Harry Hopman how this proved once again that amateurs were better than the pros." The Hopman Cup is named in his honour. His widow, Lucy Hopman, travels to Perth, Western Australia in January each year for the tournament. Hopman was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1978. Tennis great Jack Kramer, who was also a successful promoter of the professional tour, writes in his 1979 autobiography that Hopman "always knew exactly what was going on with all his amateurs. He had no children, no hobbies, and tennis was everything to him. Hopman always said he
Argentina at the Hopman Cup Argentina at the Hopman Cup Argentina is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions, the first being at the 7th annual staging in 1995. In 2005, Argentina were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date. This is a list of players who have played for Argentina in the Hopman Cup. In the 2005 tie against Germany, German opponent Tommy Haas strained his thigh muscle whilst leading in the men's singles match. He was forced to retire from the match and was unable to compete in the mixed doubles, thus defaulting