1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

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. 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.

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

Hans Gildemeister Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo

Rolf Gehring Jürgen Fassbender Uli Pinner

Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta Antonio Zugarelli

José Higueras Manuel Orantes

Section B

Phil Dent John Newcombe

John Lloyd Buster Mottram

Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki

Bob Lutz Harold Solomon Roscoe Tanner

Round robin Section A Standings Pos.CountryPointsMatchesSets1 3–0 6–2 13–92 2–1 5–4 13–103 1–2 4–5 9–134 0–3 3–6 10–13

Spain vs. West Germany

Italy vs. Chile

Chile vs. West Germany

Italy vs. Spain

Italy vs. West Germany

Spain vs. Chile

Section B Standings Pos.CountryPointsMatchesSets1 3–0 6–3 14–62 2–1 5–4 10–103 1–2 4–5 10–114 0–3 3–6 7–14

USA vs. Australia

Great Britain vs. Poland

USA vs. Poland

Australia vs. Great Britain

USA vs. Great Britain

Australia vs. Poland

Semifinal Australia vs. Italy

Spain vs. USA

Final Spain vs. Australia

1978 Nations Cup (tennis)

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