1974 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1974 Federation Cup was the 12th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 29 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Naples Tennis Club in Naples, Italy, from 13–19 May. Australia defended their title, defeating United States in the final, in what was the fifth final featuring both United States and Australia.

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Canada	Chile	Denmark	France
Great Britain	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Japan	Luxembourg
Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Philippines	Poland	Romania	South Africa
Spain	Sudan	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the Naples Tennis Club in Naples, Italy, on clay courts.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
							Australia	2
							Japan	0
												Australia	3
											Italy	0
		Italy	3
		Belgium	0
							Italy	3
							Israel	0
		Indonesia	1
		Israel	2
																	Australia	3
																	Great Britain	0
		Great Britain	3
		Ireland	0
							Great Britain	3
							Norway	0
		Chile	1
		Norway	2
												Great Britain	2
											South Africa	1
		Yugoslavia	w/o
		Switzerland
							Switzerland	0
							South Africa	3
		Sudan	w/o
		South Africa
																						Australia	2
																						United States	1
		Romania	2
		Argentina	1
							Romania	2
							Sweden	1
		Denmark	1
		Sweden	2
												Romania	0
											West Germany	3
		New Zealand	0
		Spain	3
							Spain	0
							West Germany	2
		Canada	0
		West Germany	3
																	West Germany	1
																	United States	2
		Netherlands	1
		France	2
							France	2
							Austria	0
		Philippines	0
		Austria	3
												France	0
											United States	3
		Luxembourg	0
		Poland	3
							Poland	0
							United States	3

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

First Round

Italy vs. Belgium

Italy 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Lea Pericoli Michele Gurdal 6 3 6 4     2 Monique Di Maso Monique Van Haver 7 5 6 4     3 Lucia Bassi / Daniela Marzano Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 17 15 6 1

• This match currently holds the record for the most amount of games in a Fed Cup doubles set (pre-tiebreak).^[1]

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Indonesia vs. Israel

Indonesia 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Israel 2
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Paulina Peled 2 6 6 3 7 9   2 Lita Sugiarto Janine Strauss 6 2 4 6 5 7   3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Paulina Peled / Janine Strauss 6 1 6 1

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Great Britain vs. Ireland

Great Britain 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Ireland 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Geraldine Barniville 6 1 6 0     2 Glynis Coles Helen Lennon 6 2 6 3     3 Glynis Coles / Virginia Wade Geraldine Barniville / Helen Lennon 6 3 6 1

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Chile vs. Norway

Chile 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Ana María Arias Ellen Grindvold 3 6 6 2 1 6   2 Michelle Rodríguez Kirsten Robsahm 6 1 6 3     3 Michelle Rodríguez / Ana María Arias Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm 4 6 3 6

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Romania vs. Argentina

Romania 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Virginia Ruzici Raquel Giscafré 3 6 6 8     2 Mariana Simionescu Beatriz Araújo 6 1 6 3     3 Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu Raquel Giscafré / Elvira Weisenberger 6 2 3 6 6 2

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Denmark vs. Sweden

Denmark 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sorensen Christina Sandberg 6 4 4 6 6 0   2 Helle Viragh Margareta Forsgardh 2 6 5 7     3 Dorte Ekner / Anne-Mette Sorensen Christina Sandberg / Mimi Wikstedt 4 6 4 6

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New Zealand vs. Spain

New Zealand 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Robyn Hunt Carmen Perea Alcalá 0 6 2 6     2 Helle Viragh María Victoria Baldovinos Cibeira 2 6 5 7     3 Robyn Hunt / Beverley Billington Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino 4 6 4 6

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Canada vs. West Germany

Canada 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Andrée Martin Helga Masthoff 3 6 2 6     2 Jane O'Hara Helga Hösl 0 6 1 6     3 Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff 3 6 1 6

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Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Gail Benedetti 3 6 6 1 6 8   2 Elly Appel Odile de Roubin 4 6 2 6     3 Ada Bakker / Marijke Schaar Odile de Roubin / Florence Guedy 6 4 2 6 6 4

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Philippines vs. Austria

Philippines 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 3
1 2 3 1 Marisa Sánchez Maria Hollingsworth 4 6 3 6     2 Cleopatra López Veronika Buche 2 6 1 6     3 Gladys Imperial / Marisa Sánchez Veronika Buche / Maria Hollingsworth 6 8 4 6

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Luxembourg vs. Poland

Luxembourg 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 1 Josiane Graas Barbara Kral 0 6 1 6     2 Monique Krecke Elżbieta Slesicka 0 6 3 6     3 Josiane Graas / Monique Krecke Barbara Kral / Elżbieta Slesicka 1 6 1 6

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Second Round

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 2 6 2     2 Dianne Fromholtz Hideko Goto 6 4 6 1     3           not played

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Italy vs. Israel

Italy 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Israel 0
1 2 3 1 Lea Pericoli Paulina Peled 6 3 6 2     2 Monique Di Maso Janine Strauss 6 0 6 1     3 Lucia Bassi / Daniela Marzano Paulina Peled / Janine Strauss 6 2 6 2

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Great Britain vs. Norway

Great Britain 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Ellen Grindvold 6 4 6 3     2 Glynis Coles Bente Kjolstad 6 3 6 1     3 Glynis Coles / Virginia Wade Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm 6 2 6 1

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Switzerland vs. South Africa

Switzerland 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		South Africa 3
1 2 3 1 Marianne Kindler Patricia Walkden 1 6 3 6     2 Susi Eichenberger Ilana Kloss 3 6 0 6     3 Susi Eichenberger / Annina von Planta Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 1 6 4 6

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Romania vs. Sweden

Romania 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Virginia Ruzici Christina Sandberg 6 8 4 6     2 Mariana Simionescu Margareta Forsgardh 7 5 4 6 6 3   3 Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu Christina Sandberg / Mimi Wikstedt 7 5 6 4

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Spain vs. West Germany

Spain 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Carmen Perea Alcalá Helga Masthoff 6 4 1 6 2 6   2 María Victoria Baldovinos Cibeira Katja Ebbinghaus 5 7 4 6     3           not played

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France vs. Austria

France 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Gail Benedetti Maria Hollingsworth 6 1 6 0     2 Odile de Roubin Veronika Buche 3 6 6 1 6 2   3           not played

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Poland vs. United States

Poland 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Barbara Kral Julie Heldman 3 6 2 6     2 Elżbieta Slesicka Jeanne Evert 6 8 1 6     3 Barbara Kral / Elżbieta Slesicka Julie Heldman / Sharon Walsh 6 4 1 6 3 6

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Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Lea Pericoli 6 2 6 0     2 Dianne Fromholtz Monique Di Maso 7 5 6 1     3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Lucia Bassi / Lea Pericoli 6 1 6 3

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Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Patricia Walkden 6 8 6 1 6 1   2 Glynis Coles Ilana Kloss 4 6 6 4 1 6   3 Glynis Coles / Virginia Wade Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 6 3 8 6

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Romania vs. West Germany

Romania 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Virginia Ruzici Helga Masthoff 3 6 2 6     2 Mariana Simionescu Helga Hösl 3 6 3 6     3 Judith Gohn / Virginia Ruzici Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff 3 6 6 1 3 6

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France vs. United States

France 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Gail Benedetti Julie Heldman 2 6 2 6     2 Odile de Roubin Jeanne Evert 3 6 4 6     3 Gail Benedetti / Florence Guedy Julie Heldman / Sharon Walsh 3 6 1 6

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Semifinals

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade 6 4 6 2     2 Dianne Fromholtz Glynis Coles 6 3 2 6 6 2   3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Sue Barker / Virginia Wade 6 0 6 2

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West Germany vs. United States

West Germany 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman 6 2 6 3     2 Helga Hösl Jeanne Evert 4 6 3 6     3 Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff Julie Heldman / Sharon Walsh 6 3 4 6 1 6

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Final

Australia vs. United States

Australia 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy 19 May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman 6 1 7 5     2 Dianne Fromholtz Jeanne Evert 6 2 5 7 4 6   3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Julie Heldman / Sharon Walsh 7 5 8 6

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1974 Federation Cup Champions
Australia Seventh title

Consolation Rounds

Draw

	Consolation First Round					Consolation Second Round					Consolation Quarterfinals					Consolation Semifinals					Consolation Final
							Israel	1
							Norway	2
												Norway	0
											Argentina	3
							New Zealand	0
							Argentina	3
																	Argentina	2
																	Belgium	0
							Spain	1
							Indonesia	2
												Indonesia	1
											Belgium	2
							Belgium	3
							Austria	0
		Luxembourg	0
		Austria	2
																						Argentina	1
																						Japan	2
		Philippines	0
		Sweden	3
							Sweden	1
							Poland	2
		Switzerland	0
		Poland	3
												Poland	1
											Japan	2
							Chile	1
							Japan	2
																	Japan	3
																	Netherlands	0
							Denmark	0
							Canada	3
												Canada	0
											Netherlands	3
							Ireland	1
							Netherlands	2

First Round

Luxembourg vs. Austria

Luxembourg 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 2
1 2 3 1 Josiane Graas Maria Hollingsworth 2 6 1 6     2 Monique Krecke Veronika Buche 2 6 0 6     3

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Philippines vs. Sweden

Philippines 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Marisa Sánchez Christina Sandberg 3 6 0 6     2 Cleopatra López Margareta Forsgardh 1 6 1 6     3 Gladys Imperial / Marisa Sánchez Christina Sandberg / Mimi Wikstedt 1 6 2 6

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Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 1 Marianne Kindler Barbara Kral 2 6 1 6     2 Susi Eichenberger Elżbieta Slesicka 6 8 2 6     3 Susi Eichenberger / Annina von Planta Małgorzata Rejdych / Elżbieta Slesicka 3 6 2 6

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Second Round

Israel vs. Norway

Israel 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Paulina Peled Ellen Grindvold 6 4 6 0     2 Janine Strauss Bente Kjolstad 2 6 1 6     3 Paulina Peled / Janine Strauss Ellen Grindvold / Bente Kjolstad 2 6 0 6

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New Zealand vs. Argentina

New Zealand 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 3
1 2 3 1 Robyn Hunt Raquel Giscafré 1 6 0 6     2 Judy Chaloner Elvira Weisenberger 1 6 3 6     3 Judy Chaloner / Beverley Billington Beatriz Araújo / Raquel Giscafré 2 6 3 6

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Spain vs. Indonesia

Spain 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Carmen Perea Alcalá Lany Kaligis 8 6 4 6 1 0   retired 2 María Victoria Baldovinos Cibeira Lita Sugiarto 6 8 4 6     3 Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto 4 6 1 6

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Belgium vs. Austria

Belgium 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Maria Hollingsworth 6 2 6 1     2 Monique Van Haver Veronika Buche 6 1 6 1     3 Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Veronika Buche / Maria Hollingsworth 6 0 6 1

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Sweden vs. Poland

Sweden 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 2
1 2 3 1 Christina Sandberg Barbara Kral 1 6 1 6     2 Margareta Forsgardh Elżbieta Slesicka 7 5 3 6 3 6   3 Helena Anliot / Mimi Wikstedt Małgorzata Rejdych / Elżbieta Slesicka 6 4 6 4

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Chile vs. Japan

Chile 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Ana María Arias Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 6 1 6     2 Michelle Rodríguez Hideko Goto 8 6 7 5     3 Michelle Rodríguez / Ana María Arias Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 2 6

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Denmark vs. Canada

Denmark 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Canada 3
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sorensen Andrée Martin 4 6 4 6     2 Helle Viragh Jane O'Hara 4 6 1 6     3 Dorte Ekner / Mari-Ann Klougart Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara 2 6 3 6

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Ireland vs. Netherlands

Ireland 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Geraldine Barniville Marijke Schaar 6 4 9 7     2 Helen Lennon Elly Appel 1 6 3 6     3 Geraldine Barniville / Helen Lennon Ada Bakker / Marijke Schaar 1 6 0 6

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Quarterfinals

Norway vs. Argentina

Norway 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 3
1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Raquel Giscafré 1 6 3 6     2 Bente Kjolstad Beatriz Araújo 1 6 0 6     3 Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm Beatriz Araújo / Raquel Giscafré 4 6 4 6

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Indonesia vs. Belgium

Indonesia 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Michele Gurdal 1 6 0 6     2 Lita Sugiarto Monique Van Haver 6 3 6 3     3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 3 6 3 6

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Poland vs. Japan

Poland 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Barbara Kral Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 3 6     2 Elżbieta Slesicka Hideko Goto 6 2 6 4     3 Barbara Kral / Elżbieta Slesicka Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 1 6

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Canada vs. Netherlands

Canada 0	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 1 Andrée Martin Marijke Schaar 3 6 3 6     2 Jane O'Hara Elly Appel 6 1 0 6 3 6   3 Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara Ada Bakker / Nora Lauteslager 1 6 2 6

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Semifinals

Argentina vs. Belgium

Argentina 2	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Raquel Giscafré Michele Gurdal 6 3 6 2     2 Elvira Weisenberger Monique Van Haver 7 3 6 2     3

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Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan 3	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Marijke Schaar 6 4 3 6 6 1   2 Hideko Goto Elly Appel 6 3 6 3     3 Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Ada Bakker / Marijke Schaar 6 4 6 1

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Final

Argentina vs. Japan

Argentina 1	Naples Tennis Club, Naples, Italy May 1974 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Raquel Giscafré Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 1 6 3     2 Elvira Weisenberger Hideko Goto 6 8 8 6 3 6   3 Raquel Giscafré / Elvira Weisenberger Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 3 6 2 6

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References