1981 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1981 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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)
    Colombia 3  
    Canada 2     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 5
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 0
    Venezuela 4
    Caribbean/West Indies 1  

Colombia vs. Canada

Colombia
3		 Bogotá, Colombia [5]
9–11 January 1981
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Gómez
Réjean Genois		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2
Alejandro Cortes
Martin Wostenholme		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Carlos Behar / Alejandro Cortes
Stéphane Bonneau / Réjean Genois		 6
2		 6
3		 10
8		      
4
Alejandro Cortes
Stéphane Bonneau		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
5
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
Carlos Claverie
John Antonas		 8
10 		6
3		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
2
Jorge Andrew
Compton Russell		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Jorge Andrew / Ismael Sauce
Compton Russell / John Antonas		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Randolf Scheller
John Antonas		 1
6 		3
6 		       
5
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
Carlos Behar
Randolf Scheller		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
Alejandro Cortes
Jorge Andrew		 7
5		 3
6 		9
7		 3
2		    
retired
3
Carlos Behar / Carlos Gómez
Ismael Sauce / Abraham Sojo		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Carlos Gómez
Randolf Scheller		 14
12		 6
2		        
5
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)
    Peru 1  
    Chile 4     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 5
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Uruguay 0
    Ecuador 2
    Uruguay 3  

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
Fernando Maynetto
Hans Gildemeister		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Pablo Arraya
Pedro Rebolledo		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
Ricardo Acuña / Belus Prajoux		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
4
Carlos di Laura
Pedro Rebolledo		 5
7 		3
6 		       
5
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
Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Damiani		 4
6 		4
4		       retired
 
2
Andrés Gómez
Diego Pérez		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez		 3
6 		9
7		 4
6 		8
6		 6
3		  
4
Andrés Gómez
José Luis Damiani		 6
4		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5
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
Pedro Rebolledo
Alberto Laborde		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Belus Prajoux
Diego Pérez		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
3
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux
Alberto Laborde / Diego Pérez		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Ricardo Acuña
Diego Pérez		 6
3		 6
2		        
5
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
Jairo Velasco
Ricardo Acuña		 4
6 		3
6 		15
13		 6
4		 6
1		  
2
Alejandro Cortes
Hans Gildemeister		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		   
4
Alejandro Cortes
Ricardo Acuña		 6
8 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5
Alberto Jiménez
Belus Prajoux		 2
1		          
retired

References
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