2009 Hopman Cup 2009 Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup XXI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 21st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was held from 3 January through 9 January 2009 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia. Eight nations competed. They were formed of one man and one woman from the same nation. The nations were split into two pools of four in a round robin format, with the group winners contesting the final. The United States were the defending champions and they were
Russia at the Hopman Cup Russia at the Hopman Cup Russia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on seven occasions, their first appearance coming at the 13th annual staging of the event in 2001. They have won the tournament on one occasion, in 2007, and were the runners up two years later in 2009. Before its dissolution, Russia used to form part of the Soviet Union which also competed at the Hopman Cup on two occasions in the early 1990s. Additionally, Russia is a member of the CIS which entered a team into the 1992 event. This is a list