Thailand at the Hopman Cup
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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. This remains their best performance to date.
Thailand also participated a number of times in 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 2006, 2008 and 2009 Thailand failed to progress past the round robin stage of the event but in 2007 they hosted the event and finished as the runners-up to Chinese Taipei
.
1 In the 2000 tie against Slovakia, the female Slovakian competitor, Henrieta Nagyová
, was forced to retire during the singles match and was also unable to play the mixed doubles match. This conceded two points to Thailand and helped towards their eventual 3–0 victory over Slovakia.
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 two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 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:...
, when they won the qualification play-off and went on to reach the final, eventually finishing as the runners-up. This remains their best performance to date.
Thailand also participated a number of times in 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 2006, 2008 and 2009 Thailand failed to progress past the round robin stage of the event but in 2007 they hosted the event and finished as the runners-up to Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei at the Hopman Cup
Chinese Taipei is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2008 when they qualified for the event by winning the second annual Asian Hopman Cup. They repeated this feat the following year by again winning the Asian Hopman Cup...
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Players
This is a list of players who have played for Thailand in the Hopman Cup.Name | Total W-L | Singles W-L | Doubles W-L | First year played | No. of years played |
6–9 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 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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7–8 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 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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Results
Year | Competition | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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:... 1 |
Qualification Play-Off | 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.... |
Japan Japan at the Hopman Cup Japan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions, the first being at the inaugural annual staging in 1989. Before the introduction of the round robin competition format in 1996, Japan never passed the first round and since its introduction, the nation has never... |
2–1 | Won |
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:... |
2–1 | Won | |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Slovakia Slovakia at the Hopman Cup Slovakia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on eight occasionz, first competing at the 10th Hopman Cup in 1998. They have won the title three times: in 1998, 2005 and 2009.... |
3–0 | Won | |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Austria Austria at the Hopman Cup Austria is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions. It first competed at the 2nd annual staging in 1990 and its best result to date came in 1994, when it reached the semifinals.-Players:... |
1–2 | Lost | |
Final | Burswood Dome, Perth | South Africa South Africa at the Hopman Cup South Africa is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed the 5th annual staging in 1993. They won the event in 2000 and were also the runners-up three years earlier in 1997.-Players:... |
0–3 | Lost | |
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 :... |
Round Robin | 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:... |
0–3 | Lost |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | South Africa | 1–2 | Lost | |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Australia | 3–0 | Won |
1 In the 2000 tie against Slovakia, the female Slovakian competitor, Henrieta Nagyová
Henrieta Nagyová
Henrieta Nagyová is a Slovak female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1994 and has been ranked as high as the 21st in the world . In recent years her ranking has fallen due to constant injury. In late 2005, she brought her ranking up to a year ending 145, after it fell below 200...
, was forced to retire during the singles match and was also unable to play the mixed doubles match. This conceded two points to Thailand and helped towards their eventual 3–0 victory over Slovakia.