1981 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 1981 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progressed to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1982.

Participating Teams

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

West Germany vs. Argentina


West Germany
2		 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, West Germany[1]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Argentina		 Rolf Gehring
Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 West Germany
Argentina		 Uli Pinner
José Luis Clerc		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 West Germany
Argentina		 Rolf Gehring / Christoph Zipf
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		   
4 West Germany
Argentina		 Rolf Gehring
José Luis Clerc		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
5 West Germany
Argentina		 Uli Pinner
Guillermo Vilas		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   

Romania vs. Brazil


Romania
3		 Timișoara, Romania[3]
6–8 March 1981
Hard (i)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Brazil		 Florin Segărceanu
Carlos Kirmayr		 4
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
2		    
2 Romania
Brazil		 Andrei Dîrzu
Thomaz Koch		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3 Romania
Brazil		 Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
Thomaz Koch / Carlos Kirmayr		 0
6 		8
6		 6
4		 7
5		    
4 Romania
Brazil		 Florin Segărceanu
Thomaz Koch		 4
6 		6
3		 7
5		 4
6 		6
0		  
5 Romania
Brazil		 Andrei Dîrzu
Carlos Kirmayr		 2
6 		0
6 		       

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
3		 Brighton Centre, Brighton, England[5]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (i)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy		 Buster Mottram
Adriano Panatta		 9
7		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2 United Kingdom
Italy		 Richard Lewis
Corrado Barazzutti		 4
6 		6
1		 8
6		 7
9 		4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Italy		 Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		7
5		  
4 United Kingdom
Italy		 Richard Lewis
Adriano Panatta		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Italy		 Buster Mottram
Corrado Barazzutti		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

South Korea vs. New Zealand


South Korea
0		 Jang-Choong Tennis Court, Seoul, South Korea[7]
6–8 March 1981
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
New Zealand		 Jeon Chang-dae
Chris Lewis		 3
6 		3
6 		6
2		 1
6 		   
2 South Korea
New Zealand		 Jeon Young-dai
Russell Simpson		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 South Korea
New Zealand		 Jeon Young-dai / Kim Bong-suk
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 South Korea
New Zealand		 Jeon Chang-dae
Chris Lewis		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 South Korea
New Zealand		 Jeon Young-dai
Russell Simpson		 2
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     

Japan vs. Sweden


Japan
0		 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan[9]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Sweden		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Kjell Johansson		 5
7 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
Sweden		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Per Hjertquist		 3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
3 Japan
Sweden		 Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 0
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
4 Japan
Sweden		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Per Hjertquist		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Japan
Sweden		 Shigeyuki Nishio
Kjell Johansson		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   

France vs. Australia


France
2		 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[11]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (i)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia		 Yannick Noah
Peter McNamara		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
2 France
Australia		 Pascal Portes
Kim Warwick		 4
6 		6
2		 9
7		 6
4		    
3 France
Australia		 Yannick Noah / Pascal Portes
Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick		 3
6 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
4 France
Australia		 Pascal Portes
Peter McNamara		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
Australia		 Yannick Noah
Kim Warwick		 6
2		 7
5		 10
8		      

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia


Switzerland
2		 Saal Sports Hall, Zurich, Switzerland[13]
6–8 March 1981
Hard (i)
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Heinz Günthardt
Ivan Lendl		 3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Roland Stadler
Tomáš Šmíd		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd		 5
7 		2
6 		6
8 		     
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Roland Stadler
Ivan Lendl		 6
6		          
retired

United States vs. Mexico


United States
3		 La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, United States[15]
6–8 March 1981
Hard
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico		 John McEnroe
Jorge Lozano		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 United States
Mexico		 Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez		 6
3		 6
8 		3
6 		10
8		 3
6 		 
3 United States
Mexico		 Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart
Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez		 4
6 		6
3		 7
9 		6
0		 3
6 		 
4 United States
Mexico		 Roscoe Tanner
Jorge Lozano		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 United States
Mexico		 John McEnroe
Raúl Ramírez		 6
4		 6
3		 6
0		      

Quarterfinals

Romania vs. Argentina


Romania
2		 Timișoara, Romania[2]
9–11 July 1981
Hard
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Argentina		 Andrei Dîrzu
Guillermo Vilas		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Romania
Argentina		 Florin Segărceanu
José Luis Clerc		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3 Romania
Argentina		 Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 4
6 		10
8		 6
3		 7
5		    
4 Romania
Argentina		 Florin Segărceanu
Guillermo Vilas		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   
5 Romania
Argentina		 Andrei Dîrzu
Ricardo Cano		 4
6 		6
2		        
retired

New Zealand vs. Great Britain


New Zealand
1		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[6]
9–11 July 1981
Grass
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
United Kingdom		 Russell Simpson
Richard Lewis		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 
2 New Zealand
United Kingdom		 Chris Lewis
Buster Mottram		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		 
3 New Zealand
United Kingdom		 Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 New Zealand
United Kingdom		 Chris Lewis
Richard Lewis		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5 New Zealand
United Kingdom		 Russell Simpson
Jonathan Smith		 4
6 		11
9		 6
2		      

Sweden vs. Australia


Sweden
1		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[10]
10–12 July 1981
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia		 Per Hjertquist
Paul McNamee		 3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
2 Sweden
Australia		 Mats Wilander
Peter McNamara		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Sweden
Australia		 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee		 7
9 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		 6
2		  
4 Sweden
Australia		 Mats Wilander
Paul McNamee		 6
1		 6
2		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		 
5 Sweden
Australia		 Per Hjertquist
Peter McNamara		 6
6		         not
completed

United States vs. Czechoslovakia


United States
4		 USTA National Tennis Center, New York City, United States[14]
9–11 July 1981
Hard
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Czechoslovakia		 John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl		 4
6 		12
14 		5
7 		     
2 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Jimmy Connors
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd		 9
7		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 United States
Czechoslovakia		 John McEnroe
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 United States
Czechoslovakia		 Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl		 7
5		 6
4		        

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Great Britain


Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[4]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
United Kingdom		 José Luis Clerc
Richard Lewis		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
2 Argentina
United Kingdom		 Guillermo Vilas
Buster Mottram		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Argentina
United Kingdom		 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith		 8
6		 8
6		 6
2		      
4 Argentina
United Kingdom		 José Luis Clerc
Buster Mottram		 7
5		 6
4		        
5 Argentina
United Kingdom		 Guillermo Vilas
Richard Lewis		 6
0		 6
3		        

United States vs. Australia


United States
5		 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, United States[12]
2–4 October 1981
Carpet (i)
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia		 John McEnroe
Mark Edmondson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 United States
Australia		 Roscoe Tanner
Peter McNamara		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3 United States
Australia		 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Phil Dent / Peter McNamara		 8
6		 6
4		 8
6		      
4 United States
Australia		 John McEnroe
Peter McNamara		 9
7		 6
0		        
5 United States
Australia		 Roscoe Tanner
Mark Edmondson		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		      

Final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
3		 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States[8]
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

References

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  2. 1 2 "Romania v Argentina". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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  5. 1 2 "Great Britain v Italy". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  6. 1 2 "New Zealand v Great Britain". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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  8. 1 2 "United States v Argentina". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  9. 1 2 "Japan v Sweden". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  10. 1 2 "Sweden v Australia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  11. 1 2 "France v Australia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  12. 1 2 "United States v Australia". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  13. 1 2 "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  14. 1 2 "United States v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "United States v Mexico". DavisCup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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