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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.
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Duration | August 1979 – 7 December 1980 |
Edition | 69th |
Teams | 51 |
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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]
Semifinals 7–9 December 1979 | Final 22–24 February | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Argentina vs. United States
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Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 7–9 March 1980 Clay |
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Pre-qualifying round | Preliminary round | |||||||
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Guam (hard) | ||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
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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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Australia vs. New Zealand
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Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[4] 7–9 March 1980 Grass |
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Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | |||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||
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Winterthur, Switzerland | ||||||||
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Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||
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Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||
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Seville, Spain | ||||||||
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Hilversum, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
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Hanover, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Semifinals 10–15 June | Final 11–13 July | |||||||||||
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Turin, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
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Rome, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||
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Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Sweden
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Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5] 11–13 July 1980 Clay |
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | ||||||||
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Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
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Athens, Greece | ||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 11–13 July | |||||||||||
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Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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Toulouse, France (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
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Romania vs. Czechoslovakia
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Bucharest, Romania[6] 11–13 July 1980 Clay |
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Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 5–7 December | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
EUR-B | ![]() | 3 | ||||||
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Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
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Argentina vs. Czechoslovakia
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Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
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Italy vs. Australia
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Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 19–21 September 1980 Clay |
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Czechoslovakia vs. Italy
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Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[2] 5–7 December 1980 Carpet (indoors) |
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