CIS at the Hopman Cup
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The Commonwealth of Independent States (or CIS) is a regional organisation formed of former Soviet states
Post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...

 that competed at the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...

 in 1992. It reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.

Since 1992, four of the independent states which form the CIS have competed in the Hopman Cup individually. These are: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup
Kazakhstan is a nation that has competed at two Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 22nd Hopman Cup in 2010. Its best result to date is finishing second in their group in 2010....

, Russia
Russia at the Hopman Cup
Russia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on seven occasions, their first appearance coming at the 13th annual staging of the event in 2001...

, Ukraine
Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on three consecutive occasions, the first being in 1993. In 1995, Ukraine were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date....

 and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on one occasion, in 2003. In 2003, Uzbekistan won their qualification play-off but went on to place fourth in group A....

. Prior to 1992, they all competed as the Soviet Union
Soviet Union at the Hopman Cup
The Soviet Union is a nation that competed at two consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 2nd Hopman Cup in 1990. The Soviet Union never won a tie and as such never passed the quarterfinal stage of the tournament....

.

Players

This is a list of players who have played for the Soviet Union in the Hopman Cup.
Name Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L First year played No. of years played
2–2 2–0 0–2 1992
1992 Hopman Cup
The 1992 Hopman Cup was the fourth edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event. Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere of Switzerland beat Helena Suková and Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia...

 
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1–3 1–1 0–2 1992
1992 Hopman Cup
The 1992 Hopman Cup was the fourth edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event. Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere of Switzerland beat Helena Suková and Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia...

 
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Results

Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1992
1992 Hopman Cup
The 1992 Hopman Cup was the fourth edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event. Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere of Switzerland beat Helena Suková and Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia...

Round One Burswood Dome, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

Great Britain
Great Britain at the Hopman Cup
Great Britain is a nation that has competed at five Hopman Cup tournaments and appeared in the first edition in 1989. Great Britain's best result is finishing runner-up to Spain at the 2010 Hopman Cup.-Players:...

2–1 Won
Quarterfinals Burswood Dome, Perth Switzerland
Switzerland at the Hopman Cup
Switzerland is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on nine occasions, the first being at the 3rd annual staging in 1991. They won the tournament in 1992 and 2001 and were also runners-up in 1996.-Players:...

1–2 Lost

See also

Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup
Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup
Kazakhstan is a nation that has competed at two Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 22nd Hopman Cup in 2010. Its best result to date is finishing second in their group in 2010....



Russia at the Hopman Cup
Russia at the Hopman Cup
Russia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on seven occasions, their first appearance coming at the 13th annual staging of the event in 2001...



Soviet Union at the Hopman Cup
Soviet Union at the Hopman Cup
The Soviet Union is a nation that competed at two consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 2nd Hopman Cup in 1990. The Soviet Union never won a tie and as such never passed the quarterfinal stage of the tournament....



Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine at the Hopman Cup
Ukraine is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on three consecutive occasions, the first being in 1993. In 1995, Ukraine were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date....



Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan at the Hopman Cup
Uzbekistan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on one occasion, in 2003. In 2003, Uzbekistan won their qualification play-off but went on to place fourth in group A....

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