1979 Davis Cup

1979 Davis Cup
Details
Edition 68th
Achievements (singles)
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The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Argentina in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and Czechoslovakia won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Australia and Italy defeated Czechoslovakia. The USA defeated Italy in the final, which was held at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA, United States, on 14–16 December.

South Africa was expelled from the Davis Cup for the second time, for failing to abandon its apartheid policies.[1] The organizers of the competition had been reluctant to let political issues affect the competition, but their hand was forced by the threat of a boycott of the competition by numerous other nations (Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the West Indies had already withdrawn from the 1978 competition, and in 1977 the United States, Britain, and France had withdrawn before re-entering[2]). South Africa would not be allowed to participate again until 1992, after the fall of the apartheid system.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


United States
4		 Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
14–16 September 1979
carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina		 Vitas Gerulaitis
José Luis Clerc		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
2 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 United States
Argentina		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		4
6 		11
9		 6
4		 6
1		  
4 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 6
2		 6
3		        
5 United States
Argentina		 Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas		 7
9 		3
0		       retired
 

Eastern Zone

Qualifying Rounds

Participating Teams

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


New Zealand
2		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
16–19 March 1979
grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Australia		 Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
2		    
2 New Zealand
Australia		 Russell Simpson
John Alexander		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		   
3 New Zealand
Australia		 Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
John Alexander / Phil Dent		 4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
4 New Zealand
Australia		 Russell Simpson
Mark Edmondson		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 New Zealand
Australia		 Onny Parun
John Alexander		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      

Europe Zone

Zone A

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
14–16 September 1979
clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United Kingdom		 Adriano Panatta
Christopher Mottram		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Italy
United Kingdom		 Corrado Barazzutti
John Lloyd		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 Italy
United Kingdom		 Corrado Barazzutti / Antonio Zugarelli
Mark Cox / David Lloyd		 7
5		 10
8		 6
1		      
4 Italy
United Kingdom		 Adriano Panatta
John Lloyd		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Italy
United Kingdom		 Corrado Barazzutti
Christopher Mottram		 8
6		 7
5		        

Zone B

Qualifying Round

Participating Teams

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia
14–16 September 1979
clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Tomáš Šmíd
Kjell Johansson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Ivan Lendl
Björn Borg		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd
Ove Nils Bengtson / Björn Borg		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		    
4 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Ivan Lendl
Kjell Johansson		 8
10 		6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		  
5 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Tomáš Šmíd
Per Hjertquist		 3
5		         retired
 

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  1st round
5–8 October		 Final
14–16 December
                 
  Sydney, Australia (grass)
  AME   United States 4  
  EAS   Australia 1     San Francisco, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
    AME   United States 5
Rome, Italy (clay)   EUR-A   Italy 0
  EUR-B   Czechoslovakia 1
  EUR-A   Italy 4  

First round

Australia vs. United States


Australia
1		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
5–8 October 1979
grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United States		 Mark Edmondson
Vitas Gerulaitis		 8
6		 16
14		 8
10 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Australia
United States		 John Alexander
John McEnroe		 7
9 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3 Australia
United States		 John Alexander / Phil Dent
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith		 9
7		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Australia
United States		 John Alexander
Vitas Gerulaitis		 7
5		 4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		   
5 Australia
United States		 Mark Edmondson
John McEnroe		 3
6 		4
6 		       

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia


Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
5–7 October 1979
clay
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia		 Corrado Barazzutti
Tomáš Šmíd		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia		 Adriano Panatta
Ivan Lendl		 6
4		 1
6 		6
0		 6
0		    
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia		 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd		 6
8 		6
2		 6
1		 6
2		    
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia		 Corrado Barazzutti
Ivan Lendl		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		  
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia		 Adriano Panatta
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 6
2		        

Final


United States
5		 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, United States
14–16 December 1979
carpet (indoors)
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Italy		 Vitas Gerulaitis
Corrado Barazzutti		 6
2		 3
2		        
retired
2 United States
Italy		 John McEnroe
Adriano Panatta		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 United States
Italy		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta		 6
4		 12
10		 6
2		      
4 United States
Italy		 John McEnroe
Antonio Zugarelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 United States
Italy		 Vitas Gerulaitis
Adriano Panatta		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19780417&id=FQ9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4837,4807800
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=edk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Kn4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6973,226181&dq=us+withdraws+from+davis+cup&hl=en
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