Main article: 1980 Davis Cup

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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
 Mexico4
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
 Canada1
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 Canada5
 Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
bye
 Venezuela4
 Colombia1
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 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		John Antonas
Josef Brabenec 		20
18 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Gewan Maharaj
Dale Power 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Robert Bettauer / Dale Power 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
4 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Stuart Sarnia
Josef Brabenec 		5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		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 Canada
Mexico 		Dale Power
Emilio Montaño 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		5
7 		6
4 		 
2 Canada
Mexico 		Robert Bettauer
Marcello Lara 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Canada
Mexico 		Josef Brabenec / Dale Power
Marcello Lara / Emilio Montaño 		5
7 		4
6 		8
10 		     
4 Canada
Mexico 		Robert Bettauer
Emilio Montaño 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		6
8 		 
5 Canada
Mexico 		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 Venezuela
Colombia 		Jorge Andrew
Alejandro Cortes 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     
2 Venezuela
Colombia 		Humphrey Hose
Iván Molina 		7
5 		8
6 		5
7 		6
2 		   
3 Venezuela
Colombia 		Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Iván Molina / Mauricio Posso 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Venezuela
Colombia 		Fabio Mionbet
Alejandro Cortes 		6
2 		7
5 		       
5 Venezuela
Colombia 		Carlos Claverie
Mauricio Posso 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		     

Main draw

Draw

Semifinals
7–9 December 1979		Final
22–24 February
 United States
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 United States3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico2
 Mexico4
 Venezuela1

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 Mexico
Venezuela 		Marcello Lara
Humphrey Hose 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2 Mexico
Venezuela 		Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew 		6
2 		8
6 		6
2 		     
3 Mexico
Venezuela 		Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Mexico
Venezuela 		Marcello Lara
Jorge Andrew 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		     
5 Mexico
Venezuela 		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 Mexico
United States 		Raúl Ramírez
John McEnroe 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Mexico
United States 		Marcello Lara
Vitas Gerulaitis 		1
6 		2
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
3 Mexico
United States 		Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 		3
6 		3
6 		12
10 		6
4 		2
6 		 
4 Mexico
United States 		Raúl Ramírez
Vitas Gerulaitis 		8
6 		6
4 		       
5 Mexico
United States 		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
 Chile4
Lima, Peru
 Uruguay1
 Uruguay4
 Peru0
 Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Ecuador2
 Brazil3
bye
 Brazil

First round

Peru vs. Uruguay


Peru
0 		Lima, Peru[9]
6–8 October 1979
Uruguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Peru
Uruguay 		Pablo Arraya
Diego Pérez 		5
7 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2 Peru
Uruguay 		Fernando Maynetto
José Luis Damiani 		4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
3 Peru
Uruguay 		Fernando Maynetto / Jorge Salkeld
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		5
7 		 
4 Peru
Uruguay 		Pablo Arraya
José Luis Damiani 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		     
5 Peru
Uruguay 		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 Uruguay
Chile 		Diego Pérez
Belus Prajoux 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Uruguay
Chile 		José Luis Damiani
Hans Gildemeister 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Uruguay
Chile 		José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
8 		1
6 		 
4 Uruguay
Chile 		Diego Pérez
Hans Gildemeister 		1
6 		1
6 		       
5 Uruguay
Chile 		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 Ecuador
Brazil 		Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Ecuador
Brazil 		Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta 		11
9 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Ecuador
Brazil 		Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		6
4 		5
7 		11
9 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 Ecuador
Brazil 		Raúl Viver
Cássio Motta 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Ecuador
Brazil 		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
 Chile1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Brazil3
 Brazil1
 Argentina4
bye
 Argentina

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Chile


Brazil
3 		São Paulo, Brazil[12]
14–16 December 1979
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Chile 		Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol 		7
5 		6
3 		1
6 		6
3 		   
2 Brazil
Chile 		Carlos Kirmayr
Hans Gildemeister 		4
6 		2
6 		6
2 		1
6 		   
3 Brazil
Chile 		Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol / Hans Gildemeister 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
0 		   
4 Brazil
Chile 		Carlos Kirmayr
Ricardo Acuña 		6
3 		6
1 		5
7 		7
5 		   
5 Brazil
Chile 		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 Brazil
Argentina 		Thomaz Koch
Guillermo Vilas 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		 
2 Brazil
Argentina 		Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Clerc 		6
4 		6
2 		6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		 
3 Brazil
Argentina 		Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		6
2 		7
9 		12
10 		6
3 		   
4 Brazil
Argentina 		Carlos Kirmayr
Guillermo Vilas 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
5 Brazil
Argentina 		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 Argentina
United States 		José Luis Clerc
John McEnroe 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		13
11 		   
2 Argentina
United States 		Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Argentina
United States 		Ricardo Cano / Carlos Gattiker
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Argentina
United States 		Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
5 Argentina
United States 		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. ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "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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