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 – Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent (champions) – Gisela Dulko and Gastón Gaudio – Samantha Stosur and either Wayne Arthurs or Todd Reid – Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yuri Schukin
Unseeded – Peng Shuai and Sun Peng – Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Nicolas Kiefer – Michaëlla Krajicek and Peter Wessels (finalists) – Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic – Sofia Arvidsson and Thomas Johansson
Play-off
Netherlands vs. China
Group A
Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets 1. 2 1 5 – 4 12 – 8 2. 2 1 5 – 4 10 – 8 3. 1 2 4 – 5 8 – 12 4. 1 2 4 – 5 8 – 10
United States vs. Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro vs. Sweden
United States vs. Russia
Russia vs. Sweden
Serbia and Montenegro vs. Russia
Sweden vs. United States
Group B
Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets 1. 3 0 7 – 2 15 – 4 2. 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11 3. 1 2 4 – 5 9 – 11 4. 1 2 3 – 6 6 – 13
Germany vs. Australia
Netherlands vs. Argentina
Netherlands vs. Australia
Argentina vs. Germany
Australia vs. Argentina
Netherlands vs. Germany
Final
United States vs. Netherlands
External links
ITF 2006 Hopman Cup Preview 2006 Hopman Cup Article from the ITF Match Article from ABC ITF review