1981 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

Main article: 1981 Davis Cup

8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and South America Zones. With the introduction of a new tiered format, the previous year's sub-zonal finalists bypassed Zonal competition and qualified directly for the new 16-team World Group. The remaining teams would now compete for a place in the following year's World Group.[1][2] The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final to compete for one place in next year's World Group.[3]

Chile defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1982 World Group.[4]

Participating nations

North & Central America Zone:  Canada  Caribbean/West Indies  Colombia  Venezuela

South America Zone:  Chile  Ecuador  Peru  Uruguay

North & Central America Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 9–11 January					Final 13–15 February
	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
		Colombia	3
		Canada	2			Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
							Colombia	5
	Caracas, Venezuela (hard)						Venezuela	0
		Venezuela	4
		Caribbean/West Indies	1

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Canada

Colombia 3	Bogotá, Colombia [5] 9–11 January 1981 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Gómez Réjean Genois 4 6 2 6 6 4 2 6     2 Alejandro Cortes Martin Wostenholme 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Carlos Behar / Alejandro Cortes Stéphane Bonneau / Réjean Genois 6 2 6 3 10 8       4 Alejandro Cortes Stéphane Bonneau 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 3     5 Gabriel Monroy Martin Wostenholme 4 6 4 6

Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Venezuela 4	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [6] 9–11 January 1981 Hard		Caribbean/West Indies 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie John Antonas 8 10 6 3 3 6 7 5 6 1   2 Jorge Andrew Compton Russell 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Jorge Andrew / Ismail Sauce Compton Russell / John Antonas 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Randolf Scheller John Antonas 1 6 3 6         5 Carlos Claverie Compton Russell 6 2 7 5

Final

Colombia vs. Venezuela

Colombia 5	Country Club de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia [7] 13–15 February 1981 Clay		Venezuela 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Behar Randolf Scheller 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 1     2 Alejandro Cortes Jorge Andrew 7 5 3 6 9 7 3 2     retired 3 Carlos Behar / Carlos Gómez Ismail Sauce / Abraham Sojo 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Carlos Gómez Randolf Scheller 14 12 6 2         5 Gabriel Monroy Ismail Sauce 3 6 6 2 9 7

South America Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 9–11 January					Final 13–15 February
	Lima, Peru (clay)
		Peru	1
		Chile	4			Santiago, Chile (clay)
							Chile	5
	Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)						Uruguay	0
		Ecuador	2
		Uruguay	3

Semifinals

Peru vs. Chile

Peru 1	Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru [8] 9–11 January 1981 Clay		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Maynetto Hans Gildemeister 2 6 3 6 4 6       2 Pablo Arraya Pedro Rebolledo 6 4 2 6 5 7 1 6     3 Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto Ricardo Acuña / Belus Prajoux 4 6 2 6 7 5 2 6     4 Carlos di Laura Pedro Rebolledo 5 7 3 6         5 Pablo Arraya Ricardo Acuña 5 7 6 2 6 3

Ecuador vs. Uruguay

Ecuador 2	Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9] 9–11 January 1981 Clay		Uruguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Ycaza José Luis Damiani 4 6 4 4       retired   2 Andrés Gómez Diego Pérez 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez 3 6 9 7 4 6 8 6 6 3   4 Andrés Gómez José Luis Damiani 6 4 6 4 2 6 3 6 5 7   5 Raúl Viver Diego Pérez 2 6 6 4 9 11 2 6

Final

Chile vs. Uruguay

Chile 5	Santiago, Chile [10] 13–15 February 1981 Clay		Uruguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pedro Rebolledo Alberto Laborde 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Belus Prajoux Diego Pérez 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux Alberto Laborde / Diego Pérez 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Ricardo Acuña Diego Pérez 6 3 6 2         5 Belus Prajoux Alberto Laborde 6 3 6 2

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. Chile

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

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 York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
4. "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.
5. "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
6. "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
7. "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
8. "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
9. "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
10. "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website