1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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.[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 Monaco
Morocco 		Bernard Balleret
 6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Monaco
Morocco
6
8 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3 Monaco
Morocco 		Bernard Balleret / 
 /  		13
11 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4 Monaco
Morocco
2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
5 Monaco
Morocco 		Bernard Balleret
 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 Egypt
Greece 		Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 		6
4 		6
3 		6
8 		6
2 		   
2 Egypt
Greece 		Ismail El Shafei
George Kalovelonis 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Egypt
Greece 		Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / George Kalovelonis 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Egypt
Greece 		Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
George Kalovelonis 		11
9 		7
5 		       
5 Egypt
Greece 		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 Algeria
Spain
José García Requena 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
2 Algeria
Spain
José López-Maeso 		6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Algeria
Spain 		 / 
José López-Maeso / Miguel Mir 		4
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     
4 Algeria
Spain
José García Requena 		3
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5 Algeria
Spain
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 Monaco
Poland 		Bernard Balleret
Tadeusz Nowicki 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		 
2 Monaco
Poland
5
7 		6
1 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		 
3 Monaco
Poland 		Bernard Balleret / 
 / Tadeusz Nowicki 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4 Monaco
Poland
Tadeusz Nowicki 		8
6 		2
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
5 Monaco
Poland 		Bernard Balleret
 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 Egypt
Hungary 		Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
Róbert Machán 		3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2 Egypt
Hungary 		Ismail El Shafei
Balázs Taróczy 		7
9 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Egypt
Hungary 		Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4 Egypt
Hungary
Róbert Machán 		1
6 		1
6 		       
5 Egypt
Hungary 		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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Israel 		Zoltan Ilin
Shlomo Glickstein 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Israel 		Slobodan Živojinović
David Schneider 		4
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Israel 		Dragan Savić / Slobodan Živojinović
Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Israel 		Zoltan Ilin
Shahar Perkiss 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		6
0 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Israel
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 Spain
Monaco 		Ángel Giménez
Bernard Balleret 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Spain
Monaco 		Fernando Luna
 6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Spain
Monaco 		Sergio Casal / José López-Maeso
Bernard Balleret /  		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 Spain
Monaco 		José López-Maeso
 6
2 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5 Spain
Monaco 		Fernando Luna
 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 Israel
Hungary 		David Schneider
Róbert Machán 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		8
6 		5
7 		 
2 Israel
Hungary 		Shlomo Glickstein
Balázs Taróczy 		7
9 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3 Israel
Hungary 		Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		6
3 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 Israel
Hungary 		David Schneider
Balázs Taróczy 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Israel
Hungary 		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 Spain
Hungary 		Fernando Luna
Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Spain
Hungary 		José López-Maeso
Róbert Machán 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		9
7 		   
3 Spain
Hungary 		Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		8
6 		10
8 		6
3 		   
4 Spain
Hungary 		José López-Maeso
Balázs Taróczy 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
5 Spain
Hungary 		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 Denmark
Portugal 		Peter Bastiansen
 6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Portugal 		Michael Mortensen
 4
6 		6
4 		6
0 		4
6 		10
8 		 
3 Denmark
Portugal 		Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
 / Pedro Cordeiro 		6
1 		11
9 		6
4 		     
4 Denmark
Portugal 		Peter Bastiansen
 6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 Denmark
Portugal 		Michael Mortensen
 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 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Bozhidar Pampoulov 		6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Bulgaria 		 / 
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov 		2
6 		3
6 		9
11 		     
4 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
6
8 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
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 Norway
Republic of Ireland
6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Matt Doyle 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Norway
Republic of Ireland 		 / 
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Matt Doyle 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Norway
Republic of Ireland
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 Austria
Denmark 		Peter Feigl
Michael Mortensen 		6
3 		10
8 		6
3 		     
2 Austria
Denmark 		Hans Kary
Peter Bastiansen 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Austria
Denmark 		Peter Feigl / Hans Kary
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		6
1 		   
4 Austria
Denmark 		Robert Reininger
Michael Mortensen 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Austria
Denmark 		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 Soviet Union
Belgium 		Konstantin Pugaev
Bernard Boileau 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Soviet Union
Belgium 		Vadim Borisov
Thierry Stevaux 		2
6 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3 Soviet Union
Belgium 		Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev
Bernard Boileau / Alain Brichant 		6
4 		7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		   
4 Soviet Union
Belgium 		Konstantin Pugaev
Thierry Stevaux 		5
7 		3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		 
5 Soviet Union
Belgium 		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 Finland
Bulgaria 		Leo Palin
 6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 Finland
Bulgaria 		Matti Timonen
 8
10 		6
1 		6
2 		5
7 		0
6 		 
3 Finland
Bulgaria 		Joakim Berner / Leo Palin
 /  		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		 
4 Finland
Bulgaria 		Leo Palin
 9
11 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		   
5 Finland
Bulgaria 		Matti Timonen
 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 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Louk Sanders
Matt Doyle 		8
6 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
2 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Eric Wilborts
Sean Sorensen 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Eric Wilborts
Matt Doyle 		6
4 		6
8 		12
10 		6
4 		   
5 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		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 Austria
Soviet Union 		Hans Kary
Konstantin Pugaev 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Austria
Soviet Union
Vadim Borisov 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Austria
Soviet Union 		Hans Kary / Bernhard Pils
Vadim Borisov / Sergey Leonyuk 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Austria
Soviet Union
Konstantin Pugaev 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5 Austria
Soviet Union 		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 Finland
Netherlands 		Kimmo Alkio
Louk Sanders 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Finland
Netherlands 		Matti Timonen
Eric Wilborts 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3 Finland
Netherlands 		George Berner / Leo Palin
Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Finland
Netherlands 		Matti Timonen
Louk Sanders 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5 Finland
Netherlands 		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 Soviet Union
Netherlands 		Vadim Borisov
Eric Wilborts 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2 Soviet Union
Netherlands 		Alexander Zverev
Louk Sanders 		6
4 		7
9 		1
6 		9
7 		6
3 		 
3 Soviet Union
Netherlands 		Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev
Marc Albert / Tom Okker 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Soviet Union
Netherlands 		Sergey Leonyuk
Marc Albert 		4
6 		9
7 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
5 Soviet Union
Netherlands 		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 York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ a b "Spain v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "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.

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