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1980 Davis Cup

1980 edition of the Davis Cup

1980 edition of the Davis Cup

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.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=6–8 October 1979 | RD2-date=27–29 October 1979

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

| RD1-text2=Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5

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

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

| RD2-text1=Brantford, Canada (indoor hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-text2=Caracas, Venezuela | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

Main Draw

| RD1-date=7–9 December 1979 | RD2-date=22–24 February

| 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=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

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

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=6–8 October 1979 | RD2-date=27–29 October 1979

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

| RD1-text2=Lima, Peru | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

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

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

| RD2-text1=Montevideo, Uruguay | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

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

Main Draw

| RD1-date=14–16 December 1979 | RD2-date=February 1980

| RD1-text1=São Paulo, Brazil | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

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

| RD2-text1=São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Argentina vs. United States

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=6–8 October 1979 | RD2-date=31 October–11 November 1979

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

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=w/o

| RD1-text3=Seoul, South Korea | 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=

| RD2-text1=Guam (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Seoul, South Korea | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=7–10 December 1979 | RD2-date=8–10 February | RD3-date=7–9 March

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

| RD1-text2=Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

| RD1-text3=Seoul, South Korea | 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=

| RD2-text1=Hobart, Australia (carpet) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

| RD3-text1=Brisbane, Australia (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand

Europe Zone

Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying round

| RD1-date=August 1979

| RD1-text1=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=14–16 September 1979 | RD2-date=8–10 February

| RD1-text1=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | 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=Dublin, Ireland | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3

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

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

| RD1-text6=Hilversum, Netherlands (clay) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=2

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

| RD1-text8=Oslo, Norway (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=1

| RD2-text1=Winterthur, Switzerland | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-text2=Sofia, Bulgaria | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD2-text3=Seville, Spain | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=1

| RD2-text4=Hanover, West Germany (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=4 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=7–9 March | RD2-date=10–15 June | RD3-date=11–13 July

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

| RD1-text2=Zürich, Switzerland | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2

| RD1-text3=Valencia, Spain | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3

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

| RD2-text1=Turin, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Båstad, Sweden (clay) | 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. Sweden

Zone B

Pre-qualifying round

| RD1-date=14–16 September 1979

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

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=14–16 September 1979 27–29 October 1979 | RD2-date=4–10 February

| RD1-text1=Casablanca, Morocco | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4

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

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

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

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

| RD1-text6=Athens, Greece | 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=Helsinki, Finland | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=0

| RD2-text1=Brussels, Belgium | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

| RD2-text3=Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=2

| RD2-text4=Helsinki, Finland | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5

Main Draw

| RD1-date=7–9 March | RD2-date=13–16 June | RD3-date=11–13 July

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

| RD1-text2=Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3=Toulouse, France (indoor carpet) | 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=

| RD2-text1=Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Prague, Czechoslovakia | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

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

Final

Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=19–21 September | RD2-date=5–7 December | seed-width=4

| RD1-text1=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed1=AME | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=EUR-B | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

| RD1-text2=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed3=EAS | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD2-text1=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed1=EUR-B | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=EUR-A | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy vs. Australia

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

References

References

  1. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  5. "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Argentina v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
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