1964 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1964 Federation Cup was the second edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 20 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1–5 September. Australia won the title, defeating defending champions United States in the final.[1]

1964 Federation Cup

Details
Duration	1 – 5 September
Edition	2nd
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
← 1963 1965 →

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Canada
Czechoslovakia	Denmark	France	Great Britain	Italy
Ireland	Japan	Mexico	Netherlands	Norway
South Africa	Sweden	Switzerland	United States	West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on grass courts.

	First Round 1 September					Second Round 2 September					Quarterfinals 3 September					Semifinals 4 September					Finals 5 September
							Australia	3
							Denmark	0
												Australia	3
											Canada	0
							Canada	2
							Sweden	1
																	Australia	3
																	France	0
							West Germany	3
							Italy	0
												West Germany	1
											France	2
		France	3
		Switzerland	0
							France	2
							Netherlands	1
		Austria	1
		Netherlands	2
																						Australia	2
																						United States	1
		Czechoslovakia	3
		Mexico	0
							Czechoslovakia	1
							South Africa	2
		South Africa	3
		Japan	0
												South Africa	1
											Great Britain	2
							Norway	0
							Great Britain	3
																	Great Britain	0
																	United States	3
							Belgium	0
							Argentina	3
												Argentina	0
											United States	3
							Ireland	0
							United States	3

First Round

France vs. Switzerland

France 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [2] 1 September 1964 Grass		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Alice Wavre 6 3 6 2     2 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Anne-Marie Studer 6 2 6 3     3 Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Anne-Marie Studer / Alice Wavre 8 6 6 2

Austria vs. Netherlands

Austria 1	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [3] 1 September 1964 Grass		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Andrea Winkler Gertruida Groenman 3 6 6 1 1 6   2 Monika Hassmann Betty Stöve 1 6 6 2 6 2   3 Monika Hassmann / Andrea Winkler Gertruida Groenman / Betty Stöve 2 6 0 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Mexico

Czechoslovakia 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [4] 1 September 1964 Grass		Mexico 0
1 2 3 1 Jitka Horčičková Antonia Prado 6 4 6 1     2 Vlasta Kodesová Patricia Reyes 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Jitka Horčičková / Vlasta Kodesová Antonia Prado / Patricia Reyes 6 4 6 1

South Africa vs. Japan

South Africa 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [5] 1 September 1964 Grass		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Annette Van Zyl Reiko Miyagi 6 2 6 3     2 Glenda Swan Kazuko Kuromatsu 6 0 7 5     3 Glenda Swan / Annette Van Zyl Reiko Miyagi / Yohko Obata 6 4 6 0

Second Round

Australia vs. Denmark

Australia 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [6] 2 September 1964 Grass		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Margaret Smith Pia Balling 6 2 6 1     2 Lesley Turner Ulla Pontoppidan 6 1 6 1     3 Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Smith Pia Balling / Ulla Pontoppidan 6 0 6 1

Canada vs. Sweden

Canada 2	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States [7] 2 September 1964 Grass		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Benita Senn Katarina Bartholdson 1 6 3 6     2 Vicki Berner Ulla Sandulf 6 3 6 4     3 Vicki Berner / Louise Brown Katarina Bartholdson / Ulla Sandulf 6 3 6 3

West Germany vs. Italy

West Germany 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [8] 2 September 1964 Grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Helga Hösl Maria Teresa Riedl 6 4 7 5     2 Heide Schildknecht Francesca Gordigiani 6 4 6 4     3 Helga Hösl / Heide Schildknecht Francesca Gordigiani / Maria Teresa Riedl 6 4 6 2

France vs. Netherlands

France 2	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [9] 2 September 1964 Grass		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Gertruida Groenman 4 6 6 3 6 3   2 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Betty Stöve 4 6 6 3 4 6   3 Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Gertruida Groenman / Betty Stöve 12 10 6 3

Czechoslovakia vs. South Africa

Czechoslovakia 1	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [10] 2 September 1964 Grass		South Africa 2
1 2 3 1 Jitka Horčičková Annette Van Zyl 2 6 4 6     2 Vlasta Kodesová Glenda Swan 6 4 9 7     3 Jitka Horčičková / Vlasta Kodesová Glenda Swan / Annette Van Zyl 0 6 2 6

Norway vs. Great Britain

Norway 0	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [11] 2 September 1964 Grass		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Liv Paldan Ann Jones 1 6 1 6     2 Kirsten Robsahm Deidre Catt 0 6 8 10     3 Liv Paldan / Kirsten Robsahm Deidre Catt / Ann Jones 2 6 2 6

Belgium vs. Argentina

Belgium 0	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [12] 2 September 1964 Grass		Argentina 3
1 2 3 1 Christiane Mercelis Norma Baylon 6 8 2 6     2 Monique Bedoret Ana-Maria Bocio 1 6 3 6     3 Monique Bedoret / Christiane Mercelis Norma Baylon / Ana-Maria Bocio 6 1 3 6 3 6

Ireland vs. United States

Ireland 0	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [13] 2 September 1964 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Geraldine Houlihan Billie Jean Moffitt 2 6 2 6     2 Eleanor O'Neill Nancy Richey 3 6 2 6     3 Geraldine Houlihan / Eleanor O'Neill Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman 1 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Canada

Australia 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [14] 3 September 1964 Grass		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Margaret Smith Benita Senn 6 1 6 0     2 Lesley Turner Vicki Berner 6 3 6 1     3 Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner Vicki Berner / Louise Brown 6 1 6 2

West Germany vs. France

West Germany 1	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [15] 3 September 1964 Grass		France 2
1 2 3 1 Helga Hösl Françoise Dürr 4 6 2 6     2 Heide Schildknecht Jacqueline Rees-Lewis 6 2 7 5     3 Helga Hösl / Heide Schildknecht Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig 5 7 3 6

South Africa vs. Great Britain

South Africa 1	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [16] 3 September 1964 Grass		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 1 Annette Van Zyl Ann Jones 4 6 7 5 6 5   2 Glenda Swan Deidre Catt 3 6 1 6     3 Glenda Swan / Annette Van Zyl Deidre Catt / Ann Jones 5 7 6 8

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 0	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [17] 3 September 1964 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Norma Baylon Billie Jean Moffitt 10 12 7 9     2 Ana-Maria Bocio Nancy Richey 3 6 2 6     3 Norma Baylon / Ana-Maria Bocio Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman 4 6 1 6

Semifinals

Australia vs. France

Australia 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [18] 4 September 1964 Grass		France 0
1 2 3 1 Margaret Smith Françoise Dürr 6 4 6 1     2 Lesley Turner Janine Lieffrig 6 1 6 2     3 Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig 6 3 9 7

United States vs. Great Britain

Great Britain 0	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [19] 4 September 1964 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Ann Jones Billie Jean Moffitt 4 6 3 6     2 Deidre Catt Nancy Richey 4 6 3 6     3 Deidre Catt / Ann Jones Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman 1 6 3 6

Final

Australia vs. United States

Australia 2	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [20] 5 September 1964 Grass		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Margaret Smith Billie Jean Moffitt 6 2 6 3     2 Lesley Turner Nancy Richey 7 5 6 1     3 Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman 6 4 5 7 1 6

References

1. "1964 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
2. "France v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
3. "Austria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
4. "Czechoslovakia v Mexico". fedcup.com.
5. "South Africa v Japan". fedcup.com.
6. "Australia v Denmark". fedcup.com.
7. "Canada v Sweden". fedcup.com.
8. "West Germany v Italy". fedcup.com.
9. "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com.
10. "Czechoslovakia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
11. "Norway v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
12. "Belgium v Argentina". fedcup.com.
13. "Ireland v United States". fedcup.com.
14. "Australia v Canada". fedcup.com.
15. "West Germany v France". fedcup.com.
16. "South Africa v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
17. "Argentina v United States". fedcup.com.
18. "Australia v France". fedcup.com.
19. "Great Britain v United States". fedcup.com.
20. "Australia v United States". fedcup.com.