2008 Hopman Cup


The 2008 Hopman Cup 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

  1. ' – Serena Williams1 and Mardy Fish '
  2. – Jelena Janković and Novak Djokovic
  3. – Lucie Šafářová and Tomáš Berdych
  4. – Tatiana Golovin and Arnaud Clément
  5. – Gisela Dulko and Juan Ignacio Chela
  6. – Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak
  7. – Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna
  8. – Hsieh Su-wei and Lu Yen-hsun
1Due to illness Serena Williams was unable to play the USA's opening tie against India. She was replaced by Meghann Shaughnessy.