Nell Hall Hopman Lesley Turner Bowrey, and Mary Carter Reitano. Although the tour was a financial success, Hopman was accused of overworking and underfeeding her players and forcing them to stay in inadequate hotels. As a result, Court refused to participate in the 1962 overseas tour led by Hopman. Hopman was employed by the United States Lawn Tennis Association and the Southern California Tennis Association from 1952 through 1954 to be the travelling companion and chaperon of Connolly. In 1962, she persuaded the International Tennis Federation to begin sponsoring the Federation Cup, now known as the Fed Cup, an international team event for
Ukraine at the Hopman Cup Ukraine at the Hopman Cup Ukraine is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on four occasions, the first being in 1993. In 1995 and 2016, Ukraine were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date. Before its dissolution, Ukraine used to form part of the Soviet Union which also competed at the Hopman Cup on two occasions in the early 1990s. Additionally, Ukraine is a member of the CIS which entered a CIS team into the 1992 event. This is a list of players who have played for Ukraine in the Hopman Cup.