Federation Cup 1972

◄ Federation Cup 1972 ►
Period:	March 20-25, 1972
Edition:	10
Participating nations:	31
Winner:	South Africa
Title:	1
Players:	Patricia Pretorius Brenda Kirk Greta Delport
Team leader:	Jackie Du Toit

The 1972 Federation Cup (from 1995 Fed Cup) was the 10th edition of the women's national team's tennis tournament . The game was played from March 20th to 25th at Ellis Park in Johannesburg , South Africa . In the final, the teams from South Africa and the United Kingdom faced each other, which South Africa won 2-1.

World group

	First round March 20th					Round of 16 March 21					Quarterfinals March 23					Semi-finals March 24th					Final March 25th
		Australia
		bye
							Australia	2
							Canada	0
		Canada	3
		Israel	0
												Australia	3
												Italy	0
		Italy	2
		Spain	1
							Italy	2
							Norway	0
		Taiwan	1
		Norway	2
																	Australia	1
																	United Kingdom	2
		Denmark	0
		Ireland	3
							Ireland	1
							BR Germany	2
		Greece	0
		BR Germany	3
												BR Germany	1
												United Kingdom	2
		Argentina	2
		Finland	1
							Argentina	1
							United Kingdom	2
		United Kingdom	3
		Japan	0
																						United Kingdom	1
																						South Africa	2
		Luxembourg	0
		Colombia	3
							Colombia	1
							Netherlands	2
		New Zealand	1
		Netherlands	2
												Netherlands	0
												United States	3
		United States	3
		Rhodesia	0
							United States	2
							Uruguay	0
		Mexico	0
		Uruguay	3
																	United States	1
																	South Africa	2
		Ecuador	3
		Iran	0
							Ecuador	0
							France	2
		Austria	0
		France	3
												France	1
												South Africa	2
		South Africa	3
		Belgium	0
							South Africa	2
							Brazil	0
		Switzerland	1
		Brazil	2

final

South Africa - United Kingdom

2 1 Date: March 25, 1972 Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg , South Africa Surface: Hard
		Result
Patricia Pretorius	Virginia Wade	3: 6, 2: 6
Brenda Kirk	Winnie Shaw	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 0
Brenda Kirk Patricia Pretorius	Virginia Wade Joyce Williams	6: 1, 7: 5

Consolation round

Date: March 22-25, 1972
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg , South Africa
Playing surface: Hard

	First round					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
							Colombia	2
							People's Republic of China	1
												Colombia	2
												New Zealand	0
							Finland	0
							New Zealand	3
																	Colombia	2
																	Mexico	1
		Uruguay	2
		Austria	1
							Uruguay	2
							Brazil	1
		Luxembourg	0
		Brazil	2
												Uruguay	1
												Mexico	2
		Canada	2
		Spain	0
							Canada	0
							Mexico	2
		Greece	0
		Mexico	2
																						Colombia	0
																						Japan	3
		Norway	0
		Rhodesia	3
							Rhodesia	1
							Japan	2
		Iran	0
		Japan	3
												Japan	2
												Denmark	0
		Taiwan	0
		Denmark	3
							Denmark	Where
							Argentina
																	Japan	2
																	Belgium	1
							Ireland	1
							Ecuador	2
												Ecuador	0
												Belgium	3
							Israel	0
							Belgium	3

Web links

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