1980 Davis Cup

1980 edition of the Davis Cup 1980 Davis Cup August 1979 – 7 December 1980 69th 51 TCH 1979 1981 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd Americas Zone 1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone North & Central America Zone Preliminary rounds 2 6–8 October 1979 27–29 October 1979 First Round Qualifying Round MEX bye Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) Caribbean/West Indies 0 CAN 5 VEN 1930 bye bye COL Brantford, Canada (indoor hard) MEX 4 CAN 1 Caracas, Venezuela VEN 1930 4 COL 1 Main Draw 7–9 December 1979 22–24 February USA bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 4 VEN 1930 1 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 3 MEX 2 South America Zone Preliminary rounds 2 6–8 October 1979 27–29 October 1979 First Round Qualifying Round CHI bye Lima, Peru URU 4 PER 0 ECU 1900 bye bye BRA 1968 Montevideo, Uruguay CHI 4 URU 1 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 2 BRA 1968 3 Main Draw 14–16 December 1979 February 1980 São Paulo, Brazil CHI 1 BRA 1968 3 bye ARG São Paulo, Brazil (clay) BRA 1968 1 ARG 4 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Argentina vs. United States Argentina United States Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01 Argentina v United States daviscup.com 7–9 March 1980 Clay 4 1 José Luis Clerc 6 6 4 13 John McEnroe 3 2 6 11 Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6 Brian Gottfried 5 4 3 Ricardo Cano Carlos Gattiker 0 1 4 Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6 6 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 2 6 John McEnroe 2 6 3 6 4 José Luis Clerc 7 6 Brian Gottfried 5 4 Eastern Zone 1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Preliminary rounds 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 Main 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 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 Europe Zone 1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A Pre-qualifying round August 1979 Pre-qualifying round Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg LUX 1 TUR 4 Preliminary rounds 2 y 14–16 September 1979 8–10 February First Round Qualifying Round Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) ISR 4 MON 1 bye SUI Dublin, Ireland IRL 2 BUL 1971 3 bye HUN ESP 1977 bye Hilversum, Netherlands (clay) NED 3 DEN 2 FRG bye Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 4 TUR 1 Winterthur, Switzerland ISR 1 SUI 4 Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1971 1 HUN 3 Seville, Spain ESP 1977 4 NED 1 Hanover, West Germany (clay) FRG 4 NOR 0 Main Draw 7–9 March 10–15 June 11–13 July ITA bye Zürich, Switzerland SUI 3 HUN 2 Valencia, Spain ESP 1977 2 FRG 3 bye SWE Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 5 SUI 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) FRG 1 SWE 4 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 SWE 1 Final Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EUR-A-M-ITA-SWE-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 11–13 July 1980 Clay 4 1 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6 Kjell Johansson 3 3 2 Adriano Panatta 6 6 2 6 4 Stefan Simonsson 8 1 6 4 6 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 6 7 Hans Simonsson Stefan Simonsson 2 3 5 Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 1 6 Kjell Johansson 6 3 4 6 4 Corrado Barazzutti 8 6 Stefan Simonsson 6 1 Zone B Pre-qualifying round 14–16 September 1979 Pre-qualifying round Paris, France (clay) ALG 1 MAR 4 Preliminary rounds 2 y 14–16 September 197927–29 October 1979 4–10 February First Round Qualifying Round Casablanca, Morocco MAR 1 BEL 4 bye AUT Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) YUG 5 POR 0 bye ROU 1965 FRA bye Athens, Greece URS 5 GRE 0 POL bye Helsinki, Finland FIN 5 EGY 1972 0 Brussels, Belgium BEL 2 AUT 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) YUG 0 ROU 1965 5 Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) FRA 3 URS 2 Helsinki, Finland POL 0 FIN 5 Main Draw 7–9 March 13–16 June 11–13 July GBR bye Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) AUT 2 ROU 1965 3 Toulouse, France (indoor carpet) FRA 3 FIN 2 bye TCH Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 2 ROU 1965 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia FRA 0 TCH 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 1 TCH 4 Final Romania vs. Czechoslovakia Romania 1965 Czechoslovakia Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EUR-B-M-ROU-TCH-01 Romania v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 11–13 July 1980 Clay 1 4 Dumitru Hărădău 4 1 3 Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 Florin Segărceanu 3 3 1 Pavel Složil 6 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău Florin Segărceanu 3 2 4 Jan Kodeš Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 Eduard Pană 5 0 Pavel Složil 7 6 Florin Segărceanu 2 6 8 Stanislav Birner 6 2 6 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 19–21 September 5–7 December 4 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) AME ARG 2 EUR-B TCH 3 Rome, Italy (clay) EAS AUS 2 EUR-A ITA 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) EUR-B TCH 4 EUR-A ITA 1 Semifinals Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia Argentina Czechoslovakia Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-INZ-M-ARG-TCH-01 Argentina v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 19–21 September 1980 Clay 2 3 José Luis Clerc 6 3 4 6 6 Pavel Složil 3 6 6 2 1 Guillermo Vilas 5 6 7 Ivan Lendl 7 8 9 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 2 4 3 Tomáš Šmíd Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 José Luis Clerc 1 5 8 2 Ivan Lendl 6 7 6 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 Pavel Složil 2 2 Italy vs. Australia Italy Australia Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-INZ-M-AUS-ITA-01 Italy v Australia daviscup.com 19–21 September 1980 Clay 3 2 Adriano Panatta 5 6 6 6 Paul McNamee 7 4 0 4 Corrado Barazzutti 8 6 4 2 Peter McNamara 10 1 6 6 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 2 9 9 2 6 Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6 7 7 6 4 Adriano Panatta 6 7 6 Peter McNamara 1 5 4 Corrado Barazzutti 6 4 6 Rod Frawley 2 6 8 Final Czechoslovakia vs. Italy Czechoslovakia Italy Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-WG-M-TCH-ITA-01 Czechoslovakia v Italy daviscup.com 5–7 December 1980 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Tomáš Šmíd 3 3 6 6 6 Adriano Panatta 6 6 3 4 4 Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 6 Corrado Barazzutti 6 1 1 2 Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 3 6 6 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 3 6 3 4 Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 2 Corrado Barazzutti 3 6 6 Ivan Lendl 6 6 Gianni Ocleppo 3 3 References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup