# 1979 Davis Cup

The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 52 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.
Following years of protests from various national sides, South Africa were expelled from the Davis Cup for failing to abandon its apartheid policies. For many years the Davis Cup organisers had been reluctant to let political issues affect the competition, however following several years of defaults by national teams and threats of a boycott, the organisers of the tournament were forced to resolve the political disagreements by expelling the South African side. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean/West Indies teams had all pulled out of the 1978 tournament, and in 1977 the United States, Great Britain and France had all withdrawn in protest to the continued politicisation of the Cup before eventually re-entering following concessions. South Africa would not be allowed to participate again in the Davis Cup until 1992, when significant progress had been made to bring about the end of apartheid.
The United States defeated Argentina in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Great Britain and Sweden respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Australia and Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Italy in the final to win their 26th title overall and their second consecutive title. The final was held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, United States on 14–16 December.

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

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | 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 | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Canada | Canada | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Nassau, Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Nassau, Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Final 16–18 March | Final 16–18 March | Final 16–18 March |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) |
| bye | bye | | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor hard) |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | United States | United States | 5 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 0 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Colombia | Colombia | 0 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | |

### South America Zone
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) |
| bye | bye | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | | | |
| Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Itu, Brazil | Itu, Brazil | Itu, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Itu, Brazil | Itu, Brazil | Itu, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Final 16–18 March | Final 16–18 March | Final 16–18 March |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | Argentina | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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

## Eastern Zone
### Preliminary rounds

| Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Pakistan | Pakistan | w/o |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | Pakistan | Pakistan | w/o |
| South Korea | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | w/o | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | w/o | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | |

### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 9–12 February | Semifinals 9–12 February | Semifinals 9–12 February | Final 16–19 March | Final 16–19 March | Final 16–19 March |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 4 | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |

#### Final

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

## Europe Zone
### Zone A
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Poland | Poland | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 4 |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Poland | Poland | 4 |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| Morocco | Morocco | 0 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| bye | bye | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 5 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Austria | Austria | 5 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain |
| bye | bye | | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Final 14–16 September | Final 14–16 September | Final 14–16 September |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 1 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 1 | | | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Italy vs. Great Britain
| Italy 4 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 14–16 September 1979 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 14–16 September 1979 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram 0 6 4 6 4 6       2 Corrado Barazzutti John Lloyd 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Corrado Barazzutti / Antonio Zugarelli Mark Cox / David Lloyd 7 5 10 8 6 1       4 Adriano Panatta John Lloyd 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram 8 6 7 5 ||||

### Zone B
#### Pre-qualifying round

| Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round |
| Ankara, Turkey | Ankara, Turkey | Ankara, Turkey |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 |
| Iran | Iran | 5 |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Amersfoort, Netherlands (clay) | Amersfoort, Netherlands (clay) | Amersfoort, Netherlands (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 |
| | | | France | France | 3 |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 3 |
| France | France | | | | |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Iran | Iran | 2 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Iran | Iran | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | w/o | | | |
| Israel | Israel | w/o | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | | Israel | Israel | 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| Romania | Romania | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Quarterfinals 15–17 June | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Final 14–16 September | Final 14–16 September | Final 14–16 September |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 1 | | | |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 1 | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 1 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 1 | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | |

#### Final

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

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

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

### Semifinals

Australia vs. United States
| Australia 1 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 5–8 October 1979 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 5–8 October 1979 Grass | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Edmondson Vitas Gerulaitis 8 6 16 14 8 10 3 6 3 6   2 John Alexander John McEnroe 7 9 2 6 7 9       3 John Alexander / Phil Dent Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 9 7 6 4 6 4       4 John Alexander Vitas Gerulaitis 7 5 4 6 6 8 2 6     5 Mark Edmondson John McEnroe 3 6 4 6 ||||
Italy vs. Czechoslovakia
| Italy 4 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 5–7 October 1979 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 5–7 October 1979 Clay | Czechoslovakia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Tomáš Šmíd 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 5 7   2 Adriano Panatta Ivan Lendl 6 4 1 6 6 0 6 0     3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd 6 8 6 2 6 1 6 2     4 Corrado Barazzutti Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 1 6 2 3 6 7 5   5 Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Final

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