The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.
The United States defeated Argentina in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and Czechoslovakia won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Australia and Italy defeated Czechoslovakia. The USA defeated Italy in the final, which was held at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA, United States, on 14–16 December.
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