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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.

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.

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

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

First round

Monaco vs. Morocco

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo, Monaco 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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

First round

Denmark vs. Portugal

Denmark 5	Aarhus, Denmark 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

1. "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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 Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
4. ^ "Spain v Hungary". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1981 Davis Cup