1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

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1978 Nations Cup
DateMay 8 – 15
Edition2nd
CategoryGrand Prix circuit
Draw8 teams
Prize money£100,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationDüsseldorf, West Germany
VenueRochusclub
Champions
Spain Spain
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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

Section A

Section B

Round robin

Section A

Standings

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

Spain vs. Germany

File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Germany 		Manuel Orantes
Jürgen Fassbender 		7
5 		2
6 		6
1 		 
2 Spain
Germany 		José Higueras
Uli Pinner 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3 Spain
Germany 		Manuel Orantes / José Higueras
Uli Pinner / Jürgen Fassbender 		6
2 		5
7 		3
6 		 

Italy vs. Chile

File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Chile 		Adriano Panatta
Jaime Fillol 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Italy
Chile 		Paolo Bertolucci
Hans Gildemeister 		6
3 		3
6 		5
7 		 
3 Italy
Chile 		Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Chile vs. Germany

File:Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Chile
Germany 		Jaime Fillol
Jürgen Fassbender 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		 
2 Chile
Germany 		Hans Gildemeister
Uli Pinner 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Chile
Germany 		Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Jürgen Fassbender / Uli Pinner 		6
4 		7
6 		   

Italy vs. Spain

File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Spain 		Adriano Panatta
Manuel Orantes 		7
6 		6
7 		6
3 		 
2 Italy
Spain 		Paolo Bertolucci
José Higueras 		2
6 		4
6 		   
3 Italy
Spain 		Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci
Manuel Orantes / José Higueras 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Italy vs. Germany

File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Germany 		Adriano Panatta
Jürgen Fassbender 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Italy
Germany 		Paolo Bertolucci
Rolf Gehring 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 
3 Italy
Germany 		Adriano Panatta / Paolo Bertolucci
Jürgen Fassbender / Rolf Gehring 		6
7 		7
6 		7
6 		 

Spain vs. Chile

File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Chile 		Manuel Orantes
Jaime Fillol 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Spain
Chile 		José Higueras
Hans Gildemeister 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		 
3 Spain
Chile 		Manuel Orantes / José Higueras
Jaime Fillol / Patricio Cornejo 		6
4 		6
7 		2
6 		 

Section B

Standings

Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3–0 6–3 14–6
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2–1 5–4 10–10
3 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1–2 4–5 10–11
4 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 0–3 3–6 7–14

USA vs. Australia

File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Australia 		Roscoe Tanner
Phil Dent 		6
2 		7
6 		   
2 United States
Australia 		Harold Solomon
John Newcombe 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Australia 		Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz
Phil Dent / John Newcombe 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 

Great Britain vs. Poland

File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Poland 		Buster Mottram
Wojciech Fibak 		6
3 		2
6 		6
7 		 
2 United Kingdom
Poland 		John Lloyd
Tadeusz Nowicki 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 United Kingdom
Poland 		John Lloyd / Buster Mottram
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki 		2
6 		6
2 		7
6 		 

USA vs. Poland

File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Poland 		Roscoe Tanner
Wojciech Fibak 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 United States
Poland 		Harold Solomon
Tadeusz Nowicki 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 United States
Poland 		Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki 		6
7 		6
0 		3
6 		 

Australia vs. Great Britain

File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
United Kingdom 		Phil Dent
Buster Mottram 		6
2 		7
6 		   
2 Australia
United Kingdom 		John Newcombe
John Lloyd 		6
7 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
United Kingdom 		Phil Dent / John Newcombe
John Lloyd / Buster Mottram 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 

USA vs. Great Britain

File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1 United States
United Kingdom 		Roscoe Tanner
Buster Mottram 		4
6 		6
7 		   
2 United States
United Kingdom 		Harold Solomon
John Lloyd 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3 United States
United Kingdom 		Roscoe Tanner / Bob Lutz
John Lloyd / Buster Mottram 		6
3 		7
5 		   

Australia vs. Poland

File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Poland 		Phil Dent
Wojciech Fibak 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2 Australia
Poland 		John Newcombe
Tadeusz Nowicki 		7
5 		6
1 		   
3 Australia
Poland 		Phil Dent / John Newcombe
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki 		6
2 		6
2 		   

Semifinal

Australia vs. Italy

File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Italy 		Phil Dent
Adriano Panatta 		7
6 		5
4 		   
2 Australia
Italy 		John Newcombe
Paolo Bertolucci 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Australia
Italy 		John Newcombe / Phil Dent
Paolo Bertolucci / Antonio Zugarelli 		7
6 		5
3 		   

Spain vs. USA

File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
United States 		Manuel Orantes
Roscoe Tanner 		6
4 		7
6 		   
2 Spain
United States 		José Higueras
Harold Solomon 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Spain
United States 		Manuel Orantes / José Higueras
Harold Solomon / Bob Lutz 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		 

Final

Spain vs. Australia

File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
2 		Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 1978
Clay 		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Australia 		José Higueras
John Newcombe 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Spain
Australia 		Manuel Orantes
Phil Dent 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3 Spain
Australia 		Manuel Orantes / José Higueras
John Newcombe / Phil Dent 		6
7 		4
6 		   

See also

External links

References

  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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