1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. Japan and India received byes into the quarterfinals, while Australia and New Zealand received byes into the semifinals. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone. ^[1]

Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

	Pre-Qualifying Round 6–8 October 1979					Preliminary Round 31 October–11 November 1979
	Chinese Taipei
						Guam (hard)
	bye
						Chinese Taipei		3
						Thailand		2
	Philippines
	Thailand		w/o
	Seoul, South Korea
	South Korea		3
						Seoul, South Korea
	Pakistan		2
						South Korea		5
						Indonesia		0
	bye
	Indonesia

First Round

South Korea vs. Pakistan

South Korea 3	Seoul, South Korea [3] 6–8 October 1979		Pakistan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kim Bong-suk Saeed Meer 0 6 4 6 2 6       2 Jeon Chang-dae Nadir Ali-Khan 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Jeon Chang-dae  /  Jeon Young-dai Nadir Ali-Khan  /  Saeed Meer 6 2 4 6 6 2 3 6 2 6   4 Jeon Young-dai Nadir Ali-Khan 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Jeon Chang-dae Saeed Meer 6 1 6 3 6 2

Qualifying Round

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand

Chinese Taipei 3	Guam [4] 31 October–2 November 1979 Hard		Thailand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wu Chang-rung Supot Meesawat 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 2 7 5   2 Hsu Huang-jung Panomkorn Pladchurnil 6 3 1 6 7 5 6 4     3 Hsu Huang-jung  /  Wu Chang-rung Supot Meesawat  /  Panomkorn Pladchurnil 8 6 11 9 3 6 3 6 6 8   4 Wu Chang-rung Panomkorn Pladchurnil 6 2 5 7 5 7 12 10 4 6   5 Hsu Huang-jung Supot Meesawat 6 1 2 6 6 3 6 3

South Korea vs. Indonesia

South Korea 5	Seoul, South Korea [5] 9–11 November 1979		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeon Chang-dae Yustedjo Tarik 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 Kim Choon-ho Atet Wijono 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Jeon Young-dai  /  Kim Choon-ho Gondo Widjojo  /  Atet Wijono 6 4 4 6 8 6 3 6 6 4   4 Kim Choon-ho Yustedjo Tarik 6 4 6 4 6 0       5 Jeon Chang-dae Hadiman 6 1 6 1 7 5

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals 7–10 December 1979

Semifinals 8–10 February

Final 7–9 March

Australia

Hobart, Australia (carpet)

bye

Australia

5

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Japan

0

Japan

5

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Chinese Taipei

0

Australia

3

Seoul, South Korea

New Zealand

1

South Korea

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

India

2

South Korea

0

New Zealand

5

bye

New Zealand

Quarterfinals

Chinese Taipei vs. Japan

Chinese Taipei 0	Taipei, Taiwan [6] 7–10 December 1979 Hard (indoors)		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wu Chang-rung Shigeyuki Nishio 7 5 0 6 3 6 3 6     2 Hsu Huang-jung Tsuyoshi Fukui 4 6 2 6 1 6       3 Hsu Huang-jung  /  Wu Chang-rung Jun Kamiwazumi  /  Shinichi Sakamoto 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Hsu Huang-jung Shigeyuki Nishio 2 6 4 6 8 10       5 Wu Chang-rung Tsuyoshi Fukui 2 6 3 6 4 6

South Korea vs. India

South Korea 3	Seoul, South Korea [7] 7–9 December 1979		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeon Chang-dae Harishanker Krishnan 6 4 6 3 6 2       2 Kim Choon-ho Nandan Bal 2 6 6 3 4 6 3 6     3 Jeon Young-dai  /  Kim Choon-ho Nandan Bal  /  Sashi Menon 2 6 6 8 4 6       4 Kim Choon-ho Harishanker Krishnan 6 4 8 6 6 1       5 Jeon Young-dai Nandan Bal 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 1

Semifinals

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 5	Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia [8] 8–10 February 1980 Carpet		Japan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Edmondson Tsuyoshi Fukui 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 3     2 Peter McNamara Shigeyuki Nishio 6 4 6 3 6 0       3 Brad Drewett  /  Mark Edmondson Jun Kamiwazumi  /  Shinichi Sakamoto 8 6 6 1 6 2       4 Peter McNamara Tsuyoshi Fukui 7 5 6 0 6 3       5 Mark Edmondson Shigeyuki Nishio 2 6 6 0 6 2 6 1

New Zealand vs. South Korea

New Zealand 5	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [9] 8–10 February 1980 Grass		South Korea 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Onny Parun Kim Choon-ho 7 5 3 6 6 2 10 8     2 Chris Lewis Jeon Young-dai 6 2 6 4 6 0       3 Chris Lewis  /  Russell Simpson Kim Bong-suk  /  Kim Choon-ho 6 1 6 0 7 5       4 Chris Lewis Jeon Chang-dae 6 3 6 2 6 0       5 Onny Parun Kim Bong-suk 6 4 6 3 6 1

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia 3	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [2] 7–9 March 1980 Grass		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Alexander Chris Lewis 7 5 7 9 10 8 4 6 5 7   2 Phil Dent Onny Parun 6 2 5 7 6 3 3 6 6 2   3 John Alexander  /  Phil Dent Chris Lewis  /  Russell Simpson 6 2 8 6 9 7       4 Phil Dent Chris Lewis 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 John Alexander Onny Parun           not played

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. "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
3. "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
4. "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
5. "South Korea v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
6. "Chinese Taipei v Japan". daviscup.com.
7. "South Korea v India". daviscup.com.
8. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
9. "New Zealand v South Korea". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website