Coupe Davis
14 - 16 July, 1978


Demi-Finale Zone Europe

*SUEDE b. Espagne  3-2
à Bastad (Terre Battue)

K.JOHANSSON b. J.Higueras  6-2,6-2,5-7,6-2
B.BORG b. M.Orantes  6-2,5-7,6-3,6-3
J.Higueras - M.Orantes b. ON.BENGTSON - B.BORG  3-6,6-2,6-2,6-4
M.Orantes b. K.JOHANSSON  6-4,6-4,7-5
B.BORG b. J.Higueras  6-1,6-4,6-2

*HONGRIE b. Italie  4-1
à Budapest (Indoor)

C.Barazzutti b. P.SZOKE  2-6,6-1,7-5,6-3
B.TAROCZY b. A.Panatta  6-4,6-3,11-9
P.SZOKE - B.TAROCZY b. P.Bertolucci - A.Panatta  6-3,6-2,6-4
P.SZOKE b. A.Panatta  6-3,3-6,6-0,8-6
B.TAROCZY b. C.Barazzutti  6-3,6-4,6-4

GRANDE-BRETAGNE b. *France  3-2
à Roland Garros (Terre Battue)

B.MOTTRAM b. Y.Noah  3-6,6-3,9-7,6-3
J.LLOYD b. E.Deblicker  6-2,6-2,4-6,3-6,6-3
F.Jauffret - Y.Noah b. D.LLOYD - J.LLOYD  6-3,6-1,7-5
B.MOTTRAM b. E.Deblicker  7-5,6-4,6-1
Y.Noah b. J.LLOYD  6-3,6-2,7-5

*TCHECOSLOVAQUIE b. Roumanie  5-0
à Prague (Indoor)

P.SLOZIL b. A.Dirzu  6-2,6-4,7-5
T.SMID b. D.Haradau  7-5,6-1,6-8,6-1
P.SLOZIL - T.SMID b. A.Dirzu - F.Segarceanu  6-4,6-2,6-4
P.SLOZIL b. F.Segarceanu  6-3,6-4
T.SMID b. A.Dirzu  6-3,6-2


Great American Insurance ATP Championship Home Page
Cincinnati, Etats-Unis
July 10 - 16, 1978
64 Draw - $125,000
Surface: Terre Battue (Clay)
Palmarès (Winners)
1977 : H.SOLOMON (EU) b. M.COX (GB)  6-2,6-3
1976 : R.TANNER (EU) b. E.DIBBS (EU)  7-6,6-3
1975 : T.GORMAN (EU) b. S.STEWART (EU)  7-5,2-6,6-4
1974 : M.RIESSEN (EU) b. R.LUTZ (EU)  7-6,7-6
1973 : I.NASTASE (Roum) b. M.ORANTES (Esp)  5-7,6-3,6-4
1972 : J.CONNORS (EU) b. G.VILAS (Arg)  6-3,6-3
1971 : S.SMITH (EU) b. J.GISBERT (Esp)  7-6,6-3
1970 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. C.RICHEY (EU)  7-9,9-7,8-6
1969 : C.RICHEY (EU) b. A.STONE (Austr)  6-1,6-2
1968 : W.HARRIS (EU) b. T.GORMAN (EU)  3-6,6-2,6-2

 1 E.DIBBS (EU)_______________  E.DIBBS
                              |________________
   B.KRONRUGE (EU)____________| 60 60          | E.DIBBS
                                               |_______________
   S.KRULEVITZ (EU)___________  S.KRULEVITZ    | 62 63         |
                              |________________|               |
 Q-P.WALTHALL (EU)____________| 63 16 63                       | E.DIBBS
                                                               |_____________
   E.FRIEDLER (EU)____________  E.FRIEDLER                     | 61 63       |
                              |________________                |             |
   H.HOYT (EU)________________| 75 60          | E.FRIEDLER    |             |
                                               |_______________|             |
   F.TAYGAN (EU)______________  F.TAYGAN       | 20 ab.                      |
                              |________________|                             |
13 P.CORNEJO (Chili)__________| 64 76                                        | E.DIBBS
                                                                             |_____________
11 R.CANO (Arg)_______________  E.ISKERSKY                                   | 62 60       |
                              |________________                              |             |
   E.ISKERSKY (EU)____________| 62 60          | E.ISKERSKY                  |             |
                                               |_______________              |             |
   R.FAGEL (EU)_______________  R.FAGEL        | 63 75         |             |             |
                              |________________|               |             |             |
   L.GOTTFRIED (EU)___________| 76 75                          | E.ISKERSKY  |             |
                                                               |_____________|             |
   R.GENOIS (Can)_____________  R.GENOIS                       | 36 63 76                  |
                              |________________                |                           |
   K.RICHARDSON (EU)__________| 76 76          | P.DUPRE       |                           |
                                               |_______________|                           |
   T.WALTKE (EU)______________  P.DUPRE        | 62 46 64                                  |
                              |________________|                                           |
 7 P.DUPRE (EU)_______________| 64 46 62                                                   | E.DIBBS
                                                                                           |____________
 3 H.SOLOMON (EU)_____________  H.SOLOMON                                                  | 63 62      |
                              |________________                                            |            |
   T.ROCAVERT (Austr)_________| 61 62          | H.SOLOMON                                 |            |
                                               |_______________                            |            |
   B.MANSON (EU)______________  B.MANSON       | 76 62         |                           |            |
                              |________________|               |                           |            |
   E.VAN DILLEN (EU)__________| 62 63                          | H.SOLOMON                 |            |
                                                               |_____________              |            |
   B.SEEWAGEN (EU)____________  B.SEEWAGEN                     | 76 61       |             |            |
                              |________________                |             |             |            |
   D.CRAWFORD (EU)____________| 60 76          | B.SEEWAGEN    |             |             |            |
                                               |_______________|             |             |            |
 Q-C.MAYOTTE (EU)_____________  P.McNAMEE      | 60 61                       |             |            |
                              |________________|                             |             |            |
16 P.McNAMEE (Austr)__________| 36 76 62                                     | H.SOLOMON   |            |
                                                                             |_____________|            |
 9 G.MAYER (EU)______________G.MAYER                                      | 67 63 64                 |
                              |________________                              |                          |
   H.BUNIS (EU)_______________| 64 62          | G.MAYER                     |                          |
                                               |_______________              |                          |
   D.JOUBERT (AfS)____________  D.JOUBERT      | 62 63         |             |                          |
                              |________________|               |             |                          |
   D.SCHNEIDER (AfS)__________| 63 62                          | H.GILDEMEISTER                         |
                                                               |_____________|                          |
   A.BETANCUR (Col)___________  A.BETANCUR                     | 63 62                                  |
                              |________________                |                                        |
   Z.GUERRY (EU)______________| 67 64 63       | H.GILDEMEISTER|                                        |
                                               |_______________|                                        |
   J.SPINNENWEBER (EU)________  H.GILDEMEISTER | 62 64                                                  |
                              |________________|                                                        |
 5 H.GILDEMEISTER (Chili)_____| 63 64                                                                   | E.DIBBS
                                                                                                        |_____________
 8 T.MOOR (EU)________________  T.MOOR                                                                  | 57 63 62
                              |________________                                                         |
   G.PLOCK (EU)_______________| 64 64          | T.MOOR                                                 |
                                               |_______________                                         |
   B.SCANLON (EU)_____________  B.SCANLON      | 61 63         |                                        |
                              |________________|               |                                        |
   J.YUILL (AfS)______________| 16 64 75                       | T.MOOR                                 |
                                                               |_____________                           |
   B.FAIRLIE (NZ)_____________  B.FAIRLIE                      | 63 62       |                          |
                              |________________                |             |                          |
   B.FRITZ (Fr)_______________| 76 61          | D.CREALY      |             |                          |
                                               |_______________|             |                          |
 Q-R.VAN'T HOF (EU)___________  D.CREALY       | 61 46 75                    |                          |
                              |________________|                             |                          |
14 D.CREALY (Austr)___________| 46 62 63                                     | T.MOOR                   |
                                                                             |_____________             |
12 I.EL SHAFEI (Egy)__________  P.McNAMARA                                   | 61 62       |            |
                              |________________                              |             |            |
   P.McNAMARA (Austr)_________| 36 63 64       | P.McNAMARA                  |             |            |
                                               |_______________              |             |            |
 Q-L.TURVILLE (EU)____________  L.TURVILLE     | 36 63 60      |             |             |            |
                              |________________|               |             |             |            |
 Q-G.GOLDEN (EU)______________| 62 61                          | P.McNAMARA  |             |            |
                                                               |_____________|             |            |
   E.TELTSCHER (EU)___________  E.TELTSCHER                    | 46 60 76                  |            |
                              |________________                |                           |            |
   C.FREYSS (Fr)______________| 67 75 62       | E.TELTSCHER   |                           |            |
                                               |_______________|                           |            |
   J.SMITH (GB)_______________  J.FILLOL       | 63 64                                     |            |
                              |________________|                                           |            |
 4 J.FILLOL (Chili)___________| 61 62                                                      | R.RAMIREZ  |
                                                                                           |____________|
 6 N.SAVIANO (EU)____________N.SAVIANO                                                  | 62 63
                              |________________                                            |
   R.GUEDES (Bres)____________| 61 62          | N.SAVIANO                                 |
                                               |_______________                            |
   I.MOLINA (Col)_____________  I.MOLINA       | 64 46 62      |                           |
                              |________________|               |                           |
   V.WINITSKY (EU)____________| 36 76 62                       | F.GONZALEZ                |
                                                               |_____________              |
   G.HALDER (Can)_____________  G.HALDER                       | 57 76 63    |             |
                              |________________                |             |             |
   R.BENAVIDES (Bol)__________| 60 60          | F.GONZALEZ    |             |             |
                                               |_______________|             |             |
   A.KOHLBERG (EU)____________  F.GONZALEZ     | 63 64                       |             |
                              |________________|                             |             |
10 F.GONZALEZ (Par)___________| 64 62                                        | R.RAMIREZ   |
                                                                             |_____________|
15 M.LARA (Mex)_______________  M.CAHILL                                     | 61 64
                              |________________                              |
   M.CAHILL (EU)______________| 64 62          | M.CAHILL                    |
                                               |_______________              |
 Q-B.WEBB (EU)________________  B.WEBB         | 61 61         |             |
                              |________________|               |             |
 Q-J.BARLETT (Austr)__________| 57 64 63                       | R.RAMIREZ   |
                                                               |_____________|
   J.MEYERS (EU)______________  J.MEYERS                       | 76 61
                              |________________                |
 Q-B.LOFGREN (EU)_____________| 76 64          | R.RAMIREZ     |
                                               |_______________|
   A.GARDINER (Austr)_________  R.RAMIREZ      | 75 62
                              |________________|
 2 R.RAMIREZ (Mex)____________| 62 61

Gstaad, Suisse
July 10 - 16, 1978
32 Draw - $75,000
Surface: Terre Battue (Clay)
Palmarès (Winners)
1977 : J.BOROWIAK (EU) b. JF.CAUJOLLE (Fr)  2-6,6-1,6-3
1976 : R.RAMIREZ (Mex) b. A.PANATTA (It)  7-5,6-7,6-1,6-3
1975 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. K.MEILER (All)  6-4,6-4,6-3
1974 : G.VILAS (Arg) b. M.ORANTES (Esp)  6-1,6-2
1973 : I.NASTASE (Roum) b. R.EMERSON (Austr)  6-4,6-3,6-3
1972 : A.GIMENO (Esp) b. A.PANATTA (It)  7-5,9-8,6-4
1971 : J.NEWCOMBE (Austr) b. T.OKKER (PB)  6-3,5-7,1-6,7-5,6-3
1970 : T.ROCHE (Austr) b. T.OKKER (PB)  7-5,7-5,6-3
1969 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. T.OKKER (PB)  6-1,12-14,6-4,6-4
1968 : C.DRYSDALE (AfS) b. T.OKKER (PB)  6-3,6-3,6-0

 1 G.VILAS (Arg)___________  G.VILAS
                           |________________
   G.GOVEN (Fr)____________| 64 64          | G.VILAS
                                            |_______________
 Q-D.CARTER (Austr)________  D.CARTER       | 64 62         |
                           |________________|               |
   J.FASSBENDER (All)______| 62 63                          | G.VILAS
                                                            |_____________
 Q-R.THUNG (PB)____________  R.THUNG                        | 63 62       |
                           |________________                |             |
   R.STADLER (Sui)_________| 62 64          | H.GUNTHARDT   |             |
                                            |_______________|             |
   J.GRANAT (Tch)__________  H.GUNTHARDT    | 63 75                       |
                           |________________|                             |
 7 H.GUNTHARDT (Sui)_______| 62 62                                        | G.VILAS
                                                                          |_____________
 3 K.WARWICK (Austr)_______  M.EDMONDSON                                  | 63 46 76    |
                           |________________                              |             |
 Q-M.EDMONDSON (Austr)_____| 75 63          | B.PRAJOUX                   |             |
                                            |_______________              |             |
   B.PRAJOUX (Chili)_______  B.PRAJOUX      | 36 63 87 ab.  |             |             |
                           |________________|               |             |             |
   L.ALVAREZ (Arg)_________| 63 63                          | J.BOROWIAK  |             |
                                                            |_____________|             |
   L.SANDERS (PB)__________  L.SANDERS                      | 76 64                     |
                           |________________                |                           |
   J.FEAVER (GB)___________| 36 63 64       | J.BOROWIAK    |                           |
                                            |_______________|                           |
   JF.CAUJOLLE (Fr)________  J.BOROWIAK     | 76 62                                     |
                           |________________|                                           |
 5 J.BOROWIAK (EU)_________| 61 62                                                      | G.VILAS
                                                                                        |____________
 6 C.LEWIS (NZ)____________  A.MAURER                                                   | 63 76 64
                           |________________                                            |
 Q-A.MAURER (All)__________| 64 61          | U.PINNER                                  |
                                            |_______________                            |
   U.PINNER (All)__________  U.PINNER       | 75 76         |                           |
                           |________________|               |                           |
   P.HUTKA (Tch)___________| 62 64                          | U.PINNER                  |
                                                            |_____________              |
   C.DOWDESWELL (GB)_______  C.DOWDESWELL                   | 64 76       |             |
                           |________________                |             |             |
   N.PILIC (You)___________| 63 76          | C.LETCHER     |             |             |
                                            |_______________|             |             |
   C.LETCHER (Austr)_______  C.LETCHER      | 64 62                       |             |
                           |________________|                             |             |
 4 Z.FRANULOVIC (You)______| 76 75                                        | JL.CLERC    |
                                                                          |_____________|
 8 T.OKKER (PB)____________  T.OKKER                                      | 75 20 ab.
                           |________________                              |
   C.KIRMAYR (Brés)________| 63 46 75       | T.OKKER                     |
                                            |_______________              |
   B.HEWITT (AfS)__________  B.HEWITT       | 76 63         |             |
                           |________________|               |             |
   O.PARUN (NZ)____________| 64 16 60                       | JL.CLERC    |
                                                            |_____________|
   H.KARY (Autr)___________  H.KARY                         | 64 63
                           |________________                |
   M.FISHBACH (EU)_________| 36 60 60       | JL.CLERC      |
                                            |_______________|
   JL.CLERC (Arg)__________  JL.CLERC       | 61 75
                           |________________|
 2 V.ZEDNIK (Tch)__________| 62 61

Newport, Etats-Unis
July 10 -16, 1978
32 Draw - $75,000
Surface: Gazon (Grass)
Palmarès (Winners)
1977 : T.GULLICKSON (EU) b. H.PFISTER (EU)  6-4,6-4,5-7,6-2
1976 : V.AMRITRAJ (Inde) b. B.TEACHER (EU)  6-3,4-6,6-3,6-1

 1 A.ASHE (EU)_____________  A.ASHE
                           |________________
   C.DUNK (EU)_____________| 62 64          | A.ASHE
                                            |_______________
   M.SANTANA (Esp)_________  M.SANTANA      | 75 62         |
                           |________________|               |
   W.BLOCHER (EU)__________| 67 63 63                       | B.MITTON
                                                            |_____________
   R.DRYSDALE (GB)_________  R.DRYSDALE                     | 64 64       |
                           |________________                |             |
 Q-B.NUNNA (Inde)__________| 61 64          | B.MITTON      |             |
                                            |_______________|             |
   B.MITTON (AfS)__________  B.MITTON       | 63 26 63                    |
                           |________________|                             |
 6 B.TEACHER (EU)__________| 75 76                                        | B.MITTON
                                                                          |_____________
 3 H.PFISTER (EU)__________  H.PFISTER                                    | 63 60       |
                           |________________                              |             |
   P.PEARSON (EU)__________| 62 63          | R.SIMPSON                   |             |
                                            |_______________              |             |
   R.SIMPSON (NZ)__________  R.SIMPSON      | 63 64         |             |             |
                           |________________|               |             |             |
   R.FISHER (EU)___________| 64 64                          | B.GILTINAN  |             |
                                                            |_____________|             |
   J.AUSTIN (Austr)________  J.AUSTIN                       | 64 63                     |
                           |________________                |                           |
   T.GORMAN (EU)___________| 64 63          | B.GILTINAN    |                           |
                                            |_______________|                           |
 Q-J.ROYAPPA (Inde)________  B.GILTINAN     | 61 62                                     |
                           |________________|                                           |
 7 B.GILTINAN (Austr)______| 64 61                                                      | B.MITTON
                                                                                        |____________
 5 C.DIBLEY (Austr)________  T.WILKISON                                                 | 61 36 76
                           |________________                                            |
   T.WILKISON (EU)_________| 64 46 64       | T.WILKISON                                |
                                            |_______________                            |
   S.DOCHERTY (Austr)______  S.DOHERTY      | 75 62         |                           |
                           |________________|               |                           |
 Q-J.BAILEY (EU)___________| 46 61 62                       | J.JAMES                   |
                                                            |_____________              |
   S.MENON (Inde)__________  J.JAMES                        | 62 62       |             |
                           |________________                |             |             |
   J.JAMES (Austr)_________| 63 26 76       | J.JAMES       |             |             |
                                            |_______________|             |             |
 Q-M.MITCHELL (EU)_________  V.AMAYA        | 63 26 76                    |             |
                           |________________|                             |             |
 4 V.AMAYA (EU)____________| 63 64                                        | J.JAMES     |
                                                                          |_____________|
 8 To.GULLICKSON (EU)______  To.GULLICKSON                                | 76 63
                           |________________                              |
   T.MOTT (EU)_____________| 63 61          | To.GULLICKSON               |
                                            |_______________              |
   M.MACHETTE (EU)_________  M.MACHETTE     | 76 62         |             |
                           |________________|               |             |
   R.FRAWLEY (Austr)_______| 61 64                          | To.GULLICKSON
                                                            |_____________|
   D.BOHRNSTEDT (EU)_______  D.BOHRNSTEDT                   | 63 16 64
                           |________________                |
   S.CARNAHAN (EU)_________| 63 75          | Ti.GULLICKSON |
                                            |_______________|
   J.MARKS (Austr)_________  Ti.GULLICKSON  | 67 63 62
                           |________________|
 2 Ti.GULLICKSON (EU)______| 75 62

WCT Invitational
Forest Hills, Etats-Unis
10 - 16 July , 1978
8 Draw - 300,000$
Surface: Terre Battue

    Group A                                                  Group B
  V.GERULAITIS b. P.DENT  6-1,7-6                            I.NASTASE b. D.STOCKTON  5-7,7-5,6-3
  V.PECCI b. K.ROSEWALL  6-3,6-1                             J.ALEXANDER b. P.FLEMING  6-2,2-6,6-3
  V.GERULAITIS b. K.ROSEWALL  6-3,6-2                        I.NASTASE b. P.FLEMING  5-7,7-6,6-4
  P.DENT b. V.PECCI  6-4,0-6,6-2                             D.STOCKTON b. J.ALEXANDER  3-6,6-2,6-1
  V.GERULAITIS b. V.PECCI  6-4,1-6,7-5                       I.NASTASE b. J.ALEXANDER  6-2,6-2
  P.DENT b. K.ROSEWALL  7-5,6-1                              D.STOCKTON b. P.FLEMING  7-6,3-6,6-3
 
    Classement                                               Classement
 
  1 V.GERULAITIS  3 v 0 d (6-1s, 39-27j)                    1 I.NASTASE     3 v 0 d (6-2s, 48-36j)
  2 P.DENT        2 v 1 d (4-3s, 32-31j)                    2 D.STOCKTON    2 v 1 d (5-4s, 44-42j)
  3 V.PECCI       1 v 2 d (4-4s, 39-30j)                    3 J.ALEXANDER   1 v 2 d (3-5s, 27-37j)
  4 K.ROSEWALL    0 v 3 d (0-6s, 15-37j)                    4 P.FLEMING     0 v 3 d (3-6s, 43-48j)

    Group C
  J.McENROE b. W.FIBAK  6-2,6-3
  B.MARTIN b. J.NEWCOMBE  6-3,7-6
  W.FIBAK b. J.NEWCOMBE  6-1,6-2
  J.McENROE b. B.MARTIN  7-5,4-6,7-5
  J.McENROE b. J.NEWCOMBE  1-6,6-4,7-5
  W.FIBAK b. B.MARTIN  6-2,6-4
 
    Classement
 
  1 J.McENROE     3 v 0 d (6-2s, 44-36j)
  2 W.FIBAK       2 v 1 d (4-2s, 29-21j)
  3 B.MARTIN      1 v 2 d (3-4s, 35-39j)
  4 J.NEWCOMBE    0 v 3 d (0-6s, 15-37j)

           1/2                 FINALE          VAINQUEUR

   __I.NASTASE____________  I.NASTASE
                          |________________
   __J.McENROE____________| 63 76          | V.GERULAITIS
                                           |_______________
   __W.FIBAK______________  V.GERULAITIS   | 62 60
                          |________________|               
   __V.GERULAITIS_________| 62 63