1980 Wightman Cup

{{short description|International women's tennis competition}}

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| edition = 52nd

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| winning nation= {{Wightman|USA}}

| previous = 1979

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The 1980 Wightman Cup was the 52nd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London in England in the United Kingdom.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0-942257-70-0|edition=2nd|page=533}} The cup was memorable for the last minute replacement of world no.1 Tracy Austin with Andrea Jaeger who had to fly from Japan to London at very short notice and arrived only hours before her first match, which she won. The BBC chose Chris Evert's victory over Virginia Wade as one of its "100 Greatest Sporting Moments" in recognition of Evert's final set recovery from being 1-5, 0-40 down on Wade's serve. Wade's victory would have squared the match at 3-3, whereas in fact, Evert's recovery secured the cup 4-2 with only the final doubles left to play.Chrissie: My Own Story. Evert Lloyd, Chris. Simon & Schuster, August 18, 1982. {{ISBN|978-0671443764}}

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|team1=Great Britain

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|venue=Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom

|date=1980

|surface=Hard (Indoors)

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|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Wade |6|3|2|T2P1=Andrea Jaeger |3|6|6}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Glynis Coles |T1P2=Anne Hobbs |3|3| |T2P1=Rosemary Casals |T2P2=Chris Evert-Lloyd |6|6| }}

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|R6={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Wade |5|6|5|T2P1=Chris Evert-Lloyd |7|3|7}}

|R7={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sue Barker |T1P2=Virginia Wade |4|5| |T2P1=Kathy Jordan |T2P2=Anne Smith |6|7| }}

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