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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
 Spain5
 Algeria0
 Zimbabwe
Lleida, Spain (clay)
 Algeriaw/o
 Spain5
 Monaco0
 Poland
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Poland2
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco3
 Morocco1
Avilés, Spain (clay)
 Monaco3
 Spain3
 Hungary2
 Hungary
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
 Hungary4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Egypt1
 Egypt5
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Greece0
 Hungary3
 Israel2
 Yugoslavia
Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay)
bye
 Yugoslavia1
 Israel4
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
Mustapha Dislam
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
1
   
2 Monaco
Morocco
Louis Borfiga
Mohammed Dlimi
6
8
6
2
6
8
5
7
   
3 Monaco
Morocco
Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga
Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber
13
11
8
6
6
4
     
4 Monaco
Morocco
Louis Borfiga
Mustapha Dislam
2
6
6
4
1
6
7
5
6
1
 
5 Monaco
Morocco
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 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
Yassine Amier
José García Requena
1
6
2
6
0
6
     
2 Algeria
Spain
Djamel Boudjemline
José López-Maeso
6
8
1
6
1
6
     
3 Algeria
Spain
Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline
José López-Maeso / Miguel Mir
4
6
1
6
6
8
     
4 Algeria
Spain
Djamel Boudjemline
José García Requena
3
6
1
6
6
8
     
5 Algeria
Spain
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 Monaco
Poland
Bernard Balleret
Tadeusz Nowicki
2
6
6
3
7
5
3
6
6
4
 
2 Monaco
Poland
Louis Borfiga
Czesław Dobrowolski
5
7
6
1
2
6
6
1
6
0
 
3 Monaco
Poland
Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga
Henryk Drzymalski / Tadeusz Nowicki
2
6
5
7
1
6
     
4 Monaco
Poland
Louis Borfiga
Tadeusz Nowicki
8
6
2
6
0
6
4
6
   
5 Monaco
Poland
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 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
Khaled Baligh
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
Branko Horvat
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
Louis Borfiga
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3 Spain
Monaco
Sergio Casal / José López-Maeso
Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga
7
5
6
1
6
1
     
4 Spain
Monaco
José López-Maeso
Louis Borfiga
6
2
6
4
6
0
     
5 Spain
Monaco
Fernando Luna
Jacques Vinciléoni
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
 Austria3
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark2
 Denmark5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Portugal0
 Austria0
 Soviet Union4
 Soviet Union
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
bye
 Soviet Union4
 Belgium1
 Belgiumw/o
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
 Turkey
 Soviet Union5
 Netherlands0
 Finland
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
bye
 Finland3
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Bulgaria2
 Luxembourg0
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Bulgaria5
 Finland0
 Netherlands5
 Netherlands
Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay)
bye
 Netherlands4
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Ireland1
 Norway2
 Ireland3

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
Miguel Soares
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
2 Denmark
Portugal
Michael Mortensen
José Manuel Cordeiro
4
6
6
4
6
0
4
6
10
8
 
3 Denmark
Portugal
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
José Manuel Cordeiro / Pedro Cordeiro
6
1
11
9
6
4
     
4 Denmark
Portugal
Peter Bastiansen
José Manuel Cordeiro
6
0
6
1
6
0
     
5 Denmark
Portugal
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 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Anatol Navrotchi
Julian Stamatov
1
6
1
6
3
6
     
2 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Johny Goudenbour
Bozhidar Pampoulov
6
8
2
6
2
6
     
3 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Johny Goudenbour / Anatol Navrotchi
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov
2
6
3
6
9
11
     
4 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Johny Goudenbour
Julian Stamatov
6
8
5
7
2
6
     
5 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
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 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Per Hegna
Peter Hannon
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
2 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Thomas Randby
Matt Doyle
2
6
3
6
0
6
     
3 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Per Hegna / Bjørn Naume
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
4 Norway
Republic of Ireland
Per Hegna
Matt Doyle
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Norway
Republic of Ireland
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 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
Lyubomir Petrov
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
2 Finland
Bulgaria
Matti Timonen
Julian Stamatov
8
10
6
1
6
2
5
7
0
6
 
3 Finland
Bulgaria
Joakim Berner / Leo Palin
Lyubomir Petrov / Julian Stamatov
7
5
6
1
3
6
5
7
0
6
 
4 Finland
Bulgaria
Leo Palin
Julian Stamatov
9
11
6
2
6
1
6
0
   
5 Finland
Bulgaria
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 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
Ingo Wimmer
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
Ingo Wimmer
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

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  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.