1980 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	August 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition	69th
Teams	51
Champion
Winning nation	Czechoslovakia
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The1980 Davis Cup was the 69th edition of theDavis 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 theUnited States in the Americas Inter-Zonal final,Australia defeatedNew Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, andItaly andCzechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeatingSweden andRomania 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 theSportovní hala inPrague,Czechoslovakia on 5–7 December.^[1][2]

	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

	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

	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

	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

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

	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

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

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

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

	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

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

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
	Paris, France (clay)
	Algeria		1
	Morocco		4

	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

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

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

	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

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

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

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