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1981 Davis Cup

1981 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 6 March – 13 December
Edition 70th
Teams 51
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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World Group

Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Czechoslovakia

France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan

Mexico
New Zealand
Romania
South Korea

Sweden
Switzerland
United States
West Germany

Draw

  First Round
6–8 March		   Quarterfinals
9–12 July		   Semifinals
2–4 October		   Final
11–13 December
                                     
  Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
    West Germany 2  
    Timișoara, Romania (hard)
    Argentina 3  
      Argentina 3  
  Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
      Romania 2  
    Romania 3
    Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Brazil 2  
        Argentina 5  
  Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
      Great Britain 0  
    Great Britain 3  
    Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet)
    Italy 2  
      Great Britain 4
  Seoul, South Korea (clay)
      New Zealand 1  
    South Korea 0
    Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet)
    New Zealand 5  
        Argentina 1
  Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)
      United States 3
    Japan 0  
    Båstad, Sweden (clay)
    Sweden 5  
      Sweden 1
  Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
      Australia 3  
    France 2
    Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
    Australia 3  
        Australia 0
  Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard)
      United States 5  
    Switzerland 2  
    New York City, United States (hard)
    Czechoslovakia 3  
      Czechoslovakia 1
  Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
      United States 4  
    United States 3
 
    Mexico 2  

Final


United States
3		 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States
11–13 December 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2   Roscoe Tanner
José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		3
6 		6
8 		     
3   Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		11
9		  
4   John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
5   Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas		 11
10		         not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2   Roscoe Tanner
José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		3
6 		6
8 		     
3   Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		11
9		  
4   John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
5   Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas		 11
10		         not
completed

Relegation Play-offs

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface
Brazil 2–3 West Germany São Paulo Clay
Italy 4–1 South Korea Sanremo Clay
France 4–1 Japan Paris Clay
Mexico 3–2 Switzerland Tijuana Clay

Americas Zone

  Sub-Zonal Semifinals
9–11 January		   Sub-Zonal Finals
13–15 February		   Inter-Zonal Final
6–8 March
                           
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Colombia 3  
    Canada 2     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 5  
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 0  
    Venezuela 4
    Caribbean/West Indies 1     Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
      Colombia 2
  Lima, Peru (clay)       Chile 3
    Peru 1  
    Chile 4     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 5
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Uruguay 0  
    Ecuador 2
    Uruguay 3  

Eastern Zone

  Quarterfinals
9–11 January		   Semifinals
13–15 February		   Final
6–8 March
                           
   
    India    
    bye       Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
      India 5  
  Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 0  
    Malaysia 0
    Thailand 5     Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
      India 3
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)       Indonesia 2
    Indonesia 4  
    Chinese Taipei 1     Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
      Indonesia 3
        Pakistan 0  
    bye  
    Pakistan    

Europe Zone

Zone A

  First Round
8–10 May		   Quarterfinals
10–14 June		   Semifinals
9–11 July		   Final
25–27 September
                                     
   
    Spain    
    Algiers, Algeria (clay)
    bye    
      Spain 5  
   
      Algeria 0  
    Zimbabwe  
    Lleida, Spain (clay)
    Algeria w/o  
        Spain 5  
   
      Monaco 0  
    Poland    
    Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    bye    
      Poland 2
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
      Monaco 3  
    Morocco 1
    Avilés, Spain (clay)
    Monaco 3  
        Spain 3
   
      Hungary 2
    Hungary    
    Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    bye    
      Hungary 4
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)
      Egypt 1  
    Egypt 5
    Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Greece 0  
        Hungary 3
   
      Israel 2  
    Yugoslavia    
    Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay)
    bye    
      Yugoslavia 1
   
      Israel 4  
    bye  
 
    Israel    

Zone B

  First Round
8–10 May		   Quarterfinals
12–14 June		   Semifinals
9–11 July		   Final
25–27 September
                                     
   
    Austria    
    Salzburg, Austria (clay)
    bye    
      Austria 3  
  Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
      Denmark 2  
    Denmark 5
    Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
    Portugal 0  
        Austria 0  
   
      Soviet Union 4  
    Soviet Union    
    Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
    bye    
      Soviet Union 4
   
      Belgium 1  
    Belgium w/o
    Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
    Turkey    
        Soviet Union 5
   
      Netherlands 0
    Finland    
    Helsinki, Finland (clay)
    bye    
      Finland 3
  Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
      Bulgaria 2  
    Luxembourg 0
    Helsinki, Finland (clay)
    Bulgaria 5  
        Finland 0
   
      Netherlands 5  
    Netherlands    
    Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay)
    bye    
      Netherlands 4
  Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Ireland 1  
    Norway 2
 
    Ireland 3  
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