1981 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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[]

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 Réjean Genois 4 6 2 6 6 4 2 6     2 Alejandro Cortes Martin Wostenholme 6 2 6 2 6 4       3  / 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 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 / Ismael Sauce Compton Russell / John Antonas 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 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 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 1     2 Alejandro Cortes Jorge Andrew 7 5 3 6 9 7 3 2     retired 3  /  Ismael Sauce / Abraham Sojo 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 14 12 6 2         5 Ismael 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 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Belus Prajoux Diego Pérez 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux  / Diego Pérez 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Ricardo Acuña Diego Pérez 6 3 6 2         5 Belus Prajoux 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 Belus Prajoux 2 1           retired

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website