Japan at the Hopman Cup explained

Type:Hopman
Japan
First Year:1989
Years Played:5
Best:Round One (1989, 1992, 1993)
Player Wins:Kimiko Date (2–2)
Ai Sugiyama (2–3)
Takao Suzuki (2–2)
Singles Wins:Kimiko Date (2–0)
Doubles Wins:Ai Sugiyama (1–1)
Takao Suzuki (1–1)
Best Doubles:Ai Sugiyama & Takao Suzuki (1–1)
Most Years:Kimiko Date (2)
Ai Sugiyama (2)
Takao Suzuki (2)
Yasufumi Yamamoto (2)

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 passed the qualification stage of the tournament.[1]

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.[2] [3]

Players

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

NameTotal W–LSingles W–LDoubles W–LFirst year playedNo. of years played
2–2 2–0 0–2 2
1–1 1–0 0–1 1
1–3 1–1 0–2 1
1–4 1–2 0–2 1
2–3 1–2 1–1 2
2–2 1–1 1–1 2
0–4 0–2 0–2 2
0–2 0–1 0–1 1

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
1989Round One Czechoslovakia1–2Lost
1992Round OneBurswood Dome, Perth Czechoslovakia1–2Lost
1993Round OneBurswood Dome, Perth 1–2Lost
2000 1Qualification Play-OffBurswood Dome, Perth 1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth 3–0Won
2001Qualification Play-OffBurswood Dome, Perth 1–2Lost
2018Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth0–3Lost
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth1–2Lost
Round RobinPerth Arena, Perth1–2Lost
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 was unable to play either of his matches, thus defaulting two points to Japan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nations Records . www.hopmancup.com . 26 Oct 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233823/http://hopmancup.com/Results/Nations-Records . 2011-09-05 .
  2. Web site: Taiwanese pair win place in Asian Hopman Cup final . www.taipeitimes.com . 26 Nov 2006 . 27 Oct 2011.
  3. Web site: ASIAN HOPMAN CUP, 8-11 November 2007 . www.asiantennis.com . 27 Oct 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401015613/http://asiantennis.com/factsheets/ASIAN%20HOPMAN%20CUP/Round%20Robin%20Table%20ASIAN%20HOPMAN%20CUP%202008.pdf . 1 April 2012 .