2011 Hopman Cup#Final
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{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2011|Hopman Cup
| date = 1 January 2011{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/About/About-The-Event |title=About the 2011 Hopman Cup |publisher=hopmancup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102044619/http://hopmancup.com/About/About-The-Event |archive-date=2 January 2011 }} – 8 January 2011
| edition = XXIII
| surface = Hard (indoor)
| location = Perth, Western Australia
| venue = Burswood Entertainment Complex
| champ = {{hopman|United States}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9350831.stm|title=US secure sixth Hopman Cup title|date=8 January 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}
}}
The Hopman Cup XXIII (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/About/Important-Dates |title=History of the Hopman Cup |publisher=hopmancup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102044629/http://hopmancup.com/About/Important-Dates |archive-date=2 January 2011 }} corresponds to the 23rd edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 1 January 2011 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=2100000434|title=Hopman Cup 2011 overview|publisher=itftennis.com}} The tournament was contested on hard courts.
The tournament was attended by over seventy eight thousand people over the course of the week. This is the biggest attendance at the Hopman Cup where the tournament was held over eleven sessions. Up until the eighteenth edition there was a play-off giving twelve sessions of play.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/437|title=Crowds flock to Hyundai Hopman Cup XXIII|date=8 January 2011|publisher=hopmancup.com}}
Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group progressed to the final. Spain were the 2010 champions{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/09/2788816.htm?site=perth&source=rss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112055018/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/09/2788816.htm?site=perth&source=rss|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012|title=Spain clinches third Hopman Cup|date=9 January 2010|publisher=abc.net.au}} but were not invited to defend their title. In the final the United States of America team of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and John Isner defeated Belgium's Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans 2–1. This was the USA's sixth Hopman Cup title.
Tournament
The 2011 Hyundai Hopman Cup is an invitational tennis tournament and is also known as the Official Mixed Teams Championships of the ITF. The 2011 cup has prize money of A$1 million and follows the traditional round robin format, the leading teams after three round robin matches will qualify for the final. All matches are the best of three sets with the exception of the doubles where a match tie break, first to ten points, will be played if the match is tied at one set all. All ties will be played in this format; women's singles, men's singles and finally mixed doubles. In the event of a tie in the final group standings the following will be used to separate the nations;
- The highest total of matches won
- Best percentage of sets won and lost
- Head-to-head performances
- Toss of a coin{{cite web|url=http://hopmancup.com/Media/Media-Guide |title=2011 Hopman Guide |access-date=11 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102045636/http://hopmancup.com/Media/Media-Guide |archive-date=2 January 2011 }}
Seeds
The seeds for the 2011 Hopman Cup were decided by tournament director Paul McNamee, Rob Casey and Geoff Masters.
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- {{SRB}} – Ana Ivanovic / Novak Djokovic{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/?id=103&NewsId=357|title=2011 Hopman Cup seeds|publisher=hopmancup.com|date=17 October 2010}} (withdrew before final match)
- {{GBR2}} – Laura Robson / Andy Murray (round robin)
- {{flagu|Belgium}} – Justine Henin / Ruben Bemelmans (runners-up)
- {{flagu|Italy}} – Francesca Schiavone / Potito Starace (round robin)
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United States were originally seeded second. But when Serena Williams was replaced with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the USA were demoted and not seeded with Italy now the number 4 seeds as Belgium and Great Britain move up a seed.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/?id=103&NewsId=360|title=Serena Unfit for Hopman, Great Britain Move to Number 2 Seeds and Italy Seeded|publisher=Hopmancup.com|date=25 November 2010}}
Group A
=Teams and players=
Group A was headed by the number one seeds Serbia. Serbia was represented by Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic. Djokovic is currently ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals at number 3, and is the 2008 Australian Open champion. Djokovic comes into the tournament fresh from reaching his third grand slam final at the US Open and winning the Davis Cup as well as reaching a career high of world number two in 2010. Ivanovic is the 2008 French Open champion and former world number one as ranked by the Women's Tennis Association and 2008 Australian Open finalist. Ivanovic had a mixed 2010, she teamed up and then split with Heinz Günthardt before winning her first title in two years at Linz before picking up the Tournament of Champions in Bali she is currently the world number seventeen. The pair have played together in the Hopman Cup before in 2006, where they missed out on the final by losing two more sets when compared to America's record.
=Standings=
File:Novak Djokovic Hopman Cup 2011.jpg
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width=40|Pos.
!width=165|Country !width=40|W !width=40|L !width=80|Matches !width=80|Sets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{SRB}} |2 | 1 | 7–2 | 15–6 |
| 2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagu|Belgium}} |2 | 1 | 6–3 | 13–8 |
| 3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagu|Australia}} |2 | 1 | 5–4 | 10–9 |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{KAZ}} |0 | 3 | 0–9 | 2–17 |
{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/?id=103&NewsId=359|title=2011 draw|publisher=hopmancup.com|date=18 October 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/Results/Current-Results/Team-Placings |title=2011 Hopman Cup group standings |publisher=hopmancup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102211228/http://hopmancup.com/Results/Current-Results/Team-Placings |archive-date=2 January 2011 }}
- Note: Ruben Bemelmans replaces Steve Darcis after he tore a ligament in his ankle.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/?id=103&NewsId=361|title=Bemelmans Joins Justine Henin|publisher=hopmancup.com|date=8 December 2010}}
- Note: Sesil Karatantcheva replaces Yaroslava Shvedova after she injured her ankle following the tie between Kazakhstan and Serbia.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/387|title=Karatantcheva Steps in for Team Kazakhstan|date=3 January 2014|publisher=hopmancup.com|access-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007171436/http://hopmancup.com/News/387|archive-date=7 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
==Australia vs. Belgium==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=1 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|score1= 2
|score2= 1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik | 4 | 4 | |T2P1=Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session1.pdf |title=Australia v Belgium results |date=1 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112014316/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session1.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans | 4 | 3 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik |T1P2=Lleyton Hewitt | 1 | 6 | 10 |T2P1=Justine Henin |T2P2=Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 3 | 8 |mtb=}}
}}
==Serbia vs. Kazakhstan==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team2=Kazakhstan
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=2 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Yaroslava Shvedova | 6.059 | 1 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session2.pdf |title=Serbia v Kazakhstan results |date=2 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111165028/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session2.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |T2P1=Andrey Golubev | 6 | 3 | 1 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |T1P2=Novak Djokovic | 7 | 6 | |T2P1=Yaroslava Shvedova |T2P2=Andrey Golubev | 6.019 | 4 | }}
}}
==Belgium vs. Kazakhstan==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Belgium
|team2=Kazakhstan
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=4 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/399|title=Belgium beat Kazakhstan 3–0|date=4 January 2011|publisher=hopmancup.com|format=PDF}}
|score1= 3
|score2= 0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sesil Karatantcheva |4 |3 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session5.pdf |title=Belgium v Kazakhstan results |date=4 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111165034/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session5.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ruben Bemelmans |6 |6 | |T2P1=Andrey Golubev |4 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin |T1P2=Ruben Bemelmans |4 |6 |10 |T2P1=Sesil Karatantcheva |T2P2=Andrey Golubev |6 |2 |8 |mtb=}}
}}
==Serbia vs. Australia==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team2=Australia
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=4 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/404|title=Cup favourites Serbia too good for Aussies|author=Chris Pike|date=4 January 2011|publisher=hopmancup.com}}
|score1= 3
|score2= 0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |6 |6 | |T2P1=Alicia Molik |4 |0 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session6.pdf |title=Serbia v Australia results |date=4 January 2011 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726155507/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session6.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Novak Djokovic |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lleyton Hewitt |2 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |T1P2=Novak Djokovic |6.049| 7 | 10 |T2P1=Alicia Molik |T2P2=Lleyton Hewitt |7 |5 |6 |mtb=}}
}}
==Australia vs. Kazakhstan==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=Kazakhstan
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=6 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors)
|score1= 3
|score2= 0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lleyton Hewitt | 6| 6 | |T2P1=Andrey Golubev | 3 | 3 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session9a.pdf |title=Australia vs Kazakhstan results |date=4 January 2011 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112014348/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session9a.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik | 6| 6| |T2P1=Sesil Karatantcheva | 3| 2| }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alicia Molik |T1P2=Lleyton Hewitt | 87 | | |T2P1=Sesil Karatantcheva |T2P2=Andrey Golubev | 71 | | }}
}}
==Serbia vs. Belgium==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=6 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/423|title=Serbia Books Spot in Hopman Cup Final|author=Chris Pike|date=6 January 2011|publisher=hopmancup.com}}
|score1= 1
|score2= 2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 3 | |T2P1=Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session9b.pdf |title=Serbia vs Belgium results |date=4 January 2011 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310044254/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session9b.pdf |archive-date=10 March 2012 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Novak Djokovic |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans |3 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |T1P2=Novak Djokovic | 6 |4 |4 |T2P1=Justine Henin |T2P2=Ruben Bemelmans | 3 |6 | 10|mtb=}}
Group B
=Standings=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width=40|Pos.
!width=165|Country !width=40|W !width=40|L !width=80|Matches !width=80|Sets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagu|United States}} |3 | 0 | 7–2 | 13–5 |
| 2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagu|France}} |2 | 1 | 5–4 | 12–9 |
| 3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagu|Italy}} |1 | 2 | 3–6 | 7–14 |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{GBR2}} |0 | 3 | 3–6 | 6–8 |
- Note: Gaël Monfils was originally selected for France, but he pulled out with a knee injury. Nicolas Mahut replaces him, setting up for the first time a rematch of his Wimbledon clash with John Isner.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article950086.ece|title=Mahut, Isner to meet at Hopman Cup|work=The Hindu|date=13 December 2010}}
==Great Britain vs. Italy==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Great Britain
|team2=Italy
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=3 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/388|title=Italy beat Great Britain 2–1|publisher=hopmancup.com|author=Chris Pike|date=3 January 2011}}
|score1= 1
|score2= 2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Laura Robson |5 |3 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |7 |6 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session3.pdf |title=Great Britain v Italy results |date=3 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105070915/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session3.pdf |archive-date=5 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andy Murray |7 |6 | |T2P1=Potito Starace |5 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Laura Robson |T1P2=Andy Murray | 7 | 6.059 | 2 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |T2P2=Potito Starace | 6.009 | 7 | 10 |mtb=}}
}}
==USA vs. France==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=United States of America
|team2=France
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=3 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/393|title=USA too good for France at Cup|publisher=hopmancup.com|date=3 January 2011}}
|score1= 3
|score2= 0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic |6 |3 |1 }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session4.pdf |title=USA v France results |date=3 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105070923/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session4.pdf |archive-date=5 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=John Isner |6 |7 | |T2P1=Nicolas Mahut |3 |6.049 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |T1P2= John Isner |2 |6 |10 |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic |T2P2=Nicolas Mahut |6 |3 |8 |mtb=}}
}}
==USA vs. Italy==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=United States of America
|team2=Italy
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=5 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/410|title=USA Wins But Italy Stays Alive|publisher=hopmancup.com|author=Chris Pike|date=5 January 2011}}
|score1= 2
|score2= 1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |4 | }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session7.pdf |title=Italy vs USA results |date=5 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726155558/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session7.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=John Isner |7 |4 |6 |T2P1=Potito Starace |6.049 |6 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |T1P2=John Isner |7 |2 |3 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |T2P2=Potito Starace |6.049 |6 |10 |mtb=}}
}}
==Great Britain vs. France==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Great Britain
|team2=France
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=5 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/417|title=France Stay Alive by Beating Great Britain|publisher=hopmancup.com|author=Chris Pike|date=5 January 2011}}
|score1= 1
|score2= 2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Laura Robson | 4 | 6 | 0 |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic | 6 |3 |6 }}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session8.pdf |title=Great Britain vs France |date=5 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111165054/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session8.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andy Murray | 7|7 | |T2P1=Nicolas Mahut | 6.029 | 6.039 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Laura Robson |T1P2=Andy Murray | 4 | 2 | |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic |T2P2=Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | }}
}}
==Italy vs. France==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=France
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=7 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/425|title=Schiavone Injury Sees France's Hopes Rise|publisher=hopmancup.com|author=Chris Pike|date=7 January 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/428|title=Mahut's Win Still Keeps France Alive|publisher=hopmancup.com|author=Chris Pike|date=7 January 2011}}
|score1= 0
|score2= 3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 | | |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic |4 | | re1=1 }}{{cite web|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session10b.pdf |publisher=hopmancup.com |access-date=7 January 2011 |title=Italy v France Results |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112014325/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session10b.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Potito Starace |3 |6.019 | |T2P1=Nicolas Mahut |6 |7 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |T1P2=Potito Starace |wo=2 | | |T2P1=Kristina Mladenovic |T2P2=Nicolas Mahut | | | }}
}}
==USA vs. Great Britain==
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=United States of America
|team2=Great Britain
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=7 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|surface=hard (indoors){{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9348376.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 January 2011|title=Murray beats Isner at Hopman Cup}}
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6 |6 | |T2P1=Laura Robson |4 |2 | }}{{cite web|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session10a.pdf |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |title=USA v Great Britain results |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828080734/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session10a.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=John Isner |4 |2 | |T2P1=Andy Murray |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |T1P2=John Isner |wo=1 | | |T2P1=Laura Robson |T2P2=Andy Murray | | | }}
Final
File:Ana Ivanovic Hopman Cup 2011.jpg
Serbia qualified for the final after winning their opening two matches, 3–0.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/414|title=Session 9 Preview – Group A Double-Header|date=5 January 2011|author=Chris Pike|publisher=hopmancup.com}} They needed just one rubber against Belgium to qualify. After Henin beat Ana Ivanovic,{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/421|title=Henin Beats Ivanovic to Keep Belgium Alive|date=6 January 2011|publisher=hopmancup.com}} Novak Djokovic booked Serbia's second trip to the Hopman Cup final defeating Bemelmans in straight sets.{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/422|title=Djokovic win sees Serbia into the final|date=6 January 2011}} However, due to Ivanovic having an abdominal strain injury, Belgium replaced Serbia in the final, sneaking in above Australia because of their 2–1 win in the last rubber of the group.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/14518311/ivanovic-hurt-belgium-replaces-serbia-in-hopman-cup-final|title=Ivanovic hurt, Belgium replaces Serbia in Hopman Cup final|date=7 January 2011|publisher=cbssports.com}} The United States of America qualified, after Bethanie Mattek-Sands won her singles match giving the USA the one rubber they needed to win the group;{{cite news|url=http://hopmancup.com/News/431|title=Mattek-Sands Sends USA into Final|date=7 January 2010|publisher=hopmancup.com}} coupled with Francesca Schiavone's retirement from the opening rubber of the other tie; which ended Italy's chances of qualifying for the final. This meant that the USA needed to win one rubber to eliminate France.
=Belgium vs USA=
{{HopmanCupbox
|team1=Belgium
|team2=United States of America
|venue=Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
|date=8 January 2011 AWST (UTC+8)
|score1= 1
|score2= 2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin | 7| 6| |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6.059|3 | }}{{cite web|url=http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session11.pdf |access-date=8 January 2011 |publisher=hopmancup.com |title=Belgium vs USA results |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112014330/http://hopmancup.com/upload/documents/results/stats/xxiii/Session11.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2011 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ruben Bemelmans | 3|4 | |T2P1=John Isner |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Justine Henin |T1P2=Ruben Bemelmans | 1|3 | |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |T2P2=John Isner |6 |6 | }}
}}
{{winners-other|2011 Hopman Cup Champions|USA|United States|Sixth}}
References
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External links
- {{Hopman Cup year|edition=2011-xxiii}}
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{{2011 in tennis}}