Nell Hall Hopman Nell Hall Hopman Eleanor "Nell" Mary Hall Hopman ("née" Hall; 9 March 1909 – 10 January 1968) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from 1930 through the early 1960s. She was the first wife of Harry Hopman, the coach and captain of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams. Hopman was born on 9 March 1909 at Coogee, Sydney and was the only daughter and second of three children of Charles Ernest Hall, clerk, and Mabel Gertrude, née Tipper. She was educated at Claremont College, Randwick and as a student she excelled at tennis and music. She
Germany at the Hopman Cup Germany at the Hopman Cup Germany is a nation that has competed at fourteen Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989 (competing in 1989 under the name West Germany). Germany reached the final for three consecutive years between 1993 and 1995, finishing as the runners-up in 1994 but winning the tournament on the other two occasions. This is a list of players who have played for Germany in the Hopman Cup. In the last tie against Argentina, Tommy Haas strained his thigh muscle during the singles match and was both forced to retire from