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.^[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]

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

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 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

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 1	Brantford, Canada[6] 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[7] 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

	Semifinals 7–9 December 1979					Final 22–24 February
	United States
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
						United States		3
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
						Mexico		2
	Mexico		4
	Venezuela		1

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 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

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 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

	First Round 6–8 October 1979					Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1979
	Chile
						Montevideo, Uruguay
	bye
						Chile		4
	Lima, Peru
						Uruguay		1
	Uruguay		4
	Peru		0
	Ecuador
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	bye
						Ecuador		2
						Brazil		3
	bye
	Brazil

Peru vs. Uruguay

Peru 0	Lima, Peru[9] 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

Uruguay vs. Chile

Uruguay 1	Montevideo, Uruguay[10] 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[11] 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

	Semifinals 14–16 December 1979					Final February 1980
	São Paulo, Brazil
	Chile		1
						São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
	Brazil		3
						Brazil		1
						Argentina		4
	bye
	Argentina

Brazil vs. Chile

Brazil 3	São Paulo, Brazil[12] 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

Brazil vs. Argentina

Brazil 1	São Paulo, Brazil[3] 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

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 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

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