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
Thailand at the Hopman Cup Thailand at the Hopman Cup Thailand is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2000, when they won the qualification play-off and went on to reach the final, eventually finishing as the runners-up. This remains their best performance to date. Thailand also participated a number of times in the now defunct Asian Hopman Cup, a qualifying tournament which ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year. In 2006, 2008 and 2009 Thailand failed to progress past the round robin