1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A

Group A of the 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1997 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage, and the bottom team being relegated down to 1998 Group II.

  CAN BRA ECU MEX RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
 Canada 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 18–2 120–59 1
 Brazil 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 11–8 84–74 2
 Ecuador 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 6–15 67–109 3
 Mexico 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 5–15 72–138 4
Main article: 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Canada vs. Ecuador

Canada
3		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
29 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Ecuador
0
1 2 3
1
Sonya Jeyaseelan
Candice de la Torre		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Rene Simpson
María Dolores Campana		 6
1		 67
79		 6
1		  
3
Patricia Hy / Rene Simpson
Candice de la Torre / Nuria Niemes		 6
2		 6
0		    

[1]

Brazil vs. Mexico

Brazil
2		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
29 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Mexico
1
1 2 3
1
Eugenia Maia
Lucila Becerra		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Vanessa Menga
Karin Palme		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Vanessa Menga / Luciana Tella
Lucila Becerra / Graciela Vélez		 6
4		 6
0		    

[2]

Canada vs. Brazil

Canada
3		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
30 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Brazil
0
1 2 3
1
Rene Simpson
Eugenia Maia		 6
2		 6
0		    
2
Patricia Hy
Vanessa Menga		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		  
3
Sonya Jeyaseelan / Rene Simpson
Vanessa Menga / Luciana Tella		 6
1		 7
5		    

[3]

Ecuador vs. Mexico

Ecuador
2		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
30 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Mexico
1
1 2 3
1
Alexandra Guzmán
Karin Palme		 1
6 		77
64		 1
6 		 
2
María Dolores Campana
Angélica Gavaldón		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
María Dolores Campana / Nuria Niemes
Lucila Becerra / Graciela Vélez		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		  

[4]

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
3		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
2 May 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Mexico
0
1 2 3
1
Rene Simpson
Karin Palme		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Patricia Hy
Angélica Gavaldón		 77
61		 7
5		    
3
Patricia Hy / Sonya Jeyaseelan
Lucila Becerra / Karin Palme		 6
4		 6
1		    

[5]

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Brazil
3		 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
2 May 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Ecuador
0
1 2 3
1
Eugenia Maia
Candice de la Torre		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Vanessa Menga
María Dolores Campana		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Joana Cortez / Vanessa Menga
Alexandra Guzmán / Nuria Niemes		 7
5		 6
0		    

[6]

  •  Mexico placed last in the pool, and thus was relegated to Group II in 1998, where they placed first in their pool of eight and as such advanced back to Group I for 1998.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Canada v Ecuador". fedcup.com.
  2. "Brazil v Mexico". fedcup.com.
  3. "Canada v Brazil". fedcup.com.
  4. "Ecuador v Mexico". fedcup.com.
  5. "Canada v Mexico". fedcup.com.
  6. "Brazil v Ecuador". fedcup.com.
  7. "Fed Cup Profile, Mexico". fedcup.com.
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