1981 Davis Cup World Group

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1981 Davis Cup World Group
Date6 March – 13 December
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981.[1] It was the first edition of the newly-formed 16-team World Group and a move to a tiered system including promotion and relegation. The original 16 teams to compete were chosen through the previous year's results, with teams that reached the 1980 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. The first-round losers would play in the Davis Cup World Group Relegation Play-offs, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competitions the following year and replaced by the four winners of the current year's Zonal competitions.[2][3]

Czechoslovakia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Argentina in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States from 11 to 13 December.[4] It was the US team's 27th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams[]

Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Czechoslovakia

France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan

Mexico
New Zealand
Romania
South Korea

Sweden
Switzerland
United States
West Germany

Draw[]

  First Round
6–8 March 		Quarterfinals
9–12 July 		Semifinals
2–4 October 		Final
11–13 December
                                     
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  West Germany 2  
Timișoara, Romania (hard)
  Argentina 3  
    Argentina 3  
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
    Romania 2  
  Romania 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Brazil 2  
    Argentina 5  
Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
    Great Britain 0  
  Great Britain 3  
Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet)
  Italy 2  
    Great Britain 4
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    New Zealand 1  
  South Korea 0
Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand 5  
    Argentina 1
Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)
    United States 3
  Japan 0  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 1
Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
    Australia 3  
  France 2
Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
  Australia 3  
    Australia 0
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard)
    United States 5  
   Switzerland 2  
New York, NY, United States (hard)
  Czechoslovakia 3  
    Czechoslovakia 1
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
    United States 4  
  United States 3
  Mexico 2  

First round[]

West Germany vs. Argentina[]


West Germany
2 		Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, West Germany[5]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Argentina 		Rolf Gehring
Guillermo Vilas 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 West Germany
Argentina 		Ulrich Pinner
José Luis Clerc 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		   
3 West Germany
Argentina 		Rolf Gehring / Christoph Zipf
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 West Germany
Argentina 		Rolf Gehring
José Luis Clerc 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
5 West Germany
Argentina 		Ulrich Pinner
Guillermo Vilas 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   

Romania vs. Brazil[]


Romania
3 		Timișoara, Romania[6]
6–8 March 1981
Hard (indoors)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Brazil 		Florin Segărceanu
Carlos Kirmayr 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Romania
Brazil 		Andrei Dîrzu
Thomaz Koch 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3 Romania
Brazil 		Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch 		0
6 		8
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Romania
Brazil 		Florin Segărceanu
Thomaz Koch 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		4
6 		6
0 		 
5 Romania
Brazil 		Andrei Dîrzu
Carlos Kirmayr 		2
6 		0
6 		       

Great Britain vs. Italy[]


Great Britain
3 		Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom[7]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy 		Buster Mottram
Adriano Panatta 		9
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Richard Lewis
Corrado Barazzutti 		4
6 		6
1 		8
6 		7
9 		4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		 
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Richard Lewis
Adriano Panatta 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Italy 		Buster Mottram
Corrado Barazzutti 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     

South Korea vs. New Zealand[]


South Korea
0 		Jang-Choong Tennis Court, Seoul, South Korea[8]
6–8 March 1981
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
New Zealand
Chris Lewis 		3
6 		3
6 		6
2 		1
6 		   
2 South Korea
New Zealand
Russell Simpson 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 South Korea
New Zealand 		 / 
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 South Korea
New Zealand
Chris Lewis 		1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 South Korea
New Zealand
Russell Simpson 		2
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     

Japan vs. Sweden[]


Japan
0 		Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan[9]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Sweden 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Kjell Johansson 		5
7 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
Sweden 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Per Hjertquist 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
3 Japan
Sweden 		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 		0
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
4 Japan
Sweden 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Per Hjertquist 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Japan
Sweden 		Shigeyuki Nishio
Kjell Johansson 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		   

France vs. Australia[]


France
2 		Palais des Sports, Lyon, France[10]
6–8 March 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah
Peter McNamara 		6
4 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2 France
Australia 		Pascal Portes
Kim Warwick 		4
6 		6
2 		9
7 		6
4 		   
3 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah / Pascal Portes
Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick 		3
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 France
Australia 		Pascal Portes
Peter McNamara 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah
Kim Warwick 		6
2 		7
5 		10
8 		     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Switzerland
2 		Saalsporthalle, Zurich, Switzerland[11]
6–8 March 1981
Hard (indoors)
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		Heinz Günthardt
Ivan Lendl 		3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		Roland Stadler
Tomáš Šmíd 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd 		5
7 		2
6 		6
8 		     
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		Roland Stadler
Ivan Lendl 		6
6 		         
retired

United States vs. Mexico[]


United States
3 		La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, CA, United States[12]
6–8 March 1981
Hard
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		John McEnroe
Jorge Lozano 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 United States
Mexico 		Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		10
8 		3
6 		 
3 United States
Mexico 		Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart
Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		6
0 		3
6 		 
4 United States
Mexico 		Roscoe Tanner
Jorge Lozano 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		John McEnroe
Raúl Ramírez 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Romania vs. Argentina[]


Romania
2 		Timișoara, Romania[13]
9–11 July 1981
Hard
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Argentina 		Andrei Dîrzu
Guillermo Vilas 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Romania
Argentina 		Florin Segărceanu
José Luis Clerc 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3 Romania
Argentina 		Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		4
6 		10
8 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4 Romania
Argentina 		Florin Segărceanu
Guillermo Vilas 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
5 Romania
Argentina 		Andrei Dîrzu
Ricardo Cano 		4
6 		6
2 		       
retired

New Zealand vs. Great Britain[]


New Zealand
1 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[14]
9–11 July 1981
Carpet
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
United Kingdom 		Russell Simpson
Richard Lewis 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 
2 New Zealand
United Kingdom 		Chris Lewis
Buster Mottram 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		 
3 New Zealand
United Kingdom 		Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 New Zealand
United Kingdom 		Chris Lewis
Richard Lewis 		2
6 		2
6 		       
5 New Zealand
United Kingdom 		Russell Simpson
Jonathan Smith 		4
6 		11
9 		6
2 		     

Sweden vs. Australia[]


Sweden
1 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[15]
10–12 July 1981
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia 		Per Hjertquist
Paul McNamee 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
2 Sweden
Australia 		Mats Wilander
Peter McNamara 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Sweden
Australia 		Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee 		7
9 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
4 Sweden
Australia 		Mats Wilander
Paul McNamee 		6
1 		6
2 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		 
5 Sweden
Australia 		Per Hjertquist
Peter McNamara 		6
6 		        not
completed

United States vs. Czechoslovakia[]


United States
4 		USTA National Tennis Center, New York, NY, United States[16]
9–11 July 1981
Hard
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Czechoslovakia 		John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl 		4
6 		12
14 		5
7 		     
2 United States
Czechoslovakia 		Jimmy Connors
Tomáš Šmíd 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Czechoslovakia 		Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 		9
7 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Czechoslovakia 		John McEnroe
Tomáš Šmíd 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 United States
Czechoslovakia 		Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl 		7
5 		6
4 		       

Semifinals[]

Argentina vs. Great Britain[]


Argentina
5 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[17]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
United Kingdom 		José Luis Clerc
Richard Lewis 		6
4 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 Argentina
United Kingdom 		Guillermo Vilas
Buster Mottram 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Argentina
United Kingdom 		José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith 		8
6 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4 Argentina
United Kingdom 		José Luis Clerc
Buster Mottram 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5 Argentina
United Kingdom 		Guillermo Vilas
Richard Lewis 		6
0 		6
3 		       

United States vs. Australia[]


United States
5 		Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United States[18]
2–4 October 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		John McEnroe
Mark Edmondson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Roscoe Tanner
Peter McNamara 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 United States
Australia 		Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Phil Dent / Peter McNamara 		8
6 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 United States
Australia 		John McEnroe
Peter McNamara 		9
7 		6
0 		       
5 United States
Australia 		Roscoe Tanner
Mark Edmondson 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Final[]

United States vs. Argentina[]


United States
3 		Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States[4]
11–13 December 1981
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina 		John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Argentina 		Roscoe Tanner
José Luis Clerc 		5
7 		3
6 		6
8 		     
3 United States
Argentina 		Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		11
9 		 
4 United States
Argentina 		John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc 		7
5 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		 
5 United States
Argentina 		Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas 		11
10 		        not
completed

Relegation play-offs[]

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1982 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary[]

Date: 2–4 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface Ref.
 Brazil 2–3  West Germany São Paulo Clay [19]
 Italy 4–1  South Korea Sanremo Clay [20]
 France 4–1  Japan Paris Clay [21]
 Mexico 3–2   Switzerland Tijuana Clay [22]

Brazil vs. West Germany[]


Brazil
2 		São Paulo, Brazil[19]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
West Germany 		Thomaz Koch
Ulrich Pinner 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Brazil
West Germany 		Carlos Kirmayr
Peter Elter 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		   
3 Brazil
West Germany 		Marcos Hocevar / Carlos Kirmayr
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Christoph Zipf 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		11
13 		   
4 Brazil
West Germany 		Carlos Kirmayr
Ulrich Pinner 		6
2 		11
13 		21
19 		6
3 		   
5 Brazil
West Germany 		Thomaz Koch
Peter Elter 		5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		     

Italy vs. South Korea[]


Italy
4 		Sanremo, Italy[20]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
South Korea
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Korea 		Corrado Barazzutti
Lee Woo-ryong 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Italy
South Korea 		Adriano Panatta
Kim Choon-ho 		6
4 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 Italy
South Korea 		Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Kim Choon-ho / Song Dong-wook 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Italy
South Korea 		Corrado Barazzutti
Kim Choon-ho 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
5 Italy
South Korea 		Gianni Ocleppo
 6
3 		8
10 		6
3 		6
4 		   

France vs. Japan[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Japan 		Gilles Moretton
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		6
1 		6
4 		      retired
 
2 France
Japan 		Thierry Tulasne
Shinichi Sakamoto 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 France
Japan 		Yannick Noah / Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Tsuyoshi Fukui / Toru Yonezawa 		8
6 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 France
Japan 		Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Shinichi Sakamoto 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 France
Japan 		Thierry Tulasne
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		6
1 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Mexico vs. Switzerland[]


Mexico
3 		Tijuana Country Club, Tijuana, Mexico[22]
2–4 October 1981
Clay
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Switzerland 		Raúl Ramírez
Heinz Günthardt 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Mexico
Switzerland 		Jorge Lozano
Roland Stadler 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Mexico
Switzerland 		Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt 		3
6 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		   
4 Mexico
Switzerland 		Raúl Ramírez
Roland Stadler 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Mexico
Switzerland 		Juan Hernández
Ivan Dupasquier 		4
6 		4
6 		       

References[]

  1. ^ "World Group 1981". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "West Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Romania v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "South Korea v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Japan v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Romania v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "New Zealand v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "United States v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Argentina v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Brazil v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Italy v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ a b "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ a b "Mexico v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

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