# 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

| 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

| Ireland 2 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 16 August 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 ||||

### South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei

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

### Philippines vs. Thailand

| Philippines 3 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 19 August 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3     3 Carmencita de la Rosa / Gladys Imperial Chalada Wattana / Sirikanya Hoonsiri 6 3 6 1 ||||

## 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 | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | South Korea | 0 | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 0 | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | New Zealand | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Zealand | 3 | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | France | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Argentina | 2 | | | | | France | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denmark | 1 | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | France | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sweden | 1 | France | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | France | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | France | 2 | | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
| | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
| | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Portugal | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Philippines | 1 | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indonesia | 2 | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | West Germany | 3 | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brazil | 0 | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Spain | 0 | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | United States | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Australia | 1 |
| | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Australia | 1 |
| | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 0 | Soviet Union | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norway | 0 | | | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Romania | 2 | | | | | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 1 | Romania | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ireland | 0 | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | Soviet Union | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Australia | 2 | | | |
| | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | | Australia | 2 | | | |
| | Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mexico | 0 | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chile | 3 | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Uruguay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Uruguay | 0 | | | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Israel | 0 | | | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 3 | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 0 | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### First round
#### United States vs. South Korea

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

#### Canada vs. New Zealand

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

#### Argentina vs. Denmark

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

#### Sweden vs. France

| Sweden 1 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 / Frédérique Thibault 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal

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

#### Philippines vs. Indonesia

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

#### West Germany vs. Brazil

| West Germany 3 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 ||||

#### Spain vs. Great Britain

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

#### Soviet Union vs. Austria

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

#### Yugoslavia vs. Norway

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

#### Romania vs. Italy

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

#### Ireland vs. Switzerland

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

#### Netherlands vs. Mexico

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

#### Chile vs. Uruguay

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

#### Israel vs. Japan

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

#### Belgium vs. Australia

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

### Second round
#### United States vs. New Zealand

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

#### Argentina vs. France

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

#### Czechoslovakia vs. Indonesia

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 Soemarno 6 2 6 1     3 Hana Mandlíková / Hana Strachoňová Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno 7 5 6 1 ||||

#### West Germany vs. Great Britain

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

#### Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia

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

#### Romania vs. Switzerland

| Romania 2 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia November 1978 Grass (outdoor) | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 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 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Chile

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

#### Japan vs. Australia

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

### Quarterfinals
#### United States vs. France

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

#### Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 ||||

#### Soviet Union vs. Romania

| Soviet Union 3 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia December 1978 Grass (outdoor) | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Australia

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

### Semifinals
#### United States vs. Great Britain

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

#### Soviet Union vs. Australia

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

### Final
#### United States vs. Australia

| United States 2 | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia 3 December 1978 Grass (outdoor) | 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 ||||
* 1978 Federation Cup Champions
* United States Seventh title