2003 Hopman Cup

The 2003 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the Hopman Cup tennis sporting event, held on 28 December 2002 through 4 January 2003 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia. The champions are Serena Williams and James Blake of the United States, who defeated Alicia Molik and Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the final.

2003 Hopman Cup
Date	28 December 2002 – 4 January 2003
Edition	XV
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Venue	Burswood Entertainment Complex
Champions
United States

Play-off

Uzbekistan vs. Paraguay

Uzbekistan 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 28 December 2002 Hard (i)		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 1 Iroda Tulyaganova Rossana de los Ríos 4 6 2 6     2 Oleg Ogorodov Ramón Delgado 7 5 6 3     3 Iroda Tulyaganova / Oleg Ogorodov Rossana de los Ríos / Ramón Delgado 6 4 7 6

Champion's Group

Teams and standings

•  Belgium – Kim Clijsters and Xavier Malisse (Round robin win–loss: 2–1; match win–loss: 6–3)
•  Spain – Virginia Ruano Pascual and Tommy Robredo (Round robin win–loss 1–2; match win–loss: 3–6)
•  Paraguay – Rossana de los Ríos and Ramón Delgado (Round robin win–loss: 0–1; match win–loss: 1–2)
•  United States – Serena Williams and James Blake (Round robin win–loss: 3–0; match win–loss: 8–1)
•  Uzbekistan – Iroda Tulyaganova and Oleg Ogorodov (Round robin win–loss: 1–3; match win–loss: 3–9)

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 30 December 2002 Hard (i)		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Kim Clijsters Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 1 6 0     2 Xavier Malisse Tommy Robredo 6 7 6 3 3 6   3 Kim Clijsters / Xavier Malisse Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tommy Robredo 2 6 7 5 [10] [7]

United States vs. Uzbekistan

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 30 December 2002 Hard (i)		Uzbekistan 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Iroda Tulyaganova 6 3 6 2     2 James Blake Oleg Ogorodov 2 6 7 5 6 1   3 Serena Williams / James Blake Iroda Tulyaganova / Oleg Ogorodov 6 3 6 1

United States vs. Spain

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 31 December 2002 Hard (i)		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 3     2 James Blake Tommy Robredo 6 3 6 0     3 Serena Williams / James Blake Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tommy Robredo 6 1 6 4

Belgium vs. Uzbekistan

Belgium 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 1 January 2003 Hard (i)		Uzbekistan 0
1 2 3 1 Kim Clijsters Iroda Tulyaganova 6 3 6 2     2 Xavier Malisse Oleg Ogorodov 6 3 6 7 6 2   3 Kim Clijsters / Xavier Malisse Iroda Tulyaganova / Oleg Ogorodov 6 1 6 1

Spain vs. Uzbekistan

Spain 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 3 January 2003 Hard (i)		Uzbekistan 1
1 2 3 1 Virginia Ruano Pascual Iroda Tulyaganova 6 7 0 6     2 Tommy Robredo Oleg Ogorodov 6 0 6 4     3 Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tommy Robredo Iroda Tulyaganova / Oleg Ogorodov 6 2 6 4

United States vs. Belgium

United States 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 3 January 2003 Hard (i)		Belgium 1
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Kim Clijsters 7 5 6 3     2 James Blake Xavier Malisse 6 7 2 6     3 Serena Williams / James Blake Kim Clijsters / Xavier Malisse 7 6 3 6 [10] [5]

Finalist's Group

Teams and seedings

•  Australia – Alicia Molik and Lleyton Hewitt (Round robin record: 3–0; win–loss record: 8–1)
•  Czech Republic – Dája Bedáňová and Jiří Novák (Round robin record: 2–1; 5–4)
•  Italy – Silvia Farina Elia and Davide Sanguinetti (Round robin record: 0–3; match win–loss record: 1–8)
•  Slovakia – Daniela Hantuchová and Dominik Hrbatý (Round robin record: 1–2; match win–loss record: 4–5)

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 29 December 2002 Hard (i)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Silvia Farina Elia 6 3 6 4     2 Lleyton Hewitt Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 6 1     3 Alicia Molik / Lleyton Hewitt Silvia Farina Elia / Davide Sanguinetti       w/o

Czech Republic vs. Slovakia

Czech Republic 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 29 December 2002 Hard (i)		Slovakia 1
1 2 3 1 Dája Bedáňová Daniela Hantuchová 3 6 6 4 6 1   2 Jiří Novák Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 5 7 6 3   3 Dája Bedáňová / Jiří Novák Daniela Hantuchová / Dominik Hrbatý 7 5 6 7 [9] [11]

Australia vs. Slovakia

Australia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 31 December 2002 Hard (i)		Slovakia 0
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Daniela Hantuchová 6 4 6 2     2 Lleyton Hewitt Dominik Hrbatý 6 2 6 0     3 Alicia Molik / Lleyton Hewitt Daniela Hantuchová / Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 7 6

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 1 January 2003 Hard (i)		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Dája Bedáňová Silvia Farina Elia 4 6 6 2 2 6   2 Jiří Novák Davide Sanguinetti 6 7 7 5 7 5   3 Dája Bedáňová / Jiří Novák Silvia Farina Elia / Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 6 3

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Australia 2	Burswood Entertainment Complex 2 January 2003 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Alicia Molik Dája Bedáňová 7 6 7 5     2 Lleyton Hewitt Jiří Novák 2 6 6 3 3 6   3 Alicia Molik / Lleyton Hewitt Dája Bedáňová / Jiří Novák 4 6 7 5 [10] [4]

Slovakia vs. Italy

Slovakia 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 2 January 2003 Hard (i)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Daniela Hantuchová Silvia Farina Elia 6 4 6 3     2 Dominik Hrbatý Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 7 6     3 Daniela Hantuchová / Dominik Hrbatý Silvia Farina Elia / Davide Sanguinetti 8 3

Final

United States vs. Australia

United States 3	Burswood Entertainment Complex 4 January 2003 Hard (i)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Serena Williams Alicia Molik 6 2 6 3     2 James Blake Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 4     3 Serena Williams / James Blake Alicia Molik / Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 2

2003 Hopman Cup Champions
United States Second title

External links

• 2003 Hopman Cup at Hopman Cup
• 2003 Hopman Cup Article from the ITF Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine