Slovakia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on eight occasions, first competing at the 10th Hopman Cup in 1998. They have won the title three times: in 1998, 2005 and 2009.
Before its dissolution, Slovakia used to form part of Czechoslovakia which competed at the first four Hopman Cups, from 1989 until 1992.
Players This is a list of players who have played for Slovakia in the Hopman Cup. Name Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L First year played No. of years played 6–0 4–0 2–0 2009 1 10–12 5–6 5–6 1998 3 8–11 5–6 3–5 2001 3 13–10 8–5 5–5 2001 4 13–13 8–6 5–7 1998 4 0–3 0–2 0–1 2000 1
Results Year Competition Location Opponent Score Result 1998 Qualification Play-Off Burswood Dome, Perth Romania 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Spain 1–2 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Sweden 3–0 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 2–1 Won Final Burswood Dome, Perth France 2–1 Won 1999 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Switzerland 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Sweden 1–2 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth United States 0–3 Lost 2000 1 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Austria 2–1 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Thailand 1–2 Lost 2001 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth United States 2–1 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Belgium 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Russia 1–2 Lost 2003 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Czech Republic 1–2 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 0–3 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Italy 3–0 Won 2004 2 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Belgium 0–3 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Hungary 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 2–1 Won Final Burswood Dome, Perth United States 1–2 Lost 2005 3 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 1–2 Lost Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth United States 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Netherlands 3–0 Won Final Burswood Dome, Perth Argentina 3–0 Won 2009 4 Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth United States 3–0 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Australia 2–1 Won Round Robin Burswood Dome, Perth Germany 3–0 Won Final Burswood Dome, Perth Russia 3–0 Won 1 In 2000, Henrieta Nagyová was forced to retire during her singles match in the tie against Thailand and was also unable to compete in the mixed doubles, thus forfeiting both points. Because of this injury, Slovakia was unable to play in their final tie against Australia. 2 In the final round robin tie of 2004, Australia had to concede both the women's singles and the mixed doubles to Slovakia due to an injury to Alicia Molik. As group leaders, Australia were also due to play in the final but were unable to following Molik's injury, thus Slovakia was promoted to the final against the United States. 3 In the 2005 tie versus the Netherlands, the Netherlands had to forfeit both the men's singles and the mixed doubles due to an injury to the Dutch competitor, Peter Wessels, giving Slovakia a two-point advantage. In the final, after losing the two singles matches, Argentina conceded victory to Slovakia in the mixed doubles dead rubber as a walkover. 4 German Nicolas Kiefer was forced to retire in the men's singles versus Slovakia and was unable to compete in the mixed doubles, thus conceding both points to the Slovaks. In the final, after losing both singles matches, Russia chose not to play the dead rubber mixed doubles, thus forfeiting the point to Slovakia.
See also Czechoslovakia at the Hopman Cup
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