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1978 Davis Cup

1978 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 27 August 1977 – 10 December 1978
Edition 67th
Teams 50
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1977 1979 →

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
15–17 December 1977		   Final
17–19 March
                 
   
    United States    
    bye       Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet)
        United States 4
  Johannesburg, South Africa     South Africa 1
    South Africa 4
    Colombia 1  

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
1–6 November 1977		   Qualifying Round
9–11 December 1977
                 
   
    Chile    
    Santiago, Chile
    bye    
      Chile 5
  Lima, Peru
      Bolivia 0
    Peru 0
   
    Bolivia 5  
   
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
   
    Uruguay 3  
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Ecuador 2  
      Uruguay 4
   
      Brazil 1
    bye  
   
    Brazil    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
18–20 December 1977		   Final
17–19 March
                 
  Santiago, Chile
    Chile 5  
    Uruguay 0     Santiago, Chile (clay)
        Chile 3
        Argentina 2
    bye  
    Argentina    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Chile
2		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
15–17 September 1978
United States
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jaime Fillol
Brian Gottfried		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2   Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		   
3   Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Brian Gottfried / John McEnroe		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4   Jaime Fillol
Harold Solomon		 6
3		 6
2		        
5   Hans Gildemeister
Brian Gottfried		 4
6 		7
5		 12
10		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jaime Fillol
Brian Gottfried		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2   Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		   
3   Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Brian Gottfried / John McEnroe		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4   Jaime Fillol
Harold Solomon		 6
3		 6
2		        
5   Hans Gildemeister
Brian Gottfried		 4
6 		7
5		 12
10		      

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
1–10 October 1977		   Qualifying Round
21–30 October 1977
                 
  Manila, Philippines
    Philippines 5  
    Manila, Philippines
    Thailand 0  
      Philippines 1
  Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 4
    Japan 5
   
    Chinese Taipei 0  
   
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan
   
    Pakistan 4  
    Seoul, South Korea
    Malaysia 0  
      Pakistan 2
   
      South Korea 3
    bye  
   
    South Korea    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
9–12 December 1977		   Semifinals
19–22 January		   Final
24–26 February
                           
   
    Australia    
    bye       Tokyo, Japan (clay)
      Australia 5  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 0  
    Indonesia 1
    Japan 4     Adelaide, Australia (grass)
      Australia 4
  Coimbatore, India       New Zealand 0
    South Korea 1  
    India 4     New Delhi, India
      India 1
        New Zealand 4  
    bye  
    New Zealand    

Final


Australia
4		 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia
24–26 February 1978
Grass
New Zealand
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Roche
Chris Lewis		 13
11		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   John Alexander
Brian Fairlie		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   John Alexander / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis		 6
3		 6
4		 12
14 		4
6 		6
1		  
4   John Alexander
Chris Lewis		 8
10 		16
14		 6
1		 9
7		    
5   Allan Stone
Brian Fairlie		 2
6 		6
1		       not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Roche
Chris Lewis		 13
11		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   John Alexander
Brian Fairlie		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   John Alexander / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis		 6
3		 6
4		 12
14 		4
6 		6
1		  
4   John Alexander
Chris Lewis		 8
10 		16
14		 6
1		 9
7		    
5   Allan Stone
Brian Fairlie		 2
6 		6
1		       not
completed

Europe Zone

Zone A

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
10–12 August 1977
16–18 September 1977		   Qualifying Round
17–19 March
                 
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
    Monaco 5  
    Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    Luxembourg 0  
      Monaco 0
   
      Great Britain 5
    bye  
   
    Great Britain    
   
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
   
    Israel 5  
    Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Finland 0  
      Israel 2
   
      Austria 3
    bye  
   
    Austria    
   
 
    Czechoslovakia    
    Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)
    bye    
      Czechoslovakia 3
  Zeist, Netherlands (clay)
      Netherlands 1
    Netherlands 4
   
    Greece 1  
   
   
   
    Poland    
    Warsaw, Poland
    bye    
      Poland 4
  Algiers, Algeria (clay)
      Iran 1
    Algeria 1
 
    Iran 4  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
16–18 June		   Semifinals
13–15 July		   Final
15–17 September
                           
   
    France    
    bye       Paris, France (clay)
      France 2  
  Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)     Great Britain 3  
    Great Britain 5
    Austria 0     Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 5
  Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)       Czechoslovakia 0
    Czechoslovakia 3  
    Poland 2     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 5
        Romania 0  
    bye  
    Romania    

Final


Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
15–17 September 1978
Grass
Czechoslovakia
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Lloyd
Jiří Hřebec		 9
7		 6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		12
10		  
2   Buster Mottram
Ivan Lendl		 6
4		 7
5		 7
5		      
3   Mark Cox / David Lloyd
Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 13
15 		6
4		 2
6 		6
4		  
4   Mark Cox
Ivan Lendl		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
5   Buster Mottram
Jiří Hřebec		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Lloyd
Jiří Hřebec		 9
7		 6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		12
10		  
2   Buster Mottram
Ivan Lendl		 6
4		 7
5		 7
5		      
3   Mark Cox / David Lloyd
Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 13
15 		6
4		 2
6 		6
4		  
4   Mark Cox
Ivan Lendl		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
5   Buster Mottram
Jiří Hřebec		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		  

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
27–29 August 1977
       
  Casablanca, Morocco
    Morocco 5
    Turkey 0

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
16–18 September 1977		   Qualifying Round
17–19 March
                 
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
    Morocco 4  
    Casablanca, Morocco
    Norway 1  
      Morocco 0
   
      Yugoslavia 5
    bye  
   
    Yugoslavia    
   
  Dublin, Ireland (grass)
   
    Ireland 4  
    Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
    Portugal 1  
      Ireland 0
   
      Sweden 5
    bye  
   
    Sweden    
   
 
    Hungary    
    Pécs, Hungary
    bye    
      Hungary 4
  Brussels, Belgium (clay)
      Belgium 1
    Belgium 3
   
    Denmark 2  
   
  Lucerne, Switzerland
   
    Switzerland 5  
    Zürich, Switzerland
    Egypt 0  
      Switzerland 0
   
      West Germany 5
    bye  
 
    West Germany    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
13–18 June		   Semifinals
13–16 July		   Final
15–17 September
                           
   
    Spain    
    bye       Båstad, Sweden (clay)
      Spain 2  
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Sweden 3  
    Yugoslavia 2
    Sweden 3     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
      Sweden 3
  Budapest, Hungary       Hungary 1
    Hungary 3  
    West Germany 2     Budapest, Hungary
      Hungary 4
        Italy 1  
    bye  
    Italy    

Final


Sweden
3		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
15–17 September 1978
Clay
Hungary
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Kjell Johansson
Balázs Taróczy		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   Björn Borg
Péter Szőke		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      
3   Ove Bengtson / Tenny Svensson
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 2
6 		1
6 		10
12 		     
4   Kjell Johansson
Péter Szőke		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
1		  
5   Tenny Svensson
Balázs Taróczy		 2
6 		6
4		 5
5		     not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Kjell Johansson
Balázs Taróczy		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   Björn Borg
Péter Szőke		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      
3   Ove Bengtson / Tenny Svensson
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 2
6 		1
6 		10
12 		     
4   Kjell Johansson
Péter Szőke		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
1		  
5   Tenny Svensson
Balázs Taróczy		 2
6 		6
4		 5
5		     not
completed
Milla Backhouse