1977 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	13 – 18 June
Edition	15th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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The 1977 Federation Cup was the 15th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from 13–18 June. The United States defended their title, defeating Australia in their seventh final.

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Canada	Chile	Chinese Taipei
Denmark	Finland	France	Great Britain	Greece	India	Indonesia	Ireland
Israel	Japan	Luxembourg	Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Portugal
South Africa	South Korea	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay	West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, on grass courts.

First Round			Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

	United States	3

	Austria	0
				United States	3

				Switzerland	0
	Switzerland	2

	Norway	1
							United States	3

							France	0
	Greece	3

	Portugal	0
				Greece	0

				France	3
	France	3

	Luxembourg	0
										United States	3

										South Africa	0
	Belgium	1

	New Zealand	2
				New Zealand	0

				South Africa	3
	South Africa	2

	Japan	1
							South Africa	2

							Netherlands	1
	Israel

	India	w/o
				Israel	0

				Netherlands	3
	Uruguay	0

	Netherlands	3
													United States	2

													Australia	1
	Great Britain	3

	Denmark	0
				Great Britain	3

				South Korea	0
	Mexico	1

	South Korea	2
							Great Britain	3

							Sweden	0
	Finland	0

	Sweden	3
				Sweden	3

				Argentina	0
	Argentina	2

	Chile	1
										Great Britain	1

										Australia	2
	West Germany	3

	Spain	0
				West Germany	3

				Canada	0
	Ireland	0

	Canada	3
							West Germany	1

							Australia	2
	Chinese Taipei	0

	Brazil	3
				Brazil	0

				Australia	3
	Indonesia	0

	Australia	3

1st and 2nd Round losing teams play in Consolation rounds

First round

United States vs. Austria

United States
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Austria
0

		1	2
1	Chris Evert Sabine Bernegger	6 0	6 0
2	Billie Jean King Helena Wimmer	6 2	6 2
3	Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Sabine Bernegger / Helena Wimmer	6 0	6 1

^[1]

Switzerland vs. Norway

Switzerland
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Norway
1

		1	2
1	Anne-Marie Rüegg Kirsten Robsahm	6 4	8 6
2	Petra Delhees Ellen Grindvold	6 4	6 2
3	Christiane Jolissaint / Monica Simmen Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm	2 6	4 6

^[2]

Greece vs. Portugal

Greece
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Portugal
0

		1	2	3
1	Denise Panagopoulou Graça Cardoso	6 3	3 6	6 1
2	Dionissia Asteri Conceição Rio	6 1	6 3
3	Dionissia Asteri / Dionissia Kotsia Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre / Graça Cardoso	6 4	6 4

Denise Panagopoulou, who defeated Graça Cardoso in the first rubber, holds the Fed Cup record for the youngest player at 12 years and 360 days (although players must now be aged 14 years or older).^[3]

^[4]

France vs. Luxembourg

France
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Luxembourg
0

		1	2
1	Frédérique Thibault Danielle Meunier	6 0	6 1
2	Françoise Dürr Flore Wagner	6 0	6 1
3	Françoise Dürr / Gail Benedetti Danielle Meunier / Flore Wagner	6 0	6 0

^[5]

Belgium vs. New Zealand

Belgium
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

New Zealand
2

		1	2	3
1	Monique Van Haver Pauline Elliott	5 7	4 6
2	Michele Gurdal Judy Chaloner	4 6	6 2	8 6
3	Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Pauline Elliott / Chris Newton	4 6	5 7

^[6]

South Africa vs. Japan

South Africa
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Japan
1

		1	2	3
1	Linky Boshoff Kimiyo Yagahara	6 0	6 1
2	Brigitte Cuypers Naoko Sato	4 6	10 8	4 6
3	Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss Kayoko Fukuoka / Naoko Cato	6 2	6 4

^[7]

Uruguay vs. Netherlands

Uruguay
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Netherlands
3

		1	2
1	Carla Guarino de Galeazzi Elly Appel	0 6	1 6
2	Fiorella Bonicelli Betty Stöve	3 6	2 6
3	Fiorella Bonicelli / Carla Guarino de Galeazzi Betty Stöve / Elly Appel	0 6	2 6

^[8]

Great Britain vs. Denmark

Great Britain
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Denmark
0

		1	2
1	Sue Barker Dorte Ekner	6 3	6 1
2	Virginia Wade Helle Sparre	6 4	6 2
3	Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Dorte Ekner / Helle Sparre	6 2	6 2

^[9]

Mexico vs. South Korea

Mexico
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Korea
2

		1	2	3
1	Alina Baraldi Choi Kyeong-mi	5 7	1 6
2	Alejandra Vallejo Lee Duk-hee	3 6	3 6
3	Alina Baraldi / Alejandra Vallejo Kim Nam-sook / Helen Park	9 7	4 6	7 5

^[10]

Finland vs. Sweden

Finland
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Sweden
3

		1	2	3
1	Laila Pirilä Margareta Forsgårdh	6 3	0 6	1 6
2	Elina Durchman Ingrid Bentzer	3 6	2 6
3	Elina Durchman / Laila Pirilä Helena Anliot / Mimmi Wikstedt	0 6	2 6

^[11]

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Chile
1

		1	2	3
1	Viviana González Leyla Musalem	6 0	4 6	3 6
2	Raquel Giscafré Silvana Urroz	6 4	4 6	6 4
3	Raquel Giscafré / Elvira Weisenberger Patricia Rivera / Silvana Urroz	6 0	6 2

^[12]

West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Spain
0

		1	2	3
1	Katja Ebbinghaus Vicky Baldovinos	6 3	6 0
2	Helga Masthoff Carmen Perea	6 1	6 8	6 4
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff Mónica Álvarez de Mon / Carmen Mandarino	6 3	6 2

^[13]

Ireland vs. Canada

Ireland
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Canada
3

		1	2
1	Geraldine Barniville Barbara Brankovska	0 6	2 6
2	Helen Lennon Marjorie Blackwood	1 6	0 6
3	Margaret Burns / Helen Lennon Marjorie Blackwood / Lisette Senn	2 6	0 6

^[14]

Chinese Taipei vs. Brazil

Chinese Taipei
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Brazil
3

		1
1	Ku Liu-shang Maria Bueno	0 6
2	Lee Hsiu Patricia Medrado	1 6
3	Lee Hsiu / Ku Liu-shang Vera Lúcia Giugni / Patricia Medrado	0 6

^[15]

Indonesia vs. Australia

Indonesia
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Sriningdiah Sutarniati Dianne Fromholtz	0 6	0 6
2	Yolanda Soemarno Kerry Reid	0 6	1 6
3	Elfia Nizarwan / Sriningdiah Sutarniati Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	1 6	1 6

^[16]

Second round

United States vs. Switzerland

United States
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Switzerland
0

		1	2
1	Chris Evert Anne-Marie Rüegg	6 3	6 0
2	Billie Jean King Christiane Jolissaint	6 0	6 3
3	Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Petra Delhees / Monica Simmen	6 0	7 5

^[17]

Greece vs. France

Greece
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

France
0

		1	2
1	Denise Panagopoulou Brigitte Simon	0 6	0 6
2	Dionissia Asteri Françoise Dürr	1 6	1 6
3	Dionissia Asteri / Dionissia Kotsia Françoise Dürr / Gail Benedetti	2 6	2 6

^[18]

New Zealand vs. South Africa

New Zealand
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Africa
3

		1	2
1	Pauline Elliott Greer Stevens	2 6	1 6
2	Judy Chaloner Brigitte Cuypers	2 6	2 6
3	Pauline Elliott / Chris Newton Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss	0 6	5 7

^[19]

Israel vs. Netherlands

Israel
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Netherlands
3

		1	2
1	Hagit Zubary Elly Appel	1 6	1 6
2	Paulina Peled Betty Stöve	1 6	1 6
3	Paulina Peled / Hagit Zubary Betty Stöve / Elly Appel	2 6	1 6

^[20]

Great Britain vs. South Korea

Great Britain
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Korea
0

		1	2
1	Sue Barker Choi Kyeong-mi	6 1	6 3
2	Virginia Wade Lee Duk-hee	6 1	6 0
3	Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Choi Kyeong-mi / Lee Duk-hee	6 1	6 0

^[21]

Sweden vs. Argentina

Sweden
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Argentina
0

		1	2
1	Mimmi Wikstedt Elvira Weisenberger	6 4	6 4
2	Ingrid Bentzer Raquel Giscafré	6 0	6 4
3	Helena Anliot / Mimmi Wikstedt Beatriz Araujo / Viviana González	6 3	6 3

^[22]

West Germany vs. Canada

West Germany
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Canada
0

		1	2
1	Katja Ebbinghaus Barbara Brankovska	6 4	6 4
2	Helga Masthoff Marjorie Blackwood	6 0	6 4
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff Marjorie Blackwood / Lisette Senn	6 3	6 3

^[23]

Brazil vs. Australia

Brazil
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Patricia Medrado Dianne Fromholtz	8 10	4 6
2	Maria Bueno Kerry Reid	1 6	2 6
3	Vera Lúcia Giugni / Patricia Medrado Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	2 6	1 6

^[24]

Quarterfinals

United States vs. France

United States
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

France
0

		1	2
1	Billie Jean King Frédérique Thibault	6 0	6 0
2	Chris Evert Françoise Dürr	6 1	6 3
3	Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Françoise Dürr / Gail Benedetti	6 3	7 5

^[25]

South Africa vs. Netherlands

South Africa
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Netherlands
1

		1	2
1	Greer Stevens Elly Appel	6 0	6 1
2	Brigitte Cuypers Betty Stöve	2 6	1 6
3	Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss Betty Stöve / Elly Appel	6 1	6 3

^[26]

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Sweden
0

		1	2	3
1	Sue Barker Mimmi Wikstedt	6 2	6 0
2	Virginia Wade Ingrid Bentzer	7 5	6 2
3	Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Helena Anliot / Mimmi Wikstedt	6 2	5 7	6 3

^[27]

West Germany vs. Australia

West Germany
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Australia
2

		1	2	3
1	Katja Ebbinghaus Dianne Fromholtz	4 6	6 0	6 4
2	Helga Masthoff Kerry Reid	3 6	4 6
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	6 2	3 6	3 6

^[28]

Semifinals

United States vs. South Africa

United States
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Africa
0

		1	2	3
1	Billie Jean King Greer Stevens	6 2	6 0
2	Chris Evert Brigitte Cuypers	6 1	6 1
3	Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss	6 0	3 6	9 7

^[29]

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Australia
2

		1	2
1	Sue Barker Dianne Fromholtz	3 6	4 6
2	Virginia Wade Kerry Reid	4 6	4 6
3	Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	6 1	6 4

^[30]

Final

United States vs. Australia

United States
2

Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
18 June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Billie Jean King Dianne Fromholtz	6 1	2 6	6 2
2	Chris Evert Kerry Reid	7 5	6 3
3	Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull	3 6	3 6

^[31]

1977 Federation Cup Champions
United States Sixth title

Consolation rounds

Draw

Consolation first round			Consolation second round			Consolation quarterfinals			Consolation semifinals			Consolation final

				Belgium	2

				Spain	1



							Belgium	2

							Argentina	1



				Chile	1

				Argentina	2



										Belgium	0

										Denmark	3



				Denmark	2

				Italy	1
	Italy	2

	Mexico	1
							Denmark	2

							Uruguay	1
	Chinese Taipei	0

	Uruguay	3
				Uruguay	2

				Norway	1
	Indonesia	1

	Norway	2
													Denmark	3

													Japan	0
	Portugal	0

	Japan	3
				Japan	2

				South Korea	1
	Ireland	0

	South Korea	3
							Japan	2

							Canada	1
	Brazil	0

	Canada	3
				Canada	2

				Switzerland	1
	New Zealand	1

	Switzerland	2
										Japan	2

										Israel	0



				Greece	0

				Finland	3



							Finland	1

							Israel	2



				Luxembourg	0

				Israel	3

First round

Italy vs. Mexico

Italy
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Mexico
1

		1	2	3
1	Manuela Zoni Alina Baraldi	4 6	6 3	6 0
2	Daniela Marzano Alejandra Vallejo	6 2	6 2
3	Évelyne Terras / Manuela Zoni Alina Baraldi / Susana Rojas	4 6	7 9

^[32]

Chinese Taipei vs. Uruguay

Chinese Taipei
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Uruguay
3

		2
1	Lee Hsiu Carla Guarino de Galeazzi	2 6
2	Ku Liu-shang Fiorella Bonicelli	0 6
3	Ku Liu-shang / Lee Hsiu Fiorella Bonicelli / Carla Guarino de Galeazzi	0 6

^[33]

Indonesia vs. Norway

Indonesia
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Norway
2

		1	2
1	Elfia Nizarwan Bente Kjolstad	6 4	6 2
2	Yolanda Soemarno Ellen Grindvold	4 6	0 6
3	Elfia Nizarwan / Sriningdiah Sutarniati Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm	5 7	3 6

^[34]

Portugal vs. Japan

Portugal
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Japan
3

		1	2
1	Graça Cardoso Kimiyo Yagahara	0 6	2 6
2	Conceição Rio Naoko Sato	3 6	0 6
3	Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre / Graça Cardoso Kayoko Fukuoka / Kimiyo Yagahara	1 6	0 6

^[35]

Ireland vs. South Korea

Ireland
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Korea
3

		1	2
1	Louise Tuff Choi Kyeong-mi	1 6	2 6
2	Helen Lennon Lee Duk-hee	1 6	2 6
3	Margaret Burns / Helen Lennon Lee Duk-hee / Helen Park	2 6	1 6

^[36]

Brazil vs. Canada

Brazil
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Canada
3

		1	2	3
1	Vera Lúcia Giugni Lisette Senn	8 10	3 6
2	Patricia Medrado Marjorie Blackwood	3 6	6 4	1 6
3	Vera Lúcia Giugni / Patricia Medrado Barbara Brankovska / Lisette Senn	3 6	2 6

^[37]

New Zealand vs. Switzerland

New Zealand
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Switzerland
2

		1	2	3
1	Chris Newton Anne-Marie Rüegg	3 6	3 6
2	Judy Chaloner Monica Simmen	7 9	7 5	6 3
3	Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton Petra Delhees / Anne-Marie Rüegg	1 6	10 8	3 6

^[38]

Second round

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Spain
1

		1	2	3
1	Monique Van Haver Vicky Baldovinos	3 6	4 6
2	Michele Gurdal Carmen Perea	3 0			retired
3	Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Mandarino	8 6	3 6	6 1

^[39]

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Argentina
2

		1	2	3
1	Leyla Musalem Viviana González	6 4	7 5
2	Silvana Urroz Raquel Giscafré	3 6	6 4	3 6
3	Leyla Musalem / Silvana Urroz Raquel Giscafré / Elvira Weisenberger	6 2	4 6	3 6

^[40]

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Italy
1

		1	2	3
1	Dorte Ekner Manuela Zoni	6 2	4 6	6 4
2	Helle Sparre Daniela Marzano	6 3	6 4
3	Dorte Ekner / Birgitte Hermansen Daniela Marzano / Rosalba Vido	4 6	0 6

^[41]

Uruguay vs. Norway

Uruguay
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Norway
1

		1	2
1	Carla Guarino de Galeazzi Kirsten Robsahm	0 6	0 6
2	Fiorella Bonicelli Ellen Grindvold	6 1	6 3
3	Fiorella Bonicelli / Carla Guarino de Galeazzi Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm	6 3	6 4

^[42]

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

South Korea
1

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Yagahara Lee Duk-hee	6 2	7 5
2	Naoko Sato Kim Nam-sook	4 6	4 6
3	Kayoko Fukuoka / Kimiyo Yagahara Lee Duk-hee / Helen Park	6 2	6 4

^[43]

Canada vs. Switzerland

Canada
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Switzerland
1

		1	2	3
1	Lisette Senn Petra Delhees	4 6	6 4	4 6
2	Marjorie Blackwood Monica Simmen	2 6	6 0	8 6
3	Marjorie Blackwood / Barbara Brankovska Petra Delhees / Anne-Marie Rüegg	8 6	4 6	12 10

^[44]

Greece vs. Finland

Greece
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Finland
3

		1	2	3
1	Denise Panagopoulou Laila Pirilä	6 3	3 6	1 6
2	Dionissia Asteri Elina Durchman	0 6	2 6
3	Dionissia Asteri / Dionissia Kotsia Elina Durchman / Laila Pirilä	1 6	2 6

^[45]

Luxembourg vs. Israel

Luxembourg
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Israel
3

		1	2
1	Brigitte Lorang Hagit Zubary	0 6	4 6
2	Flore Wagner Paulina Peled	1 6	1 6
3	Danielle Meunier / Flore Wagner Tamar Levin / Hagit Zubary	3 6	1 6

^[46]

Quarterfinals

Belgium vs. Argentina

Belgium
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Argentina
1

		1	2
1	Marianne De Crop Elvira Weisenberger	4 6	2 6
2	Michele Gurdal Viviana González	6 0	6 2
3	Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Beatriz Araujo / Elvira Weisenberger	7 5	6 4

^[47]

Denmark vs. Uruguay

Denmark
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Uruguay
1

		1	2	3
1	Dorte Ekner Carla Guarino de Galeazzi	6 3	6 1
2	Helle Sparre Fiorella Bonicelli	1 6	6 4	0 6
3	Dorte Ekner / Helle Sparre Fiorella Bonicelli / Carla Guarino de Galeazzi	6 2	6 1

^[48]

Japan vs. Canada

Japan
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Canada
1

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Yagahara Lisette Senn	6 4	6 4
2	Naoko Sato Marjorie Blackwood	2 6	5 7
3	Kayoko Fukuoka / Kimiyo Yagahara Marjorie Blackwood / Lisette Senn	6 1	6 2

^[49]

Finland vs. Israel

Finland
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Israel
2

		1	2	3
1	Laila Pirilä Hagit Zubary	4 6	6 4	5 7
2	Elina Durchman Paulina Peled	0 6	2 6
3	Elina Durchman / Laila Pirilä Tamar Levin / Hagit Zubary	6 0	10 8

^[50]

Semifinals

Belgium vs. Denmark

Belgium
0

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Denmark
3

		1	2
1	Monique Van Haver Dorte Ekner	4 6	6 8
2	Michele Gurdal Helle Sparre	4 6	3 6
3	Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Dorte Ekner / Helle Sparre	3 6	4 6

^[51]

Japan vs. Israel

Japan
2

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Israel
0

		1	2	3
1	Kimiyo Yagahara Hagit Zubary	6 2	2 6	6 2
2	Naoko Sato Paulina Peled	6 1	9 7
3

^[52]

Final

Denmark vs. Japan

Denmark
3

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
June 1977
Grass (outdoors)

Japan
0

		1	2	3
1	Dorte Ekner Kimiyo Yagahara	6 3	4 6	9 7
2	Helle Sparre Naoko Sato	6 2	6 3
3	Dorte Ekner / Helle Sparre Kayoko Fukuoka / Kimiyo Yagahara	3 6	6 0	6 0

^[53]

References

^ "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
^ "Greece v Portugal". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "South Africa v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Uruguay v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Mexico v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Finland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "Argentina v Chile". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "Ireland v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Brazil". fedcup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Greece v France". fedcup.com.
^ "New Zealand v South Africa". fedcup.com.
^ "Israel v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v France". fedcup.com.
^ "South Africa v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v South Africa". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Uruguay". fedcup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Portugal v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Ireland v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "New Zealand v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "Chile v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Uruguay v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Greece v Finland". fedcup.com.
^ "Luxembourg v Israel". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Uruguay". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Finland v Israel". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Israel". fedcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Japan". fedcup.com.

v t e Billie Jean King Cup
Current champions (2023): Canada
Editions by year	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024
World Group / Finals	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023
Qualifying rounds	2020–21 2022 2023 2024
Play-offs	2020–21 2022 2023
World Group II	1991–1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000–2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2023 BJK Cup Finals teams	Australia Canada Czech Republic France Germany Italy Kazakhstan Poland Slovenia Spain Switzerland United States
Former World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995)	Argentina Austria Belgium Belarus Bulgaria China Colombia Croatia Great Britain Hungary Israel Japan Latvia Netherlands Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Africa Sweden Ukraine
Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian British Bulgarian Canadian Chinese Colombian Croatian Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Israeli Italian Japanese Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian South African Spanish Swedish Swiss Ukrainian
List of champions

v t e 1977 WTA Tour « 1976 1978 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (Jan) (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (Dec) (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Detroit (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) San Juan (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Surbiton (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)

1977 in tennis

Grand Slam

Tours

Men	WTC circuit WTC Finals Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix Colgate-Palmolive Masters
Women	WTA Tour Virginia Slims Championships Colgate Series Championships

National teams

Men	Davis Cup World Team Cup
Women	Federation Cup Wightman Cup