1979 Davis Cup

1979 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration	August 1978 – 16 December 1979
Edition	68th
Teams	49
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

First Round 6–8 October 1978		Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1978


	Mexico
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
		Mexico	3

		Canada	2
	bye

	Canada



	Colombia
	Bogotá, Colombia
	bye
		Colombia	4
Nassau, Bahamas
		Venezuela	1
	Caribbean/West Indies	2

	Venezuela	3

Main Draw

Semifinals 8–10 December 1978		Final 16–18 March


	United States
	bye				Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
			United States	5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)			Colombia	0
	Mexico	2
	Colombia	3

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

First Round 22 September–8 October 1978		Qualifying Round 27 October–1 November 1978


	Argentina
	Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
	bye
		Argentina	4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
		Ecuador	1
	Ecuador	4

	Peru	1

Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)

	Bolivia	0
	Itu, Brazil
	Brazil	5
		Brazil	4

		Uruguay	0
	bye

	Uruguay

Main Draw

Semifinals 8–10 December 1978		Final 16–18 March

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Argentina	5
	Brazil	0			Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
			Argentina	3
			Chile	2
	bye
	Chile

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States
4

Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
14–16 September 1979
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vitas Gerulaitis José Luis Clerc	6 1	7 5	6 1
2	John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas	6 2	6 3	6 2
3	Bob Lutz / Stan Smith José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas	2 6	4 6	11 9	6 4	6 1
4	John McEnroe José Luis Clerc	6 2	6 3
5	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	7 9	3 0				retired

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vitas Gerulaitis José Luis Clerc	6 1	7 5	6 1
2	John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas	6 2	6 3	6 2
3	Bob Lutz / Stan Smith José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas	2 6	4 6	11 9	6 4	6 1
4	John McEnroe José Luis Clerc	6 2	6 3
5	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	7 9	3 0				retired

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Pre-Qualifying Round 2–4 October 1978		Preliminary Round 3–5 November 1978


	Philippines

	bye
		Philippines
Peshawar, Pakistan
		Pakistan	w/o
	Pakistan	3

	South Korea	2



	Chinese Taipei	w/o
	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Malaysia
		Chinese Taipei	0

		Indonesia	4
	bye

	Indonesia

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
5–10 December 1978

Semifinals
9–12 February

Final
16–19 March

New Zealand

bye

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

3

Kasuga, Japan

Japan

0

Japan

4

Pakistan

1

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

2

Ahmedabad, India

Australia

3

Indonesia

1

India

4

Madras, India (clay)

India

2

Australia

3

bye

Australia

Final

New Zealand
2

Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
16–19 March 1979
Grass

Australia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Onny Parun Mark Edmondson	3 6	6 3	6 3	6 2
2	Russell Simpson John Alexander	4 6	6 4	5 7	4 6
3	Onny Parun / Russell Simpson John Alexander / Phil Dent	4 6	7 9	3 6
4	Russell Simpson Mark Edmondson	3 6	2 6	4 6
5	Onny Parun John Alexander	7 5	6 3	6 3

		1	2	3	4
1	Onny Parun Mark Edmondson	3 6	6 3	6 3	6 2
2	Russell Simpson John Alexander	4 6	6 4	5 7	4 6
3	Onny Parun / Russell Simpson John Alexander / Phil Dent	4 6	7 9	3 6
4	Russell Simpson Mark Edmondson	3 6	2 6	4 6
5	Onny Parun John Alexander	7 5	6 3	6 3

Europe Zone

Zone A

Preliminary Rounds

First Round 15–17 September 1978		Qualifying Round 16–18 March


	Poland
	Warsaw, Poland
	bye
		Poland	4
Helsinki, Finland
		Finland	1
	Finland	5

	Morocco	0



	Italy
	Palermo, Italy (clay)
	bye
		Italy	5
Athens, Greece (clay)
		Denmark	0
	Greece	1

	Denmark	4


	Austria
	Vienna, Austria
	bye
		Austria	5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
		Egypt	0
	Egypt	5

	Portugal	0



	Spain
	Barcelona, Spain
	bye
		Spain	5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Soviet Union	0
	Monaco	1

	Soviet Union	4

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
15–17 June

Semifinals
13–15 July

Final
14–16 September

Hungary

bye

Rome, Italy (clay)

Hungary

2

Warsaw, Poland

Italy

3

Poland

1

Italy

4

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Vienna, Austria

Great Britain

1

Austria

1

Spain

3

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Spain

1

Great Britain

4

bye

Great Britain

Final

Italy
4

Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
14–16 September 1979
Clay

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3
1	Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram	0 6	4 6	4 6
2	Corrado Barazzutti John Lloyd	6 1	6 4	6 4
3	Corrado Barazzutti / Antonio Zugarelli Mark Cox / David Lloyd	7 5	10 8	6 1
4	Adriano Panatta John Lloyd	6 3	6 2	6 3
5	Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram	8 6	7 5

		1	2	3
1	Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram	0 6	4 6	4 6
2	Corrado Barazzutti John Lloyd	6 1	6 4	6 4
3	Corrado Barazzutti / Antonio Zugarelli Mark Cox / David Lloyd	7 5	10 8	6 1
4	Adriano Panatta John Lloyd	6 3	6 2	6 3
5	Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram	8 6	7 5

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Round

Pre-Qualifying Round August 1978

Ankara, Turkey
	Turkey	0
	Iran	5

Preliminary Rounds

First Round 15–17 September 1978		Qualifying Round 16–18 March

Amersfoort, Netherlands (clay)
	Netherlands	4
	Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
	Norway	1
		Netherlands	2

		France	3
	bye

	France

Geneva, Switzerland

	Switzerland	3
	Zürich, Switzerland
	Iran	2
		Switzerland	4

		Yugoslavia	1
	bye

	Yugoslavia


	Israel	w/o
	Augsburg, West Germany
	Nigeria
		Israel	2

		West Germany	3
	bye

	West Germany

Brussels, Belgium

	Belgium	5
	Brussels, Belgium
	Ireland	0
		Belgium	1

		Romania	4
	bye

	Romania

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
15–17 June

Semifinals
13–15 July

Final
14–16 September

Czechoslovakia

bye

Paris, France (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Paris, France (clay)

France

1

France

5

Switzerland

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Sweden

2

Romania

4

West Germany

1

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

2

Sweden

3

bye

Sweden

Milla Backhouse