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Duration | August 1979 – 7 December 1980 |
Edition | 69th |
Teams | 51 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | ![]() |
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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
North & Central America Zone
Preliminary rounds
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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Brantford, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Semifinals 7–9 December 1979 | Final 22–24 February | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
South America Zone
Preliminary rounds
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Lima, Peru | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Semifinals 14–16 December 1979 | Final February 1980 | |||||||
São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||
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São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Argentina vs. United States
![]() Argentina 4 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 7–9 March 1980 Clay |
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Eastern Zone
Preliminary rounds
Pre-qualifying round | Preliminary round | |||||||
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Guam (hard) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Quarterfinals 7–10 December 1979 | Semifinals 8–10 February | Final 7–9 March | |||||||||||
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Hobart, Australia (carpet) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Final
Australia vs. New Zealand
![]() Australia 3 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[4] 7–9 March 1980 Grass |
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Europe Zone
Zone A
Pre-qualifying round
Pre-qualifying round | |||
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | |||
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![]() | 4 | ||
Preliminary rounds
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||
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Winterthur, Switzerland | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||
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Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Seville, Spain | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Hilversum, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
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Hanover, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
Main Draw
Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Semifinals 10–15 June | Final 11–13 July | |||||||||||
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Turin, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rome, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||
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Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Final
Italy vs. Sweden
![]() 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 | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Athens, Greece | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
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Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
Main Draw
Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 11–13 July | |||||||||||
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Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
Toulouse, France (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Final
Romania vs. Czechoslovakia
![]() Romania 1 |
Bucharest, Romania[6] 11–13 July 1980 Clay |
![]() Czechoslovakia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 5–7 December | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
AME | ![]() | 2 | ||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
EUR-B | ![]() | 3 | ||||||
EUR-B | ![]() | 4 | ||||||
Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
EUR-A | ![]() | 1 | ||||||
EAS | ![]() | 2 | ||||||
EUR-A | ![]() | 3 | ||||||
Semifinals
Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia
![]() Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
![]() Czechoslovakia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Australia
![]() Italy 3 |
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
![]() Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Czechoslovakia vs. Italy
![]() Czechoslovakia 4 |
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[2] 5–7 December 1980 Carpet (indoors) |
![]() Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ 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.