Canada at the Hopman Cup explained

Canada
First Year:2004
Years Played:4
Best:Second in Group A (2014, 2015)
Player Wins:Eugenie Bouchard (7–10)
Singles Wins:Eugenie Bouchard (4–5)
Doubles Wins:Eugenie Bouchard (3–5)
Best Doubles:Eugenie Bouchard /
Milos Raonic (2–1)
Most Years:Eugenie Bouchard (3)

Canada has competed at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament on four occasions, in 2004, 2014, 2015 and 2018. In 2004, the team of Maureen Drake and Frank Dancevic was defeated in the qualification play-off and as such did not compete in the round robin, except to stand in for the injured Belgium team for the final round robin tie against Hungary.[1] Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard represented Canada in 2014 and finished second in Group A.[2] [3] Bouchard represented Canada once again in 2015, this time with Vasek Pospisil, and ranked second in Group A for the second straight year.[4] Bouchard and Pospisil represented Canada in 2018 and finished last in their group.[5]

Players

This is a list of players who have played for Canada in the Hopman Cup.

NameTotal Singles Doubles First year playedNo. of years played
7–10 4–5 3–5 3
1–2 1–1 0–1 1
0–3 0–2 0–1 1
5–7 3–3 2–4 2
4–2 2–1 2–1 1

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
20041Qualification play-offsBurswood Dome, Perth1–2Loss
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth0–3Loss
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth2–1Win
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth1–2Loss
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth3–0Win
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth1–2Loss
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth2–1Win
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth2–1Win
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth1–2Loss
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth0–3Loss
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth0–3Loss
1 Despite losing the qualification play-off against Hungary in 2004, Canada replaced the injured Belgium team for their final round robin tie (again against the Hungarian team) where they conceded the mixed doubles dead rubber as a walkover.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nations Records. HopmanCup.com. October 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233823/http://hopmancup.com/Results/Nations-Records. September 5, 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Bouchard and Raonic to play Hopman Cup. Tennis Canada. December 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Poland downs Aussies, seals place in final. HopmanCup.com. January 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: Canada's Eugenie Bouchard returns to Hopman Cup at Perth Arena. Perth Now. September 12, 2014.
  5. Web site: Bouchard and Pospisil to team up at Hopman Cup. Tennis Canada. October 7, 2017.