1980_Davis_Cup
1980 Davis Cup
1980 edition of the 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.
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| Duration | August 1979 – 7 December 1980 |
| Edition | 69th |
| Teams | 51 |
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| 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]
Main article: 1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone
North & Central America Zone
Preliminary rounds
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
Main Draw
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Argentina vs. United States
More information Argentina 4, United States 1 ...
 Argentina 4 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 7–9 March 1980 Clay |
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Main article: 1980 Davis Cup 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
More information Australia 3, New Zealand 1 ...
 Australia 3 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[4] 7–9 March 1980 Grass |
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Main article: 1980 Davis Cup 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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Final
Italy vs. Sweden
More information Italy 4, Sweden 1 ...
 Italy 4 |
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5] 11–13 July 1980 Clay |
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Zone B
Pre-qualifying round
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 | |||||||||||||
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Final
Romania vs. Czechoslovakia
More information Romania 1, Czechoslovakia 4 ...
 Romania 1 |
Bucharest, Romania[6] 11–13 July 1980 Clay |
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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
More information Argentina 2, Czechoslovakia 3 ...
Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
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Italy vs. Australia
More information Italy 3, Australia 2 ...
Italy 3 |
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
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Final
Czechoslovakia vs. Italy
More information Czechoslovakia 4, Italy 1 ...
Czechoslovakia 4 |
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[2] 5–7 December 1980 Carpet (indoors) |
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- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "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.