# 1980 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1980_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1980_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069263 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1980 edition of the 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](/source/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](/source/Argentina_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) and [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia_Davis_Cup_team) were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) and [Romania](/source/Romania_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/Tipsport_Arena_(Prague)) in [Prague](/source/Prague), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia) on 5–7 December.[1][2] ## Americas Zone Main article: [1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1980_Davis_Cup_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 Main article: [1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/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) 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 Main article: [1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/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 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Final_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Final_2-1) ["Czechoslovakia v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-WG-M-TCH-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Argentina v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Australia v New Zealand"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EAS-M-AUS-NZL-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Italy v Sweden"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EUR-A-M-ITA-SWE-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Romania v Czechoslovakia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-EUR-B-M-ROU-TCH-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Argentina v Czechoslovakia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-INZ-M-ARG-TCH-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Italy v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1980-INZ-M-AUS-ITA-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - 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