1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

International tennis competition 1980 Davis Cup 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Preliminary rounds Draw 2 6–8 October 1979 31 October–11 November 1979 Pre-qualifying round Preliminary Round TPE bye PHI 1936 THA w/o Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 3 PAK 2 bye INA Guam (hard) TPE 3 THA 2 Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 5 INA 0 First round South Korea vs. Pakistan South Korea 1949 Pakistan Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-PQ-KOR-PAK-01 South Korea v Pakistan daviscup.com 6–8 October 1979 3 2 Kim Bong-suk 0 4 2 Saeed Meer 6 6 6 Jeon Chang-dae 6 6 6 Nadir Ali Khan 0 2 3 Jeon Chang-dae Jeon Young-dai 6 4 6 3 2 Nadir Ali Khan Saeed Meer 2 6 2 6 6 Jeon Young-dai 6 6 6 Nadir Ali Khan 3 1 3 Jeon Chang-dae 6 6 6 Saeed Meer 1 3 2 Qualifying round Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand Chinese Taipei Thailand Guamhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-PR-TPE-THA-01 Chinese Taipei v Thailand daviscup.com 31 October–2 November 1979 Hard 3 2 Wu Chang-rung 2 6 4 6 7 Supot Meesawat 6 3 6 2 5 Hsu Huang-jung 6 1 7 6 Panomkorn Pladchurnil 3 6 5 4 Hsu Huang-jung Wu Chang-rung 8 11 3 3 6 Supot Meesawat Panomkorn Pladchurnil 6 9 6 6 8 Wu Chang-rung 6 5 5 12 4 Panomkorn Pladchurnil 2 7 7 10 6 Hsu Huang-jung 6 2 6 6 Supot Meesawat 1 6 3 3 South Korea vs. Indonesia South Korea 1949 Indonesia Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-PR-KOR-INA-01 South Korea v Indonesia daviscup.com 9–11 November 1979 5 0 Jeon Chang-dae 6 6 6 Yustedjo Tarik 3 0 3 Kim Choon-ho 6 6 6 Atet Wijono 4 3 2 Jeon Young-dai Kim Choon-ho 6 4 8 3 6 Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 4 6 6 6 4 Kim Choon-ho 6 6 6 Yustedjo Tarik 4 4 0 Jeon Chang-dae 6 6 7 Hadiman 1 1 5 Main draw Draw 7–10 December 1979 8–10 February 7–9 March AUS bye Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) JPN 1947 5 TPE 0 Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 3 IND 2 bye NZL Hobart, Australia (carpet) AUS 5 JPN 1947 0 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) KOR 1949 0 NZL 5 Brisbane, Australia (grass) AUS 3 NZL 1 Quarterfinals Chinese Taipei vs. Japan Chinese Taipei Japan 1947 Taipei, Taiwanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-JPN-TPE-01 Chinese Taipei v Japan daviscup.com 7–10 December 1979 Hard (indoors) 0 5 Wu Chang-rung 7 0 3 3 Shigeyuki Nishio 5 6 6 6 Hsu Huang-jung 4 2 1 Tsuyoshi Fukui 6 6 6 Hsu Huang-jung Wu Chang-rung 2 2 4 Jun Kamiwazumi Shinichi Sakamoto 6 6 6 Hsu Huang-jung 2 4 8 Shigeyuki Nishio 6 6 10 Wu Chang-rung 2 3 4 Tsuyoshi Fukui 6 6 6 South Korea vs. India South Korea 1949 India Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-IND-KOR-01 South Korea v India daviscup.com 7–9 December 1979 3 2 Jeon Chang-dae 6 6 6 Harishanker Krishnan 4 3 2 Kim Choon-ho 2 6 4 3 Nandan Bal 6 3 6 6 Jeon Young-dai Kim Choon-ho 2 6 4 Nandan Bal Sashi Menon 6 8 6 Kim Choon-ho 6 8 6 Harishanker Krishnan 4 6 1 Jeon Young-dai 5 6 6 6 Nandan Bal 7 3 2 1 Semifinals Australia vs. Japan Australia Japan 1947 Domain Centre, Hobart, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-AUS-JPN-01 Australia v Japan daviscup.com 8–10 February 1980 Carpet 5 0 Mark Edmondson 6 6 4 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui 2 3 6 3 Peter McNamara 6 6 6 Shigeyuki Nishio 4 3 0 Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson 8 6 6 Jun Kamiwazumi Shinichi Sakamoto 6 1 2 Peter McNamara 7 6 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui 5 0 3 Mark Edmondson 2 6 6 6 Shigeyuki Nishio 6 0 2 1 New Zealand vs. South Korea New Zealand South Korea 1949 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-NZL-KOR-01 New Zealand v South Korea daviscup.com 8–10 February 1980 Grass 5 0 Onny Parun 7 3 6 10 Kim Choon-ho 5 6 2 8 Chris Lewis 6 6 6 Jeon Young-dai 2 4 0 Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 6 6 7 Kim Bong-suk Kim Choon-ho 1 0 5 Chris Lewis 6 6 6 Jeon Chang-dae 3 2 0 Onny Parun 6 6 6 Kim Bong-suk 4 3 1 Final Australia vs. New Zealand Australia New Zealand Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-AUS-NZL-01 Australia v New Zealand daviscup.com 7–9 March 1980 Grass 3 1 John Alexander 7 7 10 4 5 Chris Lewis 5 9 8 6 7 Phil Dent 6 5 6 3 6 Onny Parun 2 7 3 6 2 John Alexander Phil Dent 6 8 9 Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 2 6 7 Phil Dent 6 6 6 Chris Lewis 4 3 2 John Alexander Onny Parun References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Eastern Zone Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup