1978 Davis Cup
# 1978 Davis Cup

The 1978 Davis Cup was the 67th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 50 teams entered the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain and Sweden were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Czechoslovakia and Hungary respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Sweden and Great Britain defeated Australia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Great Britain in the final to win their 25th title overall and their first since 1972. The final was held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States on 8–10 December.

## Political controversy

The competition was significantly marked by political issues: Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies all withdrew from the North & Central America Zone due to the continued presence of South Africa in the competition, despite continued international condemnation of their government's apartheid policies.

The North & Central America Zone final between the United States and South Africa, held at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, attracted crowds of up to 5,000 protesters each day, and efforts by the South African side to appease critics by nominating Peter Lamb as its first "coloured" player were derided by some as tokenism, given he did not actually play during the tie and was a student enrolled at Vanderbilt University at the time of the tournament.

The Soviet Union continued to be barred for competing following its refusal to compete against Chile in the 1976 semifinals and its promised refusal to compete against South Africa.

## Americas Zone

### North & Central America Zone

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) |
| bye | bye | | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | United States | United States | 4 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | South Africa | 1 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 4 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | |

### South America Zone

**Preliminary rounds**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 5 | | | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | |

**Main Draw**

| Semifinals 18–20 December 1977 | Semifinals 18–20 December 1977 | Semifinals 18–20 December 1977 | Final 17–19 March | Final 17–19 March | Final 17–19 March |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States

| Chile 2 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 15–17 September 1978 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 15–17 September 1978 Clay | United States 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Brian Gottfried 4 6 5 7 2 6       2 Hans Gildemeister Harold Solomon 5 7 6 3 3 6 1 6     3 Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux Brian Gottfried / John McEnroe 6 3 3 6 6 8 3 6     4 Jaime Fillol Harold Solomon 6 3 6 2         5 Hans Gildemeister Brian Gottfried 4 6 7 5 12 10 ||||

## Eastern Zone

### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Philippines | Philippines | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Philippines | Philippines | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
| bye | bye | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | South Korea | | | | |

### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Semifinals 19–22 January | Semifinals 19–22 January | Semifinals 19–22 January | Final 24–26 February | Final 24–26 February | Final 24–26 February |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 1 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 1 | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | |
| India | India | 4 | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 1 | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |

**Final**

Australia vs. New Zealand

| Australia 4 | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 24–26 February 1978 Grass | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 24–26 February 1978 Grass | New Zealand 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Roche Chris Lewis 13 11 6 3 6 2       2 John Alexander Brian Fairlie 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 John Alexander / Tony Roche Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis 6 3 6 4 12 14 4 6 6 1   4 John Alexander Chris Lewis 8 10 16 14 6 1 9 7     5 Allan Stone Brian Fairlie 2 6 6 1       not completed ||||

## Europe Zone

### Zone A

**Preliminary rounds**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 5 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 5 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 5 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 5 | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | Israel | Israel | 2 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| Austria | Austria | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Zeist, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 4 |
| Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Poland | Poland | 4 |
| Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| Algeria | Algeria | 1 | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | | | |

**Main Draw**

| Quarterfinals 16–18 June | Quarterfinals 16–18 June | Quarterfinals 16–18 June | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Final 15–17 September | Final 15–17 September | Final 15–17 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | France | | | | | | | |
| France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | |
| | | | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | |

**Final**

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

| Great Britain 5 | Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 15–17 September 1978 Grass | Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 15–17 September 1978 Grass | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Lloyd Jiří Hřebec 9 7 6 3 4 6 5 7 12 10   2 Buster Mottram Ivan Lendl 6 4 7 5 7 5       3 Mark Cox / David Lloyd Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 13 15 6 4 2 6 6 4   4 Mark Cox Ivan Lendl 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Buster Mottram Jiří Hřebec 5 7 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Zone B

**Pre-qualifying round**

| Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round |
| - | - | - |
| Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Morocco | Morocco | 5 |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 |

**Preliminary rounds**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 4 | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 4 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Morocco | Morocco | 0 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Pécs, Hungary | Pécs, Hungary | Pécs, Hungary |
| bye | bye | | Pécs, Hungary | Pécs, Hungary | Pécs, Hungary |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 4 |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 4 |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | |

**Main Draw**

| Quarterfinals 13–18 June | Quarterfinals 13–18 June | Quarterfinals 13–18 June | Semifinals 13–16 July | Semifinals 13–16 July | Semifinals 13–16 July | Final 15–17 September | Final 15–17 September | Final 15–17 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | Spain | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | | | |

**Final**

Sweden vs. Hungary

| Sweden 3 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 September 1978 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 September 1978 Clay | Hungary 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kjell Johansson Balázs Taróczy 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Björn Borg Péter Szőke 6 2 6 0 6 0       3 Ove Bengtson / Tenny Svensson Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 2 6 1 6 10 12       4 Kjell Johansson Péter Szőke 3 6 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 1   5 Tenny Svensson Balázs Taróczy 2 6 6 4 5 5     not completed ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone

### Draw

| Semifinals 6–8 October | Semifinals 6–8 October | Semifinals 6–8 October | Final 8–10 December | Final 8–10 December | Final 8–10 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | |
| EUR-B | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| EUR-B | Sweden | 2 | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) |
| AME | United States | 3 | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) | Rancho Mirage, CA, United States (hard) |
| AME | United States | 3 | AME | United States | 4 |
| London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | AME | United States | 4 |
| London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | EUR-A | Great Britain | 1 |
| EAS | Australia | 2 | EUR-A | Great Britain | 1 |
| EUR-A | Great Britain | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals

Sweden vs. United States

| Sweden 2 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) | United States 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Arthur Ashe 6 4 7 5 6 3       2 Kjell Johansson Vitas Gerulaitis 2 6 1 6 4 6       3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 6 2 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6   4 Kjell Johansson Arthur Ashe 2 6 0 6 5 7       5 Björn Borg Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 1 ||||

Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 3 | National Sports Centre, London, United Kingdom 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) | National Sports Centre, London, United Kingdom 6–8 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) | Australia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Buster Mottram Tony Roche 8 6 3 6 7 5 6 4     2 John Lloyd John Alexander 7 5 6 2 6 2       3 Mark Cox / David Lloyd Ross Case / Geoff Masters 8 6 3 6 6 4 6 3     4 John Lloyd Tony Roche 3 6 3 6 2 6       5 Buster Mottram John Alexander 2 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Final

United States vs. Great Britain

| United States 4 | Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States 8–10 December 1978 Hard | Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States 8–10 December 1978 Hard | Great Britain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe John Lloyd 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Brian Gottfried Buster Mottram 6 4 6 2 8 10 4 6 3 6   3 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Mark Cox / David Lloyd 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 John McEnroe Buster Mottram 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Brian Gottfried John Lloyd 6 1 6 2 6 4 ||||
