1981 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	9–15 November
Edition	19th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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The 1981 Federation Cup (also known as the 1981 Federation Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 19th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, from 9–15 November. The United States won their sixth consecutive title, defeating Great Britain in the final, in what was a rematch of the 1967 Federation Cup.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Canada	China	Chinese Taipei	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Great Britain	Greece	Hong Kong	Hungary	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel
Italy	Japan	Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Philippines	Romania	South Korea
Soviet Union	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Thailand	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, on clay courts.

First Round			Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

	United States	3

	South Korea	0
				United States	3

				Spain	0
	Spain	2

	Mexico	1
							United States	3

							Romania	0
	Indonesia	0

	Israel	3
				Israel	0

				Romania	3
	Hungary	0

	Romania	3
										United States	3

										Switzerland	0
	Switzerland	3

	Greece	0
				Switzerland	3

				Chinese Taipei	0
	New Zealand	1

	Chinese Taipei	2
							Switzerland	2

							West Germany	1
	Brazil	3

	Ireland	0
				Brazil	0

				West Germany	2
	Japan	0

	West Germany	3
													United States	3

													Great Britain	0
	Czechoslovakia	3

	Sweden	0
				Czechoslovakia	1

				Soviet Union	2
	Denmark	0

	Soviet Union	3
							Soviet Union	1

							Great Britain	2
	France	3

	Canada	0
				France	0

				Great Britain	3
	Belgium	0

	Great Britain	3
										Great Britain	2

										Australia	1
	Netherlands	2

	Hong Kong	1
				Netherlands	2

				Italy	1
	Italy	2

	Yugoslavia	1
							Netherlands	0

							Australia	3
	Thailand	0

	China	3
				China	0

				Australia	3
	Philippines	0

	Australia	3

1st and 2nd round losing teams play in consolation rounds.

First round

United States vs. South Korea

United States
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

South Korea
0

		1	2
1	Andrea Jaeger Seol Min-kyung	6 1	6 3
2	Chris Evert Lloyd Lee Duk-hee	6 1	6 3
3	Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Kim Soo-ok / Lee Duk-hee	6 2	6 2

^[1]

Spain vs. Mexico

Spain
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Mexico
1

		1	2	3
1	Vicky Baldovinos Maluca Llamas	6 2	3 6	3 6
2	Carmen Perea Heliane Steden	6 4	6 2
3	Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Maluca Llamas / Liza Riefkohl	6 3	6 2

^[2]

Indonesia vs. Israel

Indonesia
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Israel
3

		1	2	3
1	Suzanna Anggarkusuma Orly Bialistozky	0 6	5 7
2	Yolanda Soemarno Rafeket Binyamini	5 7	1 6
3	Lita Sugiarto / Yolanda Soemarno Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini	6 4	4 6	1 6

^[3]

Hungary vs. Romania

Hungary
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Romania
3

		1	2	3
1	Andrea Temesvári Lucia Romanov	6 2	2 5		retired
2	Éva Rózsavölgyi Virginia Ruzici	1 6	0 6
3	Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici	6 0	1 6	0 6

^[4]

Switzerland vs. Greece

Switzerland
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Greece
0

		1	2
1	Claudia Pasquale Denise Panagopoulou	6 0	6 1
2	Petra Delhees Angeliki Kanellopoulou	6 4	6 3
3	Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou	6 2	6 3

^[5]

New Zealand vs. Chinese Taipei

New Zealand
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Chinese Taipei
2

		1	2
1	Judy Chaloner Wen Hsiu-tsuan	2 6	4 6
2	Chris Newton Ho Chiu-mei	2 6	2 6
3	Judy Chaloner / Chris Newton Ho Chiu-mei / Wen Hsiu-tsuan	6 2	6 3

^[6]

Brazil vs. Ireland

Brazil
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Ireland
0

		1	2
1	Cláudia Monteiro Rhona Howett	6 0	6 3
2	Patricia Medrado Maria Bolster	6 1	6 0
3	Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Maria Bolster / Caitríona Ruane	6 3	6 2

^[7]

Japan vs. West Germany

Japan
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

West Germany
3

		1	2	3
1	Masako Yanagi Iris Riedel-Kuhn	4 6	4 6
2	Kimiyo Nomura Bettina Bunge	2 6	2 6
3	Fumiko Furuhashi / Masako Yanagi Bettina Bunge / Iris Riedel-Kuhn	7 5	5 7	0 6

^[8]

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Czechoslovakia
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Sweden
0

		1	2	3
1	Renáta Tomanová Mimmi Wikstedt	6 2	6 4
2	Hana Mandlíková Elisabeth Ekblom	6 2	6 3
3	Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová Catarina Lindqvist / Mimmi Wikstedt	4 6	7 6	6 2

^[9]

Denmark vs. Soviet Union

Denmark
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Soviet Union
3

		1	2
1	Tine Scheuer-Larsen Julia Salnikova	4 6	3 6
2	Anne-Mette Sorensen Elena Eliseenko	5 7	2 6
3	Birgitte Hermansen / Anne-Mette Sorensen Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva	0 6	2 6

^[10]

France vs. Canada

France
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Catherine Tanvier Karen Dewis	6 3	6 4
2	Corinne Vanier Nina Bland	6 4	6 7	7 5
3	Sophie Amiach / Corinne Vanier Karen Dewis / Hélène Pelletier	7 6	6 4

^[11]

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3
1	Ann Gabriel Jo Durie	7 5	3 6	3 6
2	Marion De Witte Virginia Wade	3 6	3 6
3	Marion De Witte / Marlene De Wouters Sue Barker / Jo Durie	3 6	3 6

^[12]

Netherlands vs. Hong Kong

Netherlands
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Hong Kong
1

		1	2
1	Marianne van der Torre Nancy Spelman	6 0	6 0
2	Marcella Mesker Patricia Hy	6 7	3 6
3	Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Patricia Hy / Ling Yuen-Yuen	6 1	6 1

^[13]

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Yugoslavia
1

		1	2
1	Sabina Simmonds Renata Šašak	7 6	6 1
2	Barbara Rossi Mima Jaušovec	0 6	3 6
3	Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Mima Jaušovec / Renata Šašak	6 3	6 2

^[14]

Thailand vs. China

Thailand
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

China
3

		1	2
1	Chalada Wattana Yu Li-Qiao	0 6	2 6
2	Ponamporn Samawanthana Wang Ping	1 6	0 6
3	Chalada Wattana / Ponamporn Samawanthana Li Xinyi / Hu Na	0 6	3 6

^[15]

Philippines vs. Australia

Philippines
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Marisa Sanchez Susan Leo	0 6	0 6
2	Dyan Castillejo Dianne Fromholtz	1 6	0 6
3	Dyan Castillejo / Gladys Imperial Dianne Fromholtz / Anne Minter	2 6	1 6

^[16]

Second round

United States vs. Spain

United States
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Spain
0

		1	2
1	Andrea Jaeger Vicky Baldovinos	6 0	6 2
2	Chris Evert Lloyd Carmen Perea	6 2	6 0
3	Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea	6 0	6 3

^[17]

Israel vs. Romania

Israel
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Romania
3

		1	2
1	Orly Bialistozky Lucia Romanov	3 6	2 6
2	Rafeket Binyamini Virginia Ruzici	1 6	2 6
3	Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici	3 6	5 7

^[18]

Switzerland vs. Chinese Taipei

Switzerland
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Chinese Taipei
0

		1	2
1	Petra Delhees Wen Hsiu-tsuan	6 1	6 0
2	Isabelle Villiger Ho Chiu-mei	6 2	6 0
3	Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Ho Chiu-mei / Hsieh Li-chuan	6 0	6 0

^[19]

Brazil vs. West Germany

Brazil
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

West Germany
2

		1	2
1	Cláudia Monteiro Iris Riedel-Kuhn	6 7	1 6
2	Patricia Medrado Bettina Bunge	3 6	2 6
3				not played

^[20]

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Soviet Union
2

		1	2
1	Renáta Tomanová Julia Salnikova	1 6	5 7
2	Hana Mandlíková Elena Eliseenko	7 6	6 1
3	Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva	4 6	3 6

^[21]

France vs. Great Britain

France
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3
1	Catherine Tanvier Virginia Wade	2 6	3 6
2	Corrine Vanier Sue Barker	6 4	2 6	8 10
3	Sophie Amiach / Catherine Tanvier Sue Barker / Virginia Wade	7 5	1 6	2 6

^[22]

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Italy
1

		1	2	3
1	Marianne van der Torre Sabina Simmonds	4 6	6 1	6 1
2	Marcella Mesker Barbara Rossi	7 6	6 2
3	Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds	4 6	6 7

^[23]

China vs. Australia

China
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Yu Li-Qiao Dianne Fromholtz	4 6	2 6
2	Wang Ping Wendy Turnbull	5 7	4 6
3	Li Xinyi / Hu Na Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull	2 6	1 6

^[24]

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Romania

United States
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Romania
0

		1	2
1	Andrea Jaeger Lucia Romanov	6 1	6 0
2	Chris Evert Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	6 1	6 2
3	Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici	6 4	6 1

^[25]

Switzerland vs. West Germany

Switzerland
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

West Germany
1

		1	2
1	Petra Delhees Iris Riedel-Kuhn	7 6	6 0
2	Isabelle Villiger Bettina Bunge	3 6	1 6
3	Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint Bettina Bunge / Iris Riedel-Kuhn	6 2	6 3

^[26]

Soviet Union vs. Great Britain

Soviet Union
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3
1	Julia Salnikova Virginia Wade	6 4	7 6
2	Elena Eliseenko Sue Barker	6 4	4 6	4 6
3	Svetlana Cherneva / Olga Zaitseva Sue Barker / Virginia Wade	3 6	1 6

^[27]

Netherlands vs. Australia

Netherlands
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Marianne van der Torre Dianne Fromholtz	4 6	3 6
2	Marcella Mesker Wendy Turnbull	6 7	6 7
3	Marcella Mesker / Marianne van der Torre Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull	4 6	3 6

^[28]

Semifinals

United States vs. Switzerland

United States
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
15 November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Switzerland
0

		1	2	3
1	Andrea Jaeger Claudia Pasquale	6 2	6 1
2	Chris Evert Lloyd Petra Delhees	6 2	6 2
3	Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Petra Delhees / Christiane Jolissaint	6 7	6 3	6 4

^[29]

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Australia
1

		1	2	3
1	Virginia Wade Dianne Fromholtz	3 6	2 6
2	Sue Barker Wendy Turnbull	7 6	3 6	6 2
3	Sue Barker / Virginia Wade Susan Leo / Wendy Turnbull	7 6	6 3

^[30]

Final

United States vs. Great Britain

United States
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
15 November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Great Britain
0

		1	2
1	Andrea Jaeger Virginia Wade	6 3	6 1
2	Chris Evert Lloyd Sue Barker	6 2	6 1
3	Rosemary Casals / Kathy Jordan Virginia Wade / Jo Durie	6 4	7 5

^[31]

1981 Federation Cup Champions
United States Tenth title

Consolation rounds

Draw

Consolation first round			Consolation second round			Consolation quarterfinals			Consolation semifinals			Consolation final

				Spain	2

				Denmark	1
	Sweden	1

	Denmark	2
							Spain	2

							Belgium	1



				Israel	1

				Belgium	2
	Canada	0

	Belgium	3
										Spain	0

										Brazil	2



				Brazil	3

				Philippines	0
	Philippines	2

	Thailand	1
							Brazil	3

							Yugoslavia	0



				Chinese Taipei	0

				Yugoslavia	3
	Yugoslavia	3

	Hong Kong	0
													Brazil	0

													Czechoslovakia	2
	Greece	2

	New Zealand	1
				Greece	0

				Italy	3



							Italy	3

							China	0
	Japan	3

	Ireland	0
				Japan	0

				China	3



										Italy	0

										Czechoslovakia	3
	Hungary	3

	Indonesia	0
				Hungary

				France	w/o



							Hungary	0

							Czechoslovakia	3
	Mexico	0

	South Korea	3
				South Korea	1

				Czechoslovakia	2

First round

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6 4	6 1
2	Elisabeth Ekblom Anne-Mette Sorensen	4 6	5 7
3	Catarina Lindqvist / Mimmi Wikstedt Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Anne-Mette Sorensen	6 7	6 3	6 8

^[32]

Canada vs. Belgium

Canada
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Belgium
3

		1	2	3
1	Angela Walker Ann Gabriel	4 6	2 6
2	Nina Bland Marion De Witte	0 6	3 6
3	Karen Dewis / Hélène Pelletier Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel	2 6	6 4	4 6

^[33]

Philippines vs. Thailand

Philippines
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Thailand
1

		1	2	3
1	Marisa Sanchez Chalada Wattana	6 1	2 6	4 6
2	Dyan Castillejo Ponamporn Samawanthana	6 1	6 3
3	Dyan Castillejo / Gladys Imperial Chalada Wattana / Ponamporn Samawanthana	7 5	6 2

^[34]

Yugoslavia vs. Hong Kong

Yugoslavia
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Hong Kong
0

		1	2
1	Sabrina Goleš Nancy Spelman	6 3	6 3
2	Renata Šašak Patricia Hy	6 1	6 2
3	Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak Patricia Hy / Ling Yuen-Yuen	6 1	7 6

^[35]

Greece vs. New Zealand

Greece
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

New Zealand
1

		1	2	3
1	Denise Panagopoulou Judy Chaloner	6 3	2 6	4 6
2	Angeliki Kanellopoulou Chris Newton	6 4	6 4
3	Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou Chris Newton / Linda Stewart	6 3	6 3

^[36]

Japan vs. Ireland

Japan
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Ireland
0

		1	2
1	Masaki Yanagi Caitríona Ruane	6 1	6 1
2	Kiyoko Nomura Maria Bolster	6 3	7 5
3	Fumiko Furuhashi / Masaki Yanagi Maria Bolster / Rhona Howett	6 1	6 0

^[37]

Hungary vs. Indonesia

Hungary
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Indonesia
3

		1	2	3
1	Csilla Bartos Suzanna Anggarkusuma	6 4	3 6	6 2
2	Éva Rózsavölgyi Yolanda Soemarno	6 3	6 3
3	Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Suzanna Anggarkusuma / Sri Utaminingsih	6 4	6 2

^[38]

Mexico vs. South Korea

Mexico
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

South Korea
3

		1	2	3
1	Maluca Llamas Kim Soo-ok	2 6	2 6
2	Heliane Steden Lee Duk-hee	2 6	6 4	1 6
3	Liza Riefkohl / Heliane Steden Han Eun-sook / Kim Soo-ok	3 6	2 6

^[39]

Second round

Spain vs. Denmark

Spain
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Denmark
1

		1	2	3
1	Vicky Baldovinos Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6 2	2 6	6 1
2	Carmen Perea Anne-Mette Sorensen	3 6	6 7
3	Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Anne-Mette Sorensen	6 1	4 6	6 4

^[40]

Israel vs. Belgium

Israel
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Belgium
2

		1	2	3
1	Orly Bialistozky Ann Gabriel	1 6	0 6
2	Rafeket Binyamini Marion De Witte	6 2	1 6	2 6
3	Orly Bialistozky / Rafeket Binyamini Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel	7 5	6 2

^[41]

Brazil vs. Philippines

Brazil
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Philippines
0

		1	2
1	Cláudia Monteiro Gladys Imperial	6 1	6 0
2	Patricia Medrado Dyan Castillejo	6 1	6 3
3	Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Dyan Castillejo / Marisa Sanchez	6 2	6 4

^[42]

Chinese Taipei vs. Yugoslavia

Chinese Taipei
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Yugoslavia
3

		1	2
1	Wen Hsiu-tsuan Sabrina Goleš	3 6	0 3	retired
2	Ho Chiu-mei Renata Šašak	1 6	2 6
3	Hsieh Li-chuan / Hsu Mei-chu Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak	2 6	1 6

^[43]

Greece vs. Italy

Greece
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Italy
3

		1	2
1	Denise Panagopoulou Sabina Simmonds	0 6	2 6
2	Angeliki Kanellopoulou Barbara Rossi	2 6	4 6
3	Angeliki Kanellopoulou / Denise Panagopoulou Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds	1 6	2 6

^[44]

Japan vs. China

Japan
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

China
3

		1	2	3
1	Masaki Yanagi Hu Na	6 4	4 6	2 6
2	Kiyoko Nomura Yu Li-Qiao	2 6	7 6	6 8
3	Fumiko Furuhashi / Masaki Yanagi Li Xinyi / Hu Na	6 3	5 7	5 7

^[45]

South Korea vs. Czechoslovakia

South Korea
1

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Czechoslovakia
2

		1	2	3
1	Kim Soo-ok Kateřina Böhmová	6 3	2 6	6 3
2	Lee Duk-hee Helena Suková	2 6	5 7
3	Han Eun-sook / Kim Soo-ok Hana Mandlíková / Helena Suková	4 6	7 5	0 6

^[46]

Quarterfinals

Spain vs. Belgium

Spain
2

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Belgium
1

		1	2
1	Vicky Baldovinos Ann Gabriel	1 6	2 6
2	Carmen Perea Marion De Witte	6 0	6 4
3	Vicky Baldovinos / Carmen Perea Marion De Witte / Ann Gabriel	6 1	6 0

^[47]

Brazil vs. Yugoslavia

Brazil
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Yugoslavia
0

		1	2	3
1	Cláudia Monteiro Sabrina Goleš	6 2	6 7	6 2
2	Patricia Medrado Renata Šašak	6 2	6 3
3	Patricia Medrado / Cláudia Monteiro Sabrina Goleš / Renata Šašak	4 6	6 3	6 3

^[48]

Italy vs. China

Italy
3

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

China
0

		1	2	3
1	Sabina Simmonds Yu Li-Qiao	6 1	6 3
2	Barbara Rossi Wang Ping	6 7	6 0	6 2
3	Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Li Xinyi / Hu Na	6 1	6 2

^[49]

Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

Hungary
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Czechoslovakia
3

		1	2
1	Csilla Bartos Kateřina Böhmová	4 6	3 6
2	Éva Rózsavölgyi Helena Suková	4 6	2 6
3	Csilla Bartos / Éva Rózsavölgyi Hana Mandlíková / Renáta Tomanová	1 6	3 6

^[50]

Semifinals

Spain vs. Brazil

Spain
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Brazil
2

		1	2	3
1	Vicky Baldovinos Cláudia Monteiro	3 6	1 6
2	Carmen Perea Patricia Medrado	5 7	7 5	5 7
3

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Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Czechoslovakia
3

		1	2	3
1	Sabina Simmonds Helena Suková	6 2	0 6	3 6
2	Barbara Rossi Hana Mandlíková	6 4	4 6	4 6
3	Patrizia Murgo / Sabina Simmonds Helena Suková / Renáta Tomanová	6 4	5 7	1 6

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Final

Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia

Brazil
0

Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
November 1981
Har-Tru Clay (Outdoor)

Czechoslovakia
2

		1	2
1	Cláudia Monteiro Helena Suková	3 6	1 6
2	Patricia Medrado Hana Mandlíková	5 7	3 6
3				not played

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References

^ "United States v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Israel". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Romania". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Greece". fedcup.com.
^ "New Zealand v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Ireland". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v West Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "Denmark v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
^ "Thailand v China". fedcup.com.
^ "Philippines v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Spain". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Romania". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v West Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "China v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Romania". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v West Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Belgium". fedcup.com.
^ "Philippines v Thailand". fedcup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
^ "Greece v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Ireland". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "Mexico v South Korea". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Denmark". fedcup.com.
^ "Israel v Belgium". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Philippines". fedcup.com.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
^ "Greece v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v China". fedcup.com.
^ "South Korea v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Belgium". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v China". fedcup.com.
^ "Hungary v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Spain v Brazil". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
^ "Brazil v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.

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Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Avon Championships Circuit	Kansas (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Detroit (S, D) California (S, D) Houston (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D)
Toyota Series	Charleston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Perugia (S, D) Lugano (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Surbiton (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) Atlanta (S, D) Bloomington (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Deerfield Beach (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Perth (S, D) Sydney (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Carlsbad (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Toyota Series Championships (S, D)

1981 in tennis

Grand Slam

Tours

Men	Volvo Grand Prix Volvo Masters
Women	WTA Tour Avon Championships Toyota Series Championships

National teams

Men	Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup
Women	Federation Cup Wightman Cup