1978 Davis Cup

1978 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1978 Davis Cup 27 August 1977 – 10 December 1978 67th 50 USA 1977 1979 The 1978 Davis Cup was the 67th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 50 teams entered the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain and Sweden were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Czechoslovakia and Hungary respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Sweden and Great Britain defeated Australia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Great Britain in the final to win their 25th title overall and their first since 1972. The final was held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States on 8–10 December.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd Political controversy The competition was significantly marked by political issues: Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies all withdrew from the North & Central America Zone due to the continued presence of South Africa in the competition, despite continued international condemnation of their government's apartheid policies.Canada heads pullout from 1978 Davis Cup https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bJcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6518,604605 26 October 2019 Montreal Gazette Reuters 4 July 1977 The North & Central America Zone final between the United States and South Africa, held at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, attracted crowds of up to 5,000 protesters each day, and efforts by the South African side to appease critics by nominating Peter Lamb as its first "coloured" player were derided by some as tokenism, given he did not actually play during the tie and was a student enrolled at Vanderbilt University at the time of the tournament.https://africanactivist.msu.edu/image.php?objectid=32-131-147 African Activist Archive Africanactivist.msu.edu 26 October 2019 Jim Jerome https://people.com/archive/apartheid-critics-say-hes-merely-a-token-but-peter-lambs-davis-cup-runneth-over-vol-9-no-11/ Apartheid Critics Say He's Merely a Token, but Peter Lamb's Davis Cup Runneth Over People.com 20 March 1978 26 October 2019 https://books.google.com/books?id=cIh_AK0BFrYC&pg=PA201 The Crisis Google Books 26 October 2019 The Soviet Union continued to be barred for competing following its refusal to compete against Chile in the 1976 semifinals and its promised refusal to compete against South Africa. Americas Zone 1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone North & Central America Zone 15–17 December 1977 17–19 March Semifinals Final USA bye Johannesburg, South Africa RSA 1928 4 COL 1 Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) USA 4 RSA 1928 1 South America Zone Preliminary rounds 2 1–6 November 1977 9–11 December 1977 First Round Qualifying Round CHI bye Lima, Peru PER 0 BOL 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) URU 3 ECU 1900 2 bye BRA 1968 Santiago, Chile CHI 5 BOL 0 Montevideo, Uruguay URU 4 BRA 1968 1 Main Draw 18–20 December 1977 17–19 March Santiago, Chile CHI 5 URU 0 bye ARG Santiago, Chile (clay) CHI 3 ARG 2 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Chile vs. United States Chile United States Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-AMI-M-CHI-USA-01 Chile v United States daviscup.com 15–17 September 1978 Clayhttps://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/jaime-fillol-sr-vs-brian-gottfried/F024/G029 Jaime Fillol vs Brian Gottfried atptour.com 2 3 Jaime Fillol 4 5 2 Brian Gottfried 6 7 6 Hans Gildemeister 5 6 3 1 Harold Solomon 7 3 6 6 Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux 6 3 6 3 Brian Gottfried John McEnroe 3 6 8 6 Jaime Fillol 6 6 Harold Solomon 3 2 Hans Gildemeister 4 7 12 Brian Gottfried 6 5 10 Eastern Zone 1978 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Preliminary rounds 2 1–10 October 1977 21–30 October 1977 First Round Qualifying Round Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 5 THA 0 Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 5 TPE 0 Rawalpindi, Pakistan PAK 4 MAS 0 bye KOR 1949 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 1 JPN 1947 4 Seoul, South Korea PAK 2 KOR 1949 3 Main Draw 9–12 December 1977 19–22 January 24–26 February AUS bye Tokyo, Japan INA 1 JPN 1947 4 Coimbatore, India KOR 1949 1 IND 4 bye NZL Tokyo, Japan (clay) AUS 5 JPN 1947 0 New Delhi, India IND 1 NZL 4 Adelaide, Australia (grass) AUS 4 NZL 0 Final Australia vs. New Zealand Australia New Zealand Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-AUS-NZL-01 Australia v New Zealand daviscup.com 24–26 February 1978 Grass 4 0 Tony Roche 13 6 6 Chris Lewis 11 3 2 John Alexander 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie 4 4 4 John Alexander Tony Roche 6 6 12 4 6 Brian Fairlie Chris Lewis 3 4 14 6 1 John Alexander 8 16 6 9 Chris Lewis 10 14 1 7 Allan Stone 2 6 Brian Fairlie 6 1 3 Europe Zone 1978 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A Preliminary rounds 2 y 10–12 August 197716–18 September 1977 17–19 March First Round Qualifying Round Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 5 LUX 0 bye GBR Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) ISR 5 FIN 0 bye AUT TCH bye Zeist, Netherlands (clay) NED 4 GRE old 1 POL bye Algiers, Algeria (clay) ALG 1 IRI 1964 4 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 0 GBR 5 Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) ISR 2 AUT 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) TCH 3 NED 1 Warsaw, Poland POL 4 IRI 1964 1 Main Draw 16–18 June 13–15 July 15–17 September FRA bye Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 5 AUT 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 3 POL 2 bye ROU 1965 Paris, France (clay) FRA 2 GBR 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 5 ROU 1965 0 Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 5 TCH 0 Final Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia Great Britain Czechoslovakia Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EUR-A-M-GBR-TCH-01 Great Britain v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 15–17 September 1978 Grass 5 0 John Lloyd 9 6 4 5 12 Jiří Hřebec 7 3 6 7 10 Buster Mottram 6 7 7 Ivan Lendl 4 5 5 Mark Cox David Lloyd 6 13 6 2 6 Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 4 15 4 6 4 Mark Cox 6 6 6 Ivan Lendl 2 4 3 Buster Mottram 5 3 6 6 6 Jiří Hřebec 7 6 3 4 0 Zone B Pre-qualifying round 27–29 August 1977 Pre-qualifying round Casablanca, Morocco MAR 5 TUR 0 Preliminary rounds 2 y 16–18 September 1977 17–19 March First Round Qualifying Round Casablanca, Morocco (clay) MAR 4 NOR 1 bye YUG Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 4 POR 1 bye SWE HUN bye Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 3 DEN 2 Lucerne, Switzerland SUI 5 EGY 1972 0 bye FRG Casablanca, Morocco MAR 0 YUG 5 Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) IRL 0 SWE 5 Pécs, Hungary HUN 4 BEL 1 Zürich, Switzerland SUI 0 FRG 5 Main Draw 13–18 June 13–16 July 15–17 September ESP 1977 bye Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) YUG 2 SWE 3 Budapest, Hungary HUN 3 FRG 2 bye ITA Båstad, Sweden (clay) ESP 1977 2 SWE 3 Budapest, Hungary HUN 4 ITA 1 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 HUN 1 Final Sweden vs. Hungary Sweden Hungary Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EUR-B-M-SWE-HUN-01 Sweden v Hungary daviscup.com 15–17 September 1978 Clay 3 1 Kjell Johansson 7 6 6 Balázs Taróczy 5 2 4 Björn Borg 6 6 6 Péter Szőke 2 0 0 Ove Bengtson Tenny Svensson 2 1 10 Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 6 6 12 Kjell Johansson 3 7 6 3 6 Péter Szőke 6 5 1 6 1 Tenny Svensson 2 6 5 Balázs Taróczy 6 4 5 3 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 6–8 October 8–10 December 4 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) EUR-B SWE 2 AME USA 3 London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) EAS AUS 2 EUR-A GBR 3 Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) AME USA 4 EUR-A GBR 1 Semifinals Sweden vs. United States Sweden United States Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-INZ-M-SWE-USA-01 Sweden v United States daviscup.com 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Björn Borg 6 7 6 Arthur Ashe 4 5 3 Kjell Johansson 2 1 4 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6 Ove Bengtson Björn Borg 6 3 6 5 3 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 2 6 3 7 6 Kjell Johansson 2 0 5 Arthur Ashe 6 6 7 Björn Borg 6 6 Vitas Gerulaitis 3 1 Great Britain vs. Australia Great Britain Australia National Sports Centre, London, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-INZ-M-GBR-AUS-01 Great Britain v Australia daviscup.com 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Buster Mottram 8 3 7 6 Tony Roche 6 6 5 4 John Lloyd 7 6 6 John Alexander 5 2 2 Mark Cox David Lloyd 8 3 6 6 Ross Case Geoff Masters 6 6 4 3 John Lloyd 3 3 2 Tony Roche 6 6 6 Buster Mottram 2 3 2 John Alexander 6 6 6 Final United States vs. Great Britain United States Great Britain Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-WG-M-USA-GBR-01 United States v Great Britain daviscup.com 8–10 December 1978 Hard 4 1 John McEnroe 6 6 6 John Lloyd 1 2 2 Brian Gottfried 6 6 8 4 3 Buster Mottram 4 2 10 6 6 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 6 6 Mark Cox David Lloyd 2 2 3 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Buster Mottram 2 2 1 Brian Gottfried 6 6 6 John Lloyd 1 2 4 References External links Davis Cup Official Website Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Category:1978 controversies in the United States Category:1978 in sports in Tennessee Category:Vanderbilt University