1981 Davis Cup World Group

1981 Davis Cup World Group
Date6 March – 13 December
Edition1st
Champions

United States
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Main article: 1981 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981.[1] It was the first edition of the newly formed 16-team World Group and a move to a tiered system including promotion and relegation. The original 16 teams to compete were chosen through the previous year's results, with teams that reached the 1980 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. The first-round losers would play in the Davis Cup World Group Relegation Play-offs, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competitions the following year and replaced by the four winners of the current year's Zonal competitions.[2][3]

Czechoslovakia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Argentina in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States from 11 to 13 December.[4] It was the US team's 27th Davis Cup title overall.

  1. ^ "World Group 1981". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WG Final was invoked but never defined (see the help page).