1980 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1980 Federation Cup was the 18th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 19 to 25 May. The United States won their fifth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their tenth and record eighth consecutive final. The US did not drop a single match during the tournament.

1980 Federation Cup

Details
Duration	19–25 May
Edition	18th
Champion
Winning nation	United States
← 1979 1981 →

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belgium	Canada	Chinese Taipei	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Great Britain	Hungary	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Japan
Luxembourg	Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Netherlands	Poland	Romania	South Korea
Soviet Union	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Thailand	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, on clay courts.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		United States	3
		Poland	0
							United States	3
							New Zealand	0
		New Zealand	2
		Mexico	0
												United States	3
												Soviet Union	0
		Belgium	0
		Italy	3
							Italy	1
							Soviet Union	2
		South Korea	0
		Soviet Union	3
																	United States	3
																	Czechoslovakia	0
		Switzerland	3
		Denmark	0
							Switzerland	1
							Romania	2
		Ireland	0
		Romania	3
												Romania	1
												Czechoslovakia	2
		Canada	1
		Yugoslavia	2
							Yugoslavia	0
							Czechoslovakia	3
		Hungary	0
		Czechoslovakia	3
																						United States	3
																						Australia	0
		Great Britain	3
		Israel	0
							Great Britain	2
							Argentina	1
		Argentina	2
		Netherlands	1
												Great Britain	0
												West Germany	3
		Luxembourg	0
		Spain	3
							Spain	1
							West Germany	2
		Austria	0
		West Germany	3
																	West Germany	1
																	Australia	2
		France	1
		Sweden	2
							Sweden	2
							Japan	1
		Japan	3
		Thailand	0
												Sweden	1
												Australia	2
		Chinese Taipei	0
		Indonesia	3
							Indonesia	0
							Australia	3
		Norway	0
		Australia	3

1st Round losing teams play in Consolation rounds

First round

United States vs. Poland

United States 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 0
1 2 3 1 Kathy Jordan Iwona Kuczyńska 6 0 6 1     2 Tracy Austin Małgorzata Sieradzka 6 1 6 1     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Dorota Dziekońska / Iwona Kuczyńska 6 3 4 6 6 3

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New Zealand vs. Mexico

New Zealand 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Mexico 0
1 2 3 1 Brenda Perry Alejandra Vallejo 7 6 6 2     2 Judy Chaloner Maluca Llamas 7 6 6 0     3           not played

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Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Monique Van Haver Daniela Marzano 1 6 2 6     2 Michele Gurdal Sabina Simmonds 6 4 5 7 7 9   3 Michele Gurdal / Nicole Mabille Daniela Marzano / Sabina Simmonds 5 7 5 7

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South Korea vs. Soviet Union

South Korea 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Soviet Union 2
1 2 3 1 Kim Soo-ok Olga Zaitseva 6 4 6 4     2 Lee Duk-hee Olga Morozova 3 6 1 6     3 Kim Soo-ok / Lee Duk-hee Olga Morozova / Olga Zaitseva 6 1 4 6 1 6

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Switzerland vs. Denmark

Switzerland 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Christiane Jolissaint Anne-Mette Sorensen 7 5 6 4     2 Petra Delhees Dorte Ekner 6 3 6 3     3 Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Dorte Ekner / Birgitte Hermansen 6 3 5 7 6 4

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Ireland vs. Romania

Ireland 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 3
1 2 3 1 Caitríona Ruane Lucia Romanov 1 6 1 6     2 Bernadette Davy Virginia Ruzici 1 6 0 6     3 Bernadette Davy / Helen Lennon Florența Mihai / Lucia Romanov 2 6 1 6

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Canada vs. Yugoslavia

Canada 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 1 Nina Bland Renata Šašak 7 5 1 6 3 6   2 Marjorie Blackwood Mima Jaušovec 2 6 2 6     3 Marjorie Blackwood / Karen Dewis Mima Jaušovec / Renata Šašak 3 6 6 4 6 4

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Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

Hungary 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 1 Éva Rózsavölgyi Renáta Tomanová 4 6 6 7     2 Judit Szörényi Hana Mandlíková 3 6 1 6     3 Éva Rózsavölgyi / Judit Szörényi Yvona Brzáková / Iva Budařová 5 7 3 6

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Great Britain vs. Israel

Great Britain 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Israel 0
1 2 3 1 Glynis Coles Hagit Zubary 6 1 6 1     2 Sue Barker Paulina Peled 4 6 7 6 6 1   3 Sue Barker / Glynis Coles Orly Bialistozky / Paulina Peled 6 2 6 3

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Argentina vs. Netherlands

Argentina 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 1 Claudia Casabianca Elly Appel 6 3 6 2     2 Ivanna Madruga Ossès Marcella Mesker 7 5 6 1     3 Liliana Giussani / Adriana Villagrán Reami Marcella Mesker / Elly Appel 1 6 5 7

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Luxembourg vs. Spain

Luxembourg 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Monique Krecke Mónica Álvarez de Mon 2 6 2 6     2 Rita Krombach Carmen Perea 0 6 4 6     3 Rita Krombach / Nadine Schmit Isabel Moure / Betona Pellón Fernández 4 6 3 6

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Austria vs. West Germany

Austria 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Andrea Pesak Bettina Bunge 6 3 2 6 1 6   2 Maria Geyer Sylvia Hanika 1 6 2 6     3 Maria Geyer / Andrea Pesak Bettina Bunge / Sylvia Hanika 4 6 6 4 3 6

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France vs. Sweden

France 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Frédérique Thibault Lena Sandin 7 6 3 6 4 6   2 Brigitte Simon Nina Bohm 6 4 6 3     3 Gail Benedetti / Frédérique Thibault Helena Anliot / Nina Bohm 6 1 3 6 0 6

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Japan vs. Thailand

Japan 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Kiyoko Nomura Chongrak Sri-Ud 6 0 6 0     2 Naoko Sato Suthasini Sirikaya 6 1 6 3     3 Kiyoko Nomura / Naoko Sato Chalada Wattana / Suthasini Sirikaya 6 3 5 7 6 3

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Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia

Chinese Taipei 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 1 Ho Chiu-mei Yolanda Soemarno 4 6 4 6     2 Wen Hsiu-tsuan Lita Sugiarto 5 7 1 6     3 Hsieh Li-chuan / Wen Hsiu-tsuan Loanita Rachman / Lita Sugiarto 3 6 1 6

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Norway vs. Australia

Norway 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Astrid Sunde Dianne Fromholtz 0 6 1 6     2 Ellen Grindvold Wendy Turnbull 3 6 2 6     3 Ellen Grindvold / Astrid Sunde Dianne Fromholtz / Wendy Turnbull 1 6 2 6

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Second round

United States vs. New Zealand

United States 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Chris Evert Lloyd Brenda Perry 6 1 1 0     retired 2 Tracy Austin Judy Chaloner 6 1 6 1     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton 6 2 7 5

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Italy vs. Soviet Union

Italy 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Soviet Union 2
1 2 3 1 Daniela Marzano Olga Zaitseva 6 3 6 3     2 Sabina Simmonds Olga Morozova 4 6 2 6     3 Daniela Marzano / Sabina Simmonds Julia Kashevarova / Olga Zaitseva 5 7 6 3 7 9

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Switzerland vs. Romania

Switzerland 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Romania 2
1 2 3 1 Christiane Jolissaint Lucia Romanov 1 6 4 6     2 Petra Delhees Virginia Ruzici 0 6 3 6     3 Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici 7 6 6 1

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Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 1 Renata Šašak Renáta Tomanová 3 6 2 6     2 Mima Jaušovec Hana Mandlíková 3 6 4 6     3 Mima Jaušovec / Renata Šašak Yvona Brzáková / Iva Budařová 6 7 6 1 1 6

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Great Britain vs. Argentina

Great Britain 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Sue Barker Adriana Villagrán Reami 5 7 7 6 6 2   2 Virginia Wade Ivanna Madruga Ossès 5 7 5 7     3 Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Ivanna Madruga Ossès / Adriana Villagrán Reami 6 7 6 2 6 4

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Spain vs. West Germany

Spain 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Mónica Álvarez de Mon Bettina Bunge 4 6 2 6     2 Carmen Perea Sylvia Hanika 6 4 6 3     3 Betona Pellón Fernández / Carmen Perea Bettina Bunge / Sylvia Hanika 3 6 2 6

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Sweden vs. Japan

Sweden 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Lena Sandin Kiyoko Nomura 6 3 6 7 6 8   2 Nina Bohm Naoko Sato 6 3 3 6 6 4   3 Helena Anliot / Nina Bohm Kiyoko Nomura / Naoko Sato 6 3 6 4

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Indonesia vs. Australia

Indonesia 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Loanita Rachman Dianne Fromholtz 2 6 0 6     2 Lita Sugiarto Wendy Turnbull 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno Dianne Fromholtz / Susan Leo 2 6 2 6

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Quarterfinals

United States vs. Soviet Union

United States 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		Soviet Union 0
1 2 3 1 Chris Evert Lloyd Olga Zaitseva 6 0 6 2     2 Tracy Austin Olga Morozova 6 0 6 1     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Julia Salnikova / Olga Zaitseva 6 4 6 1

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Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Romania 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 1 Lucia Romanov Renáta Tomanová 1 6 4 6     2 Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková 2 6 6 2 6 2   3 Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová 6 7 6 3 4 6

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Great Britain vs. West Germany

Great Britain 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Sue Barker Bettina Bunge 2 6 0 6     2 Virginia Wade Sylvia Hanika 6 4 1 6 5 7   3 Sue Barker / Glynis Coles Bettina Bunge / Sylvia Hanika 3 6 3 6

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Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Lena Sandin Dianne Fromholtz 6 2 6 3     2 Nina Bohm Wendy Turnbull 1 3 3 2     3 Helena Anliot / Nina Bohm Dianne Fromholtz / Wendy Turnbull 3 6 2 6

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Semifinals

United States vs. Czechoslovakia

United States 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 1 Chris Evert Lloyd Renáta Tomanová 6 1 6 3     2 Tracy Austin Hana Mandlíková 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Iva Budařová / Renáta Tomanová 6 3 6 0

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West Germany vs. Australia

West Germany 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Bettina Bunge Dianne Fromholtz 6 1 6 4     2 Sylvia Hanika Wendy Turnbull 6 3 4 6 5 7   3 Bettina Bunge / Sylvia Hanika Dianne Fromholtz / Wendy Turnbull 4 6 2 6

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Final

United States vs. Australia

United States 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 25 May 1980 Red clay (outdoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Chris Evert Lloyd Dianne Fromholtz 4 6 6 1 6 1   2 Tracy Austin Wendy Turnbull 6 3 6 2     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Dianne Fromholtz / Susan Leo 2 6 6 4 6 4

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1980 Federation Cup Champions
United States Ninth title

Consolation rounds

Draw

	Consolation first round					Consolation quarterfinals					Consolation semifinals					Consolation final
		Netherlands	2
		Austria	1
							Netherlands	2
							Hungary	1
		Norway	0
		Hungary	3
												Netherlands	1
												Canada	2
		Canada	2
		Mexico	0
							Canada	2
							Poland	0
		Chinese Taipei	0
		Poland	3
																	Canada	2
																	France	0
		Thailand	3
		Luxembourg	0
							Thailand	0
							South Korea	3
		Ireland	0
		South Korea	3
												South Korea	1
												France	2
		Belgium	3
		Israel	0
							Belgium	0
							France	2
		Denmark	0
		France	3

First round

Netherlands vs. Austria

Netherlands 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Austria 1
1 2 3 1 Marcella Mesker Maria Geyer 6 7 6 3 2 6   2 Nanette Schutte Andrea Pesak 6 0 7 5     3 Karin Moos / Elly Appel Maria Geyer / Andrea Pesak 6 1 6 3

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Norway vs. Hungary

Norway 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 3
1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Judit Szörényi 0 6 1 6     2 Astrid Sunde Éva Rózsavölgyi 7 5 1 6 3 6   3 Ellen Grindvold / Astrid Sunde Anna Németh / Éva Rózsavölgyi 0 6 5 7

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Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Mexico 0
1 2 3 1 Marjorie Blackwood Maluca Llamas 6 2 6 4     2 Karen Dewis Alejandra Vallejo 6 1 6 4     3           not played

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Chinese Taipei vs. Poland

Chinese Taipei 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 1 Wen Hsiu-tsuan Małgorzata Sieradzka 4 6 0 6     2 Hsieh Li-chuan Dorota Dziekońska 3 6 2 6     3 Hsieh Li-chuan / Wen Hsiu-tsuan Dorota Dziekońska / Iwona Kuczyńska 3 6 3 6

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Thailand vs. Luxembourg

Thailand 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 1 Suthasini Sirikaya Rita Krombach 6 3 6 2     2 Chalada Wattana Monique Krecke 6 3 6 1     3 Chalada Wattana / Chongrak Sri-Ud Rita Krombach / Nadine Schmit 6 3 3 6 6 2

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Ireland vs. South Korea

Ireland 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Helen Lennon Lee Duk-hee 1 6 0 6     2 Bernadette Davy Kim Soon-ok 2 6 0 6     3 Helen Lennon / Caitríona Ruane Kim Soon-ok / Lee Duk-hee 0 6 0 6

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Belgium vs. Israel

Belgium 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Israel 3
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Paulina Peled 6 1 6 4     2 Monique Van Haver Hagit Zubary 7 6 6 3     3 Michele Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Orly Bialistozky / Paulina Peled 6 2 6 3

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Denmark vs. France

Denmark 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		France 3
1 2 3 1 Dorte Ekner Gail Benedetti 3 6 0 6     2 Anne-Mette Sorensen Brigitte Simon 3 6 2 6     3 Dorte Ekner / Anne-Mette Sorensen Gail Benedetti / Brigitte Simon 3 6 5 7

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Quarterfinals

Netherlands vs. Hungary

Netherlands 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Hungary 1
1 2 3 1 Elly Appel Judit Szörényi 6 3 6 1     2 Karin Moos Éva Rózsavölgyi 2 6 7 5 1 6   3 Marcella Mesker / Nanette Schutte Éva Rózsavölgyi / Judit Szörényi 3 6 6 2 6 1

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Canada vs. Poland

Canada 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Poland 0
1 2 3 1 Marjorie Blackwood Dorota Dziekońska 6 3 6 1     2 Wendy Barlow Iwona Kuczyńska 1 6 6 4 6 3   3

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Thailand vs. South Korea

Thailand 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Suthasini Sirikaya Lee Duk-hee 0 6 0 6     2 Chalada Wattana Kim Soon-ok 4 6 1 6     3 Chalada Wattana / Suthasini Sirikaya Kim Soon-ok / Lee Duk-hee 4 6 2 6

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Belgium vs. France

Belgium 0	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Michele Gurdal Gail Benedetti 3 6 7 6 3 6   2 Monique Van Haver Brigitte Simon 4 6 1 6     3

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Semifinals

Netherlands vs. Canada

Netherlands 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		Canada 2
1 2 3 1 Nanette Schutte Wendy Barlow 7 6 6 3     2 Elly Appel Marjorie Blackwood 3 6 7 6 6 8   3 Marcella Mesker / Elly Appel Wendy Barlow / Marjorie Blackwood 6 7 2 6

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South Korea vs. France

South Korea 1	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Kim Soon-ok Brigitte Simon 5 7 6 4 4 6   2 Lee Duk-hee Gail Benedetti 4 6 6 3 6 3   3 Kim Soon-ok / Lee Duk-hee Gail Benedetti / Frédérique Thibault 6 3 0 6 2 6

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Final

Canada vs. France

Canada 2	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin May 1980 Red clay (outdoor)		France 0
1 2 3 1 Nina Bland Frédérique Thibault 7 6 4 2     retired 2 Marjorie Blackwood Gail Benedetti 6 3 6 2     3

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