The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1981 Davis Cup.
23 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, split across two sub-zones. With the introduction of a new tiered format, the previous year's sub-zonal semifinalists bypassed Zonal competition and qualified directly for the new 16-team World Group. The remaining teams would now compete for two places in the following year's World Group.
Spain defeated Hungary in the Zone A final, and the Soviet Union defeated the Netherlands in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and the Soviet Union being promoted to the 1982 World Group.
Participating nations Zone A:
Zone B:
Zone A
Draw
First round Monaco vs. Morocco
Egypt vs. Greece
Quarterfinals Algeria vs. Spain
Monaco vs. Poland
Egypt vs. Hungary
Yugoslavia vs. Israel
Semifinals Spain vs. Monaco
Israel vs. Hungary
Final Spain vs. Hungary
Zone B
Draw
First round Denmark vs. Portugal
Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria
Norway vs. Ireland
Quarterfinals Austria vs. Denmark
Soviet Union vs. Belgium
Finland vs. Bulgaria
Netherlands vs. Ireland
Semifinals Austria vs. Soviet Union
Finland vs. Netherlands
Final Soviet Union vs. Netherlands
References
External links Davis Cup official website