1978 Federation Cup (tennis)

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

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing Team
16 August Ireland2–1 Finland
19 August South Korea3–0 Chinese Taipei
19 August Philippines3–0 Thailand

Ireland vs. Finland


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
   

[1]

South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei


South Korea
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
19 August 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3
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
   

[2]

Philippines vs. Thailand


Philippines
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
19 August 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Thailand
0
1 2 3
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
   

[3]

Main draw

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  

United States vs. South Korea


United States
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

South Korea
0
1 2 3
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
   

[4]

Canada vs. New Zealand


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


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
   

[6]

Sweden vs. France


Sweden
1
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

France
2
1 2 3
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-Glinel / Frédérique Thibault
6
2
6
2
   

[7]

Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal


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

Portugal
0
1 2 3
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
   

[8]

Philippines vs. Indonesia


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

[9]

West Germany vs. Brazil


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
   

[10]

Spain vs. Great Britain


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
 

[11]

Soviet Union vs. Austria


Soviet Union
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Austria
0
1 2 3
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
   

[12]

Yugoslavia vs. Norway


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


Romania
2
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Italy
1
1 2 3
1
Florenţa 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


Ireland
0
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3
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


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

Mexico
0
1 2 3
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


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

Uruguay
0
1 2 3
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


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


Belgium
0
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
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]

United States vs. New Zealand


United States
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

New Zealand
0
1 2 3
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


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-Glinel / Frédérique Thibault
4
6
6
3
2
6
 

[21]

Czechoslovakia vs. Indonesia


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

Indonesia
0
1 2 3
1
Renáta Tomanová
Lita Sugiarto
6
3
9
7
   
2
Regina Maršíková
Yolanda Sumarno
6
2
6
1
   
3
Hana Mandlíková / Hana Strachoňová
Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Sumarno
7
5
6
1
   

[22]

West Germany vs. Great Britain


West Germany
1
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
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


Soviet Union
3
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3
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


Romania
2
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1
Florenţa 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


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

Chile
0
1 2 3
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


Japan
0
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
November 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
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]

United States vs. France


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-Glinel
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


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


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

Romania
0
1 2 3
1
Natasha Chmyreva
Florenţa 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


Netherlands
0
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
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]

United States vs. Great Britain


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


Soviet Union
1
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
December 1978
Grass (outdoor)

Australia
2
1 2 3
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]

United States vs. Australia


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
 

[34]

1978 Federation Cup Champions

United States
Seventh title

References

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