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1979 Davis Cup

1979 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration August 1978 – 16 December 1979
Edition 68th
Teams 49
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1978 1980 →

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 5  
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 5  
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 4 5  
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 4 5  
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