1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

1978 Nations Cup May 8–15 2nd Grand Prix circuit 8 teams £100,000 Clay / outdoor Düsseldorf, West Germany Rochusclub ESP 1977 Spain 1975 World Team Cup Nations Cup The 1978 Nations Cup, also known by its sponsored name Ambre Solaire Nations Cup, was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Nations Cup and the event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in West Germany from 8 May through 15 May 1978. Total prize money was £100,000 and in total 36,000 people attended the event.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 217–217 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) The United States were the defending champions. Spain defeated Australia in the final, watched by a crowd of nearly 7,000, to win the title for the first time and earn the $60,000 first-prize money.Spanish Players Claim First https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M4QsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o80EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3917%2C3340414 Herald-Journal AP May 16, 1978 A7Results – Other Events – Ambre Solaire Nations Cup Tennis – Incorporating Lawn Tennis Magazine July 1978 3 6 75 The draw consisted of eight teams divided over two round-robin groups. The two best ranked teams from each group proceeded to the semifinals. Each match consisted of two singles and a doubles. Players Section A Chile Hans Gildemeister Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo West Germany Rolf Gehring Jürgen Fassbender Uli Pinner Italy Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta Antonio Zugarelli Spain José Higueras Manuel Orantes Section B Australia Phil Dent John Newcombe United Kingdom John Lloyd Buster Mottram Poland Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki United States Bob Lutz Harold Solomon Roscoe Tanner Round robin Section A Standings Pos.CountryPointsMatchesSets1ITA 3–0 6–2 13–92ESP 2–1 5–4 13–103CHI 1–2 4–5 9–134FRG 0–3 3–6 10–13 Spain vs. West Germany Spain West Germany Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Manuel Orantes 7 2 6 Jürgen Fassbender 5 6 1 José Higueras 6 6 Uli Pinner 3 3 Manuel Orantes José Higueras 6 5 3 Uli Pinner Jürgen Fassbender 2 7 6 Italy vs. Chile Italy Chile Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Adriano Panatta 6 6 Jaime Fillol 3 1 Paolo Bertolucci 6 3 5 Hans Gildemeister 3 6 7 Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 4 4 Chile vs. West Germany Chile West Germany Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Jaime Fillol 6 1 6 Jürgen Fassbender 4 6 3 Hans Gildemeister 4 5 Uli Pinner 6 7 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6 7 Jürgen Fassbender Uli Pinner 4 6 Italy vs. Spain Italy Spain Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Adriano Panatta 7 6 6 Manuel Orantes 6 7 3 Paolo Bertolucci 2 4 José Higueras 6 6 Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 Manuel Orantes José Higueras 1 3 Italy vs. West Germany Italy West Germany Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Adriano Panatta 5 4 Jürgen Fassbender 7 6 Paolo Bertolucci 6 3 6 Rolf Gehring 4 6 4 Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6 7 7 Jürgen Fassbender Rolf Gehring 7 6 6 Spain vs. Chile Spain Chile Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Manuel Orantes 6 6 Jaime Fillol 2 4 José Higueras 6 2 7 Hans Gildemeister 4 6 5 Manuel Orantes José Higueras 6 6 2 Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo 4 7 6 Section B Standings Pos.CountryPointsMatchesSets1U.S. 3–0 6–3 14–62AUS 2–1 5–4 10–103GBR 1–2 4–5 10–114POL 0–3 3–6 7–14 USA vs. Australia USA Australia Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Roscoe Tanner 6 7 Phil Dent 2 6 Harold Solomon 6 6 John Newcombe 4 4 Roscoe Tanner Bob Lutz 3 6 3 Phil Dent John Newcombe 6 3 6 Great Britain vs. Poland Great Britain Poland Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Buster Mottram 6 2 6 Wojciech Fibak 3 6 7 John Lloyd 6 6 Tadeusz Nowicki 2 2 John Lloyd Buster Mottram 2 6 7 Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki 6 2 6 USA vs. Poland USA Poland Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 Wojciech Fibak 2 4 Harold Solomon 6 6 Tadeusz Nowicki 2 2 Roscoe Tanner Bob Lutz 6 6 3 Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki 7 0 6 Australia vs. Great Britain Australia Great Britain Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Phil Dent 6 7 Buster Mottram 2 6 John Newcombe 6 2 John Lloyd 7 6 Phil Dent John Newcombe 2 6 7 John Lloyd Buster Mottram 6 3 5 USA vs. Great Britain USA Great Britain Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Roscoe Tanner 4 6 Buster Mottram 6 7 Harold Solomon 6 6 John Lloyd 3 0 Roscoe Tanner Bob Lutz 6 7 John Lloyd Buster Mottram 3 5 Australia vs. Poland Australia Poland Düsseldorf, West Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Phil Dent 0 1 Wojciech Fibak 6 6 John Newcombe 7 6 Tadeusz Nowicki 5 1 Phil Dent John Newcombe 6 6 Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki 2 2 Semifinal Australia vs. Italy Australia Italy Düsseldorf, Germany May 1978 Clay 3 0 Phil Dent 7 5 Adriano Panatta 6 4 John Newcombe 6 6 Paolo Bertolucci 3 2 John Newcombe Phil Dent 7 5 Paolo Bertolucci Antonio Zugarelli 6 3 Spain vs. USA Spain USA Düsseldorf, Germany May 1978 Clay 2 1 Manuel Orantes 6 7 Roscoe Tanner 4 6 José Higueras 6 6 Harold Solomon 2 2 Manuel Orantes José Higueras 6 4 5 Harold Solomon Bob Lutz 2 6 7 Final Spain vs. Australia Spain Australia Düsseldorf, Germany 16 May 1978 Clay 2 1 José Higueras 6 6 John Newcombe 2 3 Manuel Orantes 6 6 Phil Dent 3 4 Manuel Orantes José Higueras 6 4 John Newcombe Phil Dent 7 6 See also 1978 Davis Cup External links 1978 Nations Cup Results itftennis.com References Nations Cup Nations Cup Category:World Team Cup Category:1970s in Düsseldorf Category:1978 in West German sport Category:May 1978 sports events in Europe