1981 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1981 Federation Cup was the 19th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 32 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, from 9-15 November. The United States defeated Great Britain in the final, giving the USA their 10th title.

Draw

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

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=9 November
RD2-date=
RD3-date=
RD4-date=
RD5-date=15 November

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=fed|USA | RD1-score01=3
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=fed|KOR | RD1-score02=0

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=fed|MEX | RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=fed|ESP|1977 | RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=fed|ROU|1965 | RD1-score05=3
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=fed|HUN | RD1-score06=0

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=fed|ISR | RD1-score07=3
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=fed|INA | RD1-score08=0

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=fed|SUI | RD1-score09=3
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=fed|GRE | RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=fed|TPE | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=fed|NZL | RD1-score12=1

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=fed|IRL | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=fed|BRA | RD1-score14=3

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=fed|JPN | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=fed|FRG | RD1-score16=3

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=fed|TCH | RD1-score17=3
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=fed|SWE | RD1-score18=0

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=fed|DEN | RD1-score19=0
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=fed|URS | RD1-score20=3

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=fed|FRA | RD1-score21=3
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=fed|CAN | RD1-score22=0

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=fed|BEL | RD1-score23=0
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=fed|GBR | RD1-score24=3

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=fed|YUG | RD1-score25=1
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=fed|ITA | RD1-score26=2

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=fed|HKG|colonial | RD1-score27=1
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=fed|NED | RD1-score28=2

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=fed|CHN | RD1-score29=3
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=fed|THA | RD1-score30=0

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=fed|PHI | RD1-score31=0
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=fed|AUS | RD1-score32=3

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=fed|USA | RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=fed|ESP|1977 | RD2-score02=0

RD2T2-loc=
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=fed|ROU|1965 | RD2-score03=3
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=fed|ISR | RD2-score04=0

RD2T3-loc=
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=fed|SUI | RD2-score05=3
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=fed|TPE | RD2-score06=0

RD2T4-loc=
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=fed|BRA | RD2-score07=0
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=fed|FRG | RD2-score08=2

RD2T5-loc=
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=fed|TCH | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=fed|URS | RD2-score10=2

RD2T6-loc=
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=fed|FRA | RD2-score11=0
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=fed|GBR | RD2-score12=3

RD2T7-loc=
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=fed|ITA | RD2-score13=1
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=fed|NED | RD2-score14=2

RD2T8-loc=
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=fed|CHN | RD2-score15=0
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=fed|AUS | RD2-score16=3

RD3T1-loc=
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=fed|USA | RD3-score01=3
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=fed|ROU|1965 | RD3-score02=0

RD3T2-loc=
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=fed|SUI | RD3-score03=2
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=fed|FRG | RD3-score04=1

RD3T3-loc=
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=fed|URS | RD3-score05=1
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=fed|GBR | RD3-score06=2

RD3T4-loc=
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=fed|NED | RD3-score07=0
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=fed|AUS | RD3-score08=3

RD4T1-loc=
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=fed|USA | RD4-score01=3
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=fed|SUI | RD4-score02=0

RD4T2-loc=
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=fed|GBR | RD4-score03=2
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=fed|AUS | RD4-score04=1

RD5T1-loc=
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=fed|USA | RD5-score01=3
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=fed|GBR | RD5-score02=01st and 2nd Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds

Final

FedCupbox3
team1=Great Britain
team2=United States
venue=Tamagawa-en Racquet Club, Tokyo, Japan
date=15 November 1981
surface=clay
score1=0
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Wade |3 |1 | |T2P1=Andrea Jaeger |6 |6 |6
R2= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sue Barker |2 |1 | |T2P1=Chris Evert Lloyd |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sue Barker |T1P2=Virginia Wade |4 |5 | |T2P1=Rosemary Casals |T2P2=Kathy Jordan |6 |7 |

Consolation Rounds

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=
RD2-date=
RD3-date=
RD4-date=
RD5-date=

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=fed|ESP|1977 | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=fed|SWE | RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=fed|DEN | RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=fed|ISR | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=fed|CAN | RD1-score07=0
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=fed|BEL | RD1-score08=3

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=fed|BRA | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=fed|PHI | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=fed|THA | RD1-score12=1

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=fed|TPE | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=fed|YUG | RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=fed|HKG|colonial | RD1-score16=0

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=fed|GRE | RD1-score17=2
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=fed|NZL | RD1-score18=1

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=fed|ITA | RD1-score20=

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=fed|JPN | RD1-score21=3
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=fed|IRL | RD1-score22=0

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=fed|CHN | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=fed|HUN | RD1-score25=3
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=fed|INA | RD1-score26=0

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=fed|FRA | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=fed|MEX | RD1-score29=0
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=fed|KOR | RD1-score30=3

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=fed|TCH | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=fed|ESP|1977 | RD2-score01=2
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=fed|DEN | RD2-score02=1

RD2T2-loc=
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=fed|ISR | RD2-score03=1
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=fed|BEL | RD2-score04=2

RD2T3-loc=
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=fed|BRA | RD2-score05=3
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=fed|PHI | RD2-score06=0

RD2T4-loc=
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=fed|TPE | RD2-score07=0
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=fed|YUG | RD2-score08=3

RD2T5-loc=
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=fed|GRE | RD2-score09=0
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=fed|ITA | RD2-score10=3

RD2T6-loc=
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=fed|JPN | RD2-score11=0
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=fed|CHN | RD2-score12=3

RD2T7-loc=
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=fed|HUN | RD2-score13=w/o
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=fed|FRA | RD2-score14=

RD2T8-loc=
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=fed|KOR | RD2-score15=1
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=fed|TCH | RD2-score16=2

RD3T1-loc=
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=fed|ESP|1977 | RD3-score01=2
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=fed|BEL | RD3-score02=1

RD3T2-loc=
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=fed|BRA | RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=fed|YUG | RD3-score04=0

RD3T3-loc=
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=fed|ITA | RD3-score05=3
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=fed|CHN | RD3-score06=0

RD3T4-loc=
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=fed|HUN | RD3-score07=0
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=fed|TCH | RD3-score08=3

RD4T1-loc=
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=fed|ESP|1977 | RD4-score01=0
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=fed|BRA | RD4-score02=2

RD4T2-loc=
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=fed|ITA | RD4-score03=0
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=fed|TCH | RD4-score04=3

RD5T1-loc=
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=fed|BRA | RD5-score01=2
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=fed|TCH | RD5-score02=0