# 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. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final to compete for one place in next year's World Group.
Chile defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1982 World Group.

## North & Central America Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 9–11 January | Semifinals 9–11 January | Semifinals 9–11 January | Final 13–15 February | Final 13–15 February | Final 13–15 February |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | Colombia | Colombia | 5 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Colombia | Colombia | 5 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Colombia vs. Canada

| Colombia 3 | Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 9–11 January 1981 Hard | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 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 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Country Club de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Venezuela 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 | Semifinals 9–11 January | Semifinals 9–11 January | Final 13–15 February | Final 13–15 February | Final 13–15 February |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Peru vs. Chile

| Peru 1 | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Chile 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador 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 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Santiago, Chile 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Uruguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 6–8 March 1981 Clay (indoors) | América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia 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 ||||