1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

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.

Participating nations

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Zone A:

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  • {{davis|ALG}}
  • {{davis|EGY|1972}}
  • {{davis|GRE}}
  • {{davis|HUN}}
  • {{davis|ISR}}
  • {{davis|MON}}
  • {{davis|MAR}}
  • {{davis|POL}}
  • {{davis|ESP|1977}}
  • {{davis|YUG}}
  • {{davis|ZIM}}

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Zone B:

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  • {{davis|AUT}}
  • {{davis|BEL}}
  • {{davis|BUL|1971}}
  • {{davis|DEN}}
  • {{davis|FIN}}
  • {{davis|IRL}}
  • {{davis|LUX}}
  • {{davis|NED}}
  • {{davis|NOR}}
  • {{davis|POR}}
  • {{davis|URS}}
  • {{davis|TUR}}

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Zone A

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=8–10 May

| RD2-date=12-14 June

| RD3-date=10-12 July

| RD4-date=18-20 September

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ESP|1977}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ZIM}} | RD1-score3=

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|ALG}} | RD1-score4=w/o

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|POL}} | RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|MAR}} | RD1-score7=1

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD1T5-loc=

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score9=

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1T6-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|EGY|1972}} | RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|GRE}} | RD1-score12=0

| RD1T7-loc=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score13=

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1T8-loc=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score16=

| RD2T1-loc=Algiers, Algeria (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ESP|1977}} | RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ALG}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|POL}} | RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD2T3-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score5=4

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|EGY|1972}} | RD2-score6=1

| RD2T4-loc=Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score7=1

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|ISR}} | RD2-score8=4

| RD3T1-loc=Lleida, Spain (clay)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ESP|1977}} | RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|MON}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|HUN}} | RD3-score3=3

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|ISR}} | RD3-score4=2

| RD4T1-loc=Avilés, Spain (clay)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|ESP|1977}} | RD4-score1=3

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|HUN}} | RD4-score2=2

}}

=First round=

==Monaco vs. Morocco==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Monaco

|team2=Morocco

|venue=Monte Carlo, Monaco{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-MAR-MON-01|title=Monaco v Morocco|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 May 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |6 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Mustapha Dislam |4 |6 |4 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louis Borfiga |6 |6 |6 |5 | |T2P1=Mohammed Dlimi |8 |2 |8 |7 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |T1P2=Michel Borfiga |13 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Mohammed Dlimi |T2P2=Houcine Saber |11 |6 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louis Borfiga |2 |6 |1 |7 |6 |T2P1=Mustapha Dislam |6 |4 |6 |5 |1 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |3 |5 | | | |T2P1=Mohammed Dlimi |6 |2 | | | |nc=2 }}

|}}

==Egypt vs. Greece==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Egypt |team1-var=1972

|team2=Greece

|venue=Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-EGY-GRE-01|title=Egypt v Greece|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 May 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Nicholas Kalogeropoulos |4 |3 |8 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ismail El Shafei |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=George Kalovelonis |4 |4 |4 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |T1P2=Ismail El Shafei |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Nicholas Kalogeropoulos |T2P2=George Kalovelonis |3 |4 |6 |3 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |11 |7 | | | |T2P1=George Kalovelonis |9 |5 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ismail El Shafei |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Nicholas Kalogeropoulos |1 |3 | | | }}

|}}

=Quarterfinals=

==Algeria vs. Spain==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Algeria

|team2=Spain |team2-var=1977

|venue=Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-ALG-01|title=Algeria v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12-14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yassine Amier |1 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=José García Requena |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Djamel Boudjemline |6 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=José López-Maeso |8 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yassine Amier |T1P2=Djamel Boudjemline |4 |1 |6 | | |T2P1=José López-Maeso |T2P2=Miguel Mir |6 |6 |8 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Djamel Boudjemline |3 |1 |6 | | |T2P1=José García Requena |6 |6 |8 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yassine Amier |0 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Sergio Casal |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

==Monaco vs. Poland==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Monaco

|team2=Poland

|venue=Monte Carlo, Monaco{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-POL-MON-01|title=Monaco v Poland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |2 |6 |7 |3 |6 |T2P1=Tadeusz Nowicki |6 |3 |5 |6 |4 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louis Borfiga |5 |6 |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Czesław Dobrowolski |7 |1 |6 |1 |0 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |T1P2=Louis Borfiga |2 |5 |1 | | |T2P1=Henryk Drzymalski |T2P2=Tadeusz Nowicki |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louis Borfiga |8 |2 |0 |4 | |T2P1=Tadeusz Nowicki |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bernard Balleret |2 |9 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Czesław Dobrowolski |6 |7 |3 |1 | }}

|}}

==Egypt vs. Hungary==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Egypt |team1-var=1972

|team2=Hungary

|venue=Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-HUN-EGY-01|title=Egypt v Hungary|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |3 |1 |5 | | |T2P1=Róbert Machán |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ismail El Shafei |7 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Balázs Taróczy |9 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |T1P2=Ismail El Shafei |4 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=Péter Szőke |T2P2=Balázs Taróczy |6 |8 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Khaled Baligh |1 |1 | | | |T2P1=Róbert Machán |6 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tarek-Shawki El Sakka |3 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=János Benyik |6 |1 |3 | | }}

|}}

==Yugoslavia vs. Israel==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Yugoslavia

|team2=Israel

|venue=Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Yugoslavia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-YUG-ISR-01|title=Yugoslavia v Israel|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Zoltan Ilin |1 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Shlomo Glickstein |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Slobodan Živojinović |4 |4 |8 | | |T2P1=David Schneider |6 |6 |10 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dragan Savić |T1P2=Slobodan Živojinović |3 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Shlomo Glickstein |T2P2=David Schneider |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Zoltan Ilin |6 |6 |3 |3 |6 |T2P1=Shahar Perkiss |3 |2 |6 |6 |0 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Branko Horvat |6 |2 |1 |2 | |T2P1=Shlomo Glickstein |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|}}

=Semifinals=

==Spain vs. Monaco==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Spain |team1-var=1977

|team2=Monaco

|venue=Club Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-MON-01|title=Spain v Monaco|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10-12 July 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ángel Giménez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bernard Balleret |3 |4 |1 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Luna |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Louis Borfiga |0 |1 |2 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sergio Casal |T1P2=José López-Maeso |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bernard Balleret |T2P2=Michel Borfiga |5 |1 |1 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José López-Maeso |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Louis Borfiga |2 |4 |0 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Luna |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Jacques Vinciléoni |1 |4 | | | }}

|}}

==Israel vs. Hungary==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Israel

|team2=Hungary

|venue=Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-HUN-ISR-01|title=Israel v Hungary|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10-12 July 1981

|surface=Hard

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Schneider |6 |2 |2 |8 |5 |T2P1=Róbert Machán |3 |6 |6 |6 |7 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Shlomo Glickstein |7 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Balázs Taróczy |9 |1 |3 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Shlomo Glickstein |T1P2=David Schneider |6 |7 |6 |4 |4 |T2P1=Péter Szőke |T2P2=Balázs Taróczy |3 |9 |3 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Schneider |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Balázs Taróczy |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Shlomo Glickstein |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Róbert Machán |0 |4 | | | }}

|}}

=Final=

==Spain vs. Hungary==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Spain

|team2=Hungary

|venue=Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-A-M-ESP-HUN-01|title=Spain v Hungary|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=18-20 September 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Luna |4 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Balázs Taróczy |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José López-Maeso |6 |4 |6 |9 | |T2P1=Róbert Machán |1 |6 |1 |7 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sergio Casal |T1P2=Ángel Giménez |4 |8 |10 |6 | |T2P1=Péter Szőke |T2P2=Balázs Taróczy |6 |6 |8 |3 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José López-Maeso |6 |1 |5 |3 | |T2P1=Balázs Taróczy |3 |6 |7 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Luna |3 |10 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Róbert Machán |6 |8 |0 |2 | }}

|}}

Zone B

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=8–10 May

| RD2-date=12–14 June

| RD3-date=9–11 July

| RD4-date=25–27 September

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Aarhus, Denmark (clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|POR}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|URS}} | RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score7=w/o

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score8=

| RD1T5-loc=

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score9=

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1T6-loc=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|BUL|1971}} | RD1-score12=5

| RD1T7-loc=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score13=

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1T8-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score15=2

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score16=3

| RD2T1-loc=Salzburg, Austria (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|URS}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score4=1

| RD2T3-loc=Helsinki, Finland (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score5=3

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|BUL|1971}} | RD2-score6=2

| RD2T4-loc=Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|IRL}} | RD2-score8=1

| RD3T1-loc=Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|AUT}} | RD3-score1=0

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|URS}} | RD3-score2=4

| RD3T2-loc=Helsinki, Finland (clay)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|NED}} | RD3-score4=5

| RD4T1-loc=Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|URS}} | RD4-score1=5

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|NED}} | RD4-score2=0

}}

=First round=

==Denmark vs. Portugal==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Denmark

|team2=Portugal

|venue=Aarhus, Denmark{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-DEN-POR-01|title=Denmark v Portugal|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 May 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Bastiansen |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Soares |2 |0 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Mortensen |4 |6 |6 |4 |10 |T2P1=José Manuel Cordeiro |6 |4 |0 |6 |8 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Bastiansen |T1P2=Michael Mortensen |6 |11 |6 | | |T2P1=José Manuel Cordeiro |T2P2=Pedro Cordeiro |1 |9 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Bastiansen |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=José Manuel Cordeiro |0 |1 |0 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Mortensen |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Soares |3 |1 |0 | | }}

|}}

==Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Luxembourg

|team2=Bulgaria |team2-var=1971

|venue=Tennis Club de Mondorf, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-LUX-BUL-01|title=Luxembourg v Bulgaria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 May 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anatol Navrotchi |1 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Julian Stamatov |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Johny Goudenbour |6 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Bozhidar Pampoulov |8 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Johny Goudenbour |T1P2=Anatol Navrotchi |2 |3 |9 | | |T2P1=Bozhidar Pampoulov |T2P2=Matei Pampoulov |6 |6 |11 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Johny Goudenbour |6 |5 |2 | | |T2P1=Julian Stamatov |8 |7 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernand Claude |5 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Matei Pampoulov |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

==Norway vs. Ireland==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Norway

|team2=Ireland

|venue=Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-NOR-IRL-01|title=Norway v Ireland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 May 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Per Hegna |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Peter Hannon |3 |1 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Randby |2 |3 |0 | | |T2P1=Matt Doyle |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Per Hegna |T1P2=Bjørn Naume |1 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Matt Doyle |T2P2=Sean Sorensen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Per Hegna |2 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Matt Doyle |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Randby |3 |6 |2 |7 |6 |T2P1=Peter Hannon |6 |3 |6 |5 |2 }}

|}}

=Quarterfinals=

==Austria vs. Denmark==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Austria

|team2=Denmark

|venue=Salzburg, Austria{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-AUT-DEN-01|title=Austria v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Feigl |6 |10 |6 | | |T2P1=Michael Mortensen |3 |8 |3 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Peter Bastiansen |6 |3 |2 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Feigl |T1P2=Hans Kary |6 |6 |1 |6 | |T2P1=Peter Bastiansen |T2P2=Michael Mortensen |3 |4 |6 |1 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Reininger |3 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Michael Mortensen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Feigl |4 |6 |4 |5 | |T2P1=Peter Bastiansen |6 |2 |6 |7 | }}

|}}

==Soviet Union vs. Belgium==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Soviet Union

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Jūrmala, Soviet Union{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-URS-BEL-01|title=Soviet Union v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Konstantin Pugaev |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Bernard Boileau |6 |4 |4 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Borisov |2 |6 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Thierry Stevaux |6 |4 |2 |6 |3 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Borisov |T1P2=Konstantin Pugaev |6 |7 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Bernard Boileau |T2P2=Alain Brichant |4 |9 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Konstantin Pugaev |5 |3 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Thierry Stevaux |7 |6 |4 |0 |4 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Zverev |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Alain Brichant |1 |2 |4 | | }}

|}}

==Finland vs. Bulgaria==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Bulgaria |team2-var=1971

|venue=Helsinki, Finland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-FIN-BUL-01|title=Finland v Bulgaria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Palin |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Lyubomir Petrov |1 |2 |0 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matti Timonen |8 |6 |6 |5 |0 |T2P1=Julian Stamatov |10 |1 |2 |7 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joakim Berner |T1P2=Leo Palin |7 |6 |3 |5 |0 |T2P1=Lyubomir Petrov |T2P2=Julian Stamatov |5 |1 |6 |7 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Palin |9 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Julian Stamatov |11 |2 |1 |0 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matti Timonen |6 |6 |4 |3 |6 |T2P1=Lyubomir Petrov |3 |2 |6 |6 |0 }}

|}}

==Netherlands vs. Ireland==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Netherlands

|team2=Ireland

|venue=Eindhoven, Netherlands{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-NED-IRL-01|title=Netherlands v Ireland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louk Sanders |8 |2 |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Matt Doyle |6 |6 |6 |2 |2 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Wilborts |4 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sean Sorensen |6 |5 |4 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marc Albert |T1P2=Huub van Boeckel |3 |6 |1 |2 | |T2P1=Matt Doyle |T2P2=Sean Sorensen |6 |4 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Wilborts |6 |6 |12 |6 | |T2P1=Matt Doyle |4 |8 |10 |4 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Louk Sanders |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Sean Sorensen |3 |2 | | | }}

|}}

=Semifinals=

==Austria vs. Soviet Union==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Austria

|team2=Soviet Union

|venue=Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-AUT-URS-01|title=Austria v Soviet Union|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 July 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |4 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=Konstantin Pugaev |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ingo Wimmer |6 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Vadim Borisov |8 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |T1P2=Bernhard Pils |4 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Vadim Borisov |T2P2=Sergey Leonyuk |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ingo Wimmer |4 |2 |6 |3 | |T2P1=Konstantin Pugaev |6 |6 |3 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary | | | | | |T2P1=Vadim Borisov | | | | | }}

|}}

==Finland vs. Netherlands==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Netherlands

|venue=Helsinki, Finland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-FIN-NED-01|title=Finland v Netherlands|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 July 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kimmo Alkio |3 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Louk Sanders |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matti Timonen |2 |2 |7 | | |T2P1=Eric Wilborts |6 |6 |9 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=George Berner |T1P2=Leo Palin |5 |5 |2 | | |T2P1=Marc Albert |T2P2=Huub van Boeckel |7 |7 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matti Timonen |6 |3 |5 |4 | |T2P1=Louk Sanders |4 |6 |7 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kimmo Alkio |6 |6 |0 |2 |4 |T2P1=Eric Wilborts |3 |2 |6 |6 |6 }}

|}}

=Final=

==Soviet Union vs. Netherlands==

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Soviet Union

|team2=Netherlands

|venue=Jūrmala, Soviet Union{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-EUR-B-M-URS-NED-01|title=Soviet Union v Netherlands|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=25–27 September 1981

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Borisov |7 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Eric Wilborts |5 |6 |1 |3 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Zverev |6 |7 |1 |9 |6 |T2P1=Louk Sanders |4 |9 |6 |7 |3 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vadim Borisov |T1P2=Konstantin Pugaev |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Marc Albert |T2P2=Tom Okker |4 |4 |2 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sergey Leonyuk |4 |9 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Marc Albert |6 |7 |4 |6 |4 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Zverev |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Eric Wilborts |1 |3 | | | }}

|}}

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