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Performance TitleThe Carnation Wightman Cup 1978 - Fiftieth Anniversary Tennis Match - Great Britain v USA
Performance Date3 November 1978
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersVirginia Wade,
Tracy Austin,
Anne Hobbs,
Sue Mappin,
Billie Jean King - tennis players
Set ListSingles - Virginia Wade v T Austin

Doubles - Sue Mappin and Anne Hobbs v Billie Jean King and Tracy Austin
Performance NotesThe Wightman Cup was an annual team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 (except during World War II) between teams from the United States and Great Britain.

The event was filmed by BBC Television and recorded by BBC Sound.

This was the first time the tournament had been sponsored.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1978/180)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1978/180The Carnation Wightman Cup 1978 - Fiftieth Anniversary Match - Great Britain v. USA2-4 November 1978
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Usoz_Feam_XcxThe Carnation Wightman Cup 1978 - Fiftieth Anniversary Tennis Match - Great Britain v USA3
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/18023Wightman Cup; 1923-1989; Tennis award
DS/UK/9700Wade; Sarah 'Virginia' (1945-); OBE; British former tennis player
DS/UK/9703Hobbs; Anne (1959-); British former professional tennis player
DS/UK/20527King (nee Moffitt); Billie Jean (1943-); American tennis player
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