Japan at the Hopman Cup
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Japan is a nation that has 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...

 tournament on five occasions, the first being at the inaugural annual staging in 1989
1989 Hopman Cup
The 1989 Hopman Cup was the first edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 28, 1988 through January 1, 1989...

. Before the introduction of the round robin competition format in 1996
1996 Hopman Cup
The 1996 Hopman Cup was the eighth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.-Teams:# – Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević # – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Richard Krajicek...

, Japan never passed the first round and since its introduction, the nation has never passed the qualification stage of the tournament.

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.

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
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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1–1 1–0 0–1 1989
1989 Hopman Cup
The 1989 Hopman Cup was the first edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 28, 1988 through January 1, 1989...

 
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2–3 1–2 1–1 2000
2000 Hopman Cup
-Standings:-Austria vs. Slovakia:-Thailand vs. Australia:-Australia vs. Austria:-Thailand vs. Slovakia:-Austria vs. Thailand:-Japan vs. Australia:-Standings:-South Africa vs. Belgium:-Sweden vs. United States:...

 
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2–2 1–1 1–1 2000
2000 Hopman Cup
-Standings:-Austria vs. Slovakia:-Thailand vs. Australia:-Australia vs. Austria:-Thailand vs. Slovakia:-Austria vs. Thailand:-Japan vs. Australia:-Standings:-South Africa vs. Belgium:-Sweden vs. United States:...

 
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0–4 0–2 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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0–2 0–1 0–1 1989
1989 Hopman Cup
The 1989 Hopman Cup was the first edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 28, 1988 through January 1, 1989...

 
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Results

Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result
1989
1989 Hopman Cup
The 1989 Hopman Cup was the first edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. The event was held from December 28, 1988 through January 1, 1989...

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....

Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia at the Hopman Cup
Czechoslovakia is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989, winning the event...

1–2 Lost
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 Czechoslovakia 1–2 Lost
1993
1993 Hopman Cup
The 1993 Hopman Cup was the fifth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.- Seeds :# – Steffi Graf and Michael Stich # – Jana Novotná and Petr Korda ...

Round One 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
2000
2000 Hopman Cup
-Standings:-Austria vs. Slovakia:-Thailand vs. Australia:-Australia vs. Austria:-Thailand vs. Slovakia:-Austria vs. Thailand:-Japan vs. Australia:-Standings:-South Africa vs. Belgium:-Sweden vs. United States:...

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Qualification Play-Off Burswood Dome, Perth Thailand
Thailand at the Hopman Cup
Thailand is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2000, when they won the qualification play-off and went on to reach the final, eventually finishing as the runners-up...

1–2 Lost
Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia
Australia at the Hopman Cup
Australia is a nation that has competed at each edition of the Hopman Cup tournament since the inaugural event in 1989. Australia won the title in 1999 and finished as the runners up in 1989 and 2003.-Players:...

3–0 Won
2001
2001 Hopman Cup
- Teams and Standings :Note: The team hilighted in grey is the team that goes to the finals.- South Africa vs. Australia :- South Africa vs. Thailand :- Switzerland vs. Australia :- Switzerland vs. South Africa :- Switzerland vs. Thailand :...

Qualification Play-Off Burswood Dome, Perth Belgium
Belgium at the Hopman Cup
Belgium is a nation that has competed at six Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the 12th Hopman Cup in 2000. Belgium has been the runner-up on one occasion, in 2011, when they finished second in their group but after Serbia's withdrawal from the final due to an abdominal injury sustained...

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
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....

was unable to play either of his matches, thus defaulting two points to Japan.
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