1979 Nations Cup (tennis)

1979 Nations Cup
Date	May 7 – 14
Edition	3rd
Category	Grand Prix circuit
Draw	8 teams
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Venue	Rochusclub
Champions
Australia
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The 1979 Nations Cup, also known by its sponsored name Ambre Solaire Nations Cup, was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the third edition of the World Team Cup and was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in Germany from 7 May through 14 May 1979. Total prize money was $250,000 and in total 44,500 people attended the event.^[1][2] Spain were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Australia defeated Italy in the final, which was delayed by one day due to rain, to win the title for the first time.^[3][4]

The draw consisted of eight teams divided over two round-robin groups. The two best ranked teams from each group proceeded to the semifinals. Each match consisted of two singles and a doubles.

Players[]

Section A[]

Section B[]

Round robin[]

Section A[]

Standings[]

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Italy	3–0	7–1	–
2	Argentina	2–1	5–4	–
3	Spain	1–2	3–6	–
4	Great Britain	0–3	2–6	–

Italy vs. Spain[]

Italy 3	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Adriano Panatta Manuel Orantes 7 6 6 0     2 Paolo Bertolucci José Higueras 6 3 6 4     3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta José Higueras / Manuel Orantes 7 5 6 2

Argentina vs. Great Britain[]

Argentina 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 Ricardo Cano John Lloyd 6 4 7 5     2 José Luis Clerc Buster Mottram 6 3 7 5     3 Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc Mark Cox / John Lloyd 2 6 2 6

Spain vs. Great Britain[]

Spain 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 José Higueras John Lloyd 6 2 6 4     2 Manuel Orantes Buster Mottram 5 7 6 1 1 6   3 José Higueras / Manuel Orantes John Lloyd / Buster Mottram 6 4 6 3

Italy vs. Argentina[]

Italy 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Adriano Panatta Ricardo Cano 4 6 6 3 6 1   2 Corrado Barazzutti José Luis Clerc 6 7 0 6     3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc 6 4 6 7 6 3

Italy vs. Great Britain[]

Italy 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 1 Paolo Bertolucci John Lloyd 6 1 6 4     2 Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram 2 6 77 63 65 77   3

Argentina vs. Spain[]

Argentina 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 2 3

Section B[]

Standings[]

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Australia	3–0	5–4	–
2	United States	2–1	6–3	–
3	Germany	1–2	4–5	–
4	Mexico	0–3	3–3	–

Australia vs. USA[]

Australia 3 [5]	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Kim Warwick Eddie Dibbs 6 2 6 2     2 John Alexander Arthur Ashe 4 6 6 3 6 2   3 John Alexander / Phil Dent Arthur Ashe / Stan Smith 4 6 7 6 7 6

Germany vs. Mexico[]

Germany 2 [6]	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Uli Pinner Raúl Ramírez 7 5 4 6 7 5   2 3

USA vs. Germany[]

United States 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 2 3 Arthur Ashe / Stan Smith Andreas Maurer / Werner Zirngibl 6 0 6 2

Australia vs. Mexico[]

Australia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Mexico 0
1 2 3 1 John Alexander Raúl Ramírez 6 3 1 6 7 6   2 Phil Dent Marcello Lara 6 3 4 6 6 4   3

Semifinal[]

Australia vs. Argentina[]

Australia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Kevin Warwick Ricardo Cano 1 6 3 6     2 John Alexander José Luis Clerc 4 6 7 6 7 5   3 John Alexander / Phil Dent Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc 6 0 6 0

Italy vs. USA[]

Italy 3	Düsseldorf, Germany May 1979 Clay		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Adriano Panatta Eddie Dibbs 6 3 6 0     2 Corrado Barazzutti Arthur Ashe 6 2 6 2     3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Arthur Ashe / Stan Smith 6 4 6 4

Final[]

Australia vs. Italy[]

Australia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 14 May 1979 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 John Alexander Corrado Barazzutti 6 2 6 0     2 Phil Dent Adriano Panatta 3 6 3 6     3 John Alexander / Phil Dent Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 6 3 7 6

See also[]

• 1979 Davis Cup

References[]