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The 1978 Federation Cup was the 16th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 35 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, from 27 November - 3 December. The United States defeated Australia in the final, giving the USA their 7th title.

[edit] Qualifying round

Date	Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
16 August	Dublin, Ireland (grass)	Ireland	2-1	Finland
19 August	Seoul, South Korea (clay)	South Korea	3-0	Chinese Taipei
		Portugal	w/o	Greece
19 August	Philippines (clay)	Philippines	3-0	Thailand

Ireland, South Korea, Portugal, and Philippines advance to Main Draw.

[edit] Main draw

All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts.

1st round 27 November			2nd round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final 3 December

	United States	3
	South Korea	0		United States	3
	Canada	0		New Zealand	0
	New Zealand	3					United States	3
	Denmark	1					France	0
	Argentina	2		Argentina	0
	Sweden	1		France	3
	France	2								United States	3
	Philippines	1								Great Britain	0
	Indonesia	2		Indonesia	0
	Portugal	0		Czechoslovakia	3
	Czechoslovakia	3					Czechoslovakia	1
	Brazil	0					Great Britain	2
	West Germany	3		West Germany	1
	Spain	0		Great Britain	2
	Great Britain	3											United States	2
	Ireland	0											Australia	1
	Switzerland	3		Switzerland	1
	Italy	1		Romania	2
	Romania	2					Romania	0
	Norway	0					Soviet Union	3
	Yugoslavia	3		Yugoslavia	0
	Austria	0		Soviet Union	3
	Soviet Union	3								Soviet Union	1
	Uruguay	0								Australia	2
	Chile	3		Chile	0
	Mexico	0		Netherlands	3
	Netherlands	3					Netherlands	0
	Israel	0					Australia	3
	Japan	3		Japan	0
	Belgium	0		Australia	3
	Australia	3