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: | South America Zone:
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North & Central America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 9–11 January | Final 13–15 February | |||||||
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
 Colombia | 3 | |||||||
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2 | |||||||
| Colombia | 5 | |||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela | 0 | |||||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
Colombia vs. Canada
Colombia 3 | Bogotá, Colombia[5] 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Canada 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies
Venezuela 4 | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[6] 9–11 January 1981 Hard | Caribbean/West Indies 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Colombia vs. Venezuela
Colombia 5 | Country Club de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia[7] 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Venezuela 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 9–11 January | Final 13–15 February | |||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||
 Peru | 1 | |||||||
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||
 Chile | 4 | |||||||
| Chile | 5 | |||||||
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
 Uruguay | 0 | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Ecuador | 2 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||
Semifinals
Peru vs. Chile
Peru 1 | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[8] 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Chile 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecuador vs. Uruguay
Ecuador 2 | Club Nacional de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9] 9–11 January 1981 Clay | Uruguay 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Chile vs. Uruguay
Chile 5 | Santiago, Chile[10] 13–15 February 1981 Clay | Uruguay 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Colombia vs. Chile
Colombia 2 | América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[4] 6–8 March 1981 Clay (indoors) | Chile 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.