1980 Davis Cup

1980 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	August 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition	69th
Teams	51
Champion
Winning Nation	Czechoslovakia
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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.^[1][2]

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Mexico
						Brantford, Canada (indoor hard)
	bye
						Mexico		4
	Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
						Canada		1
	Caribbean/West Indies		0
	Canada		5
	Venezuela
						Caracas, Venezuela
	bye
						Venezuela		4
						Colombia		1
	bye
	Colombia

Main Draw

	Semifinals 7–9 December 1979					Final 22–24 February
	United States
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
						United States		3
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
						Mexico		2
	Mexico		4
	Venezuela		1

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Chile
						Montevideo, Uruguay
	bye
						Chile		4
	Lima, Peru
						Uruguay		1
	Uruguay		4
	Peru		0
	Ecuador
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	bye
						Ecuador		2
						Brazil		3
	bye
	Brazil

Main Draw

	Semifinals 14–16 December 1979					Final February 1980
	São Paulo, Brazil
	Chile		1
						São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
	Brazil		3
						Brazil		1
						Argentina		4
	bye
	Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 4	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 7–9 March 1980 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Clerc John McEnroe 6 3 6 2 4 6 13 11     2 Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried 7 5 6 4 6 3       3 Ricardo Cano / Carlos Gattiker Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe 6 2 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 4   5 José Luis Clerc Brian Gottfried 7 5 6 4

Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

	Pre-qualifying round					Preliminary round
	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

Main Draw

Quarterfinals 7–10 December 1979

Semifinals 8–10 February

Final 7–9 March

Australia

Hobart, Australia (carpet)

bye

Australia

5

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Japan

0

Japan

5

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Chinese Taipei

0

Australia

3

Seoul, South Korea

New Zealand

1

South Korea

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

India

2

South Korea

0

New Zealand

5

bye

New Zealand

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand

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

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying round

	Pre-qualifying round
	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
	Luxembourg		1
	Turkey		4

Preliminary rounds

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
	Israel		4
						Winterthur, Switzerland
	Monaco		1
						Israel		1
						Switzerland		4
	bye
	Switzerland
	Dublin, Ireland
	Ireland		2
						Sofia, Bulgaria
	Bulgaria		3
						Bulgaria		1
						Hungary		3
	bye
	Hungary
	Spain
						Seville, Spain
	bye
						Spain		4
	Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)
						Netherlands		1
	Netherlands		3
	Denmark		2
	West Germany
						Hanover, West Germany (clay)
	bye
						West Germany		4
	Oslo, Norway (clay)
						Norway		0
	Norway		4
	Turkey		1

Main Draw

Quarterfinals 7–9 March

Semifinals 10–15 June

Final 11–13 July

Italy

Turin, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

5

Zürich, Switzerland

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

3

Rome, Italy (clay)

Hungary

2

Italy

4

Valencia, Spain

Sweden

1

Spain

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

West Germany

3

West Germany

1

Sweden

4

bye

Sweden

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 4	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5] 11–13 July 1980 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Kjell Johansson 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Adriano Panatta Stefan Simonsson 6 8 6 1 2 6 6 4 4 6   3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Hans Simonsson / Stefan Simonsson 6 2 6 3 7 5       4 Adriano Panatta Kjell Johansson 3 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 6 4   5 Corrado Barazzutti Stefan Simonsson 8 6 6 1

Zone B

Pre-qualifying round

	Pre-qualifying round
	Paris, France (clay)
	Algeria		1
	Morocco		4

Preliminary rounds

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Casablanca, Morocco
	Morocco		1
						Brussels, Belgium
	Belgium		4
						Belgium		2
						Austria		3
	bye
	Austria
	Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
	Yugoslavia		5
						Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
	Portugal		0
						Yugoslavia		0
						Romania		5
	bye
	Romania
	France
						Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
	bye
						France		3
	Athens, Greece
						Soviet Union		2
	Soviet Union		5
	Greece		0
	Poland
						Helsinki, Finland
	bye
						Poland		0
	Helsinki, Finland
						Finland		5
	Finland		5
	Egypt		0

Main Draw

Quarterfinals 7–9 March

Semifinals 13–16 June

Final 11–13 July

Great Britain

Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)

bye

Great Britain

2

Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

3

Austria

2

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

3

Romania

1

Toulouse, France (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

4

France

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Finland

2

France

0

Czechoslovakia

5

bye

Czechoslovakia

Final

Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Romania 1	Bucharest, Romania[6] 11–13 July 1980 Clay		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dumitru Hărădău Ivan Lendl 4 6 1 6 3 6       2 Florin Segărceanu Pavel Složil 3 6 3 6 1 6       3 Dumitru Hărădău / Florin Segărceanu Jan Kodeš / Ivan Lendl 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Eduard Pană Pavel Složil 5 7 0 6         5 Florin Segărceanu Stanislav Birner 2 6 6 2 8 6

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 19–21 September					Final 5–7 December
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	AME	Argentina	2
						Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
	EUR-B	Czechoslovakia	3
						EUR-B	Czechoslovakia	4
	Rome, Italy (clay)
						EUR-A	Italy	1
	EAS	Australia	2
	EUR-A	Italy	3

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia

Argentina 2	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 19–21 September 1980 Clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Clerc Pavel Složil 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 1   2 Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl 5 7 6 8 7 9       3 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Tomáš Šmíd / Ivan Lendl 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 José Luis Clerc Ivan Lendl 1 6 5 7 8 6 2 6     5 Guillermo Vilas Pavel Složil 6 2 6 2

Italy vs. Australia

Italy 3	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 19–21 September 1980 Clay		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Paul McNamee 5 7 6 4 6 0 6 4     2 Corrado Barazzutti Peter McNamara 8 10 6 1 4 6 2 6     3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee 2 6 9 7 9 7 2 6 6 4   4 Adriano Panatta Peter McNamara 6 1 7 5 6 4       5 Corrado Barazzutti Rod Frawley 6 2 4 6 6 8

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

Czechoslovakia 4	Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[2] 5–7 December 1980 Carpet (indoors)		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Šmíd Adriano Panatta 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4   2 Ivan Lendl Corrado Barazzutti 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     3 Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4   4 Tomáš Šmíd Corrado Barazzutti 6 3 3 6 2 6       5 Ivan Lendl Gianni Ocleppo 6 3 6 3

References

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website