Federation Cup 1979

◄ Federation Cup 1979 ►
Period:	April 30 - May 6, 1979
Edition:	17th
Participating nations:	31
Winner:	United States
Title:	8th
Players:	Chris Evert-Lloyd Tracy Austin Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Team leader:	Vicky Berner

The 1979 Federation Cup (from 1995 Fed Cup) was the 17th edition of the women's national women's tennis tournament . The game was played from April 30th to May 6th at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid , Spain . In the final, the teams from the United States and Australia faced each other, which the United States won 3-0.

World group

	First round					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					Final May 6th
		United States	Where
		Philippines
							United States	3
							Federal Republic of Germany	0
		South Korea	0
		BR Germany	3
												United States	3
												France	0
		Thailand	0
		Italy	3
							Italy	1
							France	2
		Indonesia	0
		France	3
																	United States	2
																	Soviet Union	0
		Switzerland	3
		Denmark	0
							Switzerland	2
							Romania	1
		Mexico	1
		Romania	2
												Switzerland	1
												Soviet Union	2
		Taiwan	1
		Luxembourg	2
							Luxembourg	1
							Soviet Union	2
		Portugal	0
		Soviet Union	3
																						United States	3
																						Australia	0
		United Kingdom	3
		New Zealand	0
							United Kingdom	3
							Belgium	0
		Ireland	0
		Belgium	3
												United Kingdom	0
												Czechoslovakia	3
		Czechoslovakia	3
		Hungary	0
							Czechoslovakia	2
							Sweden	1
		Sweden	3
		Israel	0
																	Czechoslovakia	0
																	Australia	3
		Netherlands	3
		Argentina	0
							Netherlands	3
							Japan	0
		Japan	3
		Norway	0
												Netherlands	1
												Australia	2
		Spain	1
		Yugoslavia	2
							Yugoslavia	0
							Australia	3
		Canada	0
		Australia	3

final

United States - Australia

3 0 Date: May 6, 1979 Venue: RSHE Club Campo, Madrid , Spain Surface : Sand (red)
		Result
Tracy Austin	Kerry Reid	6: 3, 6: 0
Chris Evert-Lloyd	Dianne Fromholtz	2: 6, 6: 3, 8: 6
Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	3: 6, 6: 3, 8: 6

Consolation round

Date: April - May 1979
Venue: RSHE Club Campo, Madrid , Spain Surface
: Sand (red)

	First round					Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
							Canada	2
							Mexico	1
		Mexico	2
		Israel	1
												Canada	0
												Argentina	3
		Denmark	2
		Indonesia	1
							Denmark	0
							Argentina	3
		Hungary	0
		Argentina	3
																	Argentina	3
																	Spain	0
		Spain	2
		Norway	1
							Spain	2
							Thailand	0
		Thailand	2
		Ireland	1
												Spain	3
												South Korea	0
		Taiwan	1
		Portugal	2
							Portugal	0
							South Korea	3
		South Korea	2
		New Zealand	1

Web links

• Fed Cup 1979