1980 Davis Cup

1980 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	August 1979 – 7 December 1980
Edition	69th
Teams	51
Champion
Winning nation	Czechoslovakia
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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]

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

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

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

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

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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