1979 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1979 Federation Cup was the 17th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, from 30 April – 6 May. The United States won their fourth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their ninth final.

Participating teams

Participating Teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Chinese Taipei

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

France

Great Britain

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Luxembourg

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Philippines

Portugal

Romania

South Korea

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, on clay courts.

  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                               
   United States    
   Philippines w/o  
     United States 3  
       West Germany 0  
   South Korea 0
   West 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  
   Chinese Taipei 1  
   Luxembourg 2  
     Luxembourg 1
       Soviet Union 2  
   Portugal 0
   Soviet Union 3  
     United States 3
     Australia 0
   Great Britain 3  
   New Zealand 0  
     Great Britain 3  
       Belgium 0  
   Ireland 0
   Belgium 3  
     Great Britain 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  

1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds

First Round

South Korea vs. West Germany


South Korea
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

West Germany
3
1 2 3
1
Kim Nam-sook
Iris Riedel-Kuhn
1
6
1
6
   
2
Lee Duk-hee
Sylvia Hanika
1
6
1
6
   
3
Lee Duk-hee / Lee soon-oh
Katja Ebbinghaus / Sylvia Hanika
1
6
5
7
   

[1]

Thailand vs. Italy


Thailand
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Italy
3
1 2 3
1
Suthasini Sirikaya
Sabina Simmonds
1
6
2
6
   
2
Chalada Wattana
Daniela Marzano
3
6
1
6
   
3
Chalada Wattana / Suthasini Sirikaya
Barbara Rossi / Manuela Zoni
6
4
5
7
6
8
 

[2]

Indonesia vs. France


Indonesia
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

France
3
1 2 3
1
Lita Sugiarto
Frédérique Thibault
0
6
2
6
   
2
Yolanda Sumarno
Brigitte Simon-Glinel
1
6
5
7
   
3
Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Sumarno
Françoise Dürr / Frédérique Thibault
2
6
1
6
   

[3]

Switzerland vs. Denmark


Switzerland
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Denmark
0
1 2 3
1
Christiane Jolissaint
Birgitte Hermansen
6
4
6
2
   
2
Petra Delhees
Dorte Ekner
6
3
7
5
   
3
Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint
Dorte Ekner / Birgitte Hermansen
6
3
6
3
   

[4]

Mexico vs. Romania


Mexico
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Romania
2
1 2 3
1
Maluca Llamas
Lucia Romanov
3
6
2
6
   
2
Alejandra Vallejo
Mariana Simionescu
3
6
6
8
   
3
Maluca Llamas / Alejandra Vallejo
Lucia Romanov / Maria Romanov
6
3
6
2
   

[5]

Chinese Taipei vs. Luxembourg


Chinese Taipei
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Wen Hsiu-tsuan
Rita Krombach
6
2
5
7
6
1
 
2
Ho Chiu-mei
Simone Wolter
3
6
4
6
   
3
Ho Chiu-mei / Wen Hsiu-tsuan
Rita Krombach / Simone Wolter
3
6
3
6
   

[6]

Portugal vs. Soviet Union


Portugal
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Soviet Union
3
1 2 3
1
Leonora Peralta
Natasha Chmyreva
3
6
2
6
   
2
Deborah Fiúza
Olga Morozova
0
6
1
6
   
3
Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre / Leonora Peralta
Irina Shevchenko / Olga Zaitseva
4
6
2
6
   

[7]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand


Great Britain
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

New Zealand
0
1 2 3
1
Sue Barker
Chris Newton
6
0
6
0
   
2
Virginia Wade
Brenda Perry
6
2
6
3
   
3
Sue Barker / Virginia Wade
Chris Newton / Brenda Perry
6
1
6
1
   

[8]

Ireland vs. Belgium


Ireland
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Belgium
3
1 2 3
1
Bernadette Davy
Monique Van Haver
1
6
6
3
2
6
 
2
Helen Lennon
Michele Gurdal
1
6
0
6
   
3
Helen Lennon / Jo Sheridan
Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver
3
6
1
6
   

[9]

Czechoslovakia vs. Hungary


Czechoslovakia
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Hungary
0
1 2 3
1
Regina Maršíková
Judith Szörényi
6
3
6
0
   
2
Hana Mandlíková
Anna Németh
6
1
6
4
   
3
Hana Mandlíková / Regina Maršíková
Éva Rózsavölgyi / Judith Szörényi
6
2
6
3
   

[10]

Sweden vs. Israel


Sweden
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Israel
0
1 2 3
1
Lena Sandin
Hagit Zubary
6
3
6
2
   
2
Helena Anliot
Paulina Peled
6
3
8
6
   
3
Helena Anliot / Mimmi Wikstedt
Paulina Peled / Hagit Zubary
6
2
6
4
   

[11]

Netherlands vs. Argentina


Netherlands
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Argentina
0
1 2 3
1
Elly Appel
Emilse Raponi
6
2
7
5
   
2
Betty Stöve
Ivanna Madruga Ossès
6
4
6
4
   
3
Marcella Mesker / Betty Stöve
Viviana González / Adriana Villagrán Reami
6
0
6
4
   

[12]

Japan vs. Norway


Japan
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Norway
0
1 2 3
1
Naoko Sato
Bente Kjolstad
6
3
6
1
   
2
Sonoe Yonezawa
Ellen Grindvold
6
4
6
1
   
3
Kiyoko Nomura / Naoko Sato
Ellen Grindvold / Bente Kjolstad
6
2
6
2
   

[13]

Spain vs. Yugoslavia


Spain
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3
1
Monica Álvarez
Renata Šašak
6
3
6
1
   
2
Carmen Perea
Mima Jaušovec
2
6
0
6
   
3
Monica Álvarez / Carmen Perea
Mima Jaušovec / Renata Šašak
8
10
6
3
1
6
 

[14]

Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
1
Nina Bland
Wendy Turnbull
4
6
1
6
   
2
Marjorie Blackwood
Dianne Fromholtz
4
6
2
6
   
3
Marjorie Blackwood / Lisette Senn
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
6
8
1
6
   

[15]

Second Round

United States vs. West Germany


United States
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

West Germany
0
1 2 3
1
Tracy Austin
Iris Riedel-Kuhn
6
1
6
3
   
2
Chris Evert Lloyd
Sylvia Hanika
6
4
6
2
   
3
Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Lloyd
Katja Ebbinghaus / Sylvia Hanika
6
1
6
4
   

[16]

Italy vs. France


Italy
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

France
2
1 2 3
1
Daniela Marzano
Frédérique Thibault
6
4
1
6
6
2
 
2
Sabina Simmonds
Françoise Dürr
6
2
3
6
3
6
 
3
Daniela Marzano / Sabina Simmonds
Françoise Dürr / Frédérique Thibault
3
6
5
7
   

[17]

Switzerland vs. Romania


Switzerland
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Romania
1
1 2 3
1
Christiane Jolissaint
Lucia Romanov
3
6
1
6
   
2
Petra Delhees
Mariana Simionescu
9
7
9
7
   
3
Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint
Lucia Romanov / Mariana Simionescu
6
4
6
2
   

[18]

Luxembourg vs. Soviet Union


Luxembourg
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Soviet Union
3
1 2 3
1
Rita Krombach
Irina Shevchenko
0
6
2
6
   
2
Simone Wolter
Olga Morozova
0
6
1
6
   
3
Monique Krecke / Simone Wolter
Olga Morozova / Olga Zaitseva
0
6
0
6
   

[19]

Great Britain vs. Belgium


Great Britain
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Belgium
0
1 2 3
1
Sue Barker
Monique Van Haver
6
3
11
9
   
2
Virginia Wade
Michele Gurdal
4
6
6
2
6
3
 
3
Sue Barker / Virginia Wade
Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver
6
3
6
2
   

[20]

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Sweden
1
1 2 3
1
Hana Mandlíková
Lena Sandin
6
3
6
2
   
2
Regina Maršíková
Helena Anliot
6
3
6
1
   
3
Hana Mandlíková / Regina Maršíková
Helena Anliot / Mimmi Wikstedt
6
3
1
6
1
6
 

[21]

Netherlands vs. Japan


Netherlands
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Japan
0
1 2 3
1
Elly Appel
Kiyoko Nomura
6
0
6
2
   
2
Betty Stöve
Sonoe Yonezawa
3
6
6
0
6
3
 
3
Marcella Mesker / Betty Stöve
Fumiko Furuhashi / Kiyoko Nomura
6
2
6
4
   

[22]

Yugoslavia vs. Australia


Yugoslavia
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
1
Renata Šašak
Kerry Reid
2
6
0
6
   
2
Mima Jaušovec
Dianne Fromholtz
2
6
7
5
2
6
 
3
Renata Šašak / Mima Jaušovec
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
3
6
3
6
   

[23]

Quarterfinals

United States vs. France


United States
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

France
0
1 2 3
1
Tracy Austin
Frédérique Thibault
6
4
6
0
   
2
Chris Evert Lloyd
Brigitte Simon-Glinel
6
0
6
0
   
3
Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Lloyd
Françoise Dürr / Frédérique Thibault
6
1
6
4
   

[24]

Switzerland vs. Soviet Union


Switzerland
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Soviet Union
2
1 2 3
1
Claudia Pasquale
Natasha Chmyreva
1
6
6
3
3
6
 
2
Petra Delhees
Olga Morozova
1
6
6
2
6
4
 
3
Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint
Natasha Chmyreva / Olga Morozova
1
6
2
6
   

[25]

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia


Great Britain
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3
1
Sue Barker
Hana Mandlíková
6
3
6
8
4
6
 
2
Virginia Wade
Regina Maršíková
8
10
1
6
   
3
Anne Hobbs / Michelle Tyler
Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová
6
8
5
7
   

[26]

Netherlands vs. Australia


Netherlands
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Australia
2
1 2 3
1
Elly Appel
Wendy Turnbull
2
6
3
6
   
2
Betty Stöve
Dianne Fromholtz
2
6
6
2
3
6
 
3
Marcella Mesker / Betty Stöve
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
6
4
9
7
   

[27]

Semifinals

United States vs. Soviet Union


United States
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Soviet Union
0
1 2 3
1
Tracy Austin
Natasha Chmyreva
6
0
6
1
   
2
Chris Evert Lloyd
Olga Morozova
6
4
8
6
   
3
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
Olga Morozova / Olga Zaitseva
      not
played

[28]

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia


Czechoslovakia
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Australia
3
1 2 3
1
Hana Mandlíková
Kerry Reid
4
6
3
6
   
2
Regina Maršíková
Dianne Fromholtz
2
6
6
1
0
6
 
3
Regina Maršíková / Renáta Tomanová
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
2
6
1
6
   

[29]

Final

United States vs. Australia


United States
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
6 May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Australia
0
1 2 3
1
Tracy Austin
Kerry Reid
6
3
6
0
   
2
Chris Evert Lloyd
Dianne Fromholtz
2
6
6
3
8
6
 
3
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull
3
6
6
3
8
6
 

[30]

1979 Federation Cup Champions

United States
Eighth title

Consolation Rounds

Draw

  Consolation First Round Consolation Quarterfinals Consolation Semifinals Consolation 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  
   Chinese Taipei 1  
   Portugal 2  
     Portugal 0
       South Korea 3  
   South Korea 2
   New Zealand 1  

First Round

Mexico vs. Israel


Mexico
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Israel
1
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[31]

Denmark vs. Indonesia


Denmark
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Indonesia
1
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[32]

Hungary vs. Argentina


Hungary
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Argentina
3
1 2 3
1
Anna Németh
Emilse Raponi
6
8
5
7
   
2
Judith Szörényi
Ivanna Madruga Ossès
3
6
1
6
   
3
Éva Rózsavölgyi / Judith Szörényi
Ivanna Madruga Ossès / Adriana Villagrán Reami
4
6
4
6
   

[33]

Spain vs. Norway


Spain
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Monica Álvarez
Bente Kjolstad
6
2
6
1
   
2
Carmen Perea
Ellen Grindvold
6
4
6
2
   
3
Vicky Baldovinos / Betona Pellón Fernández
Ellen Grindvold / Bente Kjolstad
4
6
6
2
5
7
 

[34]

Thailand vs. Ireland


Thailand
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Ireland
1
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[35]

Chinese Taipei vs. Portugal


Chinese Taipei
1
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Portugal
2
1 2 3
1
Wen Hsiu-tsuan
Leonora Peralta
6
2
77
64
   
2
Ho Chiu-mei
Deborah Fiúza
4
6
4
6
   
3
Ho Chiu-mei / Wen Hsiu-tsuan
Deborah Fiúza / Leonora Peralta
6
3
5
7
3
6
 

[36]

South Korea vs. New Zealand


South Korea
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

New Zealand
1
1 2 3
1
Kim Nam-sook
Chris Newton
6
1
6
0
   
2
Lee Duk-hee
Brenda Perry
3
6
6
4
4
6
 
3
Kim Nam-sook / Lee Duk-hee
Chris Newton / Brenda Perry
4
6
6
3
7
5
 

[37]

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Mexico
1
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[38]

Denmark vs. Argentina


Denmark
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Argentina
3
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[39]

Spain vs. Thailand


Spain
2
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Thailand
0
1 2 3
1
Monica Álvarez
Chalada Wattana
6
2
4
6
6
1
 
2
Carmen Perea
Suthasini Sirikaya
6
3
6
1
   
3
 
 
      not
played

[40]

Portugal vs. South Korea


Portugal
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

South Korea
3
1 2 3
1
Patrícia Alvarenga
Kim Nam-sook
1
6
0
6
   
2
Deborah Fiúza
Lee Duk-hee
0
6
2
6
   
3
Patrícia Alvarenga / Deborah Fiúza
Kim Nam-sook / Lee Soon-oh
2
6
3
6
   

[41]

Semifinals

Canada vs. Argentina


Canada
0
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Argentina
3
1 2 3
1
 
 
       
2
 
 
       
3
 
 
       

[42]

Spain vs. South Korea


Spain
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

South Korea
0
1 2 3
1
Monica Álvarez
Kim Nam-sook
7
5
6
3
   
2
Carmen Perea
Lee Duk-hee
2
6
6
3
6
3
 
3
Betona Pellón Fernández / Carmen Perea
Kim Nam-sook / Lee Soon-oh
6
4
6
2
   

[43]

Final

Argentina vs. Spain


Argentina
3
RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain
April – May 1979
Red clay (outdoor)

Spain
0
1 2 3
1
Emilse Raponi
Carmen Perea
6
0
5
7
6
4
 
2
Adriana Villagrán Reami
Monica Álvarez
6
1
6
3
   
3
Emilse Raponi / Adriana Villagrán Reami
Betona Pellón Fernández / Carmen Perea
6
4
7
5
   

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References

  1. "South Korea v West Germany". fedcup.com.
  2. "Thailand v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. "Indonesia v France". fedcup.com.
  4. "Switzerland v Denmark". fedcup.com.
  5. "Mexico v Romania". fedcup.com.
  6. "Chinese Taipei v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  7. "Portugal v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  8. "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  9. "Ireland v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  10. "Czechoslovakia v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  11. "Sweden v Israel". fedcup.com.
  12. "Netherlands v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  13. "Japan v Norway". fedcup.com.
  14. "Spain v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
  15. "Canada v Australia". fedcup.com.
  16. "United States v West Germany". fedcup.com.
  17. "Italy v France". fedcup.com.
  18. "Switzerland v Romania". fedcup.com.
  19. "Luxembourg v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  20. "Great Britain v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  21. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  22. "Netherlands v Japan". fedcup.com.
  23. "Yugoslavia v Australia". fedcup.com.
  24. "United States v France". fedcup.com.
  25. "Switzerland v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  26. "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
  27. "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.
  28. "United States v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  29. "Czechoslovakia v Australia". fedcup.com.
  30. "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.
  31. "Mexico v Israel". fedcup.com.
  32. "Denmark v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
  33. "Hungary v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  34. "Spain v Norway". fedcup.com.
  35. "Thailand v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  36. "Chinese Taipei v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  37. "South Korea v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  38. "Canada v Mexico". fedcup.com.
  39. "Denmark v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  40. "Spain v Thailand". fedcup.com.
  41. "Portugal v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  42. "Canada v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  43. "Spain v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  44. "Argentina v Spain". fedcup.com.
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