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The 1978 Davis Cup was the 67th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 48 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 11 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone.
The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain and Sweden won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Great Britain defeated Australia and the USA defeated Sweden. The USA defeated Great Britain in the final, which was held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, United States, on 8-10 December.
Americas Zone
Main article: 1978 Davis Cup Americas ZoneNorth & Central America Zone
Main draw
- Participating Teams
- Colombia
- South Africa
- United States — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
South America Zone
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Chile 2 |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 15 September - 17 September 1978 |
United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- United States advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Eastern Zone
Main article: 1978 Davis Cup Eastern ZonePreliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
- Chinese Taipei
- Japan — advanced to Main Draw
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- South Korea — advanced to Main Draw
- Thailand
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Final
Australia 4 |
Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia 24 February - 26 February 1978 grass |
New Zealand 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Australia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Europe Zone
Main article: 1978 Davis Cup Europe ZoneZone A
Qualifying Rounds
- Participating Teams
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Hungary — advanced to Main Draw
- Ireland
- Morocco
- Norway
- Portugal
- Sweden — advanced to Main Draw
- Switzerland
- West Germany — advanced to Main Draw
- Yugoslavia — advanced to Main Draw
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Final
Sweden 3 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15 September - 17 September 1978 clay |
Hungary 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Sweden advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Zone B
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
- Algeria
- Austria — advanced to Main Draw
- Czechoslovakia — advanced to Main Draw
- Finland
- Great Britain — advanced to Main Draw
- Greece
- Iran
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Poland — advanced to Main Draw
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Final
Great Britain 5 |
Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England 15 September - 17 September 1978 grass |
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- Great Britain advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
EUR-A | Sweden | 2 | ||||||
Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) | ||||||||
AME | United States | 3 | ||||||
AME | United States | 4 | ||||||
London, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
EUR-B | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||
EUR-B | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||
EAS | Australia | 2 | ||||||
First round
Sweden vs. United States
Sweden 2 |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 6 October - 8 October 1978 carpet (indoors) |
United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Australia
Great Britain 3 |
National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, England 6 October - 8 October 1978 carpet (indoors) |
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Final
United States 4 |
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States 8 December - 10 December 1978 hard |
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