Spain has grabbed its place in the final of the Hopman Cup after Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez took the first set of her singles match with Australian Sam Stosur 6-4.

In her game, Sanchez dismantled Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-1 and Tommy Robredo defeated Lleyton Hewitt by 6-2, 6-4.

In another match, Sanchez and Robredo then beat the Australians by 6-3, 3-6, 10/7 in the mixed doubles to win the final spot in the mixed team event.

Spain clicked a 5-0 Davis Cup final victory over the Czech Republic with Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer both enjoying easy singles wins at Palau Sant Jordi.

After winning the title, Spain’s Davis Cup captain Albert Costa and players David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez clicked snaps with their Davis Cup trophy after winning final match against Czech Republic at the Palau Sant Jordi indoor arena in Barcelona, December 6, 2009.

Rafael Nadal, holding the no. 2 world ranking, has been included in Spain’s squad for Davis cup final against the Czech Republic. The 23-year-old Nadal missed the last year’s final due to injury.

For the final match, the rest of the squad includes world no. 8 ranking holder Fernando Verdaasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez.

The final will start in Spain on 4 December.

The Czechs, who are yet to win the trophy since 1980 when Ivan Lendl led them to victory, have also beaten France and Argentina to reach the finals.