1981 Davis Cup

1981 Davis Cup
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The 1981 Davis Cup (also known as the 1981 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 70th edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This was the first year that the tournament moved to a tiered system, with the creation of the 16-team World Group. Teams that reached the Zonal semifinals in the previous year's tournament were chosen for the inaugural World Group. Teams who lose in the first round played each other in the Relegation Play-off, with the four losers relegated to their Zonal competition. Winners of the Zonal competitions earned promotion into the next year's World Group. 53 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 23 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Americas Zone, and 6 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Argentina in the final, which was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, OH, United States, on 11-13 December.

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
9-11 July		 Semifinals
2-4 October		 Final
11-13 December
                                     
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)[1]
  West Germany 2  
Timişoara, Romania (hard)[2]
  Argentina 3  
    Argentina 3  
Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)[3]
    Romania 2  
  Romania 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[4]
  Brazil 2  
    Argentina 5  
Brighton, England (indoor carpet)[5]
    Great Britain 0  
  Great Britain 3  
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)[6]
  Italy 2  
    Great Britain 4
Seoul, South Korea (clay)[7]
    New Zealand 1  
  South Korea 0
Cincinnati, United States (indoor carpet)[8]
  New Zealand 5  
    Argentina 1
Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)[9]
    United States 3
  Japan 0  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)[10]
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 1
Lyon, France (indoor carpet)[11]
    Australia 3  
  France 2
Portland, United States (indoor carpet)[12]
  Australia 3  
    Australia 0
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard)[13]
    United States 5  
   Switzerland 2  
New York City, United States (hard)[14]
  Czechoslovakia 3  
    Czechoslovakia 1
Carlsbad, United States (hard)[15]
    United States 4  
  United States 3
  Mexico 2  

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final


United States
3		 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States[16]
11–13 December 1981
Carpet (i)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 United States
Argentina		 Roscoe Tanner
José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		3
6 		6
8 		     
3 United States
Argentina		 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		11
9		  
4 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
5 United States
Argentina		 Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas		 11
10		         not
completed

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 2-4 October

VenueWinnerScoreLoser
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)  West Germany 3-2  Brazil
Paris, France (clay)  France 4-1  Japan
Sanremo, Italy (clay)  Italy 4-1  South Korea
Tijuana, Mexico (clay)  Mexico 3-2   Switzerland

Americas Zone

The winner from each bracket advanced to the Americas Inter-zonal play-offs to compete for a spot in the 1982 World Group.

North & Central America Zone

Semifinals

(Bogotá and Caracas, 9-11 January)

Finals

(Caracas, 13-15 February)

      
 Canada 2
 Colombia 3
 Colombia 5
 Venezuela 0
 Venezuela 4
Caribbean/West Indies 1

South America Zone

Semifinals

(Lima and Guayaquil, 9-11 January)

Finals

(Santiago, 13-15 February)

      
 Peru 1
 Chile 4
 Chile 5
 Uruguay 0
 Ecuador 2
 Uruguay 3

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Colombia
2		 América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia
6-8 March 1981
clay (indoors)
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Chile		 Jairo Velasco
Ricardo Acuña		 4
6 		3
6 		15
13		 6
4		 6
1		  
2 Colombia
Chile		 Alejandro Cortés
Hans Gildemeister		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Colombia
Chile		 Alejandro Cortés / Alberto Jiménez
Hans Gildemeister / Jairo Velasco		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		   
4 Colombia
Chile		 Alejandro Cortes
Ricardo Acuña		 6
8 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Colombia
Chile		 Alberto Jiménez
Belus Prajoux		 2
1		          
retired

Eastern Zone

The winner of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1982 World Group.

Quarterfinals

(Taipei and Bangkok, 9-11 January)

 Semifinals

(Jakarta and Bangkok, 13-15 February)

 Final

(Jakarta, 6-8 March)

  Chinese Taipei 1  
  Indonesia 4       Indonesia 3  
           Pakistan 0  
             Indonesia 2
  Thailand 5         India 3
  Malaysia 0       Thailand 0
           India 5    
      

European Zone

The winner from each zone was promoted to the 1982 World Group.

Zone A

First round

Monte Carlo, Cairo
8-10 May

 Quarterfinals

Algiers
10-12 June
Monte Carlo, Skopje, Cairo
12-14 June

 Semifinals

Lleida, Ramat Hasharon
9-11 July

 Final

Avilés
25-27 September

  Algeria W/O  
  Zimbabwe       Algeria 0  
           Spain 5  
             Spain 5  
  Monaco 3         Monaco 0  
  Morocco 1       Monaco 3  
           Poland 2  
             Spain 3
             Hungary 2
           Yugoslavia 1  
           Israel 4  
             Israel 2  
             Hungary 3  
           Egypt 1       
  Egypt 5       Hungary 4       
  Greece 0  

Zone B

First round

Aarhus, Mondorf-les-Bains, Oslo
8-10 May

 Quarterfinals

Salzburg, Jurmala, Helsinki, Eindhoven
12-14 June

 Semifinals

Portschach, Helsinki
9-11 July

 Final

Jurmala
25-27 September

      
           Austria 3  
  Denmark 5       Denmark 2  
  Portugal 0         Austria 0  
             Soviet Union 4  
           Soviet Union 4  
  Belgium W/O       Belgium 1  
  Turkey         Soviet Union 5
             Netherlands 0
           Finland 3  
  Luxembourg 0       Bulgaria 2  
  Bulgaria 5         Finland 0  
             Netherlands 5  
           Netherlands 4       
  Norway 2       Ireland 1       
  Ireland 3  

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Germany F.R. v Argentina". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Romania v Argentina". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Romania v Brazil". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Argentina v Great Britain". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Great Britain v Italy". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand v Great Britain". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Korea, Rep. v New Zealand". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  8. ↑ "United States v Argentina". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  9. ↑ "Japan v Sweden". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Sweden v Australia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  11. ↑ "France v Australia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  12. ↑ "United States v Australia". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  13. ↑ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  14. ↑ "United States v Czechoslovakia". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  15. ↑ "United States v Mexico". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  16. ↑ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.

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