# 1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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International tennis competition

Main article: [1981 Davis Cup](/source/1981_Davis_Cup)

The **Europe Zone** was one of the three regional zones of the [1981 Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/1980_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) bypassed Zonal competition and qualified directly for the new 16-team [World Group](/source/1981_Davis_Cup_World_Group). The remaining teams would now compete for two places in the following year's World Group.[1][2][3]

[Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Hungary](/source/Hungary_Davis_Cup_team) in the Zone A final, and the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_Davis_Cup_team) in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and the Soviet Union being promoted to the [1982 World Group](/source/1982_Davis_Cup_World_Group).[4][5]

## Participating nations

Zone A: Algeria Egypt Greece Hungary Israel Monaco Morocco Poland Spain Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Zone B: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Finland Ireland Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Soviet Union Turkey

## Zone A

### Draw

First round 8–10 May Quarterfinals 12-14 June Semifinals 10-12 July Final 18-20 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] 12-14 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] 10-12 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] 10-12 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] 18-20 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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ITF_1-0)** ["ITF Events - Davis Cup"](https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx). *itftennis.com*. [International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195458/https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx) from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DC_2-0)** ["Davis Cup History"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx). *daviscup.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195331/https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx) from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_3-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-A_Final_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-A_Final_4-1) ["Spain v Hungary"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-HUN-01). daviscup.com.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-B_Final_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-B_Final_5-1) ["Soviet Union v Netherlands"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-URS-NED-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Monaco v Morocco"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-MAR-MON-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Egypt v Greece"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-EGY-GRE-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Algeria v Spain"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-ALG-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Monaco v Poland"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-POL-MON-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Egypt v Hungary"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-HUN-EGY-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Yugoslavia v Israel"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-YUG-ISR-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Spain v Monaco"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-MON-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Israel v Hungary"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-HUN-ISR-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Denmark v Portugal"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-DEN-POR-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Luxembourg v Bulgaria"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-LUX-BUL-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Norway v Ireland"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-NOR-IRL-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Austria v Denmark"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-AUT-DEN-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Soviet Union v Belgium"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-URS-BEL-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Finland v Bulgaria"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-FIN-BUL-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Netherlands v Ireland"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-NED-IRL-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Austria v Soviet Union"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-AUT-URS-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Finland v Netherlands"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-FIN-NED-01). daviscup.com.

## External links

- [Davis Cup official website](http://www.daviscup.com)

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