1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

1978 Nations Cup
1978 Nations Cup
Date	May 8 – 15
Edition	2nd
Category	Grand Prix circuit
Draw	8 teams
Prize money	£100,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Venue	Rochusclub
Champions
	Spain

The 1978 Nations Cup, also known by its sponsored name Ambre Solaire Nations Cup, was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Nations Cup and the event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in West Germany from 8 May through 15 May 1978. Total prize money was £100,000 and in total 36,000 people attended the event.^[1] The United States were the defending champions. Spain defeated Australia in the final, watched by a crowd of nearly 7,000, to win the title for the first time and earn the $60,000 first-prize money.^[2]^[3]

The draw consisted of eight teams divided over two round-robin groups. The two best ranked teams from each group proceeded to the semifinals. Each match consisted of two singles and a doubles.

Players edit

Section A edit

Chile

Germany

Italy

Spain

Section B edit

Australia

United Kingdom

Poland

United States

Round robin edit

Section A edit

Standings edit

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Italy	3–0	6–2	13–9
2	Spain	2–1	5–4	13–10
3	Chile	1–2	4–5	9–13
4	Germany	0–3	3–6	10–13

Spain vs. Germany edit

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Manuel Orantes Jürgen Fassbender	7 5	2 6	6 1
2	José Higueras Uli Pinner	6 3	6 3
3	Manuel Orantes / José Higueras Uli Pinner / Jürgen Fassbender	6 2	5 7	3 6

Italy vs. Chile edit

Italy
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Chile
1

		1	2	3
1	Adriano Panatta Jaime Fillol	6 3	6 1
2	Paolo Bertolucci Hans Gildemeister	6 3	3 6	5 7
3	Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol	6 4	6 4

Chile vs. Germany edit

Chile
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Jaime Fillol Jürgen Fassbender	6 4	1 6	6 3
2	Hans Gildemeister Uli Pinner	4 6	5 7
3	Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Jürgen Fassbender / Uli Pinner	6 4	7 6

Italy vs. Spain edit

Italy
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Spain
1

		1	2	3
1	Adriano Panatta Manuel Orantes	7 6	6 7	6 3
2	Paolo Bertolucci José Higueras	2 6	4 6
3	Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci Manuel Orantes / José Higueras	6 1	6 3

Italy vs. Germany edit

Italy
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Adriano Panatta Jürgen Fassbender	5 7	4 6
2	Paolo Bertolucci Rolf Gehring	6 4	3 6	6 4
3	Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci Jürgen Fassbender / Rolf Gehring	6 7	7 6	7 6

Spain vs. Chile edit

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Chile
1

		1	2	3
1	Manuel Orantes Jaime Fillol	6 2	6 4
2	José Higueras Hans Gildemeister	6 4	2 6	7 5
3	Manuel Orantes / José Higueras Jaime Fillol / Patricio Cornejo	6 4	6 7	2 6

Section B edit

Standings edit

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	United States	3–0	6–3	14–6
2	Australia	2–1	5–4	10–10
3	Great Britain	1–2	4–5	10–11
4	Poland	0–3	3–6	7–14

USA vs. Australia edit

United States
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Roscoe Tanner Phil Dent	6 2	7 6
2	Harold Solomon John Newcombe	6 4	6 4
3	Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz Phil Dent / John Newcombe	3 6	6 3	3 6

Great Britain vs. Poland edit

Great Britain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Poland
1

		1	2	3
1	Buster Mottram Wojciech Fibak	6 3	2 6	6 7
2	John Lloyd Tadeusz Nowicki	6 2	6 2
3	John Lloyd / Buster Mottram Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki	2 6	6 2	7 6

USA vs. Poland edit

United States
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Poland
1

		1	2	3
1	Roscoe Tanner Wojciech Fibak	6 2	6 4
2	Harold Solomon Tadeusz Nowicki	6 2	6 2
3	Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki	6 7	6 0	3 6

Australia vs. Great Britain edit

Australia
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3
1	Phil Dent Buster Mottram	6 2	7 6
2	John Newcombe John Lloyd	6 7	2 6
3	Phil Dent / John Newcombe John Lloyd / Buster Mottram	2 6	6 3	7 5

USA vs. Great Britain edit

United States
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Great Britain
1

		1	2
1	Roscoe Tanner Buster Mottram	4 6	6 7
2	Harold Solomon John Lloyd	6 3	6 0
3	Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz John Lloyd / Buster Mottram	6 3	7 5

Australia vs. Poland edit

Australia
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Poland
1

		1	2
1	Phil Dent Wojciech Fibak	0 6	1 6
2	John Newcombe Tadeusz Nowicki	7 5	6 1
3	Phil Dent / John Newcombe Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki	6 2	6 2

Semifinal edit

Australia vs. Italy edit

Australia
3

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

Italy
0

		1	2
1	Phil Dent Adriano Panatta	7 6	5 4
2	John Newcombe Paolo Bertolucci	6 3	6 2
3	John Newcombe / Phil Dent Paolo Bertolucci / Antonio Zugarelli	7 6	5 3

Spain vs. USA edit

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner	6 4	7 6
2	José Higueras Harold Solomon	6 2	6 2
3	Manuel Orantes / José Higueras Harold Solomon / Bob Lutz	6 2	4 6	5 7

Final edit

Spain vs. Australia edit

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 1978
Clay

Australia
1

		1	2
1	José Higueras John Newcombe	6 2	6 3
2	Manuel Orantes Phil Dent	6 3	6 4
3	Manuel Orantes / José Higueras John Newcombe / Phil Dent	6 7	4 6

External links edit

1978 Nations Cup Results itftennis.com

References edit

^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 217–217. ISBN 978-0354090681.
^ "Spanish Players Claim First". Herald-Journal. AP. May 16, 1978. p. A7.
^ "Results – Other Events – Ambre Solaire Nations Cup". Tennis – Incorporating Lawn Tennis Magazine. 3 (6): 75. July 1978.

[wot1979-1] John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 217–217. ISBN 978-0354090681.

[2] "Spanish Players Claim First". Herald-Journal. AP. May 16, 1978. p. A7.

[3] "Results – Other Events – Ambre Solaire Nations Cup". Tennis – Incorporating Lawn Tennis Magazine. 3 (6): 75. July 1978.

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1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

Contents

Players edit

Section A edit

Section B edit

Round robin edit

Section A edit

Standings edit

Spain vs. Germany edit

Italy vs. Chile edit

Chile vs. Germany edit

Italy vs. Spain edit

Italy vs. Germany edit

Spain vs. Chile edit

Section B edit

Standings edit

USA vs. Australia edit

Great Britain vs. Poland edit

USA vs. Poland edit

Australia vs. Great Britain edit

USA vs. Great Britain edit

Australia vs. Poland edit

Semifinal edit

Australia vs. Italy edit

Spain vs. USA edit

Final edit

Spain vs. Australia edit

See also edit

External links edit

References edit