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The Hopman Cup IX corresponds to the ninth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was played between 29 December 1996 and 4 January 1997 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia.
| 1997 Hopman Cup | |
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| Date | 29 December 1996 – 4 January 1997 |
| Edition | IX |
| Surface | Hard indoor |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Venue | Burswood Entertainment Complex |
| Champions | |
 United States | |
Eight teams competed for the title. Croatia were the 1996 champions[1] but they lost in the group stage. The United States took the title after beating South Africa in the final.
This was the first year that the tournament was sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.
Croatia – Goran Ivanišević / Iva Majoli
Switzerland – Marc Rosset / Martina Hingis
South Africa – Wayne Ferreira / Amanda Coetzer
France – Guy Forget / Mary Pierce
Standings
| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 0 | 6-3 | 13-10 |
| 2 |  Croatia |
2 | 1 | 6-3 | 6-7 |
| 3 |  Australia |
1 | 2 | 4-5 | 9-11 |
| 4 |  France |
0 | 3 | 2-7 | 5-11 |
Australia vs. Croatia
 Australia 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
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France vs. United States
 France 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
 United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. France
Australia 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia vs. United States
Croatia 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8) hard (indoors) |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
Australia 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8) hard (indoors) |
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Croatia vs. France
Croatia 3 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8) hard (indoors) |
France 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Standings
| Pos. | Country | W | L | Matches | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 0 | 7-2 | 13-10 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 6-3 | 6-7 |
| 3 |  Romania |
1 | 2 | 5-4 | 9-9 |
| 4 |  Germany |
0 | 3 | 0-9 | 1-18 |
Romania vs. Switzerland
 Romania 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
 Switzerland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. South Africa
 Germany 0 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
 South Africa 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Switzerland
South Africa 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
Switzerland 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Romania
Germany 0 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth 2 January 2010, 10:00 AWST (UTC+8) hard (indoors) |
Romania 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romania vs. South Africa
Romania 1 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Switzerland
Germany 0 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth hard (indoors) |
Switzerland 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States 2 |
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia 4 January 1997 Indoor Hard |
South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 Hopman Cup Champions |
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United States First title |
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