1978 Federation Cup (tennis)

1978 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	27 November – 3 December
Edition	16th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
	← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Federation Cup was the 16th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, from 27 November – 3 December. The United States won their third consecutive title, defeating Australia in their eighth final.

Qualifying round edit

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
16 August	Ireland	2–1	Finland
19 August	South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei
19 August	Philippines	3–0	Thailand

Ireland vs. Finland edit

Ireland
2

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
16 August 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Finland
1

		1	2	3
1	Jo Sheridan Pirjo Ojala	4 6	6 3	3 6
2	Helen Lennon Elina Durchman	6 2	2 6	6 1
3	Bernadette Davy / Helen Lennon Elina Durchman / Pirjo Ojala	6 3	6 2

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South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei edit

South Korea
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
19 August 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Chinese Taipei
0

		1	2
1	Kim Nam-sook Ho Chiu-mei	6 0	6 0
2	Lee Duk-hee Wen Hsiu-tsuan	6 3	6 1
3	Lee Duk-hee / Yang Jeong-soon Hsieh Li-chuan / Lee Hsiu	6 0	6 0

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Philippines vs. Thailand edit

Philippines
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
19 August 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Thailand
0

		1	2
1	Gladys Imperial Chalada Wattana	7 5	6 3
2	Marisa Sanchez Suthasini Sirikaya	7⁷ 6⁵	6 3
3	Carmencita de la Rosa / Gladys Imperial Chalada Wattana / Sirikanya Hoonsiri	6 3	6 1

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Main draw edit

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Canada	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Japan
Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Philippines	Portugal	Romania	South Korea
Soviet Union	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay	West Germany	Yugoslavia

All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts.

First Round			Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

	United States	3

Q	South Korea	0
				United States	3

				New Zealand	0
	Canada	0

	New Zealand	3
							United States	3

							France	0
	Argentina	2

	Denmark	1
				Argentina	0

				France	3
	Sweden	1

	France	2
										United States	3

										Great Britain	0
	Czechoslovakia	3

	Portugal	0
				Czechoslovakia	3

				Indonesia	0
Q	Philippines	1

	Indonesia	2
							Czechoslovakia	1

							Great Britain	2
	West Germany	3

	Brazil	0
				West Germany	1

				Great Britain	2
	Spain	0

	Great Britain	3
													United States	2

													Australia	1
	Soviet Union	3

	Austria	0
				Soviet Union	0

				Yugoslavia	3
	Yugoslavia	3

	Norway	0
							Soviet Union	3

							Romania	0
	Romania	2

	Italy	1
				Romania	2

				Switzerland	1
Q	Ireland	0

	Switzerland	3
										Soviet Union	1

										Australia	2
	Netherlands	3

	Mexico	0
				Netherlands	3

				Chile	0
	Chile	3

	Uruguay	0
							Netherlands	0

							Australia	3
	Israel	0

	Japan	3
				Japan	0

				Australia	3
	Belgium	0

	Australia	3

First round edit

United States vs. South Korea edit

United States
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

South Korea
0

		1	2
1	Tracy Austin Choi Kyeong-mi	6 0	6 0
2	Chris Evert Han Yoon-ja	6 1	6 0
3	Chris Evert / Billie Jean King Cha Eun-jeong / Choi Kyeong-mi	6 1	6 0

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Canada vs. New Zealand edit

Canada
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

New Zealand
3

		1	2	3
1	Wendy Barlow Brenda Perry	6 4	9 11	2 6
2	Marjorie Blackwood Judy Chaloner	7 5	4 6	5 7
3	Wendy Barlow / Lisette Senn Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton	4 6	3 6

^[5]

Argentina vs. Denmark edit

Argentina
2

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Denmark
1

		1	2	3
1	Raquel Giscafré Anne-Mette Sorensen	6 2	6 4
2	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Dorte Ekner	11 9	2 6	6 4
3	Viviana González / Ivanna Madruga-Osses Dorte Ekner / Helle Sparre-Viragh	7 9	5 7

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Sweden vs. France edit

Sweden
1

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

France
2

		1	2
1	Elisabeth Ekblom Gail Benedetti	3 6	3 6
2	Nina Bohm Françoise Dürr	4 6	1 6
3	Nina Bohm / Elisabeth Ekblom Brigitte Simon / Frédérique Thibault	6 2	6 2

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Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal edit

Czechoslovakia
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Portugal
0

		1	2
1	Renáta Tomanová Conceição Rio	6 0	6 0
2	Regina Maršíková Leonora Peralta	6 0	6 0
3	Hana Mandlíková / Hana Strachoňová Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre / Leonora Peralta	6 1	6 1

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Philippines vs. Indonesia edit

Philippines
1

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Indonesia
2

		1	2	3
1	Gladys Imperial Lita Sugiarto	2 6	3 6
2	Marisa Sanchez Yolanda Soemarno	4 6	6 0	6 0
3	Gladys Imperial / Marisa Sanchez Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno	1 6	2 6

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West Germany vs. Brazil edit

West Germany
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Brazil
0

		1	2	3
1	Sylvia Hanika Vera Lúcia Giugni	6 0	6 1
2	Heidi Eisterlehner Patricia Medrado	6 3	3 6	6 1
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Sylvia Hanika Vera Lúcia Giugni / Patricia Medrado	6 3	6 4

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Spain vs. Great Britain edit

Spain
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3
1	Carmen Perea Virginia Wade	8 6	1 6	2 6
2	Mónica Álvarez de Mon Sue Barker	0 6	8 10
3	Mónica Álvarez de Mon / Carmen Perea Anne Hobbs / Michelle Tyler	6 8	6 2	2 6

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Soviet Union vs. Austria edit

Soviet Union
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Austria
0

		1	2
1	Natasha Chmyreva Uschi Ulrich	6 0	6 2
2	Olga Morozova Helena Wimmer	6 1	6 0
3	Natasha Chmyreva / Elena Eliseenko Maja Hugel / Uschi Ulrich	6 1	6 3

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Yugoslavia vs. Norway edit

Yugoslavia
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Norway
0

		1	2	3
1	Nenni Delmestre Bente Kjolstad	6 0	6 3
2	Mima Jaušovec Ellen Grindvold	6 1	6 2
3	Nenni Delmestre / Mima Jaušovec Ellen Grindvold / Bente Kjolstad	3 6	6 3	6 2

^[13]

Romania vs. Italy edit

Romania
2

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Italy
1

		1	2	3
1	Florența Mihai Daniela Marzano	3 6	6 8
2	Virginia Ruzici Sabina Simmonds	6 1	3 6	6 1
3	Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu Daniela Marzano / Sabina Simmonds	6 4	6 2

^[14]

Ireland vs. Switzerland edit

Ireland
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Switzerland
3

		1	2
1	Jo Sheridan Isabelle Villiger	1 6	0 6
2	Helen Lennon Petra Delhees	1 6	0 6
3	Bernadette Davy / Helen Lennon Anne-Marie Rüegg / Monica Simmen	8 10	3 6

^[15]

Netherlands vs. Mexico edit

Netherlands
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Mexico
0

		1	2
1	Elly Appel Alina Baraldi	6 1	6 3
2	Betty Stöve Alejandra Vallejo	6 2	6 3
3	Betty Stöve / Tine Zwaan Alina Baraldi / Alejandra Vallejo	6 1	6 2

^[16]

Chile vs. Uruguay edit

Chile
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Uruguay
0

		1	2
1	Silvana Urroz Lucia Bruce	6 4	6 2
2	Leyla Musalem Carla Guarino de Galeazzi	6 1	6 3
3	Leyla Musalem / Silvana Urroz Carla Guarino de Galeazzi / María Julia Roverano	6 1	6 2

^[17]

Israel vs. Japan edit

Israel
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Japan
3

		1	2	3
1	Hagit Zubary Kiyoko Nomura	4 6	3 6
2	Paulina Peled Naoko Sato	1 6	4 6
3	Paulina Peled / Hagit Zubary Kiyoko Nomura / Naoko Sato	6 3	2 6	4 6

^[18]

Belgium vs. Australia edit

Belgium
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Monique Van Haver Dianne Fromholtz	0 6	0 6
2	Michele Gurdal Wendy Turnbull	1 6	1 6
3	Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	2 6	6 8

^[19]

Second round edit

United States vs. New Zealand edit

United States
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

New Zealand
0

		1	2
1	Tracy Austin Brenda Perry	6 1	6 2
2	Chris Evert Judy Chaloner	6 1	6 1
3	Chris Evert / Billie Jean King Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton	6 1	6 1

^[20]

Argentina vs. France edit

Argentina
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

France
3

		1	2	3
1	Raquel Giscafré Gail Benedetti	1 6	3 6
2	Ivanna Madruga-Osses Françoise Dürr	4 6	2 6
3	Claudia Casabianca / Raquel Giscafré Brigitte Simon / Frédérique Thibault	4 6	6 3	2 6

^[21]

Czechoslovakia vs. Indonesia edit

Czechoslovakia
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Indonesia
0

		1	2
1	Renáta Tomanová Lita Sugiarto	6 3	9 7
2	Regina Maršíková Yolanda Soemarno	6 2	6 1
3	Hana Mandlíková / Hana Strachoňová Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno	7 5	6 1

^[22]

West Germany vs. Great Britain edit

West Germany
1

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
2

		1	2
1	Sylvia Hanika Sue Barker	6 3	6 2
2	Heidi Eisterlehner Virginia Wade	0 6	3 6
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Sylvia Hanika Sue Barker / Virginia Wade	3 6	0 6

^[23]

Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia edit

Soviet Union
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Yugoslavia
0

		1	2
1	Natasha Chmyreva Nenni Delmestre	6 1	6 0
2	Olga Morozova Mima Jaušovec	6 1	6 0
3	Natasha Chmyreva / Elena Eliseenko Nenni Delmestre / Mima Jaušovec	6 2	6 3

^[24]

Romania vs. Switzerland edit

Romania
2

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Switzerland
1

		1	2
1	Florența Mihai Petra Delhees	1 6	4 6
2	Virginia Ruzici Anne-Marie Rüegg	6 3	11 9
3	Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu Petra Delhees / Monica Simmen	8 6	6 2

^[25]

Netherlands vs. Chile edit

Netherlands
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Chile
0

		1	2
1	Elly Appel Silvana Urroz	6 0	6 4
2	Betty Stöve Leyla Musalem	6 4	6 4
3	Betty Stöve / Tine Zwaan Leyla Musalem / Silvana Urroz	6 1	6 1

^[26]

Japan vs. Australia edit

Japan
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Kiyoko Nomura Dianne Fromholtz	2 6	3 6
2	Naoko Sato Kerry Reid	2 6	3 6
3	Kiyoko Nomura / Naoko Sato Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	2 6	4 6

^[27]

Quarterfinals edit

United States vs. France edit

United States
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

France
0

		1	2	3
1	Tracy Austin Frédérique Thibault	6 4	6 3
2	Chris Evert Brigitte Simon	6 2	6 2
3	Chris Evert / Billie Jean King Françoise Dürr / Gail Benedetti	5 7	6 3	6 2

^[28]

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain edit

Czechoslovakia
1

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3
1	Regina Maršíková Michelle Tyler	7 9	6 2	3 6
2	Renáta Tomanová Virginia Wade	4 6	6 3	6 4
3	Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová Sue Barker / Virginia Wade	6 8	5 7

^[29]

Soviet Union vs. Romania edit

Soviet Union
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Romania
0

		1	2
1	Natasha Chmyreva Florența Mihai	8 6	6 4
2	Olga Morozova Virginia Ruzici	6 4	4 3	retired
3	Natasha Chmyreva / Elena Eliseenko Lucia Romanov / Mariana Simionescu	6 1	6 4

^[30]

Netherlands vs. Australia edit

Netherlands
0

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Elly Appel Kerry Reid	1 6	1 6
2	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	2 6	3 6
3	Betty Stöve / Tine Zwaan Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	2 6	4 6

^[31]

Semifinals edit

United States vs. Great Britain edit

United States
3

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
0

		1	2	3
1	Tracy Austin Michelle Tyler	6 1	6 1
2	Chris Evert Virginia Wade	6 2	6 4
3	Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King Sue Barker / Anne Hobbs	1 6	6 3	6 4

^[32]

Soviet Union vs. Australia edit

Soviet Union
1

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
2

		1	2
1	Natasha Chmyreva Kerry Reid	5 7	4 6
2	Olga Morozova Wendy Turnbull	6 1	8 6
3	Natasha Chmyreva / Olga Morozova Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	4 6	2 6

^[33]

Final edit

United States vs. Australia edit

United States
2

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
3 December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Tracy Austin Kerry Reid	3 6	3 6
2	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	3 6	6 1	6 1
3	Chris Evert / Billie Jean King Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	4 6	6 1	6 4

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1978 Federation Cup Champions
United States Seventh title

References edit

^ "Ireland v Finland". fedcup.com.
^ "South Korea v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
^ "Philippines v Thailand". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "Argentina v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Portugal". fedcup.com.
^ "Philippines v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Brazil". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Romania v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Ireland v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Chile v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Israel v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
^ "Romania v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Romania". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.

[1] "Ireland v Finland". fedcup.com.

[2] "South Korea v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.

[3] "Philippines v Thailand". fedcup.com.

[4] "United States v South Korea". fedcup.com.

[5] "Canada v New Zealand". fedcup.com.

[6] "Argentina v Denmark". fedcup.com.

[7] "Sweden v France". fedcup.com.

[8] "Czechoslovakia v Portugal". fedcup.com.

[9] "Philippines v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

[10] "West Germany v Brazil". fedcup.com.

[11] "Spain v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[12] "Soviet Union v Austria". fedcup.com.

[13] "Yugoslavia v Norway". fedcup.com.

[14] "Romania v Italy". fedcup.com.

[15] "Ireland v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[16] "Netherlands v Mexico". fedcup.com.

[17] "Chile v Mexico". fedcup.com.

[18] "Israel v Japan". fedcup.com.

[19] "Belgium v Australia". fedcup.com.

[20] "United States v New Zealand". fedcup.com.

[21] "Argentina v France". fedcup.com.

[22] "Czechoslovakia v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

[23] "West Germany v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[24] "Soviet Union v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.

[25] "Romania v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[26] "Netherlands v Mexico". fedcup.com.

[27] "Japan v Australia". fedcup.com.

[28] "United States v France". fedcup.com.

[29] "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[30] "Soviet Union v Romania". fedcup.com.

[31] "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.

[32] "United States v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[33] "Soviet Union v Australia". fedcup.com.

[34] "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.

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