Sport in Western Australia held annually. The FINA World Championships were held in Perth in 1991 and 1998. Western Australia also hosts the annual Hopman Cup mixed tennis tournament at Perth Arena (previously at the Burswood Dome). Davis Cup and Federation Cup ties have also been held at the Royal King's Park Tennis Club. The Western Australian Athletics Stadium opened in 2009. The main grandstand is named after Shirley Strickland. Baseball is becoming increasingly popular in Western Australia. Baseball WA is the governing body of baseball in Western Australia and oversees the organization of the sport in the area. The highest level of play
Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year. In 2008 and 2009 Kazakhstan hosted the event in Astana finishing as the runners-up to Chinese Taipei in 2008 and winning in 2009 to grant them access to the main tournament in Australia for the first time. This is a list of players who have played for Kazakhstan in the Hopman Cup. In 2010, the mixed doubles dead rubber against Germany was not played. CIS at the Hopman Cup<br> Soviet Union at the Hopman Cup Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup Kazakhstan is a