# 1981 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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.
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.

## Zone A
### Draw

| 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 10-12 July | Semifinals 10-12 July | Semifinals 10-12 July | Final 18-20 September | Final 18-20 September | Final 18-20 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 | | | | | | | | | |

### First round
#### Monaco vs. Morocco

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Monte Carlo, Monaco 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Morocco 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Balleret Mustapha Dislam 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 1     2 Louis Borfiga Mohammed Dlimi 6 8 6 2 6 8 5 7     3 Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber 13 11 8 6 6 4       4 Louis Borfiga Mustapha Dislam 2 6 6 4 1 6 7 5 6 1   5 Bernard Balleret Mohammed Dlimi 3 6 5 2       not completed ||||

#### Egypt vs. Greece

| Egypt 5 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 6 3 6 8 6 2     2 Ismail El Shafei George Kalovelonis 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / George Kalovelonis 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka George Kalovelonis 11 9 7 5         5 Ismail El Shafei Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Quarterfinals
#### Algeria vs. Spain

| Algeria 0 | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12-14 June 1981 Clay | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12-14 June 1981 Clay | Spain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yassine Amier José García Requena 1 6 2 6 0 6       2 Djamel Boudjemline José López-Maeso 6 8 1 6 1 6       3 Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline José López-Maeso / Miguel Mir 4 6 1 6 6 8       4 Djamel Boudjemline José García Requena 3 6 1 6 6 8       5 Yassine Amier Sergio Casal 0 6 4 6 0 6 ||||

#### Monaco vs. Poland

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Monte Carlo, Monaco 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Balleret Tadeusz Nowicki 2 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Louis Borfiga Czesław Dobrowolski 5 7 6 1 2 6 6 1 6 0   3 Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga Henryk Drzymalski / Tadeusz Nowicki 2 6 5 7 1 6       4 Louis Borfiga Tadeusz Nowicki 8 6 2 6 0 6 4 6     5 Bernard Balleret Czesław Dobrowolski 2 6 9 7 6 3 6 1 ||||

#### Egypt vs. Hungary

| Egypt 1 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Hungary 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Róbert Machán 3 6 1 6 5 7       2 Ismail El Shafei Balázs Taróczy 7 9 4 6 4 6       3 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 4 6 6 8 4 6       4 Khaled Baligh Róbert Machán 1 6 1 6         5 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka János Benyik 3 6 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Yugoslavia vs. Israel

| Yugoslavia 1 | Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Yugoslavia 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Yugoslavia 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Israel 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zoltan Ilin Shlomo Glickstein 1 6 4 6 4 6       2 Slobodan Živojinović David Schneider 4 6 4 6 8 10       3 Dragan Savić / Slobodan Živojinović Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider 3 6 4 6 5 7       4 Zoltan Ilin Shahar Perkiss 6 3 6 2 3 6 3 6 6 0   5 Branko Horvat Shlomo Glickstein 6 3 2 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Semifinals
#### Spain vs. Monaco

| Spain 5 | Club Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain 10-12 July 1981 Clay | Club Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain 10-12 July 1981 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ángel Giménez Bernard Balleret 6 3 6 4 6 1       2 Fernando Luna Louis Borfiga 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Sergio Casal / José López-Maeso Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga 7 5 6 1 6 1       4 José López-Maeso Louis Borfiga 6 2 6 4 6 0       5 Fernando Luna Jacques Vinciléoni 6 1 6 4 ||||

#### Israel vs. Hungary

| Israel 2 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10-12 July 1981 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10-12 July 1981 Hard | Hungary 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Schneider Róbert Machán 6 3 2 6 2 6 8 6 5 7   2 Shlomo Glickstein Balázs Taróczy 7 9 6 1 6 3 6 1     3 Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 6 3 7 9 6 3 4 6 4 6   4 David Schneider Balázs Taróczy 3 6 3 6 2 6       5 Shlomo Glickstein Róbert Machán 6 0 6 4 ||||

### Final
#### Spain vs. Hungary

| Spain 3 | Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain 18-20 September 1981 Clay | Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain 18-20 September 1981 Clay | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Luna Balázs Taróczy 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 José López-Maeso Róbert Machán 6 1 4 6 6 1 9 7     3 Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 4 6 8 6 10 8 6 3     4 José López-Maeso Balázs Taróczy 6 3 1 6 5 7 3 6     5 Fernando Luna Róbert Machán 3 6 10 8 6 0 6 2 ||||

## Zone B
### Draw

| 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 | | | | | | | | |

### First round
#### Denmark vs. Portugal

| Denmark 5 | Aarhus, Denmark 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Aarhus, Denmark 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Portugal 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Bastiansen Miguel Soares 6 2 6 0 6 2       2 Michael Mortensen José Manuel Cordeiro 4 6 6 4 6 0 4 6 10 8   3 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen José Manuel Cordeiro / Pedro Cordeiro 6 1 11 9 6 4       4 Peter Bastiansen José Manuel Cordeiro 6 0 6 1 6 0       5 Michael Mortensen Miguel Soares 6 3 6 1 6 0 ||||

#### Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

| Luxembourg 0 | Tennis Club de Mondorf, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Tennis Club de Mondorf, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Bulgaria 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Anatol Navrotchi Julian Stamatov 1 6 1 6 3 6       2 Johny Goudenbour Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 8 2 6 2 6       3 Johny Goudenbour / Anatol Navrotchi Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov 2 6 3 6 9 11       4 Johny Goudenbour Julian Stamatov 6 8 5 7 2 6       5 Fernand Claude Matei Pampoulov 5 7 0 6 1 6 ||||

#### Norway vs. Ireland

| Norway 2 | Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway 8–10 May 1981 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Per Hegna Peter Hannon 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Thomas Randby Matt Doyle 2 6 3 6 0 6       3 Per Hegna / Bjørn Naume Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 1 6 0 6 2 6       4 Per Hegna Matt Doyle 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Thomas Randby Peter Hannon 3 6 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Quarterfinals
#### Austria vs. Denmark

| Austria 3 | Salzburg, Austria 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Salzburg, Austria 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Denmark 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Feigl Michael Mortensen 6 3 10 8 6 3       2 Hans Kary Peter Bastiansen 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 1     3 Peter Feigl / Hans Kary Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 6 3 6 4 1 6 6 1     4 Robert Reininger Michael Mortensen 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Peter Feigl Peter Bastiansen 4 6 6 2 4 6 5 7 ||||

#### Soviet Union vs. Belgium

| Soviet Union 4 | Jūrmala, Soviet Union 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Jūrmala, Soviet Union 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Bernard Boileau 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 1     2 Vadim Borisov Thierry Stevaux 2 6 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 3   3 Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev Bernard Boileau / Alain Brichant 6 4 7 9 1 6 4 6     4 Konstantin Pugaev Thierry Stevaux 5 7 3 6 6 4 6 0 6 4   5 Alexander Zverev Alain Brichant 6 1 6 2 6 4 ||||

#### Finland vs. Bulgaria

| Finland 3 | Helsinki, Finland 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Helsinki, Finland 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leo Palin Lyubomir Petrov 6 1 6 2 6 0       2 Matti Timonen Julian Stamatov 8 10 6 1 6 2 5 7 0 6   3 Joakim Berner / Leo Palin Lyubomir Petrov / Julian Stamatov 7 5 6 1 3 6 5 7 0 6   4 Leo Palin Julian Stamatov 9 11 6 2 6 1 6 0     5 Matti Timonen Lyubomir Petrov 6 3 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 0 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Ireland

| Netherlands 4 | Eindhoven, Netherlands 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Eindhoven, Netherlands 12–14 June 1981 Clay | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Louk Sanders Matt Doyle 8 6 2 6 2 6 6 2 6 2   2 Eric Wilborts Sean Sorensen 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 1     3 Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 3 6 6 4 1 6 2 6     4 Eric Wilborts Matt Doyle 6 4 6 8 12 10 6 4     5 Louk Sanders Sean Sorensen 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Semifinals
#### Austria vs. Soviet Union

| Austria 0 | Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria 9–11 July 1981 Clay | Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria 9–11 July 1981 Clay | Soviet Union 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Kary Konstantin Pugaev 4 6 3 6 1 6       2 Ingo Wimmer Vadim Borisov 6 8 4 6 4 6       3 Hans Kary / Bernhard Pils Vadim Borisov / Sergey Leonyuk 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Ingo Wimmer Konstantin Pugaev 4 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     5 Hans Kary Vadim Borisov ||||

#### Finland vs. Netherlands

| Finland 0 | Helsinki, Finland 9–11 July 1981 Clay | Helsinki, Finland 9–11 July 1981 Clay | Netherlands 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kimmo Alkio Louk Sanders 3 6 1 6 1 6       2 Matti Timonen Eric Wilborts 2 6 2 6 7 9       3 George Berner / Leo Palin Marc Albert / Huub van Boeckel 5 7 5 7 2 6       4 Matti Timonen Louk Sanders 6 4 3 6 5 7 4 6     5 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 25–27 September 1981 Clay | Jūrmala, Soviet Union 25–27 September 1981 Clay | Netherlands 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vadim Borisov Eric Wilborts 7 5 4 6 6 1 6 3     2 Alexander Zverev Louk Sanders 6 4 7 9 1 6 9 7 6 3   3 Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev Marc Albert / Tom Okker 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Sergey Leonyuk Marc Albert 4 6 9 7 6 4 4 6 6 4   5 Alexander Zverev Eric Wilborts 6 1 6 3 ||||