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1980 Davis Cup

1980 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration August 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition 69th
Teams 51
Champion
Winning Nation Czechoslovakia
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
6–8 October 1979		   Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
   
    Mexico    
    Brantford, Canada (indoor hard)
    bye    
      Mexico 4
  Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
      Canada 1
    Caribbean/West Indies 0
   
    Canada 5  
   
   
   
    Venezuela    
    Caracas, Venezuela
    bye    
      Venezuela 4
   
      Colombia 1
    bye  
   
    Colombia    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
7–9 December 1979		   Final
22–24 February
                 
   
    United States    
    bye       Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
        United States 3
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 2
    Mexico 4
    Venezuela 1  

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
6–8 October 1979		   Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
   
    Chile    
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    bye    
      Chile 4
  Lima, Peru
      Uruguay 1
    Uruguay 4
   
    Peru 0  
   
   
   
    Ecuador    
    Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    bye    
      Ecuador 2
   
      Brazil 3
    bye  
   
    Brazil    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
14–16 December 1979		   Final
February 1980
                 
  São Paulo, Brazil
    Chile 1  
    Brazil 3     São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
        Brazil 1
        Argentina 4
    bye  
    Argentina    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
7–9 March 1980
Clay
United States
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Luis Clerc
John McEnroe		 6
3		 6
2		 4
6 		13
11		    
2   Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
3   Ricardo Cano / Carlos Gattiker
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4   Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
5   José Luis Clerc
Brian Gottfried		 7
5		 6
4		        
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Luis Clerc
John McEnroe		 6
3		 6
2		 4
6 		13
11		    
2   Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
3   Ricardo Cano / Carlos Gattiker
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4   Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
5   José Luis Clerc
Brian Gottfried		 7
5		 6
4		        

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  Pre-Qualifying Round
6–8 October 1979		   Preliminary Round
31 October–11 November 1979
                 
   
    Chinese Taipei    
    Guam (hard)
    bye    
      Chinese Taipei 3
   
      Thailand 2
    Philippines  
   
    Thailand w/o  
   
  Seoul, South Korea
   
    South Korea 3  
    Seoul, South Korea
    Pakistan 2  
      South Korea 5
   
      Indonesia 0
    bye  
   
    Indonesia    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
7–10 December 1979		   Semifinals
8–10 February		   Final
7–9 March
                           
   
    Australia    
    bye       Hobart, Australia (carpet)
      Australia 5  
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)     Japan 0  
    Japan 5
    Chinese Taipei 0     Brisbane, Australia (grass)
      Australia 3
  Seoul, South Korea       New Zealand 1
    South Korea 3  
    India 2     Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      South Korea 0
        New Zealand 5  
    bye  
    New Zealand    

Final


Australia
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
7–9 March 1980
Grass
New Zealand
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Alexander
Chris Lewis		 7
5		 7
9 		10
8		 4
6 		5
7 		 
2   Phil Dent
Onny Parun		 6
2		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  
3   John Alexander / Phil Dent
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 6
2		 8
6		 9
7		      
4   Phil Dent
Chris Lewis		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   John Alexander
Onny Parun		           not
played
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Alexander
Chris Lewis		 7
5		 7
9 		10
8		 4
6 		5
7 		 
2   Phil Dent
Onny Parun		 6
2		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  
3   John Alexander / Phil Dent
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 6
2		 8
6		 9
7		      
4   Phil Dent
Chris Lewis		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   John Alexander
Onny Parun		           not
played

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
August 1979
       
  Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
    Luxembourg 1
    Turkey 4

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
14–16 September 1979		   Qualifying Round
8–10 February
                 
  Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Israel 4  
    Winterthur, Switzerland
    Monaco 1  
      Israel 1
   
      Switzerland 4
    bye  
   
    Switzerland    
   
  Dublin, Ireland
   
    Ireland 2  
    Sofia, Bulgaria
    Bulgaria 3  
      Bulgaria 1
   
      Hungary 3
    bye  
   
    Hungary    
   
 
    Spain    
    Seville, Spain
    bye    
      Spain 4
  Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)
      Netherlands 1
    Netherlands 3
   
    Denmark 2  
   
   
   
    West Germany    
    Hanover, West Germany (clay)
    bye    
      West Germany 4
  Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Norway 0
    Norway 4
 
    Turkey 1  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
7–9 March		   Semifinals
10–15 June		   Final
11–13 July
                           
   
    Italy    
    bye       Turin, Italy (clay)
      Italy 5  
  Zürich, Switzerland     Switzerland 0  
    Switzerland 3
    Hungary 2     Rome, Italy (clay)
      Italy 4
  Valencia, Spain       Sweden 1
    Spain 2  
    West Germany 3     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
      West Germany 1
        Sweden 4  
    bye  
    Sweden    

Final


Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
11–13 July 1980
Clay
Sweden
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Corrado Barazzutti
Kjell Johansson		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Adriano Panatta
Stefan Simonsson		 6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
3   Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Hans Simonsson / Stefan Simonsson		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
4   Adriano Panatta
Kjell Johansson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		  
5   Corrado Barazzutti
Stefan Simonsson		 8
6		 6
1		        
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Corrado Barazzutti
Kjell Johansson		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Adriano Panatta
Stefan Simonsson		 6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
3   Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Hans Simonsson / Stefan Simonsson		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
4   Adriano Panatta
Kjell Johansson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		  
5   Corrado Barazzutti
Stefan Simonsson		 8
6		 6
1		        

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
14–16 September 1979
       
  Paris, France (clay)
    Algeria 1
    Morocco 4

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
14–16 September 1979
27–29 October 1979		   Qualifying Round
4–10 February
                 
  Casablanca, Morocco
    Morocco 1  
    Brussels, Belgium
    Belgium 4  
      Belgium 2
   
      Austria 3
    bye  
   
    Austria    
   
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
   
    Yugoslavia 5  
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
    Portugal 0  
      Yugoslavia 0
   
      Romania 5
    bye  
   
    Romania    
   
 
    France    
    Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
    bye    
      France 3
  Athens, Greece
      Soviet Union 2
    Soviet Union 5
   
    Greece 0  
   
   
   
    Poland    
    Helsinki, Finland
    bye    
      Poland 0
  Helsinki, Finland
      Finland 5
    Finland 5
 
    Egypt 0  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
7–9 March		   Semifinals
13–16 June		   Final
11–13 July
                           
   
    Great Britain    
    bye       Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 2  
  Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)     Romania 3  
    Austria 2
    Romania 3     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 1
  Toulouse, France (indoor carpet)       Czechoslovakia 4
    France 3  
    Finland 2     Prague, Czechoslovakia
      France 0
        Czechoslovakia 5  
    bye  
    Czechoslovakia    
Miroslaw Jaworski