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2008 Hopman Cup

Field	Value
date	29 December 2007 – 4 January 2008
edition	XX
surface	Hard (indoor)
location	Perth, Western Australia
venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex
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The 2008 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 20th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region, Chinese Taipei.

The first matches were held on 29 December 2007, and the final took place on 4 January 2008 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia.

For the first time in History, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic faced each other in a competitive event. Williams emerged victorious in the mixed doubles rubber alongside Mardy Fish.

Teams and seedings

United States – Serena Williams1 (6) and Mardy Fish (39) (champions)
Serbia – Jelena Janković (3) and Novak Djokovic (3) (finalists)
– Lucie Šafářová (23) and Tomáš Berdych (14)
France – Tatiana Golovin (13) and Arnaud Clément (54)
– Gisela Dulko (37) and Juan Ignacio Chela (20)
Australia – Alicia Molik (56) and Peter Luczak (79)
India – Sania Mirza (31) and Rohan Bopanna (267)
– Hsieh Su-wei (157) and Lu Yen-hsun (110) 1Due to illness Serena Williams was unable to play the USA's opening tie against India. She was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.

Group A

Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	Serbia	3	0	7 – 2	15 – 8
2.	France	2	1	6 – 3	13 – 7
3.		1	2	3 – 6	9 – 14
4.		0	3	2 – 7	7 – 15

Serbia vs. Chinese Taipei

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France vs. Argentina

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Serbia vs. France

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Argentina vs. Chinese Taipei

Serbia vs. Argentina

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France vs. Chinese Taipei

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Group B

Standings

Pos.	Country	W	L	Matches	Sets
1.	United States	3	0	8 – 1	16 – 4
2.	India	1	2	4 – 5	10 – 12
3.	Australia	1	2	3 – 6	8 – 12
4.		1	2	3 – 6	7 – 13

United States vs. India

Czech Republic vs. Australia

United States vs. Czech Republic

Australia vs. India

United States vs. Australia

Czech Republic vs. India

Final

Serbia vs. United States

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