1981 Davis Cup World Group

January 2025 1981 Davis Cup World Group 6 March – 13 December 1st USA Davis Cup 1981 Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1981 World Group 1981 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 It was the first edition of the newly formed 16-team World Group and a move to a tiered system including promotion and relegation. The original 16 teams to compete were chosen through the previous year's results, with teams that reached the 1980 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. The first-round losers would play in the Davis Cup World Group Relegation Play-offs, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competitions the following year and replaced by the four winners of the current year's Zonal competitions.ITF Events - Davis Cup https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx itftennis.com International Tennis Federation 12 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195458/https://www.itftennis.com/about/itf-events/davis-cup.aspx 12 November 2019 liveDavis Cup History https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx daviscup.com 12 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191112195331/https://www.daviscup.com/en/organisation/davis-cup-history.aspx 12 November 2019 live Czechoslovakia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The United States won the title, defeating Argentina in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States from 11 to 13 December. It was the US team's 27th Davis Cup title overall. Participating teams Participating teamsARGAUSBRA 1968TCHFRAGBRITAJPN 1947MEXNZLROU 1965KOR 1949SWESUIUSAFRG Draw 6–8 March 9–12 July 2–4 October 11–13 December Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) FRG 2 ARG 3 Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) ROU 1965 3 BRA 1968 2 Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) GBR 3 ITA 2 Seoul, South Korea (clay) KOR 1949 0 NZL 5 Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) JPN 1947 0 SWE 5 Lyon, France (indoor carpet) FRA 2 AUS 3 Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) SUI 2 TCH 3 Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) USA 3 MEX 2 Timișoara, Romania (hard) ARG 3 ROU 1965 2 Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) GBR 4 NZL 1 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 1 AUS 3 New York, NY, United States (hard) TCH 1 USA 4 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 GBR 0 Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) AUS 0 USA 5 Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) ARG 1 USA 3 First round West Germany vs. Argentina West Germany Argentina Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-FRG-ARG-01 West Germany v Argentina daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Rolf Gehring 2 3 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 8 Ulrich Pinner 3 6 6 6 José Luis Clerc 6 3 4 3 Rolf Gehring Christoph Zipf 3 6 4 3 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 6 Rolf Gehring 6 4 6 6 José Luis Clerc 1 6 3 1 Ulrich Pinner 3 2 6 1 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 3 6 Romania vs. Brazil Romania Brazil Timișoara, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-ROU-BRA-01 Romania v Brazil daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Florin Segărceanu 4 7 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr 6 5 2 2 Andrei Dîrzu 2 4 1 Thomaz Koch 6 6 6 Andrei Dîrzu Florin Segărceanu 0 8 6 7 Carlos Kirmayr Thomaz Koch 6 6 4 5 Florin Segărceanu 4 6 7 4 6 Thomaz Koch 6 3 5 6 0 Andrei Dîrzu 2 0 Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 Great Britain vs. Italy Great Britain Italy Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-GBR-ITA-01 Great Britain v Italy daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Buster Mottram 9 3 6 6 Adriano Panatta 7 6 3 4 Richard Lewis 4 6 8 7 4 Corrado Barazzutti 6 1 6 9 6 Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 6 3 6 3 7 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 1 6 3 6 5 Richard Lewis 4 2 4 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Buster Mottram 6 6 6 Corrado Barazzutti 3 2 2 South Korea vs. New Zealand South Korea New Zealand Jang-Choong Tennis Court, Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-KOR-NZL-01 South Korea v New Zealand daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Clay 0 5 Jeon Chang-dae 3 3 6 1 Chris Lewis 6 6 2 6 Jeon Young-dai 1 2 2 Russell Simpson 6 6 6 Jeon Young-dai Kim Bong-suk 3 2 4 Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 6 6 6 Jeon Chang-dae 1 4 5 Chris Lewis 6 6 7 Jeon Young-dai 2 6 0 Russell Simpson 6 8 6 Japan vs. Sweden Japan Sweden Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-JPN-SWE-01 Japan v Sweden daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Carpet (indoors) 0 5 Tsuyoshi Fukui 5 2 4 Kjell Johansson 7 6 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 3 5 6 Per Hjertquist 6 7 8 Kenichi Hirai Jun Kamiwazumi 0 6 2 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 6 8 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui 4 2 0 Per Hjertquist 6 6 6 Shigeyuki Nishio 3 6 2 1 Kjell Johansson 6 3 6 6 France vs. Australia France Australia Palais des Sports, Lyon, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-FRA-AUS-01 France v Australia daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Yannick Noah 6 6 3 6 3 Peter McNamara 4 8 6 3 6 Pascal Portes 4 6 9 6 Kim Warwick 6 2 7 4 Yannick Noah Pascal Portes 3 2 7 4 Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6 6 5 6 Pascal Portes 3 0 2 Peter McNamara 6 6 6 Yannick Noah 6 7 10 Kim Warwick 2 5 8 Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia Switzerland Czechoslovakia Saalsporthalle, Zurich, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-SUI-TCH-01 Switzerland v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Hard (indoors) 2 3 Heinz Günthardt 3 5 0 Ivan Lendl 6 7 6 Roland Stadler 2 1 3 Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 6 Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt 6 3 2 6 6 Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 6 3 4 Heinz Günthardt 5 2 6 Tomáš Šmíd 7 6 8 Roland Stadler 6 Ivan Lendl 6 1 United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, CA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 6–8 March 1981 Hard 3 2 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Jorge Lozano 3 1 3 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 3 10 3 Raúl Ramírez 3 8 6 8 6 Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 4 6 7 6 3 Jorge Lozano Raúl Ramírez 6 3 9 0 6 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 Jorge Lozano 2 2 3 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Raúl Ramírez 4 3 0 Quarterfinals Romania vs. Argentina Romania Argentina Timișoara, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-ROU-ARG-01 Romania v Argentina daviscup.com 9–11 July 1981 Hard 2 3 Andrei Dîrzu 4 4 3 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Florin Segărceanu 4 2 0 José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 Andrei Dîrzu Florin Segărceanu 4 10 6 7 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 6 8 3 5 Florin Segărceanu 4 4 6 1 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 3 6 Andrei Dîrzu 4 6 Ricardo Cano 6 2 0 3 New Zealand vs. Great Britain New Zealand Great Britain Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-NZL-GBR-01 New Zealand v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 July 1981 Carpet 1 4 Russell Simpson 6 6 4 4 6 Richard Lewis 4 4 6 6 8 Chris Lewis 6 4 6 7 3 Buster Mottram 4 6 4 9 6 Chris Lewis Russell Simpson 3 4 4 Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 6 6 6 Chris Lewis 2 2 Richard Lewis 6 6 Russell Simpson 4 11 6 Jonathan Smith 6 9 2 Sweden vs. Australia Sweden Australia Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-SWE-AUS-01 Sweden v Australia daviscup.com 10–12 July 1981 Clay 1 3 Per Hjertquist 3 6 1 Paul McNamee 6 8 6 Mats Wilander 4 2 1 Peter McNamara 6 6 6 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 7 3 8 6 6 Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 9 6 6 2 2 Mats Wilander 6 6 4 0 4 Paul McNamee 1 2 6 6 6 Per Hjertquist 6 Peter McNamara 6 1 United States vs. Czechoslovakia United States Czechoslovakia USTA National Tennis Center, New York, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-USA-TCH-01 United States v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 9–11 July 1981 Hard 4 1 John McEnroe 4 12 5 Ivan Lendl 6 14 7 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 Tomáš Šmíd 3 1 2 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 9 6 6 Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd 7 3 2 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Tomáš Šmíd 3 1 4 Jimmy Connors 7 6 Ivan Lendl 5 4 Semifinals Argentina vs. Great Britain Argentina Great Britain Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-ARG-GBR-01 Argentina v Great Britain daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Clay 5 0 José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 Richard Lewis 4 4 0 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Buster Mottram 3 1 1 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 8 8 6 Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 6 6 2 José Luis Clerc 7 6 Buster Mottram 5 4 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 Richard Lewis 0 3 United States vs. Australia United States Australia Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Mark Edmondson 3 4 2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 4 3 6 Peter McNamara 4 4 6 6 3 Peter Fleming John McEnroe 8 6 8 Phil Dent Peter McNamara 6 4 6 John McEnroe 9 6 Peter McNamara 7 0 Roscoe Tanner 4 6 6 Mark Edmondson 6 2 3 Final United States vs. Argentina United States Argentina Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-M-USA-ARG-01 United States v Argentina daviscup.com 11–13 December 1981 Carpet (indoors) 3 1 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Guillermo Vilas 3 2 2 Roscoe Tanner 5 3 6 José Luis Clerc 7 6 8 Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6 4 6 4 11 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 3 6 4 6 9 John McEnroe 7 5 6 3 6 José Luis Clerc 5 7 3 6 3 Roscoe Tanner 11 Guillermo Vilas 10 1 Relegation play-offs The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1982 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions. Results summary Date: 2–4 October Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface Ref. Reference BRA 1968 2–3 FRG São Paulo Clay ITA 4–1 KOR 1949 Sanremo Clay FRA 4–1 JPN 1947 Paris Clay MEX 3–2 SUI Tijuana Clay FRA, ITA, MEX and FRG remain in the World Group in 1982. BRA 1968, JPN 1947, KOR 1949 and SUI are relegated to Zonal competition in 1982. Brazil vs. West Germany Brazil 1968 West Germany São Paulo, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-REL-BRA-FRG-01 Brazil v West Germany daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Clay 2 3 Thomaz Koch 3 3 2 Ulrich Pinner 6 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr 7 6 3 6 Peter Elter 5 2 6 2 Marcos Hocevar Carlos Kirmayr 8 4 3 11 Hans-Dieter Beutel Christoph Zipf 6 6 6 13 Carlos Kirmayr 6 11 21 6 Ulrich Pinner 2 13 19 3 Thomaz Koch 5 5 3 Peter Elter 7 7 6 Italy vs. South Korea Italy South Korea 1949 Sanremo, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-REL-ITA-KOR-01 Italy v South Korea daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Clay 4 1 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6 Lee Woo-ryong 0 2 3 Adriano Panatta 6 6 7 Kim Choon-ho 4 4 5 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 7 6 Kim Choon-ho Song Dong-wook 2 5 4 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 2 6 1 Kim Choon-ho 2 8 6 2 6 Gianni Ocleppo 6 8 6 6 Jeon Chang-dae 3 10 3 4 France vs. Japan France Japan 1947 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-REL-FRA-JPN-01 France v Japan daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Clay 4 1 Gilles Moretton 6 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui 1 4 3 Thierry Tulasne 6 6 6 Shinichi Sakamoto 0 0 0 Yannick Noah Christophe Roger-Vasselin 8 6 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui Toru Yonezawa 6 2 4 Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6 Shinichi Sakamoto 0 4 1 Thierry Tulasne 6 8 6 Tsuyoshi Fukui 1 6 3 Mexico vs. Switzerland Mexico Switzerland Tijuana Country Club, Tijuana, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1981-WG-REL-MEX-SUI-01 Mexico v Switzerland daviscup.com 2–4 October 1981 Clay 3 2 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Heinz Günthardt 4 2 1 Jorge Lozano 4 6 4 5 Roland Stadler 6 4 6 7 Jorge Lozano Raúl Ramírez 3 6 6 6 Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt 6 2 0 1 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Roland Stadler 1 2 3 Juan Hernández 4 4 Ivan Dupasquier 6 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 World Group Davis Cup