1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1980 Davis Cup

12 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and the South America Zones. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Brazil in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final Argentina defeated the United States and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
6–8 October 1979		 Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
  Mexico  
Brantford, Canada (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Mexico 4
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
    Canada 1
  Caribbean/West Indies 0
  Canada 5  
  Venezuela  
Caracas, Venezuela
 bye  
    Venezuela 4
    Colombia 1
 bye
  Colombia  

First Round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada


Caribbean/West Indies
0		 Kingston, Jamaica [5]
6–8 October 1979
Hard (indoors)
Canada
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Antonas
Josef Brabenec		 20
18		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Gewan Maharaj
Dale Power		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Robert Bettauer / Dale Power		 5
7 		2
6 		6
4		 5
7 		   
4
Stuart Sarnia
Josef Brabenec		 5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Leo Rolle
Robert Bettauer		 1
6 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   

Qualifying Draw

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
1		 Brantford, Canada [6]
27–29 October 1979
Hard (indoors)
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dale Power
Emilio Montaño		 6
2		 3
6 		6
1		 5
7 		6
4		  
2
Robert Bettauer
Marcello Lara		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Josef Brabenec / Dale Power
Marcello Lara / Emilio Montaño		 5
7 		4
6 		8
10 		     
4
Robert Bettauer
Emilio Montaño		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 6
8 		 
5
Dale Power
Marcello Lara		 2
6 		2
6 		       

Venezuela vs. Colombia


Venezuela
4		 Caracas, Venezuela [7]
27–29 October 1979
Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jorge Andrew
Alejandro Cortes		 6
2		 6
3		 9
7		      
2
Humphrey Hose
Iván Molina		 7
5		 8
6		 5
7 		6
2		    
3
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Iván Molina / Mauricio Posso		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Fabio Mionbet
Alejandro Cortes		 6
2		 7
5		        
5
Carlos Claverie
Mauricio Posso		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		     

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
7–9 December 1979		 Final
22–24 February
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 3
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 2
    Mexico 4
    Venezuela 1  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Venezuela


Mexico
4		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [8]
7–9 December 1979
Clay
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcello Lara
Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 8
6		    
2
Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Marcello Lara
Jorge Andrew		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		      
5
Javier Ordaz
Humphrey Hose		 3
6 		2
6 		       

Final

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
2		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [2]
22–24 February 1980
Clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raúl Ramírez
John McEnroe		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Marcello Lara
Vitas Gerulaitis		 1
6 		2
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 3
6 		3
6 		12
10		 6
4		 2
6 		 
4
Raúl Ramírez
Vitas Gerulaitis		 8
6		 6
4		        
5
Javier Ordaz
Scott Davis		 7
9 		6
4		 6
4		      

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
6–8 October 1979		 Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1979
                 
  Chile  
Montevideo, Uruguay
 bye  
    Chile 4
Lima, Peru
    Uruguay 1
  Uruguay 4
  Peru 0  
  Ecuador  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 bye  
    Ecuador 2
    Brazil 3
 bye
  Brazil  

First Round

Peru vs. Uruguay


Peru
0		 Lima, Peru [9]
6–8 October 1979
Uruguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pablo Arraya
Diego Pérez		 5
7 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2
Fernando Maynetto
José Luis Damiani		 4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
3
Fernando Maynetto / Jorge Salkeld
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano		 3
6 		5
7 		6
3		 7
5		 5
7 		 
4
Pablo Arraya
José Luis Damiani		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		     
5
Fernando Maynetto
Diego Pérez		           not
played

Qualifying Round

Uruguay vs. Chile


Uruguay
1		 Montevideo, Uruguay [10]
27–29 October 1979
Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Diego Pérez
Belus Prajoux		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2
José Luis Damiani
Hans Gildemeister		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
8 		1
6 		 
4
Diego Pérez
Hans Gildemeister		 1
6 		1
6 		       
5
José Luis Damiani
Belus Prajoux		 6
0		 6
4		        

Ecuador vs. Brazil


Ecuador
2		 Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador [11]
27–29 October 1979
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta		 11
9		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
3		  
3
Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta		 6
4		 5
7 		11
9		 4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Raúl Viver
Cássio Motta		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
5
Andrés Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr		 6
1		 8
10 		7
9 		4
6 		   

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
14–16 December 1979		 Final
February 1980
                 
  São Paulo, Brazil
    Chile 1  
    Brazil 3     São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
      Brazil 1
      Argentina 4
   bye
    Argentina  

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Chile


Brazil
3		 São Paulo, Brazil [12]
14–16 December 1979
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol		 7
5		 6
3		 1
6 		6
3		    
2
Carlos Kirmayr
Hans Gildemeister		 4
6 		2
6 		6
2		 1
6 		   
3
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol / Hans Gildemeister		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
0		    
4
Carlos Kirmayr
Ricardo Acuña		 6
3		 6
1		 5
7 		7
5		    
5
Thomaz Koch
Hans Gildemeister		           not
played

Final

Brazil vs. Argentina


Brazil
1		 São Paulo, Brazil [3]
February 1980
Clay
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomaz Koch
Guillermo Vilas		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		 
2
Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Clerc		 6
4		 6
2		 6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		 
3
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 6
2		 7
9 		12
10		 6
3		    
4
Carlos Kirmayr
Guillermo Vilas		 6
2		 3
6 		8
6		 3
6 		3
6 		 
5
Thomaz Koch
José Luis Clerc		 2
6 		0
6 		       

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Argentina vs. United States


Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [4]
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		        

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  7. "Venezuela v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  9. "Peru v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  10. "Uruguay v Chile". daviscup.com.
  11. "Ecuador v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  12. "Brazil v Chile". daviscup.com.
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