# 1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

## North & Central America Zone
### Preliminary rounds
#### Draw

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

#### First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada
| Caribbean/West Indies 0 | Kingston, Jamaica 6–8 October 1979 Hard (indoors) | Kingston, Jamaica 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 27–29 October 1979 Hard (indoors) | Brantford, Canada 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 27–29 October 1979 | Caracas, Venezuela 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 | Semifinals 7–9 December 1979 | Semifinals 7–9 December 1979 | Final 22–24 February | Final 22–24 February | Final 22–24 February |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | United States | United States | 3 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 2 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | Mexico | Mexico | 2 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | |

#### Semifinals

Mexico vs. Venezuela
| Mexico 4 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 7–9 December 1979 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 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 22–24 February 1980 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 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 | First Round 6–8 October 1979 | First Round 6–8 October 1979 | Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1979 | Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1979 | Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1979 |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| bye | bye | | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | |

#### First round

Peru vs. Uruguay
| Peru 0 | Lima, Peru 6–8 October 1979 | Lima, Peru 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 27–29 October 1979 | Montevideo, Uruguay 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 27–29 October 1979 Clay | Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador 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 | Semifinals 14–16 December 1979 | Semifinals 14–16 December 1979 | Final February 1980 | Final February 1980 | Final February 1980 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |

#### Semifinals

Brazil vs. Chile
| Brazil 3 | São Paulo, Brazil 14–16 December 1979 | São Paulo, Brazil 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 February 1980 Clay | São Paulo, Brazil 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 7–9 March 1980 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 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 ||||