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
Japan at the Hopman Cup 2006 and 2007, Japan failed to progress past the round robin stage of the event, thus failing to gain entry into the main tournament in Australia. This is a list of players who have played for Japan in the Hopman Cup. Despite losing the qualification play-off in 2000, the Japanese team replaced the injured Belgium team for the tie against Australia. In this tie, Australian opponent Mark Philippoussis was unable to play either of his matches, thus defaulting two points to Japan. Japan at the Hopman Cup Japan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on