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1980 Federation Cup (tennis)

1980 edition of the Federation Cup

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ481246 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 1980 Federation Cup was the 18th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 19 to 25 May. The United States won their fifth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their tenth and record eighth consecutive final. The US did not drop a single match during the tournament.

Participating teams

Draw

All ties were played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, on clay courts.

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1st Round losing teams play in Consolation rounds

First round

United States vs. Poland

New Zealand vs. Mexico

Belgium vs. Italy

South Korea vs. Soviet Union

Switzerland vs.

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“1980 Federation Cup (tennis)” enters the record as 1980 edition of the Federation Cup. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Federation, tennis and edition can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1980—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Federation, tennis and edition.
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This entry incorporates text from “1980 Federation Cup (tennis)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.