1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. Japan and India received byes into the quarterfinals, while Australia and New Zealand received byes into the semifinals. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary Rounds[]

Draw[]

  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  

First Round[]

South Korea vs. Pakistan


South Korea
3 		Seoul, South Korea[3]
6–8 October 1979
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Pakistan
Saeed Meer 		0
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 South Korea
Pakistan
6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 South Korea
Pakistan 		 / 
 / Saeed Meer 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 South Korea
Pakistan
6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 South Korea
Pakistan
Saeed Meer 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Qualifying Round[]

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand


Chinese Taipei
3 		Guam[4]
31 October–2 November 1979
Hard
Thailand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Thailand
2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		7
5 		 
2 Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Panomkorn Pladchurnil 		6
3 		1
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		 / 
 / Panomkorn Pladchurnil 		8
6 		11
9 		3
6 		3
6 		6
8 		 
4 Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Panomkorn Pladchurnil 		6
2 		5
7 		5
7 		12
10 		4
6 		 
5 Chinese Taipei
Thailand
6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   

South Korea vs. Indonesia


South Korea
5 		Seoul, South Korea[5]
9–11 November 1979
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Indonesia
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 South Korea
Indonesia 		Kim Choon-ho
Atet Wijono 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 South Korea
Indonesia 		 / Kim Choon-ho
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
4 		4
6 		8
6 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 South Korea
Indonesia 		Kim Choon-ho
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
4 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5 South Korea
Indonesia
Hadiman 		6
1 		6
1 		7
5 		     

Main Draw[]

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  

Quarterfinals[]

Chinese Taipei vs. Japan


Chinese Taipei
0 		Taipei, Taiwan[6]
7–10 December 1979
Hard (indoors)
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Shigeyuki Nishio 		7
5 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
2 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Chinese Taipei
Japan 		 / 
Jun Kamiwazumi / Shinichi Sakamoto 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Shigeyuki Nishio 		2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
5 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

South Korea vs. India


South Korea
3 		Seoul, South Korea[7]
7–9 December 1979
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
India
6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 South Korea
India 		Kim Choon-ho
Nandan Bal 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 South Korea
India 		 / Kim Choon-ho
Nandan Bal / Sashi Menon 		2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4 South Korea
India 		Kim Choon-ho
 6
4 		8
6 		6
1 		     
5 South Korea
India
Nandan Bal 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Semifinals[]

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
5 		Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia[8]
8–10 February 1980
Carpet
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan 		Mark Edmondson
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2 Australia
Japan 		Peter McNamara
Shigeyuki Nishio 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Australia
Japan 		Brad Drewett / Mark Edmondson
Jun Kamiwazumi / Shinichi Sakamoto 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Japan 		Peter McNamara
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		7
5 		6
0 		6
3 		     
5 Australia
Japan 		Mark Edmondson
Shigeyuki Nishio 		2
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		   

New Zealand vs. South Korea


New Zealand
5 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[9]
8–10 February 1980
Grass
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
South Korea 		Onny Parun
Kim Choon-ho 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		10
8 		   
2 New Zealand
South Korea 		Chris Lewis
 6
2 		6
4 		6
0 		     
3 New Zealand
South Korea 		Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
 / Kim Choon-ho 		6
1 		6
0 		7
5 		     
4 New Zealand
South Korea 		Chris Lewis
 6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 New Zealand
South Korea 		Onny Parun
 6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Final[]

Australia vs. New Zealand


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

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Korea v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Japan". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Korea v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "New Zealand v South Korea". daviscup.com.

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