1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

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

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone

In the Americas Zone there were four 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 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.

First round

Canada vs. Bahamas

Canada
4		 Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canada [2]
7–9 February 1997
Hard (indoors)
Bahamas
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Nestor
Roger Smith		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Sébastien Lareau
Mark Knowles		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		7
5		 1
6 		 
3
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith		 6
2		 61
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Daniel Nestor
Mark Knowles		 3
6 		7
5		 6
4		 6
2		    
5
Sébastien Lareau
Roger Smith		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		      

Chile vs. Ecuador

Chile
4		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [3]
7–9 February 1997
Clay
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gabriel Silberstein
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 4
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
3		  
2
Marcelo Ríos
Luis Morejón		 6
1		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    
3
Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos
Pablo Campana / Nicolás Lapentti		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
4
Marcelo Ríos
Nicolás Lapentti		 7
5		 66
78		 6
3		 66
78		 8
6		  
5
Gabriel Silberstein
Luis Morejón		 77
64		 6
2		        

Second round

Canada vs. Venezuela

Canada
5		 Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canada [4]
4–6 April 1997
Hard (indoors)
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sébastien Lareau
José de Armas		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Daniel Nestor
Jimy Szymanski		 6
2		 77
65		 6
1		      
3
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau
Shuon Madden / Jimy Szymanski		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Sébastien Lareau
Jimy Szymanski		 6
3		 7
5		        
5
Sébastien Leblanc
José de Armas		 2
6 		77
62		 6
0		      

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile
3		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [5]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcelo Ríos
Javier Frana		 6
1		 6
4		 77
62		      
2
Gabriel Silberstein
Hernán Gumy		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Marcelo Ríos / Gabriel Silberstein
Javier Frana / Luis Lobo		 3
6 		710
68		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
4
Marcelo Ríos
Hernán Gumy		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Gabriel Silberstein
Javier Frana		 4
6 		4
6 		       

First round relegation play-offs

Bahamas vs. Venezuela

Bahamas
3		 Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas [6]
11–13 July 1997
Hard
Venezuela
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Smith
Nicolás Pereira		 77
64		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Mark Knowles
Jimy Szymanski		 3
6 		64
77		 2
6 		     
3
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith
Nicolás Pereira / Jimy Szymanski		 6
3		 64
77		 77
65		 7
5		    
4
Mark Knowles
Nicolás Pereira		 7
5		 5
7 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5
Roger Smith
Jimy Szymanski		 3
6 		1
6 		77
64		 6
4		 6
4		  

Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina
1		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [7]
11–14 July 1997
Clay
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hernán Gumy
Luis Morejón		 1
6 		4
6 		7
5		 5
7 		   
2
Marcelo Charpentier
Nicolás Lapentti		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Pablo Albano / Luis Lobo
Giorgio Carneade / Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 6
1		 77
64		      
4
Hernán Gumy
Nicolás Lapentti		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
0		 3
6 		 
5
Marcelo Charpentier
Luis Morejón		           not
played

Second round relegation play-offs

Argentina vs. Venezuela

Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [8]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hernán Gumy
José de Armas		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Lucas Arnold Ker
Jimy Szymanski		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Pablo Albano / Luis Lobo
José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Luis Lobo
Jimy Szymanski		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5
Lucas Arnold Ker
José de Armas		 6
1		 6
2		        

References
  1. "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Canada v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
  3. "Chile v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  5. "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. "Bahamas v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  7. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  8. "Argentina v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
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