1980 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.

1980 Davis Cup
Details
DurationAugust 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition69th
Teams51
Champion
Winning Nation Czechoslovakia
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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
Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
6–8 October 1979		 Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
  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  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 3
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 2
    Mexico 4
    Venezuela 1  

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
6–8 October 1979		 Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
  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  
    Brazil 3     São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
      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
Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds
  Pre-Qualifying Round
6–8 October 1979		 Preliminary Round
31 October–11 November 1979
                 
  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  
   bye     Hobart, Australia (carpet)
      Australia 5  
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)     Japan 0  
    Japan 5
    Chinese Taipei 0     Brisbane, Australia (grass)
      Australia 3
  Seoul, South Korea       New Zealand 1
    South Korea 3  
    India 2     Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      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
Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Pre-Qualifying Round
  Pre-Qualifying Round
August 1979
       
  Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
    Luxembourg 1
    Turkey 4

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
14–16 September 1979		 Qualifying Round
8–10 February
                 
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  
   bye     Turin, Italy (clay)
      Italy 5  
  Zürich, Switzerland      Switzerland 0  
     Switzerland 3
    Hungary 2     Rome, Italy (clay)
      Italy 4
  Valencia, Spain       Sweden 1
    Spain 2  
    West Germany 3     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
      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		        

Pre-Qualifying Round
  Pre-Qualifying Round
14–16 September 1979
       
  Paris, France (clay)
    Algeria 1
    Morocco 4

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
14–16 September 1979
27–29 October 1979		 Qualifying Round
4–10 February
                 
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  
   bye     Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 2  
  Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)     Romania 3  
    Austria 2
    Romania 3     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 1
  Toulouse, France (indoor carpet)       Czechoslovakia 4
    France 3  
    Finland 2     Prague, Czechoslovakia
      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  
  EUR-B   Czechoslovakia 3     Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    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
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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.
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