Thailand at the Hopman Cup explained

Type:Hopman
Thailand
First Year:2000
Years Played:2
Runners-Up:1 (2000)
Player Wins:Tamarine Tanasugarn (7–8)
Singles Wins:Tamarine Tanasugarn (5–3)
Doubles Wins:Tamarine Tanasugarn (2–5)
Paradorn Srichaphan (2–5)
Best Doubles:Tamarine Tanasugarn &<br>Paradorn Srichaphan (2–5)
Most Years:Tamarine Tanasugarn (2)
Paradorn Srichaphan (2)

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] 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[2] [3] [4] but in 2007 they hosted the event and finished as the runners-up to Chinese Taipei.[5]

Players

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

NameTotal W–LSingles W–LDoubles W–LFirst year playedNo. of years played
6–9 4–4 2–5 2
7–8 5–3 2–5 2

Results

YearCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreResult
2000 1Qualification Play-OffJapan2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Australia2–1Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Slovakia3–0Won
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Austria1–2Lost
FinalBurswood Dome, Perth South Africa0–3Lost
2001Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Switzerland0–3Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth South Africa1–2Lost
Round RobinBurswood Dome, Perth Australia3–0Won
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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nations Records . www.hopmancup.com . 27 Oct 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233823/http://hopmancup.com/Results/Nations-Records . 5 September 2011 .
  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, 12-15 November 2008 . www.asiantennis.com . 27 Oct 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425112949/http://www.asiantennis.com/latest/Asian%20hopman%20Cup%202008/DRAW%20HOPMAN%20CUP%202008.pdf . 25 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Country Profiles . www.hopmancup.com . 29 Dec 2009 . 27 Oct 2011.
  5. 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 .