1972 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1972 Federation Cup was the tenth edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20–25 March. South Africa defeated Great Britain in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States or Australia, giving South Africa their first title.^[1] South Africa became the first team other than United States or Australia to win the Fed Cup.

1972 Federation Cup

Details
Duration	20 – 25 March
Edition	10th
Champion
Winning nation	South Africa
← 1971 1973 →

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Brazil	Canada	Chinese Taipei	Colombia
Denmark	Ecuador	Finland	France	Great Britain	Greece	Iran	Ireland
Israel	Italy	Japan	Luxembourg	Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway
Rhodesia	South Africa	Spain	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay	West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa on hard courts.

	First Round 20 March					Second Round 21 March					Quarterfinals 23 March					Semifinals 24 March					Final 25 March
							Australia	2
							Canada	0
		Israel	0
		Canada	3
												Australia	3
												Italy	0
		Norway	2
		Chinese Taipei	1
							Norway	0
							Italy	2
		Spain	1
		Italy	2
																	Australia	1
																	Great Britain	2
		West Germany	3
		Greece	0
							West Germany	2
							Ireland	1
		Ireland	3
		Denmark	0
												West Germany	1
												Great Britain	2
		Finland	1
		Argentina	2
							Argentina	1
							Great Britain	2
		Japan	0
		Great Britain	3
																						Great Britain	1
																						South Africa	2
		France	3
		Austria	0
							France	2
							Ecuador	0
		Iran	0
		Ecuador	3
												France	1
												South Africa	2
		Brazil	2
		Switzerland	1
							Brazil	0
							South Africa	2
		Belgium	0
		South Africa	3
																	South Africa	2
																	United States	1
		Netherlands	2
		New Zealand	1
							Netherlands	2
							Colombia	1
		Colombia	3
		Luxembourg	0
												Netherlands	0
												United States	3
		Uruguay	2
		Mexico	1
							Uruguay	0
							United States	2
		Rhodesia	0
		United States	3

First round

Israel vs. Canada

Israel 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [2] 20 March 1972 Hard		Canada 3
1 2 3 1 Mara Cohen-Mintz Janice Tindle 1 6 0 6     2 Tova Epstein Jane O'Hara 0 6 0 6     3 Mara Cohen-Mintz / Tova Epstein Jane O'Hara / Janice Tindle 0 6 2 6

Norway vs. Chinese Taipei

Norway 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [3] 20 March 1972 Hard		Chinese Taipei 1
1 2 3 1 Kirsten Robsahm Liu Yu-han 6 2 6 2     2 Ellen Grindvold Chang Ching-ling 6 8 7 5 2 6   3 Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm Chan Shiu-man / Chang Ching-ling 6 0 6 2

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [4] 20 March 1972 Hard		Italy 2
1 2 3 1 Ana María Estalella Manso Rosalba Vido 7 5 4 6 6 3   2 Carmen Mandarino Anna-Maria Nasuelli 3 6 6 1 2 6   3 Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino Anna-Maria Nasuelli / Rosalba Vido 2 6 4 6

West Germany vs. Greece

West Germany 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [5] 20 March 1972 Hard		Greece 0
1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Alice Koutsouri 6 2 6 1     2 Katja Ebbinghaus Dionissia Asteri 8 6 10 8     3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Dionissia Asteri / Alex Rotas 6 1 6 1

Ireland vs. Denmark

Ireland 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [6] 20 March 1972 Hard		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Susan Minford Gitte Ejlerskov 6 0 6 1     2 Geraldine Barniville Anne-Mette Sørensen 6 1 6 1     3 Geraldine Barniville / Eleanor McFadden Mari-Ann Klougart / Lotte Solbeck 6 1 6 3

Finland vs. Argentina

Finland 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [7] 20 March 1972 Hard		Argentina 2
1 2 3 1 Helena Laitinen Raquel Giscafré 1 6 0 6     2 Leena Mutanen Beatriz Araujo 9 7 8 10 6 4   3 Helena Laitinen / Leena Mutanen Beatriz Araujo / Raquel Giscafré 1 6 2 6

Japan vs. Great Britain

Japan 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [8] 20 March 1972 Hard		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Virginia Wade 2 6 3 6     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Winnie Shaw 4 6 1 6     3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 1 6 2 6

France vs. Austria

France 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [9] 20 March 1972 Hard		Austria 0
1 2 3 1 Gail Chanfreau Sabine Benegger 6 1 6 0     2 Françoise Dürr Sonja Pachta 6 2 6 2     3 Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta 6 1 6 1

Iran vs. Ecuador

Iran 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [10] 20 March 1972 Hard		Ecuador 3
1 2 3 1 Parvin Afshar Ana María Ycaza 0 6 2 6     2 Sadigheh Akbari María Eugenia Guzmán 4 6 2 6     3 Parvin Afshar / Sadigheh Akbari María Eugenia Guzmán / Ana María Ycaza 0 6 0 6

Brazil vs. Switzerland

Brazil 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [11] 20 March 1972 Hard		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 1 Beatrice Chrystman Evagreth Emmenegger 1 6 6 4 6 4   2 Andrea Menezes Rita Felix 6 4 2 6 6 1   3 Beatrice Chrystman / Iris Riedel Evagreth Emmenegger / Marianne Kindler 2 6 6 4 3 6

Belgium vs. South Africa

Belgium 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [12] 20 March 1972 Hard		South Africa 3
1 2 3 1 Monique Van Haver Brenda Kirk 2 6 4 6     2 Michèle Gurdal Patricia Walkden 7 5 2 6 1 6   3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Greta Delport / Patricia Walkden 1 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. New Zealand

Netherlands 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [13] 20 March 1972 Hard		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Marilyn Pryde 1 6 2 6     2 Betty Stöve Robyn Hunt 6 4 6 2     3 Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof Robyn Hunt / Marilyn Pryde 15 13 10 8

Colombia vs. Luxembourg

Colombia 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [14] 20 March 1972 Hard		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 1 María Victoria de Moggio Josiane Graas 6 1 6 2     2 Isabel Fernández de Soto Flore Wagner 6 0 6 1     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Josiane Graas / Monique Krecke 6 2 6 2

Uruguay vs. Mexico

Uruguay 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [15] 20 March 1972 Hard		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Mary Puljak Elena Subirats 4 6 0 6     2 Fiorella Bonicelli Yola Ramírez 6 4 6 8 6 2   3 Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats 11 9 2 6 8 6

Rhodesia vs. United States

Rhodesia 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [16] 20 March 1972 Hard		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Daphne Pattison Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 6 3 6     2 Sally Hudson-Beck Linda Tuero 4 6 1 6     3 Sally Hudson-Beck / Daphne Pattison Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 6 4 6

Second round

Australia vs. Canada

Australia 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [17] 21 March 1972 Hard		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Janice Tindle 6 3 6 4     2 Evonne Goolagong Jane O'Hara 6 3 6 1     3           not played

Norway vs. Italy

Norway 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [18] 21 March 1972 Hard		Italy 2
1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Anna-Maria Nasuelli 3 6 2 6     2 Kirsten Robsahm Rosalba Vido 5 7 1 6     3           not played

West Germany vs. Ireland

West Germany 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [19] 21 March 1972 Hard		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Geraldine Barniville 6 0 6 3     2 Katja Ebbinghaus Susan Minford 3 6 6 4 4 6   3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Geraldine Barniville / Susan Minford 6 1 6 2

Argentina vs. Great Britain

Argentina 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [20] 21 March 1972 Hard		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 1 Raquel Giscafré Winnie Shaw 3 6 5 7     2 Beatriz Araujo Virginia Wade 3 6 8 10     3 Beatriz Araujo / Raquel Giscafré Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 6 4 2 6 6 3

France vs. Ecuador

France 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [21] 21 March 1972 Hard		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 1 Gail Chanfreau Ana María Ycaza 6 1 6 1     2 Françoise Dürr María Eugenia Guzmán 6 1 6 3     3           not played

Brazil vs. South Africa

Brazil 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [22] 21 March 1972 Hard		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Beatrice Chrystman Brenda Kirk 4 6 1 6     2 Andrea Menezes Patricia Walkden 2 6 2 6     3           not played

Netherlands vs. Colombia

Netherlands 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[23] 21 March 1972 Hard		Colombia 1
1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Isabel Fernández de Soto 2 6 6 2 3 6   2 Betty Stöve María Victoria de Moggio 6 1 6 0     3 Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto 6 2 6 1

Uruguay vs. United States

Uruguay 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [24] 21 March 1972 Hard		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Fiorella Bonicelli Valerie Ziegenfuss 1 6 0 6     2 Mary Puljak Linda Tuero 0 6 0 6     3           not played

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [25] 23 March 1972 Hard		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6 0 6 3     2 Lesley Hunt Monica Giorgi 6 1 6 1     3 Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay Monica Giorgi / Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6 4 6 1

West Germany vs. Great Britain

West Germany 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [26] 23 March 1972 Hard		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 1 Heide Schildknecht Winnie Shaw 0 6 1 6     2 Helga Masthoff Virginia Wade 2 6 1 6     3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 3 6 6 4 6 4

France vs. South Africa

France 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [27] 23 March 1972 Hard		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Patricia Walkden 7 5 3 6 6 3   2 Gail Chanfreau Brenda Kirk 4 6 6 0 2 6   3 Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden 3 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. United States

Netherlands 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [28] 23 March 1972 Hard		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Gertruida Walhof Linda Tuero 6 3 1 6 7 9   2 Marijke Schaar Valerie Ziegenfuss 2 6 7 5 5 7   3 Marijke Schaar / Gertruida Walhof Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6 8 3 6

Semifinals

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [29] 24 March 1972 Hard		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Winnie Shaw 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade 6 4 8 10 6 1   3 Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 2 6 3 6

South Africa vs. United States

South Africa 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [30] 24 March 1972 Hard		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Valerie Ziegenfuss 4 6 7 5 4 6   2 Brenda Kirk Linda Tuero 6 3 6 2     3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 8 6 6 1

Final

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [31] 25 March 1972 Hard		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Patricia Walkden 6 3 6 2     2 Winnie Shaw Brenda Kirk 6 4 5 7 0 6   3 Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden 1 6 5 7

Consolation Round

Teams which lost in the first or second round of the main draw went on to play in the Consolation Round.

Draw

	Consolation first round 22 March					Consolation second round 22–23 March					Consolation Quarterfinals 23 March					Consolation Semifinals 24 March					Consolation final 25 March
							New Zealand	3
							Finland	0
												New Zealand	0
												Colombia	2
							Switzerland	1
							Colombia	2
																	Colombia	2
																	Mexico	1
		Mexico	2
		Greece	0
							Mexico	2
							Canada	0
		Spain	0
		Canada	2
												Mexico	2
												Uruguay	1
		Brazil	2
		Luxembourg	0
							Brazil	1
							Uruguay	2
		Austria	1
		Uruguay	2
																						Colombia	0
																						Japan	3
		Japan	3
		Iran	0
							Japan	2
							Rhodesia	1
		Rhodesia	3
		Norway	0
												Japan	2
												Denmark	0
		Denmark	3
		Chinese Taipei	0
							Denmark
							Argentina [32]	w/o
																	Japan	2
																	Belgium	1
							Belgium	3
							Israel	0
												Belgium	3
												Ecuador	0
							Ecuador	2
							Ireland	1

First round

Mexico vs. Greece

Mexico 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [33] 22 March 1972 Hard		Greece 0
1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Dionissia Asteri 6 1 6 3     2 Yola Ramírez Alice Koutsouri 6 0 6 0     3           not played

Spain vs. Canada

Spain 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [34] 22 March 1972 Hard		Canada 2
1 2 3 1 Ana María Estalella Manso Janice Tindle 3 6 4 6     2 Carmen Mandarino Jane O'Hara 6 2 3 6 5 7   3           not played

Brazil vs. Luxembourg

Brazil 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [35] 22 March 1972 Hard		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 1 Andrea Menezes Flore Wagner 6 1 6 3     2 Beatrice Chrystman Josiane Graas 6 4 10 8     3           not played

Austria vs. Uruguay

Austria 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [36] 22 March 1972 Hard		Uruguay 2
1 2 3 1 Sabine Benegger Mary Puljak 6 2 7 5     2 Sonja Pachta Fiorella Bonicelli 8 6 2 6 3 6   3 Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 5 7 6 1 1 6

Japan vs. Iran

Japan 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [37] 22 March 1972 Hard		Iran 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Sadigheh Akbari 6 0 6 2     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Parvin Afshar 6 3 6 1     3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Parvin Afshar / Sadigheh Akbari 6 0 6 0

Rhodesia vs. Norway

Rhodesia 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [38] 22 March 1972 Hard		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Daphne Pattison Ellen Grindvold 6 2 6 4     2 Sally Hudson-Beck Kirsten Robsahm 6 2 6 3     3 Daphne Pattison / Jennifer Waggott Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm 6 4 2 6 6 4

Denmark vs. Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [39] 22 March 1972 Hard		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sørensen Liu Yu-han 6 3 6 4     2 Gitte Ejlerskov Chan Shiu-man 6 3 6 3     3 Mari-Ann Klougart / Lotte Solbeck Chan Shiu-man / Liu Yu-han 6 4 6 3

Second round

New Zealand vs. Finland

New Zealand 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [40] 23 March 1972 Hard		Finland 0
1 2 3 1 Marilyn Pryde Leena Mutanen 3 6 6 3 6 0   2 Robyn Hunt Helena Laitinen 7 5 6 1     3 Judy Connor / Robyn Hunt Leena Mutanen / Laila Pirila 6 4 1 3     retired

Switzerland vs. Colombia

Switzerland 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [41] 23 March 1972 Hard		Colombia 2
1 2 3 1 Rita Felix Isabel Fernández de Soto 2 6 3 6     2 Marianne Kindler María Victoria de Moggio 6 3 1 6 6 1   3 Evagreth Emmenegger / Rita Felix María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto 7 5 4 6 1 6

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [42] 23 March 1972 Hard		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Janice Tindle 6 4 6 4     2 Yola Ramírez Jane O'Hara 6 4 10 8     3           not played

Brazil vs. Uruguay

Brazil 1	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [43] 23 March 1972 Hard		Uruguay 2
1 2 3 1 Iris Riedel Lucia Sarno 6 2 6 3     2 Andrea Menezes Fiorella Bonicelli 5 7 3 6     3 Andrea Menezes / Iris Riedel Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 6 8 2 6

Japan vs. Rhodesia

Japan 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [44] 22 March 1972 Hard		Rhodesia 1
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Daphne Pattison 6 4 6 1     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Sally Hudson-Beck 5 7 6 2 2 6   3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Daphne Pattison / Jennifer Waggott 6 3 6 1

Belgium vs. Israel

Belgium 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [45] 22 March 1972 Hard		Israel 0
1 2 3 1 Michèle Gurdal Tova Epstein 6 4 6 1     2 Monique Van Haver Mara Cohen-Mintz 6 1 6 0     3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Tova Epstein / Gillian Kay 6 2 6 0

Ecuador vs. Ireland

Ecuador 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [46] 22 March 1972 Hard		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 María Eugenia Guzmán Geraldine Barniville 6 4 6 1     2 Rosario Briones Eleanor McFadden 0 6 3 6     3 María Eugenia Guzmán / Ana María Ycaza Geraldine Barniville / Eleanor McFadden 6 3 6 8 6 3

Quarterfinals

New Zealand vs. Colombia

New Zealand 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [47] 23 March 1972 Hard		Colombia 2
1 2 3 1 Robyn Hunt María Victoria de Moggio 4 6 6 3 4 6   2 Marilyn Pryde Isabel Fernández de Soto 4 6 2 6     3           not played

Mexico vs. Uruguay

Mexico 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [48] 23 March 1972 Hard		Uruguay 1
1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Mary Puljak 6 2 6 1     2 Yola Ramírez Fiorella Bonicelli 3 6 4 6     3 Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 7 5 6 4

Japan vs. Denmark

Japan 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [49] 23 March 1972 Hard		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Anne-Mette Sørensen 6 1 6 0     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Gitte Ejlerskov 6 2 6 1     3           not played

Belgium vs. Ecuador

Belgium 3	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [50] 23 March 1972 Hard		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 1 Michèle Gurdal María Eugenia Guzmán 6 1 6 4     2 Monique Van Haver Rosario Briones 6 4 6 1     3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Rosario Briones / Ana María Ycaza 6 1 6 4

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Mexico

Colombia 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [51] 24 March 1972 Hard		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Isabel Fernández de Soto Yola Ramírez 6 2 6 1     2 María Victoria de Moggio Yola Ramírez 3 6 3 6     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats 6 3 5 7 6 4

Japan vs. Belgium

Japan 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [52] 24 March 1972 Hard		Belgium 1
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Michèle Gurdal 6 2 6 4     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Monique Van Haver 6 8 9 7 2 6   3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 8 6 6 1

Final

Colombia vs. Japan

Colombia 0	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [53] 25 March 1972 Hard		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Isabel Fernández de Soto Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 8 3 6     2 María Victoria de Moggio Kimiyo Hatanaka 3 6 6 8     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 3 6 3 6

See also

• 1972 Wightman Cup