Federation Cup 1978

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Federation Cup 1978
Period: August 16 - December 3, 1978
Edition: 16
Participating nations: 35
Winner: United StatesUnited States 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 IrelandIreland Ireland 2: 1 FinlandFinland Finland
19th August 1978 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 3-0 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Taiwan
19th August 1978 Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines 3-0 ThailandThailand Thailand

World group

  First round
November 27th
Round of 16 Quarter finals Semifinals Final
December 3rd
                                               
 United StatesUnited States United States 3                
Q  Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 0  
 United StatesUnited States United States 3
   New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 0  
 CanadaCanada Canada 0
 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 3  
 United StatesUnited States United States 3
   FranceFrance France 0  
 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1    
 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 2  
 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 0
   FranceFrance France 3  
 SwedenSweden Sweden 1
 FranceFrance France 2  
 United StatesUnited States United States 3
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 0  
Q  Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines 1
 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 2  
 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 0
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3  
 PortugalPortugal Portugal 0
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3  
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 2  
 Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil 0    
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany 3  
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Germany 1
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 2  
 Spain 1977Spain Spain 0
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 3  
 United StatesUnited States United States 2
 AustraliaAustralia Australia 1
Q  IrelandIreland Ireland 0
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3  
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1
   Romania 1965Romania Romania 2  
 ItalyItaly Italy 1
 Romania 1965Romania Romania 2  
 Romania 1965Romania Romania 0
   Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
 NorwayNorway Norway 0    
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 3  
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 0
   Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
 AustriaAustria Austria 0
 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 1
   AustraliaAustralia Australia 2  
 UruguayUruguay Uruguay 0
 ChileChile Chile 3  
 ChileChile Chile 0
   NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3  
 MexicoMexico Mexico 0
 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0
   AustraliaAustralia Australia 3  
 IsraelIsrael Israel 0    
 JapanJapan Japan 3  
 JapanJapan Japan 0
   AustraliaAustralia Australia 3  
 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0
 AustraliaAustralia Australia 3  

final

Australia - United States

AustraliaAustralia1 2
United StatesUnited States

Date: December 3, 1978
Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne , Australia
Surface: Lawn

AustraliaAustralia United StatesUnited States 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

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