1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1981 Davis Cup.

23 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, split across two sub-zones. With the introduction of a new tiered format, the previous year's sub-zonal semifinalists bypassed Zonal competition and qualified directly for the new 16-team World Group. The remaining teams would now compete for two places in the following year's World Group.[1][2][3]

Spain defeated Hungary in the Zone A final, and the Soviet Union defeated the Netherlands in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and the Soviet Union being promoted to the 1982 World Group.[4][5]

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12-14 June		Semifinals
10-12 July		Final
18-20 September
 Spain
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
 Spain5
 Algeria0
 Zimbabwe
Lleida, Spain (clay)
 Algeriaw/o
 Spain5
 Monaco0
 Poland
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Poland2
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco3
 Morocco1
Avilés, Spain (clay)
 Monaco3
 Spain3
 Hungary2
 Hungary
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
 Hungary4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Egypt1
 Egypt5
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Greece0
 Hungary3
 Israel2
 Yugoslavia
Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay)
bye
 Yugoslavia1
 Israel4
bye
 Israel

First round

Monaco vs. Morocco


Monaco
3 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[6]
8–10 May 1981
Clay
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Balleret
Mustapha Dislam 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2
Louis Borfiga
Mohammed Dlimi 		6
8 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3
Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga
Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber 		13
11 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4
Louis Borfiga
Mustapha Dislam 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
5
Bernard Balleret
Mohammed Dlimi 		3
6 		5
2 		      not
completed

Egypt vs. Greece


Egypt
5 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[7]
8–10 May 1981
Clay
Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 		6
4 		6
3 		6
8 		6
2 		   
2
Ismail El Shafei
George Kalovelonis 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / George Kalovelonis 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
George Kalovelonis 		11
9 		7
5 		       
5
Ismail El Shafei
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 		6
1 		6
3 		       

Quarterfinals

Algeria vs. Spain


Algeria
0 		Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[8]
12-14 June 1981
Clay
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yassine Amier
José García Requena 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
2
Djamel Boudjemline
José López-Maeso 		6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline
José López-Maeso / Miguel Mir 		4
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     
4
Djamel Boudjemline
José García Requena 		3
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5
Yassine Amier
Sergio Casal 		0
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Monaco vs. Poland


Monaco
3 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Balleret
Tadeusz Nowicki 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		 
2
Louis Borfiga
Czesław Dobrowolski 		5
7 		6
1 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		 
3
Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga
Henryk Drzymalski / Tadeusz Nowicki 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4
Louis Borfiga
Tadeusz Nowicki 		8
6 		2
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
5
Bernard Balleret
Czesław Dobrowolski 		2
6 		9
7 		6
3 		6
1 		   

Egypt vs. Hungary


Egypt
1 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[10]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
Róbert Machán 		3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2
Ismail El Shafei
Balázs Taróczy 		7
9 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4
Khaled Baligh
Róbert Machán 		1
6 		1
6 		       
5
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
János Benyik 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Israel


Yugoslavia
1 		Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Yugoslavia[11]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Israel
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Zoltan Ilin
Shlomo Glickstein 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Slobodan Živojinović
David Schneider 		4
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3
Dragan Savić / Slobodan Živojinović
Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4
Zoltan Ilin
Shahar Perkiss 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		6
0 		 
5
Branko Horvat
Shlomo Glickstein 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals

Spain vs. Monaco


Spain
5 		Club Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain[12]
10-12 July 1981
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ángel Giménez
Bernard Balleret 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2
Fernando Luna
Louis Borfiga 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Sergio Casal / José López-Maeso
Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga 		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4
José López-Maeso
Louis Borfiga 		6
2 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5
Fernando Luna
Jacques Vinciléoni 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Israel vs. Hungary


Israel
2 		Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[13]
10-12 July 1981
Hard
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Schneider
Róbert Machán 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		8
6 		5
7 		 
2
Shlomo Glickstein
Balázs Taróczy 		7
9 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3
Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		6
3 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4
David Schneider
Balázs Taróczy 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Shlomo Glickstein
Róbert Machán 		6
0 		6
4 		       

Final

Spain vs. Hungary


Spain
3 		Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain[4]
18-20 September 1981
Clay
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Luna
Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
José López-Maeso
Róbert Machán 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		9
7 		   
3
Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		8
6 		10
8 		6
3 		   
4
José López-Maeso
Balázs Taróczy 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
5
Fernando Luna
Róbert Machán 		3
6 		10
8 		6
0 		6
2 		   

Zone B

Draw

First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
9–11 July		Final
25–27 September
 Austria
Salzburg, Austria (clay)
bye
 Austria3
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark2
 Denmark5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Portugal0
 Austria0
 Soviet Union4
 Soviet Union
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
bye
 Soviet Union4
 Belgium1
 Belgiumw/o
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
 Turkey
 Soviet Union5
 Netherlands0
 Finland
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
bye
 Finland3
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Bulgaria2
 Luxembourg0
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Bulgaria5
 Finland0
 Netherlands5
 Netherlands
Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay)
bye
 Netherlands4
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Ireland1
 Norway2
 Ireland3

First round

Denmark vs. Portugal


Denmark
5 		Aarhus, Denmark[14]
8–10 May 1981
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Bastiansen
Miguel Soares 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2
Michael Mortensen
José Manuel Cordeiro 		4
6 		6
4 		6
0 		4
6 		10
8 		 
3
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
José Manuel Cordeiro / Pedro Cordeiro 		6
1 		11
9 		6
4 		     
4
Peter Bastiansen
José Manuel Cordeiro 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5
Michael Mortensen
Miguel Soares 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria


Luxembourg
0 		Tennis Club de Mondorf, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[15]
8–10 May 1981
Clay
Bulgaria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anatol Navrotchi
Julian Stamatov 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Johny Goudenbour
Bozhidar Pampoulov 		6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Johny Goudenbour / Anatol Navrotchi
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov 		2
6 		3
6 		9
11 		     
4
Johny Goudenbour
Julian Stamatov 		6
8 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5
Fernand Claude
Matei Pampoulov 		5
7 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Norway vs. Ireland


Norway
2 		Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway[16]
8–10 May 1981
Clay
Ireland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Per Hegna
Peter Hannon 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2
Thomas Randby
Matt Doyle 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Per Hegna / Bjørn Naume
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4
Per Hegna
Matt Doyle 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Thomas Randby
Peter Hannon 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		7
5 		6
2 		 

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Denmark


Austria
3 		Salzburg, Austria[17]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Denmark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Feigl
Michael Mortensen 		6
3 		10
8 		6
3 		     
2
Hans Kary
Peter Bastiansen 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3
Peter Feigl / Hans Kary
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		6
1 		   
4
Robert Reininger
Michael Mortensen 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5
Peter Feigl
Peter Bastiansen 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		   

Soviet Union vs. Belgium


Soviet Union
4 		Jūrmala, Soviet Union[18]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Konstantin Pugaev
Bernard Boileau 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2
Vadim Borisov
Thierry Stevaux 		2
6 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3
Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev
Bernard Boileau / Alain Brichant 		6
4 		7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		   
4
Konstantin Pugaev
Thierry Stevaux 		5
7 		3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		 
5
Alexander Zverev
Alain Brichant 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Finland vs. Bulgaria


Finland
3 		Helsinki, Finland[19]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leo Palin
Lyubomir Petrov 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2
Matti Timonen
Julian Stamatov 		8
10 		6
1 		6
2 		5
7 		0
6 		 
3
Joakim Berner / Leo Palin
Lyubomir Petrov / Julian Stamatov 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		 
4
Leo Palin
Julian Stamatov 		9
11 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		   
5
Matti Timonen
Lyubomir Petrov 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		6
0 		 

Netherlands vs. Ireland


Netherlands
4 		Eindhoven, Netherlands[20]
12–14 June 1981
Clay
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louk Sanders
Matt Doyle 		8
6 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
2
Eric Wilborts
Sean Sorensen 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3
Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		   
4
Eric Wilborts
Matt Doyle 		6
4 		6
8 		12
10 		6
4 		   
5
Louk Sanders
Sean Sorensen 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Semifinals

Austria vs. Soviet Union


Austria
0 		Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria[21]
9–11 July 1981
Clay
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Kary
Konstantin Pugaev 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Ingo Wimmer
Vadim Borisov 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Hans Kary / Bernhard Pils
Vadim Borisov / Sergey Leonyuk 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Ingo Wimmer
Konstantin Pugaev 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5
Hans Kary
Vadim Borisov 		           

Finland vs. Netherlands


Finland
0 		Helsinki, Finland[22]
9–11 July 1981
Clay
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kimmo Alkio
Louk Sanders 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Matti Timonen
Eric Wilborts 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3
George Berner / Leo Palin
Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4
Matti Timonen
Louk Sanders 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5
Kimmo Alkio
Eric Wilborts 		6
3 		6
2 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		 

Final

Soviet Union vs. Netherlands


Soviet Union
5 		Jūrmala, Soviet Union[5]
25–27 September 1981
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vadim Borisov
Eric Wilborts 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2
Alexander Zverev
Louk Sanders 		6
4 		7
9 		1
6 		9
7 		6
3 		 
3
Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev
Marc Albert / Tom Okker 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4
Sergey Leonyuk
Marc Albert 		4
6 		9
7 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
5
Alexander Zverev
Eric Wilborts 		6
1 		6
3 		       

References

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  2. ^ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ a b "Spain v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Soviet Union v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Monaco v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Egypt v Greece". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Algeria v Spain". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Monaco v Poland". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Egypt v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Yugoslavia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Israel v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Denmark v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Luxembourg v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Norway v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Soviet Union v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Finland v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Netherlands v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Austria v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Finland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
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