Wightman Cup

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The Wightman Cup was created by the former tennis player and US Open winner Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886-1974). The cup was played in tennis from 1923 to 1989 between the women's teams of the United States and Great Britain . In the odd years the games were played in the USA, in the even years in Great Britain.

Due to the dominance of the US teams at the end of the 1980s, the cup was no longer played from 1990 onwards.

Winners list

year place winner Result
1923 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1924 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 6: 1
1925 Forest Hills , New York United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1926 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1927 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1928 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1929 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1930 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1931 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1932 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1933 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1934 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1935 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1936 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1937 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1938 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1939 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1940-
1945
failed ( World War II )
1946 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1947 Forest Hills , New York United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1948 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1949 Haverford , Pennsylvania United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1950 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1951 Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1952 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1953 Rye, New York United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1954 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 6-0
1955 Rye, New York United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1956 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1957 Sewickley, Pennsylvania United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1958 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1959 Sewickley, Pennsylvania United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1960 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1961 Chicago , Illinois United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1962 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1963 Cleveland, Ohio United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1964 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1965 Cleveland, Ohio United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1966 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1967 Cleveland, Ohio United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1968 Wimbledon , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1969 Cleveland, Ohio United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1970 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1971 Cleveland, Ohio United StatesUnited States United States 4: 3
1972 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1973 Brookline (Massachusetts) United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1974 Queensferry , Wales United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 6: 1
1975 Cleveland, Ohio United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 5: 2
1976 Wimbledon , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1977 Oakland , California United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1978 Royal Albert Hall , London , England United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 4: 3
1979 West Palm Beach United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1980 Royal Albert Hall , London , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1981 Chicago United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1982 London , England United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1983 Williamsburg, Virginia United StatesUnited States United States 6: 1
1984 Royal Albert Hall , London , England United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1985 Williamsburg, Virginia United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1986 Royal Albert Hall , London , England United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1987 Williamsburg, Virginia United StatesUnited States United States 5: 2
1988 London , England United StatesUnited States United States 7-0
1989 Williamsburg, Virginia United StatesUnited States United States 7-0