1978 Federation Cup (tennis)

International women's tennis competition 1978 Federation Cup 27 November – 3 December 16th USA 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 DateWinning teamScoreLosing team16 August IRL 2–1 FIN19 August KOR 3–0 TPE19 August PHI 1936 3–0 THA Ireland vs. Finland Ireland Finland Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 16 August 1978 Grass (outdoor) 2 1 Jo Sheridan 4 6 3 Pirjo Ojala 6 3 6 Helen Lennon 6 2 6 Elina Durchman 2 6 1 Bernadette Davy Helen Lennon 6 6 Elina Durchman Pirjo Ojala 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005069 Ireland v Finland fedcup.com South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei South Korea Chinese Taipei Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 19 August 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Kim Nam-sook 6 6 Ho Chiu-mei 0 0 Lee Duk-hee 6 6 Wen Hsiu-tsuan 3 1 Lee Duk-hee Yang Jeong-soon 6 6 Hsieh Li-chuan Lee Hsiu 0 0 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003738 South Korea v Chinese Taipei fedcup.com Philippines vs. Thailand Philippines 1936 Thailand Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 19 August 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Gladys Imperial 7 6 Chalada Wattana 5 3 Marisa Sanchez 7 6 Suthasini Sirikaya 6.045 3 Carmencita de la Rosa Gladys Imperial 6 6 Chalada Wattana Sirikanya Hoonsiri 3 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004889 Philippines v Thailand fedcup.com Main draw Participating Teams ARG AUS AUT BEL BRA CAN CHI TCH DEN FRA GBR INA IRL ISR ITA JPN MEX NED NZL NOR PHI 1936 POR ROU 1965 KOR URS ESP 1977 SWE SUI USA URU FRG YUG All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts.|} First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final   USA 3 Q KOR 0   CAN 0   NZL 3   ARG 2   DEN 1   SWE 1   FRA 2   TCH 3   POR 0 Q PHI 1   INA 2   FRG 3   BRA 0   ESP 1977 0   GBR 3   URS 3   AUT 0   YUG 3   NOR 0   ROU 1965 2   ITA 1 Q IRL 0   SUI 3   NED 3   MEX 0   CHI 3   URU 0   ISR 0   JPN 3   BEL 0   AUS 3   USA 3   NZL 0   ARG 0   FRA 3   TCH 3   INA 0   FRG 1   GBR 2   URS 0   YUG 3   ROU 1965 2   SUI 1   NED 3   CHI 0   JPN 0   AUS 3   USA 3   FRA 0   TCH 1   GBR 2   URS 3   ROU 1965 0   NED 0   AUS 3   USA 3   GBR 0   URS 1   AUS 2   USA 2   AUS 1 First round United States vs. South Korea United States South Korea Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Tracy Austin 6 6 Choi Kyeong-mi 0 0 Chris Evert 6 6 Han Yoon-ja 1 0 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6 6 Cha Eun-jeong Choi Kyeong-mi 1 0 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005047 United States v South Korea fedcup.com Canada vs. New Zealand Canada New Zealand Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Wendy Barlow 6 9 2 Brenda Perry 4 11 6 Marjorie Blackwood 7 4 5 Judy Chaloner 5 6 7 Wendy Barlow Lisette Senn 4 3 Judy Chaloner Chris Newton 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005039 Canada v New Zealand fedcup.com Argentina vs. Denmark Argentina Denmark Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 2 1 Raquel Giscafré 6 6 Anne-Mette Sorensen 2 4 Ivanna Madruga-Osses 11 2 6 Dorte Ekner 9 6 4 Viviana González Ivanna Madruga-Osses 7 5 Dorte Ekner Helle Sparre-Viragh 9 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005139 Argentina v Denmark fedcup.com Sweden vs. France Sweden France Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 1 2 Elisabeth Ekblom 3 3 Gail Benedetti 6 6 Nina Bohm 4 1 Françoise Dürr 6 6 Nina Bohm Elisabeth Ekblom 6 6 Brigitte Simon Frédérique Thibault 2 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005086 Sweden v France fedcup.com Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal Czechoslovakia Portugal Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Renáta Tomanová 6 6 Conceição Rio 0 0 Regina Maršíková 6 6 Leonora Peralta 0 0 Hana Mandlíková Hana Strachoňová 6 6 Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre Leonora Peralta 1 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005027 Czechoslovakia v Portugal fedcup.com Philippines vs. Indonesia Philippines 1936 Indonesia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 1 2 Gladys Imperial 2 3 Lita Sugiarto 6 6 Marisa Sanchez 4 6 6 Yolanda Soemarno 6 0 0 Gladys Imperial Marisa Sanchez 1 2 Lita Sugiarto Yolanda Soemarno 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004971 Philippines v Indonesia fedcup.com West Germany vs. Brazil West Germany Brazil Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Sylvia Hanika 6 6 Vera Lúcia Giugni 0 1 Heidi Eisterlehner 6 3 6 Patricia Medrado 3 6 1 Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika 6 6 Vera Lúcia Giugni Patricia Medrado 3 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005073 West Germany v Brazil fedcup.com Spain vs. Great Britain Spain 1977 Great Britain Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Carmen Perea 8 1 2 Virginia Wade 6 6 6 Mónica Álvarez de Mon 0 8 Sue Barker 6 10 Mónica Álvarez de Mon Carmen Perea 6 6 2 Anne Hobbs Michelle Tyler 8 2 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005005 Spain v Great Britain fedcup.com Soviet Union vs. Austria Soviet Union Austria Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Natasha Chmyreva 6 6 Uschi Ulrich 0 2 Olga Morozova 6 6 Helena Wimmer 1 0 Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko 6 6 Maja Hugel Uschi Ulrich 1 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005049 Soviet Union v Austria fedcup.com Yugoslavia vs. Norway Yugoslavia Norway Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Nenni Delmestre 6 6 Bente Kjolstad 0 3 Mima Jaušovec 6 6 Ellen Grindvold 1 2 Nenni Delmestre Mima Jaušovec 3 6 6 Ellen Grindvold Bente Kjolstad 6 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005009 Yugoslavia v Norway fedcup.com Romania vs. Italy Romania 1965 Italy Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 2 1 Florența Mihai 3 6 Daniela Marzano 6 8 Virginia Ruzici 6 3 6 Sabina Simmonds 1 6 1 Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu 6 6 Daniela Marzano Sabina Simmonds 4 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004947 Romania v Italy fedcup.com Ireland vs. Switzerland Ireland Switzerland Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Jo Sheridan 1 0 Isabelle Villiger 6 6 Helen Lennon 1 0 Petra Delhees 6 6 Bernadette Davy Helen Lennon 8 3 Anne-Marie Rüegg Monica Simmen 10 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004989 Ireland v Switzerland fedcup.com Netherlands vs. Mexico Netherlands Mexico Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Elly Appel 6 6 Alina Baraldi 1 3 Betty Stöve 6 6 Alejandra Vallejo 2 3 Betty Stöve Tine Zwaan 6 6 Alina Baraldi Alejandra Vallejo 1 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005056 Netherlands v Mexico fedcup.com Chile vs. Uruguay Chile Uruguay Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Silvana Urroz 6 6 Lucia Bruce 4 2 Leyla Musalem 6 6 Carla Guarino de Galeazzi 1 3 Leyla Musalem Silvana Urroz 6 6 Carla Guarino de Galeazzi María Julia Roverano 1 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005045 Chile v Mexico fedcup.com Israel vs. Japan Israel Japan Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Hagit Zubary 4 3 Kiyoko Nomura 6 6 Paulina Peled 1 4 Naoko Sato 6 6 Paulina Peled Hagit Zubary 6 2 4 Kiyoko Nomura Naoko Sato 3 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004981 Israel v Japan fedcup.com Belgium vs. Australia Belgium Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Monique Van Haver 0 0 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6 Michele Gurdal 1 1 Wendy Turnbull 6 6 Michele Gurdal Monique Van Haver 2 6 Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6 8 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004990 Belgium v Australia fedcup.com Second round United States vs. New Zealand United States New Zealand Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Tracy Austin 6 6 Brenda Perry 1 2 Chris Evert 6 6 Judy Chaloner 1 1 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6 6 Judy Chaloner Chris Newton 1 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005015 United States v New Zealand fedcup.com Argentina vs. France Argentina France Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Raquel Giscafré 1 3 Gail Benedetti 6 6 Ivanna Madruga-Osses 4 2 Françoise Dürr 6 6 Claudia Casabianca Raquel Giscafré 4 6 2 Brigitte Simon Frédérique Thibault 6 3 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005128 Argentina v France fedcup.com Czechoslovakia vs. Indonesia Czechoslovakia Indonesia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Renáta Tomanová 6 9 Lita Sugiarto 3 7 Regina Maršíková 6 6 Yolanda Soemarno 2 1 Hana Mandlíková Hana Strachoňová 7 6 Lita Sugiarto Yolanda Soemarno 5 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004975 Czechoslovakia v Indonesia fedcup.com West Germany vs. Great Britain West Germany Great Britain Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 1 2 Sylvia Hanika 6 6 Sue Barker 3 2 Heidi Eisterlehner 0 3 Virginia Wade 6 6 Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika 3 0 Sue Barker Virginia Wade 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005061 West Germany v Great Britain fedcup.com Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia Soviet Union Yugoslavia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Natasha Chmyreva 6 6 Nenni Delmestre 1 0 Olga Morozova 6 6 Mima Jaušovec 1 0 Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko 6 6 Nenni Delmestre Mima Jaušovec 2 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005046 Soviet Union v Yugoslavia fedcup.com Romania vs. Switzerland Romania 1965 Switzerland Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 2 1 Florența Mihai 1 4 Petra Delhees 6 6 Virginia Ruzici 6 11 Anne-Marie Rüegg 3 9 Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu 8 6 Petra Delhees Monica Simmen 6 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005048 Romania v Switzerland fedcup.com Netherlands vs. Chile Netherlands Chile Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Elly Appel 6 6 Silvana Urroz 0 4 Betty Stöve 6 6 Leyla Musalem 4 4 Betty Stöve Tine Zwaan 6 6 Leyla Musalem Silvana Urroz 1 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005056 Netherlands v Mexico fedcup.com Japan vs. Australia Japan Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Kiyoko Nomura 2 3 Dianne Fromholtz 6 6 Naoko Sato 2 3 Kerry Reid 6 6 Kiyoko Nomura Naoko Sato 2 4 Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005062 Japan v Australia fedcup.com Quarterfinals United States vs. France United States France Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Tracy Austin 6 6 Frédérique Thibault 4 3 Chris Evert 6 6 Brigitte Simon 2 2 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 5 6 6 Françoise Dürr Gail Benedetti 7 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005084 United States v France fedcup.com Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain Czechoslovakia Great Britain Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 1 2 Regina Maršíková 7 6 3 Michelle Tyler 9 2 6 Renáta Tomanová 4 6 6 Virginia Wade 6 3 4 Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová 6 5 Sue Barker Virginia Wade 8 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005125 Czechoslovakia v Great Britain fedcup.com Soviet Union vs. Romania Soviet Union Romania 1965 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Natasha Chmyreva 8 6 Florența Mihai 6 4 Olga Morozova 6 4 Virginia Ruzici 4 3 2 Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko 6 6 Lucia Romanov Mariana Simionescu 1 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005077 Soviet Union v Romania fedcup.com Netherlands vs. Australia Netherlands Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 0 3 Elly Appel 1 1 Kerry Reid 6 6 Betty Stöve 2 3 Wendy Turnbull 6 6 Betty Stöve Tine Zwaan 2 4 Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005063 Netherlands v Australia fedcup.com Semifinals United States vs. Great Britain United States Great Britain Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 3 0 Tracy Austin 6 6 Michelle Tyler 1 1 Chris Evert 6 6 Virginia Wade 2 4 Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 1 6 6 Sue Barker Anne Hobbs 6 3 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005119 United States v Great Britain fedcup.com Soviet Union vs. Australia Soviet Union Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 1 2 Natasha Chmyreva 5 4 Kerry Reid 7 6 Olga Morozova 6 8 Wendy Turnbull 1 6 Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova 4 2 Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005118 Soviet Union v Australia fedcup.com Final United States vs. Australia United States Australia Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 3 December 1978 Grass (outdoor) 2 1 Tracy Austin 3 3 Kerry Reid 6 6 Chris Evert 3 6 6 Wendy Turnbull 6 1 1 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 4 6 6 Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6 1 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004969 United States v Australia fedcup.com 2011-08-27 2011-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110827160938/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004969 dead 1978 Federation Cup Champions United States United States Seventh References 30em Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Federation Category:Tennis tournaments in Australia 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