Fed Cup 1978: Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia (grass, outdoor)
First round: USA d. Korea, Republic 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. CHOI, Kyeong-Mi, 6–0, 6–0
R2 EVERT, Chris d. HAN, Yoon-Ja, 6–1, 6–0
R3 CVERT, Chris/KING, Billie Jean d. CHA, Eun-Jeong/CHOI, Kyeong-Mi, 6–1 6–0
Second round: USA d. New Zealand 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. PERRY, Brenda, 6–1, 6–2
R2 EVERT, Chris d. CHALONER, Judy, 6–1, 6–1
R3 EVERT, Chris/KING, Billie Jean d. CHALONER, Judy/NEWTON, Chris, 6–1, 6–1
Quarterfinal: USA d. France 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. THIBAULT, Frederique, 6–4, 6–3
R2 EVERT, Chris d. SIMON, Brigitte, 6–2, 6–2
R3 EVERT, Chris/KING, Billie Jean d. DURR, Francoise/BENEDETTI, Gail, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Semifinal: USA d. Great Britain 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. TYLER, Michelle, 6–1, 6–1
R2 EVERT, Chris d. WADE, Virginia, 6–2, 6–4
R3 CASALS, Rosie/KING, Billie Jean d. BARKER, Sue/HOBBS, Anne, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Final: USA d. Australia 2–1
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy l. REID, Kerry, 3–6, 3–6
R2 EVERT, Chris d. TURNBULL, Wendy, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
R3 EVERT, Chris/KING, Billie Jean d. REID, Kerry/TURNBULL, Wendy, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Fed Cup 1979: RSHE Club Campo, Madrid, Spain (clay, outdoor)
First round: USA d. Philippines w/o
Second round: USA d. West Germany 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. RIEDEL, Iris, 6–1, 6–3
R2 EVERT–LLOYD, Chris d. HANIKA, Sylvia, 6–4, 6–2
R3 CASALS, Rosie/EVERT–LLOYD, Chris d. EBBINGHAUS, Katja/HANIKA, Sylvia, 6–1, 6–4
Quarterfinal: USA d. France 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. THIBAULT, Frederique, 6–4, 6–0
R2 EVERT-LLOYD, Chris d. SIMON, Brigitte, 6–0, 6–0
R3 CASALS, Rosie/EVERT-LLOYD, Chris d. DURR, Francoise/THIBAULT, Frederique, 6–1, 6–4
Semifinal: USA d. USSR 2–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. CHMYREVA, Natasha, 6–0, 6–1
R2 EVERT-LLOYD, Chris d. MOROZOVA, Olga, 6–4, 8–6
R3 EASALS, Rosie/KING, Billie Jean U. MOROZOVA, Olga/ZAITSEVA, Olga, 9–8, unf*
Final: USA d. Australia 3–0
R1 AUSTIN, Tracy d. REID, Kerry, 6–3, 6–0
R2 EVERT-LLOYD, Chris d. FROMHOLTZ, Dianne, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6
R3 CASALS, Rosie/KING, Billie Jean d. REID, Kerry/TURNBULL, Wendy, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
* Match not finished
as captain
Fed Cup 1995
World Group first round: USA d. Austria 5–0 at Turnberry Isle Club, Aventura, FL, USA (hard, outdoor)
R1 FRAZIER, Amy d. WIESNER, Judith, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
R2 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe d. SCHETT, Barbara, 6–2, 6–4
R3 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe d. WIESNER, Judith, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
R4 FRAZIER, Amy d. SCHETT, Barbara, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
R5 FERNANDEZ, Gigi/NAVRATILOVA, Martina d. SCHETT, Barbara/SCHWARZ, Petra, 6–2, 6–1
World Group semifinals: USA d. FRA 3–2 at Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, NC, USA (carpet, indoor)
R1 FERNANDEZ, Maryjoe l. PIERCE, Mary 6–7(1), 3–6
R2 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. HALARD, Julie, 7–6(0), 7–5
R3 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. PIERCE, Mary, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
R4 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe l. HALARD, Julie, 6–1 5–7 1–6
R5 DAVENPORT, Lindsay/FERNANDEZ, Gigi d. HALARD, Julie/TAUZIAT, Nathalie, 6–1, 7–6(2)
Final: Spain d. USA 3–2 at Valencia T.C., Valencia, Spain (clay, outdoor)
R1 RUBIN, Chanda l. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 5–7, 6–7(3)
R2 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe l. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 3–6, 2–6
R3 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe l. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 3–6, 4–6
R4 RUBIN, Chanda d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
R5 DAVENPORT, Lindsay/FERNANDEZ, Gigi d. RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia/SANCHEZ LORENZO, Maria, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Fed Cup 1996
World Group first round: USA d. Austria 3–2 at Hellbrunn Stadium, Salzburg, Austria (clay, outdoor)
R1 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe d. WIESNER, Judith, 6–3, 7–6(5)
R2 CAPRIATI, Jennifer l. PAULUS, Barbara, 2–6, 4–6
R3 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe d. PAULUS, Barbara, 6–3, 7–6(4)
R4 CAPRIATI, Jennifer l. WIESNER, Judith, 1–6, 1–6
R5 FERNANDEZ, Gigi/FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe d. SCHWARZ, Petra/WIESNER, Judith, 6–0, 6–4
World Group semifinals: USA d. Japan 5–0 at Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan (carpet, indoor)
R1 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. DATE, Kimiko, 6–2, 6–1
R2 SELES, Monica d. SUGIYAMA, Ai, 6–2, 6–2
R3 SELES, Monica d. DATE, Kimiko, 6–0, 6–2
R4 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. SUGIYAMA, Ai, 7–6(8), 7–5
R5 DAVENPORT, Lindsay/WILD, Linda d. NAGATSUKA, Kyoko/SUGIYAMA, Ai, 6–2, 6–1
Final: USA d. Spain 5–0 at Convention Centre, Atlantic City, USA (carpet, indoor)
R1 SELES, Monica d. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 6–2, 6–4
R2 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 7–5, 6–1
R3 SELES, Monica d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
R4 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. LEON GARCIA, Gala, 7–5 6–2
R5 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe/WILD, Linda d. LEON GARCIA, Gala/RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia, 6–1, 6–4
Fed Cup 1998
World Group first round: USA d. Netherlands 5–0 at East Beach T.C., Kiawah Island, SC, USA (clay, outdoor)
R1 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. HOPMANS, Amanda, 6–4, 6–1
R2 SELES, Monica d. OREMANS, Miriam, 6–1, 6–2
R3 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. OREMANS, Miriam, 6–1, 6–2
R4 SELES, Monica d. HOPMANS, Amanda, 6–1, 6–2
R5 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe/RAYMOND, Lisa d. BOLLEGRAF, Manon/VIS, Caroline, 6–1, ret.
World Group semifinals: Spain d. USA 3–2 at Campo Villa T.C., Madrid, Spain (clay, outdoor)
R1 RAYMOND, Lisa l. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 7–6(4), 3–6, 0–6
R2 SELES, Monica d. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
R3 SELES, Monica d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 6–4, 6–0
R4 RAYMOND, Lisa l. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 6–7(1), 4–6
R5 FERNANDEZ, Mary Joe/RAYMOND, Lisa l. MARTINEZ, Conchita/SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 4–6, 7–6(5), 9–11
Fed Cup 1999
World Group first round: USA d. Croatia 5–0 at Raleigh Racquet Club, Raleigh, NC, USA (clay, outdoor)
R1 RUBIN, Chanda d. MAJOLI, Iva, 7–6(5), 4–6 ,10–8
R2 SELES, Monica d. TALAJA, Silvija, 6–3, 6–1
R3 SELES, Monica d. MAJOLI, Iva, 6–0, 6–3
R4 RUBIN, Chanda d. TALAJA, Silvija, 6–3, 6–4
R5 RUBIN, Chanda/SELES, Monica d. MAJOLI, Iva/TALAJA, Silvija, 6–3, 6–2
World Group semifinals: USA d. Italy 4–1 at Ancona Tennis Association, Ancona, Italy (clay, outdoor)
R1 WILLIAMS, Venus d. GRANDE, Rita, 6–2, 6–3
R2 SELES, Monica l. FARINA, Silvia, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
R3 WILLIAMS, Venus d. FARINA, Silvia, 6–1, 6–1
R4 WILLIAMS, Serena d. GRANDE, Rita, 6–1 6–1
R5 WILLIAMS, Serena/WILLIAMS, Venus d. GARBIN, Tathiana/SERRA ZANETTI, Adrianna, 6–2, 6–2
Final: USA d. Russia 4–1 at Taube Tennis Stadium, Stanford, CA, USA (hard, outdoor)
R1 WILLIAMS, Venus d. LIKHOVTSEVA
, Elena, 6–3, 6–4
R2 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. DEMENTIEVA, Elena, 6–4, 6–0
R3 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. LIKHOVTSEVA, Elena, 6–4, 6–4
R4 WILLIAMS, Venus l. DEMENTIEVA, Elena, 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(5)
R5 WILLIAMS, Serena/WILLIAMS, Venus d. DEMENTIEVA, Elena/MAKAROVA, Elena, 6–2, 6–1
Fed Cup 2000: Final Four in Las Vegas, NV, USA (carpet, indoor)
Semifinals: USA d. Belgium 2–1
R1 SELES, Monica d. HENIN, Justine, 7–6(1), 6–2
R2 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. CLIJSTERS, Kim 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
R3 CAPRIATI, Jennifer/RAYMOND, Lisa l. CALLENS, Els/VAN ROOST, Dominique, 3–6, 5–7
Final: USA d. Spain 5–0
R1 SELES, Monica d. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 6–2, 6–3
R2 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
R3 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. MARTINEZ, Conchita, 6–1, 6–2
R4 CAPRIATI, Jennifer d. SANCHEZ VICARIO, Arantxa, 6–1, 1–0, ret.
R5 CAPRIATI, Jennifer/RAYMOND, Lisa d. RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia/SERNA, Magui, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Fed Cup 2002
World Group first round: Austria d. USA 3–2 at Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC, USA (clay, outdoor)
R1 SELES, Monica l. SCHWARTZ, Barbara, 6–7(7), 2–6
R2 CAPRIATI, Jennifer l. FAUTH, Evelyn, w/o
R3 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann l. SCHWARTZ, Barbara, 6–4, 6–7(7), 7–9
R4 SELES, Monica d. FAUTH, Evelyn, 6–3, 6–3
R5 CAYMOND, Lisa/SELES, Monica, d. FAUTH, Evelyn MARUSKA, Marion, 6–1, 7–6(4)
World Group play–offs: USA d. Israel at Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO, USA (hard, outdoor)
R1 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. SMASHNOVA, Anna, 6–3, 6–3
R2 SELES, Monica d. OBZILER, Tzipi, 6–4 6–2
R3 SELES, Monica d. SMASHNOVA, Anna, 6–4, 6–0
R4 DAVENPORT, Lindsay d. OBZILER, Tzipi, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(1)
R5 RAYMOND, Lisa/SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann d. OBZILER, Tzipi/ROSEN, Hila, 6–3, 6–0
Fed Cup 2003
World Group first round: USA d. Czech Republic 5–0 at The Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell, USA (hard, indoor)
R1 WILLIAMS, Venus d. BEDANOVA, Daja, 6–1, 6–0
R2 WILLIAMS, Serena d. BENESOVA, Iveta, 7–5, 6–1
R3 WILLIAMS, Serena d. KOUKALOVA, Klara, 6–2, 6–2
R4 WILLIAMS, Venus d. BENESOVA, Iveta, 6–3, 6–2
R5 WILLIAMS, Serena/WILLIAMS, Venus d. BEDANOVA, Daja/BIRNEROVA, Eva, 6–0, 6–1
World Group quarterfinals: USA d. Italy 5–0 at William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Centre, Washington D.C., USA (hard, outdoor)
R1 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann d. SCHIAVONE, Francesca, 6–3, 6–4
R2 RUBIN, Chanda d. GRANDE, Rita, 6–3, 6–3
R3 RUBIN, Chanda d. SCHIAVONE, Francesca, 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
R4 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann d. GRANDE, Rita, 6–3, 7–5
R5 RAYMOND, Lisa/STEVENSON, Alexandra d. GARBIN, Tathiana/SERRA ZANETTI, Antonella, 6–1, 6–2
World Group semifinals: USA d. Belgium 4–1 at Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia (Final Four) (carpet, indoor)
R1 RAYMOND, Lisa d. CALLENS, Els, 6–2, 6–1
R2 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann d. FLIPKENS, Kirsten, 6–7(4), 7–6(8), 9–7
R3 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann l. CALLENS, Els, 3–6, 6–7(5)
R4 RAYMOND, Lisa d. CLIJSTERS, Elke, 6–2, 6–1
R5 NAVRATILOVA, Martina/RAYMOND, Lisa d. CLIJSTERS, Elke/MAES, Caroline, 6–1, 6–4
Final: France d. USA 4–1 at Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia (Final Four) (carpet, indoor)
R1 RAYMOND, Lisa l. MAURESMO, Amelie, 4–6, 3–6
R2 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann l. PIERCE, Mary, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
R3 SHAUGHNESSY, Meghann l. MAURESMO, Amelie, 2–6, 1–6
R4 STEVENSON, Alexandra l. LOIT, Emilie, 4–6, 2–6
R5 NAVRATILOVA, Martina/RAYMOND, Lisa d. COHEN–ALORO, Stephanie/LOIT, Emilie, 6–4, 6–0
Wightman Cup
The Wightman Cup was an annual team competition for women between teams from the United States and Great Britain. It began in 1923 and was discontinued in 1989.
Years Played:
8 (1961–1967, 1970)
Wightman Cup Team Titles Won:
8 (1961–1967, 1970)
U.S. Olympic Team Coach
1996 Summer Games, Atlanta, Georgia
medal results
Lindsay Davenport, Gold, Women’s Singles
Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez, Gold, Women’s Doubles
team usa roster
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez
Monica Seles
Chanda Rubin
Gigi Fernandez
2000 Olympic Summer Games, Sydney, Australia
medal results
Venus Williams, Gold, Women’s Singles
Monica Seles, Bronze, Women’s Singles
Venus Williams and Serena Williams, Gold, Women’s Doubles.
TEAM USA ROSTER
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Monica Seles
Lindsay Davenport (injured)
Appendix III
World TeamTennis
If you’ve ever seen a World TeamTennis match, you have seen my life philosophy in action: men and women competing together, on a team, and all genders making equal contributions to the result.
— billie jean king
World TeamTennis, which was conceived and launched by Billie Jean King, her former husband Larry King, Dennis Murphy, and a team of investors in 1974, stands out among professional sports leagues for its emphasis on gender equity. The Philadelphia Freedoms made King the first player chosen in the inaugural World TeamTennis draft in 1974, and she also served as the team’s coach. King played 10 WTT seasons and was a member of three title-winning teams—the New York Sets (1976), New York Apples (1977), and Chicago Fyre (1983). She was the first woman to run a pro league when she became WTT commissioner in 1981. Ilana Kloss succeed King as commissioner in February 2001.
Almost every major champion of the Open era has participated in World TeamTennis since it began play, including Venus and Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Rod Laver, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Tracy Austin, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Fred Stolle, Vitas Gerulaitis, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Stefanie Graf, Andy Roddick, Lindsay Davenport, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Bob and Mike Bryan, Martina Hingis, Maria Sharapova, Sloane Stephens, and Naomi Osaka. The league has also offered the WTT Junior Nationals and WTT community tennis leagues to help develop the game at the grass roots level.
The WTT pro league has featured numerous firsts and innovations (see below), many of which have been implemented by the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Women’s Tennis Association and men’s Association of Tennis Professionals tours.
format and scoring
Each World TeamTennis match consists of five sets–women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles, making WTT the first pro league where women and men received equal playing time and can make an equal contribution to team scoring.
Streamlined scoring: Sets consist of five games (not six) with no-ad scoring and a nine-point tiebreak played when a set is tied 4–all. Let serves are played. The first player to four points wins the game.
On-court coaching permitted.
The home team coach determines the order of sets (singles, doubles and mixed doubles).
Player substitutions are allowed, an
d limited to one player, per event, per gender at the conclusion of any point. A player who is substituted out cannot return to the match in that same set.
Instant replay technology was introduced with the Coach’s Challenge (2005).
WTT was among the first sports leagues to use an all–electronic line–calling system, and then the first league to make season–long use of new Hawk–Eye technology which makes live line calls on every point.
Coach’s timeouts during match play were added in 2012. Coaches and a team’s entire roster of players may enter the court area during these breaks.
Introduced 25-second service clock (2015).
Introduced on-player microphones, a first for pro tennis competitions (2017).
Every set matters: WTT’s Extended Play feature gives the trailing team a chance to come from behind in sudden death if it wins the fifth set.
fan experience
WTT encourages fan participation. WTT crowds are encouraged to be vocal and may enter/exit the stadium during play without having to wait for a changeover.
WTT started the practice of players hitting balls (often autographed) to fans in the stands after their matches as keepsakes.
Fans keep match balls hit out of play.
Teams host kids clinics each night before matches and children age sixteen and under can come on the court after every WTT match and get player autographs.
Music played between points and sets, and at halftime.
Players have their names on the back of their shirts.
WTT has given away more than 300,000 junior tennis racquets between 2010 and 2020 alone through clinics, WTT matches, and other youth activities.
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