Federation Cup 1978

◄ Federation Cup 1978 ►
Period:	August 16 - December 3, 1978
Edition:	16
Participating nations:	35
Winner:	United States
Title:	7th
Players:	Chris Evert Tracy Austin Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Team leader:	Vicky Berner

The 1978 Federation Cup (from 1995 Fed Cup) was the 16th edition of the women's national women's tennis tournament . The game was played from November 27th to December 3rd at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne , Australia . In the final, the teams from the United States and Australia faced each other, which the United States won 2-1.

Qualifying round

date	winner	Result	loser
August 16, 1978	Ireland	2: 1	Finland
19th August 1978	South Korea	3-0	Taiwan
19th August 1978	Philippines	3-0	Thailand

World group

	First round November 27th					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					Final December 3rd
		United States	3
	Q	South Korea	0
							United States	3
							New Zealand	0
		Canada	0
		New Zealand	3
												United States	3
												France	0
		Denmark	1
		Argentina	2
							Argentina	0
							France	3
		Sweden	1
		France	2
																	United States	3
																	United Kingdom	0
	Q	Philippines	1
		Indonesia	2
							Indonesia	0
							Czechoslovakia	3
		Portugal	0
		Czechoslovakia	3
												Czechoslovakia	1
												United Kingdom	2
		Brazil	0
		Federal Republic of Germany	3
							Federal Republic of Germany	1
							United Kingdom	2
		Spain	0
		United Kingdom	3
																						United States	2
																						Australia	1
	Q	Ireland	0
		Switzerland	3
							Switzerland	1
							Romania	2
		Italy	1
		Romania	2
												Romania	0
												Soviet Union	3
		Norway	0
		Yugoslavia	3
							Yugoslavia	0
							Soviet Union	3
		Austria	0
		Soviet Union	3
																	Soviet Union	1
																	Australia	2
		Uruguay	0
		Chile	3
							Chile	0
							Netherlands	3
		Mexico	0
		Netherlands	3
												Netherlands	0
												Australia	3
		Israel	0
		Japan	3
							Japan	0
							Australia	3
		Belgium	0
		Australia	3

final

Australia - United States

1 2 Date: December 3, 1978 Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne , Australia Surface: Lawn
		Result
Kerry Reid	Tracy Austin	6: 3, 6: 3
Wendy Turnbull	Chris Evert	6: 3, 1: 6, 1: 6
Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	Chris Evert Billie Jean King	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4

Web links

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