Davis Cup 1979

In 1979 the Davis Cup was held for the 68th time. The final took place from 14 to 16 December at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco ( United States ) instead. The United States team secured the title.

North and South America group

Attendees

United States  Mexico  Canada  Venezuela

Colombia  Brazil  Ecuador  Peru

Uruguay  Chile  Argentina  Bolivia British West Indies

The tournament

1. Preliminary round 22.-24. September 1978

2nd preliminary round 27. – 1. November 1978

1st round 8-10 December 1978

Semi-finals 16.-18. March 1979

Final 14.-16. September 1979

United States

bye

United States

bye

United States

bye

United States

5

Colombia

0

Colombia

bye

Colombia

4th

Venezuela

1

British West Indies

2

Venezuela

3

Colombia

3

Mexico

2

Canada

bye

Canada

2

Mexico

3

bye

Mexico

United States

4th

Argentina

1

Argentina

bye

Argentina

4th

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4th

Peru

1

Argentina

5

Brazil

0

Bolivia

0

Brazil

5

Brazil

4th

Uruguay

0

bye

Uruguay

Argentina

3

Chile

2

bye

Chile

bye

Chile

bye

Chile

final

United States	final	Argentina
	Date : September 14 to September 16, 1979 Location : Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis ( United States ) Surface : Carpet Vitas gerulaitis 6: 1, 7: 5, 6: 1 José Luis Clerc John McEnroe 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 2 Guillermo Vilas Bob Lutz Stan Smith 2: 6, 4: 6, 11: 9, 6: 4, 6: 1 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe 6: 2, 6: 3 José Luis Clerc Vitas gerulaitis 7: 9, 3: 0 where Guillermo Vilas Result : 4: 1

Oceania and Asia group

Attendees

Pakistan  Philippines  South Korea  Chinese Taipei

Indonesia  Australia  New Zealand

India  Japan  Malaysia

The tournament

1st preliminary round 2nd – 4th October 1978

2nd preliminary round 3rd – 5th November 1978

1st round 5-10 December 1978

Semi-finals 9-12 February 1979

Final 16. – 19. March 1979

New Zealand

bye

New Zealand

bye

New Zealand

bye

New Zealand

3

Japan

0

Japan

bye

Japan

bye

Japan

4th

Pakistan

1

Philippines

bye

Philippines

Where

Pakistan

Pakistan

3

South Korea

2

New Zealand

2

Australia

3

Taiwan

Malaysia

Where

Taiwan

0

Indonesia

4th

bye

Indonesia

Indonesia

1

India

4th

bye

India

bye

India

India

2

Australia

3

bye

Australia

bye

Australia

bye

Australia

final

New Zealand	final	Australia
	Date : March 16 to March 19 1979 Location : Wilding Park, Christchurch ( New Zealand ) covering : Grass Onny Parun 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 2 Mark Edmondson Russell Simpson 4: 6, 6: 4, 5: 7, 4: 6 John Alexander Onny Parun Russell Simpson 4: 6, 7: 9, 3: 6 John Alexander Phil Dent Russell Simpson 3: 6, 2: 6, 4: 6 Mark Edmondson Onny Parun 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 3 John Alexander Result : 2: 3

European group

Attendees

Zone A

Austria  Denmark  Egypt  Greece  United Kingdom

Finland  Italy  Monaco  Morocco  Hungary

Portugal  Poland  Soviet Union  Spain

Zone B

Iran  Belgium  Ireland  France  Netherlands

Israel  Nigeria  Norway  Romania  BR Germany

Switzerland  Yugoslavia  Sweden  Czechoslovakia

The tournament

Zone A

1st preliminary round 15. – 17. September 1978

2nd preliminary round 16-18. March 1979

1st round 15-17 June 1979

Semi-finals 13-15 July 1979

Final 14.-16. September 1979

Hungary

bye

Hungary

bye

Hungary

bye

Hungary

2

Italy

3

Italy

bye

Italy

5

Denmark

0

Greece

1

Denmark

4th

Italy

4th

Poland

1

Finland

5

Morocco

0

Finland

1

Poland

4th

bye

Poland

Italy

4th

Great Britain

1

Spain

bye

Spain

5

Soviet Union

0

Monaco

1

Soviet Union

4th

Spain

3

Austria

1

Egypt

5

Portugal

0

Egypt

0

Austria

5

bye

Austria

Spain

1

Great Britain

4th

bye

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

Final zone A

Italy	final	Great Britain
	Date : September 14-16 , 1979 Location : Foro Italico , Rome ( Italy ) Surface : Sand Adriano Panatta 0: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6 Buster Mottram Corrado Barazzutti 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 4 John Lloyd Antonio Zugarelli Corrado Barazzutti 7: 5, 10: 8, 6: 1 David Lloyd Mark Cox Adriano Panatta 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 3 John Loyd Corrado Barazzutti 8: 6, 7: 5 Buster Mottram Result : 4: 1

Zone B

1st preliminary round 15. – 17. September 1978

2nd preliminary round 16.-18. March 1979

1st round 15-17 June 1979

Semi-finals 13-15 July 1979

Final 14.-16. September 1979

Czechoslovakia

bye

Czechoslovakia

bye

Czechoslovakia

bye

Czechoslovakia

4th

France

1

France

bye

France

3

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

4th

Norway

1

France

5

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

3

Iran

2

Switzerland

4th

Yugoslavia

1

bye

Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia

3

Sweden

2

West Germany

bye

West Germany

3

Israel

2

Israel

Nigeria

Where

West Germany

1

Romania

4th

Belgium

5

Ireland

0

Belgium

1

Romania

4th

bye

Romania

Romania

2

Sweden

3

bye

Sweden

bye

Sweden

bye

Sweden

Final zone B

Czechoslovakia	final	Sweden
	Date : September 14-16, 1979 Location : Prague ( Czechoslovakia ) Surface : Sand Tomáš Šmíd 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 2 Kjell Johansson Ivan Lendl 4: 6, 5: 7, 2: 6 Bjorn Borg Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 0 Ove Nils Bengtson Björn Borg Ivan Lendl 8:10, 6: 4, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1 Kjell Johansson Tomáš Šmíd 3: 5 where Per Hjertquist Result : 3: 2

Finals

Attendees

United States  Czechoslovakia  Australia  Italy

game schedule

	Semi-finals 5-8 October 1979					Final 14.-16. December 1979
		United States	4th
		Australia	1
							United States	5
							Italy	0
		Czechoslovakia	1
		Italy	4th

Semifinals

Australia	Semifinals	United States
	Date : October 5-8, 1979 Location : White City Stadium, Sydney ( Australia ) Surface : Grass Mark Edmondson 8: 6, 16:14, 8:10, 3: 6, 3: 6 Vitas gerulaitis John Alexander 7: 9, 2: 6, 7: 9 John McEnroe John Alexander Phil Dent 9: 7, 6: 4, 6: 4 Bob Lutz Stan Smith John Alexander 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 8, 2: 6 Vitas gerulaitis Mark Edmondson 3: 6, 4: 6 John McEnroe Result : 1: 4

Italy	Semifinals	Czechoslovakia
	Date : October 5-7 , 1979 Location : Foro Italico , Rome ( Italy ) Surface : Sand Corrado Barazzutti 1: 6, 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7 Tomáš Šmíd Adriano Panatta 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 0, 6: 0 Ivan Lendl Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6: 8, 6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 2 Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd Corrado Barazzutti 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5 Ivan Lendl Adriano Panatta 6: 3, 6: 2 Tomáš Šmíd Result : 4: 1

final

United States	final	Italy
	Date : December 16-16, 1979 Location : San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco ( United States ) Surface : Carpet Vitas gerulaitis 6: 2, 3: 2 where Corrado Barazzutti John McEnroe 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4 Adriano Panatta Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6: 4, 12:10, 6: 2 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta John McEnroe 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 1 Antonio Zugarelli Vitas gerulaitis 6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 3 Adriano Panatta Result : 5: 0

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup