournaments since it gained its independence following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. It first competed in the 18th Hopman Cup in 2006 (under the name Serbia and Montenegro). Serbia has reached the final on three occasions; the first time in 2008 where they lost to the United States, in 2011 where they had to retire before the final was played due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ana Ivanovic,[1] and in 2013 when they lost to Spain.

Serbia
First year2006
Years played4
Runners-up2 (2008, 2013)
Most total winsNovak Djokovic (20–8)
Most singles winsNovak Djokovic (11-3)
Most doubles winsNovak Djokovic (9–5)
Best doubles teamNovak Djokovic & Ana Ivanovic (6–4)
Most years playedNovak Djokovic (4)

Players

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

Name Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L First year played No. of years played
Novak Djokovic20-811–39-520064
Ana Ivanovic13–77–36–420063
Jelena Janković4–31–23–120081

Results
Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
2006 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Sweden 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Russia 2–1 Won
20081 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Chinese Taipei 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  France 2–1 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Argentina 2–1 Won
Final Burswood Dome, Perth  United States 2–1 Lost
20112 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Kazakhstan 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Australia 3–0 Won
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth  Belgium 1–2 Lost
2013 Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Italy 2-1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Australia 2–1 Won
Round Robin Perth Arena, Perth  Germany 3-0 Won
Final Perth Arena, Perth  Spain 2–1 Lost

1 In the final, Janković was unable to play her singles match against Serena Williams of the USA due to injury. This gave the point to the US, giving them a one-point advantage going into the men's singles and mixed doubles matches.[2]
2 Serbia finished top of their group in 2011 but due to an abdominal injury sustained by Ivanovic they were unable to participate in the final. They were instead replaced in the final by Belgium.[1]

References
  1. "Ivanovic injury forces Serbia out of Hopman Cup final". www.cnn.com. 7 Jan 2011. Retrieved 7 Oct 2011.
  2. "USA Wins Fifth Hopman Cup". www.hopmancup.com. 4 Jan 2008. Retrieved 7 Oct 2011.

See also

Yugoslavia at the Hopman Cup

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