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.[1][2] The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final to compete for one place in next year's World Group.[3]

Chile defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1982 World Group.[4]

Participating nations

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
9–11 January
Final
13–15 February
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia3
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Canada2
 Colombia5
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Venezuela0
 Venezuela4
 Caribbean/West Indies1

Colombia vs. Canada


Colombia
3
Bogotá, Colombia[5]
9–11 January 1981
Clay

Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Canada
Carlos Gómez
Réjean Genois
4
6
2
6
6
4
2
6
   
2 Colombia
Canada
Alejandro Cortes
Martin Wostenholme
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
3 Colombia
Canada
Carlos Behar / Alejandro Cortes
Stéphane Bonneau / Réjean Genois
6
2
6
3
10
8
     
4 Colombia
Canada
Alejandro Cortes
Stéphane Bonneau
6
4
2
6
6
4
6
3
   
5 Colombia
Canada
Gabriel Monroy
Martin Wostenholme
4
6
4
6
       

Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Venezuela
4
Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[6]
9–11 January 1981
Hard

Caribbean/West Indies
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Carlos Claverie
John Antonas
8
10
6
3
3
6
7
5
6
1
 
2 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Jorge Andrew
Compton Russell
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
3 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Jorge Andrew / Ismael Sauce
Compton Russell / John Antonas
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Randolf Scheller
John Antonas
1
6
3
6
       
5 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Carlos Claverie
Compton Russell
6
2
7
5
       

Colombia vs. Venezuela


Colombia
5
Country Club de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia[7]
13–15 February 1981
Clay

Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Venezuela
Carlos Behar
Randolf Scheller
2
6
6
3
6
2
6
1
   
2 Colombia
Venezuela
Alejandro Cortes
Jorge Andrew
7
5
3
6
9
7
3
2
   
retired
3 Colombia
Venezuela
Carlos Behar / Carlos Gómez
Ismael Sauce / Abraham Sojo
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Colombia
Venezuela
Carlos Gómez
Randolf Scheller
14
12
6
2
       
5 Colombia
Venezuela
Gabriel Monroy
Ismael Sauce
3
6
6
2
9
7
     

South America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
9–11 January
Final
13–15 February
Lima, Peru (clay)
 Peru1
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile4
 Chile5
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Uruguay0
 Ecuador2
 Uruguay3

Peru vs. Chile


Peru
1
Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[8]
9–11 January 1981
Clay

Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Peru
Chile
Fernando Maynetto
Hans Gildemeister
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
2 Peru
Chile
Pablo Arraya
Pedro Rebolledo
6
4
2
6
5
7
1
6
   
3 Peru
Chile
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
Ricardo Acuña / Belus Prajoux
4
6
2
6
7
5
2
6
   
4 Peru
Chile
Carlos di Laura
Pedro Rebolledo
5
7
3
6
       
5 Peru
Chile
Pablo Arraya
Ricardo Acuña
5
7
6
2
6
3
     

Ecuador vs. Uruguay


Ecuador
2
Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9]
9–11 January 1981
Clay

Uruguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Uruguay
Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Damiani
4
6
4
4
      retired
 
2 Ecuador
Uruguay
Andrés Gómez
Diego Pérez
6
4
6
3
7
5
     
3 Ecuador
Uruguay
Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
3
6
9
7
4
6
8
6
6
3
 
4 Ecuador
Uruguay
Andrés Gómez
José Luis Damiani
6
4
6
4
2
6
3
6
5
7
 
5 Ecuador
Uruguay
Raúl Viver
Diego Pérez
2
6
6
4
9
11
2
6
   

Chile vs. Uruguay


Chile
5
Santiago, Chile[10]
13–15 February 1981
Clay

Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Uruguay
Pedro Rebolledo
Alberto Laborde
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
2 Chile
Uruguay
Belus Prajoux
Diego Pérez
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
3 Chile
Uruguay
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux
Alberto Laborde / Diego Pérez
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
4 Chile
Uruguay
Ricardo Acuña
Diego Pérez
6
3
6
2
       
5 Chile
Uruguay
Belus Prajoux
Alberto Laborde
6
3
6
2
       

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. Chile


Colombia
2
América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[4]
6–8 March 1981
Clay (indoors)

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Chile
Jairo Velasco
Ricardo Acuña
4
6
3
6
15
13
6
4
6
1
 
2 Colombia
Chile
Alejandro Cortes
Hans Gildemeister
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Colombia
Chile
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux
4
6
3
6
6
3
2
6
   
4 Colombia
Chile
Alejandro Cortes
Ricardo Acuña
6
8
4
6
3
6
     
5 Colombia
Chile
Alberto Jiménez
Belus Prajoux
2
1
         
retired

References

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  2. "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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  5. "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
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