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1979 Davis Cup

1979 edition of the Davis Cup

1979 edition of the Davis Cup

The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 52 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.

Following years of protests from various national sides, South Africa were expelled from the Davis Cup for failing to abandon its apartheid policies. For many years the Davis Cup organisers had been reluctant to let political issues affect the competition, however following several years of defaults by national teams and threats of a boycott, the organisers of the tournament were forced to resolve the political disagreements by expelling the South African side. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean/West Indies teams had all pulled out of the 1978 tournament, and in 1977 the United States, Great Britain and France had all withdrawn in protest to the continued politicisation of the Cup before eventually re-entering following concessions. South Africa would not be allowed to participate again in the Davis Cup until 1992, when significant progress had been made to bring about the end of apartheid.

The United States defeated Argentina 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 Great Britain and Sweden respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Australia and Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Italy in the final to win their 26th title overall and their second consecutive title. The final was held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, United States on 14–16 December.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=6–8 October 1978 | RD2-date=27–29 October 1978

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4=Nassau, Bahamas | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=3

| RD2-text1=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Bogotá, Colombia | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

Main Draw

| RD1-date=8–10 December 1978 | RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD2-text1=Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=22 September–8 October 1978 | RD2-date=27 October–1 November 1978

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-text3=Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=5

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-text2=Itu, Brazil | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=8–10 December 1978 | RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1-text1=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD2-text1=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=2–4 October 1978 | RD2-date=3–5 November 1978

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Peshawar, Pakistan | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=w/o | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1= | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=w/o

| RD2-text2=Jakarta, Indonesia | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=4

Main Draw

| RD1-date=5–10 December 1978 | RD2-date=9–12 February | RD3-date=16–19 March

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Kasuga, Japan | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-text3=Ahmedabad, India | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=4

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Madras, India (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3-text1=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Final

New Zealand vs. Australia

Europe Zone

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=15–17 September 1978 | RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Helsinki, Finland | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4=Athens, Greece (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=4

| RD1-text5= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1-text6=Cairo, Egypt (clay) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=5 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=0

| RD1-text7= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1-text8=Monte Carlo, Monaco | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=4

| RD2-text1=Warsaw, Poland | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-text2=Palermo, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2-text3=Vienna, Austria | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=0

| RD2-text4=Barcelona, Spain | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=5 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=15–17 June | RD2-date=13–15 July | RD3-date=14–16 September

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Warsaw, Poland | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD1-text3=Vienna, Austria | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=4

| RD3-text1=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Final

Italy vs. Great Britain

Zone B

Pre-qualifying round

| RD1-date=August 1978

| RD1-text1=Ankara, Turkey | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=5

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=15–17 September 1978 | RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1-text1=Amersfoort, Netherlands (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD1-text3=Geneva, Switzerland | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=2

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD1-text5= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=w/o | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=

| RD1-text6= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=

| RD1-text7=Brussels, Belgium | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=0

| RD1-text8= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=

| RD2-text1=Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Zürich, Switzerland | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD2-text3=Augsburg, West Germany | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=2 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=3

| RD2-text4=Brussels, Belgium | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=1 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=4

Main Draw

| RD1-date=15–17 June | RD2-date=13–15 July | RD3-date=14–16 September

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Paris, France (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

| RD1-text3=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Paris, France (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-text2=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3-text1=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=2

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=5–8 October | RD2-date=14–16 December | seed-width=4

| RD1-text1=Sydney, Australia (grass) | RD1-seed1=AME | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1

| RD1-text2=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed3=EUR-B | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD2-text1=San Francisco, United States (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed1=AME | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=EUR-A | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

Semifinals

Australia vs. United States

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Final

United States vs. Italy

References

References

  1. (17 April 1978). "South Africa Expelled from Cup Play". [[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio).
  2. (4 July 1977). "Canada heads pullout from 1978 Davis Cup". [[Montreal Gazette]].
  3. (1 July 1976). "U.S. Withdraws from Davis Cup". [[Deseret News]].
  4. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  5. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  8. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.
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