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1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1980 Davis Cup

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

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Draw

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Pre-qualifying round
6–8 October 1979		Preliminary Round
31 October–11 November 1979
  Chinese Taipei
Guam (hard)
bye
  Chinese Taipei3
  Thailand2
  Philippines
  Thailandw/o
Seoul, South Korea
  South Korea3
Seoul, South Korea
  Pakistan2
  South Korea5
  Indonesia0
bye
  Indonesia

First round

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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

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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

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
7–10 December 1979		Semifinals
8–10 February		Final
7–9 March
  Australia
Hobart, Australia (carpet)
bye
  Australia5
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
  Japan0
  Japan5
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Chinese Taipei0
  Australia3
Seoul, South Korea
  New Zealand1
  South Korea3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  India2
  South Korea0
  New Zealand5
bye
  New Zealand

Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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
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References

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  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 "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.
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