1973 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1973 Federation Cup was the 11th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 30 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany, from 30 April–6 May. Australia defeated South Africa in the final, winning the title without losing a rubber.

Participating Teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Canada
Chile	Denmark	France	Great Britain	Greece	Indonesia
Ireland	Italy	Japan	Luxembourg	Mexico	Netherlands
New Zealand	Norway	Poland	Romania	South Africa	South Korea
30x27px Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany, on clay courts.

	First Round 30 April–1 May					Second Round 2–3 May					Quarterfinals 4 May					Semifinals 5 May					Final 6 May
		South Africa	3
		Greece	0
							South Africa	3
							Belgium	0
		Belgium	3
		Switzerland	0
												South Africa	3
											Netherlands	0
		France	1
		Netherlands	2
							Netherlands	2
							Denmark	0
		Yugoslavia	1
		Denmark	2
																	South Africa	2
																	Romania	1
		Brazil	0
		Romania	3
							Romania	2
							Sweden	1
		Argentina	0
		Sweden	3
												Romania	2
											Great Britain	1
		Mexico	3
		Austria	0
							Mexico	0
							Great Britain	3
																						South Africa	0
																						Australia	3
		United States	3
		Italy	0
							United States	2
							South Korea	1
		South Korea	3
		Norway	0
												United States	0
											West Germany	3
		Canada	0
		Spain	2
							Spain	0
							West Germany	3
		Chile	w/o
		West Germany
																	West Germany	0
																	Australia	3
		Indonesia	2
		New Zealand	1
							Indonesia	3
							Luxembourg	0
		Poland	w/o
		Luxembourg
												Indonesia	0
											Australia	3
		Ireland	0
		Japan	3
							Japan	0
							Australia	2

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

First Round

South Africa vs. Greece

South Africa 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Greece 0
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Carol-Ann Kalgeropolous 6 2 6 2     2 Brenda Kirk Alice Alexandri 6 0 6 0     3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Carol-Ann Kalgeropolous / Dionissia Kotsia 6 0 6 0

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Evagreth Emmenegger 0 6 6 1 6 2   2 Monique Van Haver Marianne Kindler 6 0 6 4     3 Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Evagreth Emmenegger / Ingrid Sadlon 6 2 6 3

France vs. Netherlands

France 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Nathalie Fuchs Marijke Schaar 3 6 3 6     2 Odile de Roubin Gertruida Walhof 6 2 6 4     3 Odile de Roubin / Florence Guedy Marijke Schaar / Gertruida Walhof 6 2 0 6 2 6

Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

Yugoslavia 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Mima Jaušovec Anne-Mette Sorensen 6 0 7 5     2 Jelena Genčić Mari-Ann Klougart 3 6 2 6     3 Jelena Genčić / Mima Jaušovec Dorte Ekner / Anne-Mette Sorensen 0 6 6 2 5 7

Brazil vs. Romania

Brazil 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 3
1 2 3 1 Andrea Menezes Judith Gohn 0 6 0 6     2 Suzana Gesteira Virginia Ruzici 1 6 2 6     3 Suzana Gesteira / Andrea Menezes Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu 1 6 2 6

Argentina vs. Sweden

Argentina 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Raquel Giscafré Ingrid Bentzer 1 6 1 6     2 Inés Roget Christina Sandberg 3 6 3 6     3 Inés Roget / Elvira Weisenberger Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg 5 7 3 6

Mexico vs. Austria

Mexico 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Elena Subriats Sonja Pachta 6 3 6 1     2 Gina Díaz Ponce Veronika Buche 5 7 6 2 7 5   3 María-Teresa Salvidea Díaz / Elena Subriats Sabine Benegger / Veronika Buche 7 5 6 3

United States vs. Italy

United States 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Patti Hogan Lucia Bassi 6 4 6 0     2 Linda Tuero Maria-Teresa Nasuelli 6 2 6 1     3 Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh Lucia Bassi / Daniela Marzano 6 3 3 6 6 2

South Korea vs. Norway

South Korea 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Ellen Grindvold 6 3 7 5     2 Lee Mi-ok Liv Hubert 6 4 6 0     3 Lee Mi-ok / Yang Jeong-soon Ellen Grindvold / Liv Hubert 6 1 3 6 6 3

Canada vs. Spain

Canada 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		45x32px Spain 2
1 2 3 1 Janice Tindle Carmen Perea Alcalá 4 6 6 4 4 6   2 Andrée Martin Carmen Mandarino 6 3 5 7 4 6   3           not played

Indonesia vs. New Zealand

Indonesia 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Marilyn Pryde 6 4 6 3     2 Lita Sugiarto Judy Chaloner 6 2 6 4     3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Judy Chaloner / Marilyn Pryde 3 6 8 10

Ireland vs. Japan

Ireland 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Geraldine Barniville Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 6 1 6     2 Susan Minford Hideko Goto 5 7 1 6     3 Geraldine Barniville / Susan Minford Kazuko Sawamatsu / Kimiyo Yagahara 1 6 2 6

Second Round

South Africa vs. Belgium

South Africa 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Michele Gurdal 6 4 6 3     2 Brenda Kirk Monique Van Haver 6 2 3 6 6 3   3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 6 1 6 4

Netherlands vs. Denmark

Netherlands 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Anne-Mette Sorensen 6 0 6 1     2 Gertruida Walhof Mari-Ann Klougart 6 0 6 2     3           not played

Romania vs. Sweden

Romania 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Judith Gohn Ingrid Bentzer 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Virginia Ruzici Christina Sandberg 6 3 8 6     3 Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu Ingrid Bentzer / Mimi Wikstedt 6 4 2 6 7 5

Mexico vs. Great Britain

Mexico 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Elena Subriats Virginia Wade 5 7 5 7     2 Gina Díaz Ponce Joyce Williams 4 6 6 3 1 6   3 Gina Díaz Ponce / Elena Subriats Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 5 7 7 9

United States vs. South Korea

United States 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Patti Hogan Yang Jeong-soon 3 6 4 6     2 Linda Tuero Lee Mi-ok 6 1 7 5     3 Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh Lee Mi-ok / Yang Jeong-soon 6 1 6 0

Spain vs. West Germany

45x32px Spain 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Carmen Mandarino Helga Masthoff 1 6 0 6     2 Carmen Perea Alcalá Katja Ebbinghaus 8 6 0 6 2 6   3 Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth 3 6 4 6

Indonesia vs. Luxembourg

Indonesia 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Flore Wagner 6 2 6 2     2 Lita Sugiarto Monique Krecke 6 0 6 0     3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Josiane Graas / Flore Wagner 6 0 6 1

Japan vs. Australia

Japan 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Evonne Goolagong 2 6 0 6     2 Hideko Goto Patricia Coleman 0 6 1 6     3 Hideko Goto / Kazuko Sawamatsu Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young       not played

Quarterfinals

South Africa vs. Netherlands

South Africa 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Marijke Schaar 6 3 6 3     2 Brenda Kirk Gertruida Walhof 6 1 2 6 6 3   3 Ilana Kloss / Patricia Walkden Gertruida Walhof / Tine Zwaan 6 4 6 0

Romania vs. Great Britain

Romania 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 Judith Gohn Virginia Wade 2 6 3 6     2 Mariana Simionescu Joyce Williams 6 3 6 8 6 3   3 Judith Gohn / Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 7 5 6 2

United States vs. West Germany

United States 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Linda Tuero Helga Masthoff 2 6 5 7     2 Patti Hogan Katja Ebbinghaus 4 6 1 6     3 Janice Metcalf / Sharon Walsh Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth 4 6 2 6

Indonesia vs. Australia

Indonesia 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Lany Kaligis Evonne Goolagong 0 6 7 5 1 6   2 Lita Sugiarto Patricia Coleman 4 6 2 6     3 Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young 1 6 0 6

Semifinals

South Africa vs. Romania

South Africa 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 1
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Judith Gohn 6 4 6 1     2 Brenda Kirk Virginia Ruzici 6 4 3 6 3 6   3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu 6 2 4 6 6 3

West Germany vs. Australia

West Germany 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Evonne Goolagong 4 6 3 6     2 Katja Ebbinghaus Patricia Coleman 3 6 2 6     3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young 4 6 6 4 1 6

Final

South Africa vs. Australia

South Africa 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Evonne Goolagong 0 6 2 6     2 Brenda Kirk Patricia Coleman 8 10 0 6     3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young 1 6 2 6

1973 Federation Cup Champions
Australia Sixth title

Consolation Rounds

Draw

	Consolation First Round 3 May					Consolation Second Round 3 May					Consolation Quarterfinals 4 May					Consolation Semifinals 5 May					Consolation Final 6 May
							Japan	2
							Argentina	0
												Japan	3
											Austria	0
							Yugoslavia	1
							Austria	2
																	Japan	2
																	France	1
							Ireland	2
							Greece	1
												Ireland	0
											France	2
		Luxembourg	0
		Brazil	3
							Brazil	0
							France	2
		Denmark	0
		France	3
																						Japan	1
																						Sweden	2
		South Korea	3
		Switzerland	0
							South Korea	2
							Belgium	0
		New Zealand	1
		Belgium	2
												South Korea	2
											Spain	1
							Italy	1
							Spain	2
																	South Korea	1
																	Sweden	2
							Norway
							Mexico	w/o
												Norway	1
											Sweden	2
							Canada	0
							Sweden	3

First Round

Luxembourg vs. Brazil

Luxembourg 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Brazil 3
1 2 3 1             2             3

Denmark vs. France

Denmark 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		France 3
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sorensen Odile de Roubin 3 6 4 6     2 Mari-Ann Klougart Florence Guedy 1 6 1 6     3 Dorte Ekner / Mari-Ann Klougart Odile de Roubin / Florence Guedy 5 7 1 6

South Korea vs. Switzerland

South Korea 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Evagreth Emmenegger 6 3 7 5     2 Lee Duk-hee Ingrid Sadlon 6 4 6 0     3 Lee Duk-hee / Lee Soon-oh Marianne Kindler / Ingrid Sadlon 6 3 6 3

New Zealand vs. Belgium

New Zealand 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

Second Round

Japan vs. Argentina

Japan 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Inés Roget 6 1 6 1     2 Hideko Goto Elvira Weisenberger 6 3 7 5     3           not played

Yugoslavia vs. Austria

Yugoslavia 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 2
1 2 3 1 Mima Jaušovec Sonja Pachta 6 3 2 6 6 2   2 Jelena Genčić Veronika Buche 3 6 1 6     3 Jelena Genčić / Mima Jaušovec Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta 5 7 5 7

Ireland vs. Greece

Ireland 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Greece 0
1 2 3 1             2             3

Brazil vs. France

Brazil 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Suzana Gesteira Florence Guedy 11 9 3 6 6 8   2 Andrea Menezes Odile de Roubin 1 6 6 2 1 6   3           not played

South Korea vs. Belgium

South Korea 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Michele Gurdal 3 6 8 6 6 4   2 Lee Duk-hee Monique Van Haver 6 2 4 6 6 2   3           not played

Italy vs. Spain

Italy 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		45x32px Spain 2
1 2 3 1             2             3

Canada vs. Sweden

Canada 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Janice Tindle Ingrid Bentzer 2 6 2 6     2 Andrée Martin Christina Sandberg 3 6 3 6     3 Andrée Martin / Janice Tindle Ingrid Bentzer / Mimi Wikstedt 0 6 5 7

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Austria

Japan 3	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Sonja Pachta 6 4 6 1     2 Hideko Goto Veronika Buche 6 1 7 5     3 Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta 6 0 6 1

Ireland vs. France

Ireland 0	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Geraldine Barniville Nathalie Fuchs 5 7 4 6     2 Eleanor McFadden Odile de Roubin 0 6 2 6     3           not played

South Korea vs. Spain

South Korea 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		45x32px Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Carmen Mandarino 3 6 6 3 6 1   2 Lee Duk-hee Carmen Perea Alcalá 1 6 6 1 6 3   3 Lee Duk-hee / Lee Soon-oh Carmen Mandarino / Carmen Perea Alcalá 1 6 1 6

Norway vs. Sweden

Norway 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Ingrid Bentzer 3 6 0 6     2 Liv Hubert Christina Sandberg 1 6 0 6     3 Ellen Grindvold / Liv Hubert Ingrid Bentzer / Mimi Wikstedt 8 6 8 6

Semifinals

Japan vs. France

Japan 2	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		France 1
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Nathalie Fuchs 1 6 3 6     2 Hideko Goto Odile de Roubin 6 1 6 0     3 Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Odile de Roubin / Nathalie Fuchs 6 2 6 0

South Korea vs. Sweden

South Korea 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Ingrid Bentzer 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Lee Duk-hee Christina Sandberg 2 6 2 6     3 Lee Duk-hee / Lee Mi-ok Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg 2 6 8 6 6 2

Final

Japan vs. Sweden

Japan 1	Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Ingrid Bentzer 9 7 6 1     2 Hideko Goto Christina Sandberg 1 6 6 4 5 7   3 Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg 4 6 6 3 0 6