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HYUNDAI HOPMAN CUP nearly 1892 hours of hyundai hopman cup action were televised in 106 territories L ittle did Tomas Berdych and Petra Kvitova know when they lifted the trophy at the 2012 Hyundai Hopman Cup that it would set Czech Republic on a roll that would see them sweep all three of the ITF's professional team competitions in 2012. was the marquee clash between Wozniacki and Kvitova that decided whether Denmark or Czech Republic would advance to the final. After a two-and-a half-hour battle, it was the world No. 2 who came through before Berdych eased past Frederik Nielsen. Berdych and Kvitova defeated the French pairing of Richard Gasquet and Marion Bartoli 2-0 in the final to hand their country the title for the second time, 18 years after Jana Novotna and Petr Korda had first done so. World No. 2 Kvitova defeated Bartoli 75 61 and Berdych, the world No.7, overcame Gasquet 76 64. The French won all their match-ups in Group B, where they were drawn with Australia, China, P.R., and Spain. The encounter with Spain sealed France's place in the final, world No. 9 Bartoli defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues and Gasquet beating Fernando Verdasco. More than 72,000 people attended the 24th edition of the mixed team event which was being held for the last time in Perth's Burswood Dome before transferring to the newly-built Perth Arena for 2013. The field featured the world's top two women, world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and Kvitova, and two men in the Top 10, Berdych and world No. 8 Mardy Fish. Added into the mix was Australia's two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, who teamed up with Jarmila Gajdosova, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, one half of the victorious 2011 US team, who played this time with Fish. The Czech players were unbeaten in singles throughout the eight-day competition. Berdych and Kvitova competed in Group A alongside Bulgaria, Denmark and USA, and it 14 PROFESSIONAL TENNIS During the tournament, nearly 1,892 hours of Hyundai Hopman Cup action were televised in 106 territories. The event was shown on One HD, with 2012 being year two of a four-year deal signed with Network Ten as national broadcaster. Every match was also broadcast live on radio via SportFM. Title sponsor Hyundai celebrated its 24th year of involvement with the event, and was joined by key sponsor Tourism WA, host sponsor Burswood Entertainment Complex and major sponsors Amcom Telecom, Edith Cowan University and NAB. In 2012, agreement was reached with Tennis Australia to grow their involvement with the tournament and to return Hopman Cup to the Australian Open Series from 2013 onwards.

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