# 1998 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western Australia.

## Entrants
### Group stage teams

| Seed | Team | Female player | Male player |
| 1 | Slovakia | Karina Habšudová | Karol Kučera |
| 2 | Australia | Annabel Ellwood | Patrick Rafter |
| 3 | Sweden | Åsa Carlsson | Thomas Enqvist |
| 4 | South Africa | Amanda Coetzer | Wayne Ferreira |
| 5 | France | Mary Pierce | Cédric Pioline |
| 6 | United States | Chanda Rubin | Jonathan Stark |
| 7 | Germany | Anke Huber | Tommy Haas |
| 7 | Spain | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Carlos Moyá |

### Play-off teams

| Seed | Team | Female player | Male player |
| 1 | Romania | Irina Spîrlea | Dinu Pescariu |
| 2 | Slovakia | Karina Habšudová | Karol Kučera |

## Play-off round

| Slovakia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Irina Spîrlea 3 6 6 4 6 2       2 Karol Kučera Dinu Pescariu 6 1 6 2         3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Irina Spîrlea / Dinu Pescariu 4 6 6 4 6 8 ||||

## Group stage
### Group A
#### Standings

| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 6–3 | 14–5 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 6–3 | 11–10 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 5–4 | 11–8 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1–8 | 3–16 |

#### Australia vs. Sweden

| Australia 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Annabel Ellwood Åsa Carlsson 6 4 6 2         2 Patrick Rafter Thomas Enqvist 6 3 1 6 7 5       3 Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist 6 2 6 4 ||||

#### Spain vs. Slovakia

| Spain 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Slovakia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Karina Habšudová 6 2 6 3         2 Carlos Moyá Karol Kučera 5 7 4 6         3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1 ||||

#### Slovakia vs. Sweden

| Slovakia 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Åsa Carlsson 6 3 6 3         2 Karol Kučera Thomas Enqvist 6 4 6 4         3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist 7 5 6 3 ||||

#### Australia vs. Spain

| Australia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Spain 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Annabel Ellwood Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 2 6         2 Patrick Rafter Carlos Moyá 7 5 1 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$       3 Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá 7 5 6 2 ||||

#### Spain vs. Sweden

| Spain 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Åsa Carlsson 6 2 6 2         2 Carlos Moyá Thomas Enqvist 4 6 1 6         3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Carlos Moyá Åsa Carlsson / Thomas Enqvist 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Slovakia vs. Australia

| Slovakia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Annabel Ellwood 6 3 6 3         2 Karol Kučera Patrick Rafter 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$       3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Annabel Ellwood / Patrick Rafter 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Group B
#### Standings

| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | 9–0 | 18–3 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 4–5 | 8–13 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3–6 | 6–13 |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 2–7 | 8–14 |

#### South Africa vs. United States

| South Africa 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Amanda Coetzer Chanda Rubin 4 6 3 6         2 Wayne Ferreira Jonathan Stark 3 6 6 3 6 4       3 Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark 6 2 5 7 6 1 ||||

#### France vs. Germany

| France 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Germany 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Anke Huber 4 6 6 4 6 3       2 Cédric Pioline Tommy Haas 6 4 6 4         3 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline Anke Huber / Tommy Haas 2 6 6 3 7 3 ||||

#### South Africa vs. Germany

| South Africa 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Amanda Coetzer Anke Huber 3 6 3 6         2 Wayne Ferreira Tommy Haas 6 4 3 6 6 1       3 Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira Anke Huber / Tommy Haas 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### France vs. United States

| France 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | United States 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Chanda Rubin 6 0 6 3         2 Cédric Pioline Jonathan Stark 6 4 6 3         3 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

#### United States vs. Germany

| United States 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Chanda Rubin Anke Huber 3 6 1 6         2 Jonathan Stark Tommy Haas 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4       3 Chanda Rubin / Jonathan Stark Anke Huber / Tommy Haas 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### France vs. South Africa

| France 3 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 1998 Hard (indoors) | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Pierce Amanda Coetzer 6 3 6 3         2 Cédric Pioline Wayne Ferreira 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3         3 Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline Amanda Coetzer / Wayne Ferreira 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

## Final

| Slovakia 2 | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 10 January 1998 Hard (indoors) | Burswood Entertainment Complex, Burswood, Australia 10 January 1998 Hard (indoors) | France 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karina Habšudová Mary Pierce 4 6 5 7     2 Karol Kučera Cédric Pioline 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 4     3 Karina Habšudová / Karol Kučera Mary Pierce / Cédric Pioline 6 3 6 4 ||||
* 1998 Hopman Cup Champions
* Slovakia First title