18 December 2012 | Tennis West
The Hopman Cup is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a move to a brand new shiny home at the Perth Arena complete with 15,500 seats and retractable roof.
The design is bold, imaginative, unique and unmistakeable, the arena holds large internal spaces and thoroughfares, designed to excite and engage patrons from the moment they step inside. It is one of the most complex steel building constructions in Australia.
Features of the Arena will include:
Maximum capacity of 15,500 – a truly multi-purpose, indoor arena
State of the art acoustic design
Retractable roof
Permanent tennis court surface.
Five high quality and distinctive function rooms
Corporate VIP suites
A wide variety of merchandise, catering, and beverage outlets
A very impressive entry foyer
Large concourses with high quality architectural finishes
Grand city views from concourse levels and function rooms.
Low environmental footprint with the largest solar panel array in the Perth metropolitan area with capacity to generate up to 111kw of power
Underground car park
Transport Links – Free CAT Bus Services & convenient three minute walk from the train station.
ORDER OF PLAY
The event schedule is as follows:
Date | Play | Matches |
Sat 29 Dec | 10:00am | Spain v South Africa |
5:45pm | Germany v Australia | |
Sun 30 Dec | 10:00am | USA v South Africa |
5:45pm | Spain v France | |
Mon 31 Dec | 10:00am | Serbia v Italy |
Tues 1 Jan | 5:45pm | USA v France |
Wed 2 Jan | 10:00am | Italy v Germany |
5:45pm | Serbia v Australia | |
Thurs 3 Jan | 10:00am | USA v Spain |
5:45pm | Italy v Australia | |
Fri 4 Jan | 10:00am | South Africa v France |
5:45pm | Serbia v Germany | |
Sat 5 Jan | 5:45pm | FINAL: winner Group A v winner Group B |