The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the ninth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was played between 29 December 1996 and 4 January 1997 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.
Eight teams competed for the title. Croatia were the 1996 champions but they lost in the group stage. The United States took the title after beating South Africa in the final.This was the first year that the tournament was sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.
Seedings
– Goran Ivanišević / Iva Majoli – Marc Rosset / Martina Hingis – Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer – Guy Forget / Mary Pierce
Group A
Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets1 3 0 6-3 13-102 2 1 6-3 6-73 1 2 4-5 9-114 0 3 2-7 5-11
Australia vs. Croatia
France vs. United States
Australia vs. France
Croatia vs. United States
Australia vs. United States
Croatia vs. France
Group B
Standings Pos.CountryWLMatchesSets1 3 0 7-2 13-102 2 1 6-3 6-73 1 2 5-4 9-94 0 3 0-9 1-18
Romania vs. Switzerland
Germany vs. South Africa
South Africa vs. Switzerland
Germany vs. Romania
Romania vs. South Africa
Germany vs. Switzerland
Final
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