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:

South America Zone:

North & Central America Zone

Draw


Semifinals 9–11 January		Final 13–15 February

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Colombia	3
		Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
Canada	2
		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
1	Carlos Gómez Réjean Genois	4 6	2 6	6 4	2 6
2	Alejandro Cortes Martin Wostenholme	6 2	6 2	6 4
3	Carlos Behar / 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	Gabriel Monroy 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	Randolf Scheller 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
1	Carlos Behar Randolf Scheller	2 6	6 3	6 2	6 1
2	Alejandro Cortes Jorge Andrew	7 5	3 6	9 7	3 2	retired
3	Carlos Behar / Carlos Gómez Ismael Sauce / Abraham Sojo	6 4	6 3	6 4
4	Carlos Gómez Randolf Scheller	14 12	6 2
5	Gabriel Monroy 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
		Santiago, Chile (clay)
Chile	4
		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
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
1	Pedro Rebolledo Alberto Laborde	6 1	6 1	6 1
2	Belus Prajoux Diego Pérez	6 4	7 5	6 2
3	Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux Alberto Laborde / Diego Pérez	6 1	6 4	6 2
4	Ricardo Acuña Diego Pérez	6 3	6 2
5	Belus Prajoux Alberto Laborde	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	Alberto Jiménez Belus Prajoux	2 1					retired

References

^ "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
^ "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
^ "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[ITF-1] "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[DC-2] "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[Collins-3] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Americas_Final-4] "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.

[5] "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.

[6] "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.

[7] "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

[8] "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.

[9] "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

[10] "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

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