1980 Davis Cup

1980 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	August 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition	69th
Teams	51
Champion
Winning Nation	Czechoslovakia
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The 1980 Davis Cup was the 69th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 52 teams would enter the competition, 30 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.

Argentina defeated the United States in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Sweden and Romania respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Czechoslovakia defeated Argentina and Italy defeated Australia in the semifinals. Czechoslovakia then defeated Italy in the final to win their first title and become the eighth nation to win the Davis Cup. The final was held at the Sportovní hala in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 5–7 December.^[1]^[2]

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 vs. United States

Argentina
4

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[3]
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

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 vs. New Zealand

Australia
3

Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia^[4]
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

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 vs. Sweden

Italy
4

Foro Italico, Rome, Italy^[5]
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

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

Final[]

Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Romania
1

Bucharest, Romania^[6]
11–13 July 1980
Clay

Czechoslovakia
4

		1	2	3
1	Dumitru Hărădău Ivan Lendl	4 6	1 6	3 6
2	Florin Segărceanu Pavel Složil	3 6	3 6	1 6
3	Dumitru Hărădău / Florin Segărceanu Jan Kodeš / Ivan Lendl	3 6	2 6	4 6
4	Pavel Složil	5 7	0 6
5	Florin Segărceanu Stanislav Birner	2 6	6 2	8 6

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

Semifinals 19–21 September			Final 5–7 December

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
AME	Argentina	2
EUR-B	Czechoslovakia	3	Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
			EUR-B	Czechoslovakia	4
Rome, Italy (clay)			EUR-A	Italy	1
EAS	Australia	2
EUR-A	Italy	3

Semifinals[]

Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia

Argentina
2

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[7]
19–21 September 1980
Clay

Czechoslovakia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	José Luis Clerc Pavel Složil	6 3	3 6	4 6	6 2	6 1
2	Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl	5 7	6 8	7 9
3	José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Tomáš Šmíd / Ivan Lendl	2 6	4 6	3 6
4	José Luis Clerc Ivan Lendl	1 6	5 7	8 6	2 6
5	Guillermo Vilas Pavel Složil	6 2	6 2

Italy vs. Australia

Italy
3

Foro Italico, Rome, Italy^[8]
19–21 September 1980
Clay

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Adriano Panatta Paul McNamee	5 7	6 4	6 0	6 4
2	Corrado Barazzutti Peter McNamara	8 10	6 1	4 6	2 6
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee	2 6	9 7	9 7	2 6	6 4
4	Adriano Panatta Peter McNamara	6 1	7 5	6 4
5	Corrado Barazzutti Rod Frawley	6 2	4 6	6 8

Final[]

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

Czechoslovakia
4

Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia^[2]
5–7 December 1980
Carpet (indoors)

Italy
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tomáš Šmíd Adriano Panatta	3 6	3 6	6 3	6 4	6 4
2	Ivan Lendl Corrado Barazzutti	4 6	6 1	6 1	6 2
3	Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	3 6	6 3	3 6	6 3	6 4
4	Tomáš Šmíd Corrado Barazzutti	6 3	3 6	2 6
5	Ivan Lendl Gianni Ocleppo	6 3	6 3

References[]

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Final-2] "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.

[3] "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.

[4] "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

[5] "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[6] "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Argentina v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.

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