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.
[1][2][3] 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.