1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1997.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
     bye     Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
    Peru         Argentina 4
   bye   Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Bahamas 1
    Peru 2
  Santiago, Chile (clay)       Bahamas 3  
    Peru 0  
    Chile 5     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Brazil 3  
  Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)     Chile 2     Santos, Brazil (clay)
  Chile 2         Brazil 4
    Canada 3   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 1
    Canada 2
      Venezuela 3  
 Peru relegated to
Group II in 1997.		  Argentina and  Brazil
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

First round

Bahamas vs. Peru

Bahamas
3		 Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas [2]
9–11 February 1996
Hard
Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Smith
Jaime Yzaga		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		 5
7 		1
6 		 
2
Mark Knowles
Américo Venero		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith
José Luis Noriega / Jaime Yzaga		 6
3		 6
3		 78
66		      
4
Mark Knowles
Jaime Yzaga		 2
6 		7
5		 77
62		 6
3		    
5
Roger Smith
Américo Venero		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Chile vs. Brazil

Chile
2		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [3]
9–11 February 1996
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergio Cortés
Fernando Meligeni		 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2
Marcelo Ríos
Jaime Oncins		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
3
Marcelo Rebolledo / Marcelo Ríos
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
4
Marcelo Ríos
Fernando Meligeni		 6
2		 77
62		 6
3		      
5
Sergio Cortés
Jaime Oncins		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Venezuela vs. Canada

Venezuela
3		 Tennis Centre, Valencia, Venezuela [4]
9–11 February 1996
Hard
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Pereira
Daniel Nestor		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
2
Jimy Szymanski
Sébastien Lareau		 77
64		 0
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Juan Carlos Bianchi / Nicolás Pereira
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau		 4
6 		4
6 		64
77		      
4
Nicolás Pereira
Sébastien Lareau		 77
65		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Jimy Szymanski
Albert Chang		 6
3		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		    

Second round

Argentina vs. Bahamas

Argentina
4		 Club Náutico, Mar del Plata, Argentina [5]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
Bahamas
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Javier Frana
Roger Smith		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Hernán Gumy
Mark Knowles		 6
3		 77
63		 6
1		      
3
Javier Frana / Luis Lobo
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
4
Javier Frana
Mark Knowles		 79
67		 2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Hernán Gumy
Roger Smith		 6
1		 6
1		        

Brazil vs. Venezuela

Brazil
4		 Tênis Clube de Santos, Santos, Brazil [6]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gustavo Kuerten
Nicolás Pereira		 6
2		 62
77		 6
1		 6
2		    
2
Fernando Meligeni
Jimy Szymanski		 6
3		 77
62		 6
4		      
3
Jaime Oncins / Fernando Roese
Nicolás Pereira / Jimy Szymanski		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
4
Fernando Meligeni
Nicolás Pereira		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Gustavo Kuerten
Jimy Szymanski		 6
2		 66
78		 6
0		      

First round relegation play-offs

Canada vs. Chile

Canada
3		 Universiade Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada [7]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Nestor
Marcelo Ríos		 4
6 		66
78		 77
65		 6
3		 12
14 		 
2
Sébastien Lareau
Óscar Bustos		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau
Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
4
Sébastien Lareau
Nicolás Massú		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Andrew Sznajder
Óscar Bustos		 3
6 		3
6 		       

Second round relegation play-offs

Chile vs. Peru

Chile
5		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [8]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Peru
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcelo Ríos
Américo Venero		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Gabriel Silberstein
Alejandro Aramburu		 6
0		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos
Luis Horna / Américo Venero		 6
4		 6
3		 64
77		 3
6 		8
6		  
4
Marcelo Ríos
Alejandro Aramburu		 6
2		 6
3		        
5
Gabriel Silberstein
Américo Venero		 7
5		 67
79		 6
1		      

References
  1. "1996 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Bahamas v Peru". daviscup.com.
  3. "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. "Argentina v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
  6. "Brazil v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  7. "Canada v Chile". daviscup.com.
  8. "Chile v Peru". daviscup.com.
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