1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

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 1998.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September
First Round Play-offs
11–14 July
First Round
7–9 February
Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
      Venezuela  
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)    bye     Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
    Venezuela 2         Venezuela 0
    Bahamas 3   Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)     Canada 5
    Bahamas 1
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)       Canada 4  
    Venezuela 1  
    Argentina 4     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 4  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Ecuador 1     Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Ecuador 3         Chile 3
    Argentina 1       Argentina 2
   bye
      Argentina  
 Venezuela relegated to
Group II in 1998.
 Canada and  Chile
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

  Relegation Play-offs
4–6 April
First Round
7–9 February
Second Round
4–6 April
Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Havana, Cuba (hard)
      Peru 3  
  San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)     Cuba 2     Cali, Colombia (clay)
  Cuba 4         Peru 0  
  Puerto Rico 1   San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)     Colombia 5  
    Puerto Rico 2
      Colombia 3     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 4
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)       Uruguay 1
      Paraguay 5  
  San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)     Haiti 0     Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
  Haiti 3         Paraguay 2
  El Salvador 2   San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)     Uruguay 3  
    El Salvador 1
      Uruguay 4  
 Puerto Rico and  El Salvador
relegated to Group III in 1998.
   Colombia promoted
to Group I in 1998.

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   PAN  ATG  TRI  BAR RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Panama 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 16–5 (76%) 1
 Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–8 (62%) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 6–16 (27%) 3
 Barbados 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 8–14 (36%) 4

Group B

   GUA  JAM  BOL  DOM RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Guatemala 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1
 Jamaica 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Bolivia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 6–16 (27%) 3
 Dominican Republic 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 4–5 (44%) 11–10 (52%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
Semifinals
Final
                           
 
    A1   Panama 0  
    B2   Jamaica 3    
A1   Panama 1       B2   Jamaica 0
A2   Antigua and Barbuda 2     B1   Guatemala 3
  A2   Antigua and Barbuda 1
    B1   Guatemala 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
5th-8th Play-offs
5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Trinidad and Tobago 0  
    B4   Dominican Republic 3    
A3   Trinidad and Tobago 1       B4   Dominican Republic 2
A4   Barbados 2     B3   Bolivia 1
  A4   Barbados 1
    B3   Bolivia 2  

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Guatemala
2  Jamaica
3  Antigua and Barbuda
4  Panama
5  Dominican Republic
6  Bolivia
7  Barbados
8  Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

   BER  CRC  ECA RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Bermuda 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 (67%) 9–5 (64%) 1
 Costa Rica 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 2
 Eastern Caribbean 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–4 (25%) 5–7 (42%) 3

References

  1. "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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