# 1981 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1981 Federation Cup (also known as the 1981 Federation Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 19th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, from 9–15 November. The United States won their sixth consecutive title, defeating Great Britain in the final, in what was a rematch of the 1967 Federation Cup.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | China | Chinese Taipei | Czechoslovakia | Denmark |
| France | Great Britain | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | Indonesia | Ireland | Israel |
| Italy | Japan | Mexico | Netherlands | New Zealand | Philippines | Romania | South Korea |
| Soviet Union | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |

## Draw

All ties were played at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, on clay courts.
| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | United States | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | 2 | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | | | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| Israel | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | 3 | Israel | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Romania | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | 0 | Romania | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | 3 | | | | | | United States | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Switzerland | 0 | | | |
| Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | | | Switzerland | 0 | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 0 | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Soviet Union | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | Soviet Union | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | 3 | | | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| France | 3 | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 0 | France | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Australia | 1 | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | Australia | 1 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Thailand | 0 | | | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| China | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| China | 3 | China | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | 0 | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Australia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
1st and 2nd round losing teams play in consolation rounds.

### First round
#### United States vs. South Korea

| United States 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | South Korea 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Jaeger Seol Min-kyung 6 1 6 3     2 Chris Evert Lloyd Lee Duk-hee 6 1 6 3     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Kim Soo-ok / Lee Duk-hee 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Spain vs. Mexico

| Spain 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vicky Baldovinos Maluca Llamas 6 2 3 6 3 6   2 Carmen Perea Heliane Steden 6 4 6 2     3 Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Maluca Llamas / Liza Riefkohl 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Indonesia vs. Israel

| Indonesia 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Israel 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Suzanna Anggarkusuma Orly Bialistozky 0 6 5 7     2 Yolanda Soemarno Rafeket Binyamini 5 7 1 6     3 Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini 6 4 4 6 1 6 ||||

#### Hungary vs. Romania

| Hungary 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Temesvári Lucia Romanov 6 2 2 5   retired  2 Éva Rózsavölgyi Virginia Ruzici 1 6 0 6     3 Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici 6 0 1 6 0 6 ||||

#### Switzerland vs. Greece

| Switzerland 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Claudia Pasquale Denise Panagopoulou 6 0 6 1     2 Petra Delhees Angeliki Kanellopoulou 6 4 6 3     3 Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### New Zealand vs. Chinese Taipei

| New Zealand 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Chinese Taipei 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Judy Chaloner Wen Hsiu-tsuan 2 6 4 6     2 Chris Newton Ho Chiu-mei 2 6 2 6     3 Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton Ho Chiu-mei / Wen Hsiu-tsuan 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Brazil vs. Ireland

| Brazil 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Monteiro Rhona Howett 6 0 6 3     2 Patricia Medrado Maria Bolster 6 1 6 0     3 Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Maria Bolster / Caitríona Ruane 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Japan vs. West Germany

| Japan 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Masako Yanagi Iris Riedel-Kuhn 4 6 4 6     2 Kimiyo Nomura Bettina Bunge 2 6 2 6     3 Fumiko Furuhashi / Masako Yanagi Bettina Bunge / Iris Riedel-Kuhn 7 5 5 7 0 6 ||||

#### Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Renáta Tomanová Mimmi Wikstedt 6 2 6 4     2 Hana Mandlíková Elisabeth Ekblom 6 2 6 3     3 Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová Catarina Lindqvist / Mimmi Wikstedt 4 6 7 6 6 2 ||||

#### Denmark vs. Soviet Union

| Denmark 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Soviet Union 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tine Scheuer-Larsen Julia Salnikova 4 6 3 6     2 Anne-Mette Sorensen Elena Eliseenko 5 7 2 6     3 Birgitte Hermansen / Anne-Mette Sorensen Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva 0 6 2 6 ||||

#### France vs. Canada

| France 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Catherine Tanvier Karen Dewis 6 3 6 4     2 Corinne Vanier Nina Bland 6 4 6 7 7 5   3 Sophie Amiach / Corinne Vanier Karen Dewis / Hélène Pelletier 7 6 6 4 ||||

#### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ann Gabriel Jo Durie 7 5 3 6 3 6   2 Marion De Witte Virginia Wade 3 6 3 6     3 Marion De Witte / Marlene De Wouters Sue Barker / Jo Durie 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Hong Kong

| Netherlands 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Hong Kong 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marianne van der Torre Nancy Spelman 6 0 6 0     2 Marcella Mesker Patricia Hy 6 7 3 6     3 Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Patricia Hy / Ling Yuen-Yuen 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Italy vs. Yugoslavia

| Italy 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabina Simmonds Renata Šašak 7 6 6 1     2 Barbara Rossi Mima Jaušovec 0 6 3 6     3 Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Mima Jaušovec / Renata Šašak 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Thailand vs. China

| Thailand 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | China 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Chalada Wattana Yu Li-Qiao 0 6 2 6     2 Ponamporn Samawanthana Wang Ping 1 6 0 6     3 Chalada Wattana / Ponamporn Samawanthana Li Xinyi / Hu Na 0 6 3 6 ||||

#### Philippines vs. Australia

| Philippines 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marisa Sanchez Susan Leo 0 6 0 6     2 Dyan Castillejo Dianne Fromholtz 1 6 0 6     3 Dyan Castillejo / Gladys Imperial Dianne Fromholtz / Anne Minter 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Second round
#### United States vs. Spain

| United States 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Spain 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Jaeger Vicky Baldovinos 6 0 6 2     2 Chris Evert Lloyd Carmen Perea 6 2 6 0     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea 6 0 6 3 ||||

#### Israel vs. Romania

| Israel 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Orly Bialistozky Lucia Romanov 3 6 2 6     2 Rafeket Binyamini Virginia Ruzici 1 6 2 6     3 Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici 3 6 5 7 ||||

#### Switzerland vs. Chinese Taipei

| Switzerland 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Chinese Taipei 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Delhees Wen Hsiu-tsuan 6 1 6 0     2 Isabelle Villiger Ho Chiu-mei 6 2 6 0     3 Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Ho Chiu-mei / Hsieh Li-chuan 6 0 6 0 ||||

#### Brazil vs. West Germany

| Brazil 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | West Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Monteiro Iris Riedel-Kuhn 6 7 1 6     2 Patricia Medrado Bettina Bunge 3 6 2 6     3          not played ||||

#### Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Soviet Union 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Renáta Tomanová Julia Salnikova 1 6 5 7     2 Hana Mandlíková Elena Eliseenko 7 6 6 1     3 Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### France vs. Great Britain

| France 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Catherine Tanvier Virginia Wade 2 6 3 6     2 Corrine Vanier Sue Barker 6 4 2 6 8 10   3 Sophie Amiach / Catherine Tanvier Sue Barker / Virginia Wade 7 5 1 6 2 6 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Italy

| Netherlands 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marianne van der Torre Sabina Simmonds 4 6 6 1 6 1   2 Marcella Mesker Barbara Rossi 7 6 6 2     3 Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds 4 6 6 7 ||||

#### China vs. Australia

| China 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yu Li-Qiao Dianne Fromholtz 4 6 2 6     2 Wang Ping Wendy Turnbull 5 7 4 6     3 Li Xinyi / Hu Na Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Quarterfinals
#### United States vs. Romania

| United States 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Jaeger Lucia Romanov 6 1 6 0     2 Chris Evert Lloyd Virginia Ruzici 6 1 6 2     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici 6 4 6 1 ||||

#### Switzerland vs. West Germany

| Switzerland 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | West Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Delhees Iris Riedel-Kuhn 7 6 6 0     2 Isabelle Villiger Bettina Bunge 3 6 1 6     3 Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Bettina Bunge / Iris Riedel-Kuhn 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Soviet Union vs. Great Britain

| Soviet Union 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julia Salnikova Virginia Wade 6 4 7 6     2 Elena Eliseenko Sue Barker 6 4 4 6 4 6   3 Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva Sue Barker / Virginia Wade 3 6 1 6 ||||

#### Netherlands vs. Australia

| Netherlands 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marianne van der Torre Dianne Fromholtz 4 6 3 6     2 Marcella Mesker Wendy Turnbull 6 7 6 7     3 Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Semifinals
#### United States vs. Switzerland

| United States 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan 15 November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan 15 November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Jaeger Claudia Pasquale 6 2 6 1     2 Chris Evert Lloyd Petra Delhees 6 2 6 2     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint 6 7 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Dianne Fromholtz 3 6 2 6     2 Sue Barker Wendy Turnbull 7 6 3 6 6 2   3 Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull 7 6 6 3 ||||

### Final
#### United States vs. Great Britain

| United States 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan 15 November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan 15 November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Jaeger Virginia Wade 6 3 6 1     2 Chris Evert Lloyd Sue Barker 6 2 6 1     3 Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Virginia Wade / Jo Durie 6 4 7 5 ||||
* 1981 Federation Cup Champions
* United States Tenth title

## Consolation rounds
### Draw

| Consolation first round | Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation second round | Consolation quarterfinals | Consolation quarterfinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation final | Consolation final | Consolation final |
| | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 1 | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Israel | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 0 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | | | | | | Spain | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Brazil | 2 | | | |
| | | Brazil | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Philippines | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | 2 | Philippines | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Thailand | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thailand | 1 | | | Brazil | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Greece | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | China | 0 | | | | | | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | | China | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | China | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Italy | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Hungary | 3 | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 0 | Hungary | | | | | | | | | |
| | | France | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### First round
#### Sweden vs. Denmark

| Sweden 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Denmark 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6 4 6 1     2 Elisabeth Ekblom Anne-Mette Sorensen 4 6 5 7     3 Catarina Lindqvist / Mimmi Wikstedt Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Anne-Mette Sorensen 6 7 6 3 6 8 ||||

#### Canada vs. Belgium

| Canada 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Angela Walker Ann Gabriel 4 6 2 6     2 Nina Bland Marion De Witte 0 6 3 6     3 Karen Dewis / Hélène Pelletier Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel 2 6 6 4 4 6 ||||

#### Philippines vs. Thailand

| Philippines 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Thailand 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marisa Sanchez Chalada Wattana 6 1 2 6 4 6   2 Dyan Castillejo Ponamporn Samawanthana 6 1 6 3     3 Dyan Castillejo / Gladys Imperial Chalada Wattana / Ponamporn Samawanthana 7 5 6 2 ||||

#### Yugoslavia vs. Hong Kong

| Yugoslavia 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Hong Kong 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabrina Goleš Nancy Spelman 6 3 6 3     2 Renata Šašak Patricia Hy 6 1 6 2     3 Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak Patricia Hy / Ling Yuen-Yuen 6 1 7 6 ||||

#### Greece vs. New Zealand

| Greece 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Denise Panagopoulou Judy Chaloner 6 3 2 6 4 6   2 Angeliki Kanellopoulou Chris Newton 6 4 6 4     3 Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou Chris Newton / Linda Stewart 6 3 6 3 ||||

#### Japan vs. Ireland

| Japan 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Masaki Yanagi Caitríona Ruane 6 1 6 1     2 Kiyoko Nomura Maria Bolster 6 3 7 5     3 Fumiko Furuhashi / Masaki Yanagi Maria Bolster / Rhona Howett 6 1 6 0 ||||

#### Hungary vs. Indonesia

| Hungary 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Indonesia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Csilla Bartos Suzanna Anggarkusuma 6 4 3 6 6 2   2 Éva Rózsavölgyi Yolanda Soemarno 6 3 6 3     3 Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Suzanna Anggarkusuma / Sri Utaminingsih 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Mexico vs. South Korea

| Mexico 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | South Korea 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Maluca Llamas Kim Soo-ok 2 6 2 6     2 Heliane Steden Lee Duk-hee 2 6 6 4 1 6   3 Liza Riefkohl / Heliane Steden Han Eun-sook / Kim Soo-ok 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Second round
#### Spain vs. Denmark

| Spain 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vicky Baldovinos Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6 2 2 6 6 1   2 Carmen Perea Anne-Mette Sorensen 3 6 6 7     3 Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Anne-Mette Sorensen 6 1 4 6 6 4 ||||

#### Israel vs. Belgium

| Israel 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Orly Bialistozky Ann Gabriel 1 6 0 6     2 Rafeket Binyamini Marion De Witte 6 2 1 6 2 6   3 Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel 7 5 6 2 ||||

#### Brazil vs. Philippines

| Brazil 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Philippines 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Monteiro Gladys Imperial 6 1 6 0     2 Patricia Medrado Dyan Castillejo 6 1 6 3     3 Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Dyan Castillejo / Marisa Sanchez 6 2 6 4 ||||

#### Chinese Taipei vs. Yugoslavia

| Chinese Taipei 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Yugoslavia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wen Hsiu-tsuan Sabrina Goleš 3 6 0 3   retired  2 Ho Chiu-mei Renata Šašak 1 6 2 6     3 Hsieh Li-chuan / Hsu Mei-chu Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### Greece vs. Italy

| Greece 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Denise Panagopoulou Sabina Simmonds 0 6 2 6     2 Angeliki Kanellopoulou Barbara Rossi 2 6 4 6     3 Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds 1 6 2 6 ||||

#### Japan vs. China

| Japan 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | China 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Masaki Yanagi Hu Na 6 4 4 6 2 6   2 Kiyoko Nomura Yu Li-Qiao 2 6 7 6 6 8   3 Fumiko Furuhashi / Masaki Yanagi Li Xinyi / Hu Na 6 3 5 7 5 7 ||||

#### South Korea vs. Czechoslovakia

| South Korea 1 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kim Soo-ok Kateřina Böhmová 6 3 2 6 6 3   2 Lee Duk-hee Helena Suková 2 6 5 7     3 Han Eun-sook / Kim Soo-ok Hana Mandlíková / Helena Suková 4 6 7 5 0 6 ||||

### Quarterfinals
#### Spain vs. Belgium

| Spain 2 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vicky Baldovinos Ann Gabriel 1 6 2 6     2 Carmen Perea Marion De Witte 6 0 6 4     3 Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel 6 1 6 0 ||||

#### Brazil vs. Yugoslavia

| Brazil 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Yugoslavia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Monteiro Sabrina Goleš 6 2 6 7 6 2   2 Patricia Medrado Renata Šašak 6 2 6 3     3 Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak 4 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

#### Italy vs. China

| Italy 3 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | China 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabina Simmonds Yu Li-Qiao 6 1 6 3     2 Barbara Rossi Wang Ping 6 7 6 0 6 2   3 Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Li Xinyi / Hu Na 6 1 6 2 ||||

#### Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

| Hungary 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Csilla Bartos Kateřina Böhmová 4 6 3 6     2 Éva Rózsavölgyi Helena Suková 4 6 2 6     3 Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Semifinals
#### Spain vs. Brazil

| Spain 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vicky Baldovinos Cláudia Monteiro 3 6 1 6     2 Carmen Perea Patricia Medrado 5 7 7 5 5 7   3 ||||

#### Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

| Italy 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabina Simmonds Helena Suková 6 2 0 6 3 6   2 Barbara Rossi Hana Mandlíková 6 4 4 6 4 6   3 Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Helena Suková / Renáta Tomanová 6 4 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Final
#### Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia

| Brazil 0 | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan November 1981 Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor) | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cláudia Monteiro Helena Suková 3 6 1 6     2 Patricia Medrado Hana Mandlíková 5 7 3 6     3          not played ||||