1981 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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

6 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total. With the introduction of a new tiered format, the previous year's semifinalists 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.

India defeated Indonesia in the final and qualified for the 1982 World Group.

Participating nations

Draw

Quarterfinals
9–11 January		Semifinals
13–15 February		Final
6–8 March
 India
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
bye
 India5
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 Thailand0
 Malaysia0
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Thailand5
 India3
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 Indonesia2
 Indonesia4
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Chinese Taipei1
 Indonesia3
 Pakistan0
bye
 Pakistan

Quarterfinals

Thailand vs. Malaysia


Thailand
5		 Bangkok, Thailand
9–11 January 1981
Hard
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Thailand
Malaysia		 Pichet Boratisa
Suresh Menon		 6
3		 6
0		 4
6		 6
0		    
2 Thailand
Malaysia		 Sombat Uamongkol
Rudy Foo		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Thailand
Malaysia		 Pichet Boratisa / Sombat Uamongkol
Rudy Foo / Suresh Menon		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
4 Thailand
Malaysia		 Sombat Uamongkol
Suresh Menon		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
5 Thailand
Malaysia		 Ponkaphan Phisaimongket
Rudy Foo		 6
4		 6
1		 3
6		 6
1		    

Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia


Chinese Taipei
1		 Taipei, Taiwan
9–11 January 1981
Hard (indoors)
Indonesia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Indonesia		 Wu Chang-rung
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 9
11		 3
6		 6
8		      
2 Chinese Taipei
Indonesia		 Hsu Huang-jung
Yustedjo Tarik		 2
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
3 Chinese Taipei
Indonesia		 Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		 8
6		    
4 Chinese Taipei
Indonesia		 Wu Chang-rung
Yustedjo Tarik		 3
6		 6
4		 2
6		 2
6		    
5 Chinese Taipei
Indonesia		 Hsu Huang-jung
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 3
6		 6
4		 5
7		 6
3		 3
6		  

Semifinals

Thailand vs. India


Thailand
0		 Bangkok, Thailand
13–15 February 1981
Hard
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Thailand
India		 Sombat Uamongkol
Ramesh Krishnan		 3
6		 2
6		 2
6		      
2 Thailand
India		 Pichet Boratisa
Vijay Amritraj		 2
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
3 Thailand
India		 Pichet Boratisa / Sombat Uamongkol
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 2
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
4 Thailand
India		 Pichet Boratisa
Ramesh Krishnan		 3
6		 2
6		 1
6		      
5 Thailand
India		 Sombat Uamongkol
Vijay Amritraj		 0
6		 2
6		 7
9		      

Indonesia vs. Pakistan


Indonesia
3		 Jakarta, Indonesia
13–15 February 1981
Clay
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Pakistan		 Atet Wijono
Inam-ul-Haq		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Indonesia
Pakistan		 Yustedjo Tarik
Saeed Meer		 6
2		 6
1		 8
10		 15
13		    
3 Indonesia
Pakistan		 Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
Nadir Ali Khan / Altaf Hussain		 4
6		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		    
4 Indonesia
Pakistan		 Atet Wijono
Saeed Meer		           not
played
5 Indonesia
Pakistan		 Yustedjo Tarik
Inam-ul-Haq		           not
played

Final

Indonesia vs. India


Indonesia
2		 Jakarta, Indonesia
6–8 March 1981
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
India		 Atet Wijono
Sashi Menon		 3
6		 10
8		 2
6		 3
6		    
2 Indonesia
India		 Yustedjo Tarik
Anand Amritraj		 11
9		 6
4		 5
7		 7
9		 6
4		  
3 Indonesia
India		 Tintus Arianto Wibowo / Yustedjo Tarik
Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon		 6
3		 5
7		 9
11		 4
6		    
4 Indonesia
India		 Yustedjo Tarik
Sashi Menon		 3
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
5 Indonesia
India		 Atet Wijono
Anand Amritraj		 6
5		          
retired

References

  1. ↑ "ITF Events - Davis Cup". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. 1 2 "Indonesia v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Thailand v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Chinese Taipei v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Thailand v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Indonesia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.