1975 Federation Cup (tennis)

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The 1975 Federation Cup was the 13th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France, from 5–11 May. Czechoslovakia defeated Australia in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their first title.

Participating Teams[]

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Bulgaria	Canada	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Hungary	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy
Japan	Luxembourg	Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Rhodesia	Romania	South Africa
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

All ties were played at the Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France, on clay courts.

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

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

First Round[]

Israel vs. Belgium[]

Israel 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Paulina Peisachov Michele Gurdal 3 6 6 4 8 6   2 Monique Van Haver 3 6 1 6     3 Paulina Peisachov /  Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 2 6 1 6

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Luxembourg vs. Romania[]

Luxembourg 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 3
1 2 3 1 Mariana Simionescu 3 6 4 6     2 Florenţa Mihai 1 6 0 6     3  /  Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu 1 6 6 8

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Brazil vs. Italy[]

Brazil 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Daniela Marzano 0 6 1 6     2 Patricia Medrado Rosalba Vido 8 6 2 6 1 6   3 Wanda Ferraz /  Lucia Bassi / Lea Pericoli 4 6 2 6

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South Africa vs. Norway[]

South Africa 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Ilana Kloss Ellen Grindvold 4 6 6 2 6 4   2 Linky Boshoff 7 5 6 1     3           not played

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Canada vs. Japan[]

Canada 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Susan Stone Kazuko Sawamatsu 3 6 3 6     2 Jane O'Hara Toshiko Sade 6 0 9 7     3 Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 2 6 0 6

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New Zealand vs. Sweden[]

New Zealand 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Judy Chaloner Helena Anliot 4 6 0 6     2 Pauline Elliott Ingrid Bentzer 2 6 1 6     3 Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton Ingrid Bentzer / Mimmi Wikstedt 1 6 3 6

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Switzerland vs. United States[]

Switzerland 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Julie Heldman 2 6 0 6     2 Kathy Kuykendall 0 6 0 6     3  /  Julie Heldman / Janet Newberry 3 6 1 6

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Great Britain vs. Austria[]

Great Britain 3	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade 6 1 6 2     2 Sue Barker 6 3 6 2     3 Sue Barker / Glynis Coles  /  6 3 6 1

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France vs. Bulgaria[]

France 3	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 1 Gail Benedetti 6 1 6 2     2 Nathalie Fuchs 6 3 6 2     3 Rosy Darmon / Florence Guédy  /  6 3 6 1

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Indonesia vs. Hungary[]

Indonesia 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Éva Szabó 6 4 2 6 1 6   2 Lita Sugiarto Beatrix Klein 6 2 3 6 9 11   3           not played

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Czechoslovakia vs. Ireland[]

Czechoslovakia 3	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Ireland 0
1 2 3 1 Martina Navrátilová 6 1 6 0     2 Renáta Tomanová 6 2 6 2     3 Martina Navrátilová / Renáta Tomanová  /  6 3 6 0

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Uruguay vs. Netherlands[]

Uruguay 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Fiorella Bonicelli Marijke Schaar 6 4 6 2     2 Elly Appel 0 6 1 6     3 Fiorella Bonicelli /  Elly Appel / Tine Zwaan 1 6 5 7

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Yugoslavia vs. Argentina[]

Yugoslavia 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 1 Beatriz Araujo 0 6 0 6     2 Mima Jaušovec Raquel Giscafré 4 6 6 3 2 6   3           not played

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Denmark vs. West Germany[]

Denmark 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sorensen Helga Masthoff 3 6 2 6     2 Helle Sparre Katja Ebbinghaus 5 7 1 6     3           not played

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Second Round[]

Australia vs. Belgium[]

Australia 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Michele Gurdal 6 0 6 2     2 Helen Gourlay Monique Van Haver 6 1 6 0     3           not played

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Romania vs. Italy[]

Romania 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 2
1 2 3 1 Mariana Simionescu Rosalba Vido 2 6 6 4 4 6   2 Florenţa Mihai Daniela Marzano 2 6 1 6     3 Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu Lucia Bassi / Manuela Zoni 6 4 6 3

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South Africa vs. Japan[]

South Africa 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Ilana Kloss Kazuko Sawamatsu 1 6 3 6     2 Linky Boshoff Toshiko Sade 6 3 6 2     3 Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 7 5 6 1

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Sweden vs. United States[]

Sweden 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Helena Anliot Julie Heldman 6 4 6 3     2 Ingrid Bentzer Kathy Kuykendall 2 6 6 1 3 6   3 Ingrid Bentzer / Mimmi Wikstedt Julie Heldman / Janet Newberry 6 5 5 7 6 8

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Great Britain vs. Spain[]

Great Britain 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Carmen Perea 6 1 6 3     2 Glynis Coles Vicky Baldovinos 6 2 6 3     3           not played

^[19]

France vs. Hungary[]

France 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 1
1 2 3 1 Gail Benedetti Éva Szabó 6 0 2 6 6 8   2 Nathalie Fuchs Beatrix Klein 2 6 6 3 6 3   3 Gail Benedetti / Rosy Darmon Beatrix Klein / Éva Szabó 7 5 6 2

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Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands[]

Czechoslovakia 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Martina Navrátilová Marijke Schaar 6 2 1 0     retired 2 Renáta Tomanová Elly Appel 6 2 6 3     3           not played

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Argentina vs. West Germany[]

Argentina 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Beatriz Araujo Katja Ebbinghaus 2 6 2 6     2 Raquel Giscafré Helga Masthoff 2 6 6 4 6 3   3 Beatriz Araujo / Raquel Giscafré Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff 2 6 6 1 5 7

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Quarterfinals[]

Australia vs. Italy[]

Australia 3	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Daniela Marzano 6 4 6 3     2 Evonne Goolagong Rosalba Vido 6 2 6 0     3 Dianne Fromholtz / Helen Gourlay Lucia Bassi / Daniela Marzano 6 1 7 9 7 5

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South Africa vs. United States[]

South Africa 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Ilana Kloss Julie Heldman 5 7 1 6     2 Linky Boshoff Kathy Kuykendall 0 6 7 5 6 4   3 Brigitte Cuypers / Ilana Kloss Julie Heldman / Janet Newberry 1 6 4 6

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Great Britain vs. France[]

Great Britain 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Gail Benedetti 6 3 6 3     2 Sue Barker Nathalie Fuchs 1 6 6 1 4 6   3 Glynis Coles / Virginia Wade Gail Benedetti / Rosy Darmon 6 3 1 6 2 6

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Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany[]

Czechoslovakia 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Renáta Tomanová Katja Ebbinghaus 6 2 2 6 4 6   2 Martina Navrátilová Helga Masthoff 6 3 6 2     3 Martina Navrátilová / Renáta Tomanová Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff 7 5 6 1

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Semifinals[]

Australia vs. United States[]

Australia 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France 11 May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman 6 3 6 3     2 Helen Gourlay Kathy Kuykendall 5 7 4 6     3 Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay Julie Heldman / Janet Newberry 11 9 6 1

^[27]

France vs. Czechoslovakia[]

France 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France 11 May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 1 Gail Benedetti Martina Navrátilová 3 6 2 6     2 Nathalie Fuchs Renáta Tomanová 3 6 6 3 4 6   3 Gail Benedetti / Rosy Darmon Martina Navrátilová / Renáta Tomanová 4 6 3 6

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Final[]

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia[]

Australia 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France 11 May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Renáta Tomanová 4 6 2 6     2 Evonne Goolagong Martina Navrátilová 3 6 4 6     3 Dianne Fromholtz / Helen Gourlay Martina Navrátilová / Renáta Tomanová 3 6 1 6

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1975 Federation Cup Champions
Czechoslovakia First title

Consolation Rounds[]

Draw[]

	Consolation First Round					Consolation Second Round					Consolation Quarterfinals					Consolation Semifinals					Consolation Final
							Denmark	0
							Belgium	2
		Yugoslavia	1
		Belgium	2
												Belgium	2
												Romania	0
							Romania	2
							Uruguay	1
		Uruguay	2
		Ireland	0
																	Belgium	0
																	Japan	2
							Sweden	1
							Indonesia	2
		Indonesia	2
		Bulgaria	0
												Indonesia	1
												Japan	2
							Japan	2
							Austria	0
		Rhodesia	w/o
		Austria
																						Japan	2
																						Hungary	1
							Israel
							Argentina	w/o
												Argentina	w/o
												Netherlands
		Luxembourg	1
		Brazil	2
							Brazil	0
							Netherlands	2
																	Netherlands	1
																	Hungary	2
		New Zealand	2
		Switzerland	1
							New Zealand	0
							Hungary	2
												Hungary	2
												Canada	0
		Norway	0
		Canada	2
							Canada
							Spain	w/o

First Round[]

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium[]

Yugoslavia 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Uruguay vs. Ireland[]

Uruguay 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Ireland 0
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Indonesia vs. Bulgaria[]

Indonesia 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Luxembourg vs. Brazil[]

Luxembourg 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Brazil 2
1 2 3 1 9 7 6 4     2 Wanda Ferraz 1 6 4 6     3  /  Patricia Medrado /  1 6 4 6

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New Zealand vs. Switzerland[]

New Zealand 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Norway vs. Canada[]

Norway 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Canada 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Second Round[]

Denmark vs. Belgium[]

Denmark 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sorensen Michele Gurdal 1 6 1 6     2 Helle Sparre Monique Van Haver 4 6 6 4 1 6   3           not played

^[36]

Romania vs. Uruguay[]

Romania 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Uruguay 1
1 2 3 1             2             3

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Sweden vs. Indonesia[]

Sweden 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

^[38]

Japan vs. Austria[]

Japan 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Sonja Pachta 6 1 6 0     2 Toshiko Sade 6 3 6 2     3           not played

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Brazil vs. Netherlands[]

Brazil 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

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New Zealand vs. Hungary[]

New Zealand 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 1 Judy Chaloner Éva Szabó 3 6 6 1 3 6   2 Pauline Elliott Beatrix Klein 4 6 4 6     3           not played

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Quarterfinals[]

Belgium vs. Romania[]

Belgium 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 0
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Virginia Ruzici 6 2 6 3     2 Monique Van Haver Mariana Simionescu 1 6 7 5 6 2   3           not played

^[42]

Indonesia vs. Japan[]

Indonesia 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 0 6     2 Lita Sugiarto Toshiko Sade 6 0 6 1     3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 3 6 3 6

^[43]

Hungary vs. Canada[]

Hungary 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Éva Szabó Jane O'Hara 7 5 6 2     2 Beatrix Klein Andrée Martin 1 6 6 2 6 2   3           not played

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Semifinals[]

Belgium vs. Japan[]

Belgium 0	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Kazuko Sawamatsu 1 6 4 6     2 Monique Van Haver Toshiko Sade 5 7     retired   3           not played

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Netherlands vs. Hungary[]

Netherlands 1	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 1 Elly Appel Éva Szabó 1 6 2 6     2 Beatrix Klein 6 2 6 2     3 Elly Appel /  Beatrix Klein / Éva Szabó 6 8 3 6

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Final[]

Japan vs. Hungary[]

Japan 2	Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France May 1975 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 1
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Éva Szabó 6 4 1 6 6 3   2 Toshiko Sade Beatrix Klein 5 7 2 6     3 Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Éva Szabó / Erzsébet Széll 6 0 6 1

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References[]