1980 Davis Cup

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

Americas Zone edit

North & Central America Zone edit

Preliminary rounds edit


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 edit


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 edit

Preliminary rounds edit


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 edit


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 edit

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 edit

Preliminary rounds edit


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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Zone A edit

Pre-qualifying round edit


	Pre-qualifying round

	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

	Luxembourg		1

	Turkey		4

Preliminary rounds edit


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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pre-qualifying round edit


	Pre-qualifying round

	Paris, France (clay)

	Algeria		1

	Morocco		4

Preliminary rounds edit


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 edit

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 edit

Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Romania
1

Bucharest, Romania^[6]
11–13 July 1980
Clay

Czechoslovakia
4

		1	2	3
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 edit

Draw edit


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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Final-2] "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.

[3] "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.

[4] "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

[5] "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[6] "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Argentina v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.

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