1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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

Main article: 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
10–14 June		 Semifinals
9–11 July		 Final
25–27 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[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]
10–12 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]
9–11 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]
9–11 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]
25–27 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[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		        

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  6. "Monaco v Morocco". daviscup.com.
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  11. "Yugoslavia v Israel". daviscup.com.
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  13. "Israel v Hungary". daviscup.com.
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  15. "Luxembourg v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
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  21. "Austria v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
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