The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.
10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. Japan and India received byes into the quarterfinals, while Australia and New Zealand received byes into the semifinals. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]
Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]
Preliminary rounds
Draw
Pre-qualifying round 6–8 October 1979 | Preliminary Round 31 October–11 November 1979 | |||||||
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Guam (hard) | ||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
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First round
South Korea vs. Pakistan
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Seoul, South Korea[3] 6–8 October 1979 |
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Qualifying round
Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand
![]() Chinese Taipei 3 |
Guam[4] 31 October–2 November 1979 Hard |
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South Korea vs. Indonesia
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Seoul, South Korea[5] 9–11 November 1979 |
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Main draw
Draw
Quarterfinals 7–10 December 1979 | Semifinals 8–10 February | Final 7–9 March | |||||||||||
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Hobart, Australia (carpet) | |||||||||||||
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Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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Brisbane, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||
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Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Chinese Taipei vs. Japan
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Taipei, Taiwan[6] 7–10 December 1979 Hard (indoors) |
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South Korea vs. India
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Seoul, South Korea[7] 7–9 December 1979 |
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Semifinals
Australia vs. Japan
![]() Australia 5 |
Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia[8] 8–10 February 1980 Carpet |
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New Zealand vs. South Korea
![]() New Zealand 5 |
Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[9] 8–10 February 1980 Grass |
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Final
Australia vs. New Zealand
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Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[2] 7–9 March 1980 Grass |
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References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "New Zealand v South Korea". daviscup.com.