The tiebreak was played to seven points for the first time. The Nations Cup was won by both men and women by the Soviet Union. The respective winners Vyacheslav Jegorow and Wladimir Korotkow or Yevgenia Isopaitis and Marina Tschuwyrina then also won the double competitions. In addition, Tschuwyrina won the women's singles against Isopaitis. Only Thomas Emmrich , who won the men's singles against Jegorow, could break into the Soviet dominance . In addition, he was in the double-finals with Andreas John .