# 1981 Davis Cup

The 1981 Davis Cup (also known as the 1981 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 70th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 23 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Americas Zone, and 6 in the Eastern Zone.
The United States defeated Argentina in the final, held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States on 11–13 December, to win their 27th title overall.

## Format changes

The 1981 tournament marked the introduction of the 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 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. Teams which lost in the World Group first round would now compete against each other in the World Group Relegation Play-off, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competition the following year. The four winners of the Zonal competitions would now earn promotion into the following year's World Group to replace the relegated teams.
The 16 qualifying teams for the first World Group were: from the 1980 Americas Zone, the North & Central America Zone finalists the United States and Mexico, and the South America Zone finalists Argentina and Brazil; the 1980 Eastern Zone semifinalists Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea; and the semifinalists from the two Europe Zones Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, France, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany.
This year also marked the first year of commercial sponsorship, when Japanese electronics company NEC became the tournament's first Title Sponsor, a partnership that lasted 21 years in total. NEC's partnership also enabled prize money to be given for the first time, with the World Group team competing for a total of US$1 million.

## World Group

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Brazil | Czechoslovakia |
| France | Great Britain | Italy | Japan |
| Mexico | New Zealand | Romania | South Korea |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United States | West Germany |

### Draw

| First round 6–8 March | First round 6–8 March | First round 6–8 March | Quarterfinals 9–12 July | Quarterfinals 9–12 July | Quarterfinals 9–12 July | Semifinals 2–4 October | Semifinals 2–4 October | Semifinals 2–4 October | Final 11–13 December | Final 11–13 December | Final 11–13 December |
| Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | Timișoara, Romania (hard) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | |
| Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | |
| Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Brighton, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | Christchurch, New Zealand (carpet) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | | | | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (indoor carpet) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Lyon, France (indoor carpet) | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | | | | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Zürich, Switzerland (indoor hard) | | | | United States | 5 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | United States | 5 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | New York City, United States (hard) | New York City, United States (hard) | New York City, United States (hard) | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | New York City, United States (hard) | New York City, United States (hard) | New York City, United States (hard) | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | |
| Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | |
| Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 3 | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Argentina
| United States 3 | Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States 11–13 December 1981 Carpet (indoors) | Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States 11–13 December 1981 Carpet (indoors) | Argentina 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Roscoe Tanner José Luis Clerc 5 7 3 6 6 8       3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 6 3 4 6 6 4 4 6 11 9   4 John McEnroe José Luis Clerc 7 5 5 7 6 3 3 6 6 3   5 Roscoe Tanner Guillermo Vilas 11 10         not completed ||||

### Relegation play-offs

Date: 2–4 October
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Surface |
| Brazil | 2–3 | West Germany | São Paulo | Clay |
| Italy | 4–1 | South Korea | Sanremo | Clay |
| France | 4–1 | Japan | Paris | Clay |
| Mexico | 3–2 | Switzerland | Tijuana | Clay |
* France, Italy, Mexico and West Germany remain in the World Group in 1982.
* Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland are relegated to Zonal competition in 1982.

## Americas Zone

| Sub-Zonal Semifinals 9–11 January | Sub-Zonal Semifinals 9–11 January | Sub-Zonal Semifinals 9–11 January | Sub-Zonal Finals 13–15 February | Sub-Zonal Finals 13–15 February | Sub-Zonal Finals 13–15 February | Inter-Zonal Final 6–8 March | Inter-Zonal Final 6–8 March | Inter-Zonal Final 6–8 March |
| 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 | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | | | | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| 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 | | | | | | |
* Chile are promoted to the World Group in 1982.

## Eastern Zone

| Quarterfinals 9–11 January | Quarterfinals 9–11 January | Quarterfinals 9–11 January | Semifinals 13–15 February | Semifinals 13–15 February | Semifinals 13–15 February | Final 6–8 March | Final 6–8 March | Final 6–8 March |
| India | India | | | | | | | |
| India | India | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 5 | | | |
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | India | India | 5 | | | |
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |
| Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |
| Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | | | | | | |
* India are promoted to the World Group in 1982.

## Europe Zone
### Zone A

| First round 8–10 May | First round 8–10 May | First round 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Final 25–27 September | Final 25–27 September | Final 25–27 September |
| Spain | Spain | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Algeria | Algeria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | Algeria | Algeria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | | Lleida, Spain (clay) | Lleida, Spain (clay) | Lleida, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | w/o | | | | Lleida, Spain (clay) | Lleida, Spain (clay) | Lleida, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | w/o | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 1 | Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 1 | | | | | | | Avilés, Spain (clay) | Avilés, Spain (clay) | Avilés, Spain (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | | Avilés, Spain (clay) | Avilés, Spain (clay) | Avilés, Spain (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Israel | 2 | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | | Israel | 2 | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | Skopje, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | | | | | | | | |
* Spain are promoted to the World Group in 1982.

### Zone B

| First round 8–10 May | First round 8–10 May | First round 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 12–14 June | Quarterfinals 12–14 June | Quarterfinals 12–14 June | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Final 25–27 September | Final 25–27 September | Final 25–27 September |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | Salzburg, Austria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Aarhus, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | w/o | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | w/o | | | | | | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | | | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
| Finland | Finland | | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
| Finland | Finland | | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Netherlands | 5 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | Netherlands | 5 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | Eindhoven, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | | | | | |
* Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1982.