1981 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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 [[1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone|previous year's sub-zonal finalists]] bypassed Zonal competition and qualified directly for the new 16-team [[1981 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]]. The remaining teams would now compete for a place in the following year's World Group.<ref name="ITF">{{cite web |title=ITF Events - Davis Cup |url=https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx |website=itftennis.com |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]] |accessdate=12 November 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195458/https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx |archivedate=12 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DC">{{cite web |title=Davis Cup History |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx |website=daviscup.com |accessdate=12 November 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195331/https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx |archivedate=12 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final to compete for one place in next year's World Group.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=2nd}}</ref>

[[Chile Davis Cup team|Chile]] defeated [[Colombia Davis Cup team|Colombia]] in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the [[1982 Davis Cup World Group|1982 World Group]].<ref name="Americas Final" />

==Participating nations== <onlyinclude>{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''North & Central America Zone''': {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *{{davis|CAN}} *{{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} *{{davis|COL}} *{{davis|VEN|1930}} {{div col end}} {{col-2}} '''South America Zone''': {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *{{davis|CHI}} *{{davis|ECU|1900}} *{{davis|PER}} *{{davis|URU}} {{div col end}} {{col-end}}</onlyinclude>

==North & Central America Zone==

===Draw=== {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=9–11 January | RD2-date=13–15 February | team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=[[Bogotá]], Colombia (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=[[Caracas]], Venezuela (hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score4=1

| RD2T1-loc=[[Bogotá]], Colombia (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score2=0 }}

===Semifinals=== ====Colombia vs. Canada==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Colombia |team2=Canada |venue=[[Bogotá]], Colombia<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-NAM-M-COL-CAN-01|title=Colombia v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=9–11 January 1981 |surface=Clay |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Gómez (tennis)|Carlos Gómez]] |4 |2 |6 |2 | |T2P1=[[Réjean Genois]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |2 |2 |4 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Behar]] |T1P2=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |6 |6 |10 | | |T2P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |T2P2=[[Réjean Genois]] |2 |3 |8 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |6 |2 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |4 |6 |4 |3 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gabriel Monroy]] |4 |4 | | | |T2P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |6 |6 | | | }} |}}

====Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Venezuela |team1-var=1930 |team2=Caribbean/West Indies |venue=Altamira Tennis Club, [[Caracas]], Venezuela<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-NAM-M-VEN-CAR-01|title=Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=9–11 January 1981 |surface=Hard |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Claverie (tennis)|Carlos Claverie]] |8 |6 |3 |7 |6 |T2P1=[[John Antonas]] |10 |3 |6 |5 |1 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Compton Russell]] |4 |2 |3 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |T1P2=[[Ismael Sauce]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Compton Russell]] |T2P2=[[John Antonas]] |4 |4 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Randolf Scheller]] |1 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[John Antonas]] |6 |6 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Claverie (tennis)|Carlos Claverie]] |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=[[Compton Russell]] |2 |5 | | | }} |}}

===Final=== ====Colombia vs. Venezuela==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Colombia |team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930 |venue=Country Club de Bogotá, [[Bogotá]], Colombia<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-NAM-M-COL-VEN-01|title=Colombia v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=13–15 February 1981 |surface=Clay |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Behar]] |2 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Randolf Scheller]] |6 |3 |2 |1 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |7 |3 |9 |3 | |T2P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |5 |6 |7 |2 | |re2=4 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Behar]] |T1P2=[[Carlos Gómez (tennis)|Carlos Gómez]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ismael Sauce]] |T2P2=[[Abraham Sojo]] |4 |3 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Gómez (tennis)|Carlos Gómez]] |14 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Randolf Scheller]] |12 |2 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gabriel Monroy]] |3 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=[[Ismael Sauce]] |6 |2 |7 | | }} |}}

==South America Zone==

===Draw=== {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=9–11 January | RD2-date=13–15 February | team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=[[Lima]], Peru (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score2=4

| RD1T2-loc=[[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD2T1-loc=[[Santiago]], Chile (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score2=0 }}

===Semifinals=== ====Peru vs. Chile==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Peru |team2=Chile |venue=Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, [[Lima]], Peru<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-SAM-M-PER-CHI-01|title=Peru v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=9–11 January 1981 |surface=Clay |score1=1 |score2=4 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fernando Maynetto]] |2 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Hans Gildemeister]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pablo Arraya]] |6 |2 |5 |1 | |T2P1=[[Pedro Rebolledo]] |4 |6 |7 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pablo Arraya]] |T1P2=[[Fernando Maynetto]] |4 |2 |7 |2 | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Acuña]] |T2P2=[[Belus Prajoux]] |6 |6 |5 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos di Laura]] |5 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[Pedro Rebolledo]] |7 |6 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pablo Arraya]] |5 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Acuña]] |7 |2 |3 | | }} |}}

====Ecuador vs. Uruguay==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900 |team2=Uruguay |venue=Club Nacional de Guayaquil, [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-SAM-M-ECU-URU-01|title=Ecuador v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=9–11 January 1981 |surface=Clay |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ricardo Ycaza]] |4 |4 | | | |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |6 |4 | | | |re1=2 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andrés Gómez]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |4 |3 |5 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andrés Gómez]] |T1P2=[[Raúl Viver]] |3 |9 |4 |8 |6 |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |T2P2=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |6 |7 |6 |6 |3 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andrés Gómez]] |6 |6 |2 |3 |5 |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |4 |4 |6 |6 |7 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Raúl Viver]] |2 |6 |9 |2 | |T2P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |6 |4 |11 |6 | }} |}}

===Final=== ====Chile vs. Uruguay==== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Chile |team2=Uruguay |venue=[[Santiago]], Chile<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-SAM-M-CHI-URU-01|title=Chile v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=13–15 February 1981 |surface=Clay |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pedro Rebolledo]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Alberto Laborde]] |1 |1 |1 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Belus Prajoux]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |4 |5 |2 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hans Gildemeister]] |T1P2=[[Belus Prajoux]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Alberto Laborde]] |T2P2=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |1 |4 |2 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ricardo Acuña]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |3 |2 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Belus Prajoux]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Alberto Laborde]] |3 |2 | | | }} |}}

==Americas Inter-Zonal Final== ===Colombia vs. Chile=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Colombia |team2=Chile |venue=América Tenis Club, [[Bogotá]], Colombia<ref name="Americas Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-AMI-M-COL-CHI-01|title=Colombia v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=6–8 March 1981 |surface=Clay (indoors) |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |4 |3 |15 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Ricardo Acuña]] |6 |6 |13 |4 |1 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |4 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Hans Gildemeister]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |T1P2=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |4 |3 |6 |2 | |T2P1=[[Hans Gildemeister]] |T2P2=[[Belus Prajoux]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|Alejandro Cortes]] |6 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Acuña]] |8 |6 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alberto Jiménez (tennis)|Alberto Jiménez]] |2 | | | | |T2P1=[[Belus Prajoux]] |1 | | | | |re2=1}} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

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