1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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 1999.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      Chile  
  Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet)    bye     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Chile 5         Chile 1
    Colombia 0   Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 4
    Colombia 0
  Cali, Colombia (clay)       Argentina 5  
    Colombia 3  
    Mexico 2     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
      Ecuador 5  
  Zapopan, Mexico (clay)     Bahamas 0     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Bahamas 3         Ecuador 3
    Mexico 2   Halifax, Canada (indoor hard)     Canada 2
    Canada 3
      Mexico 2  
 Mexico relegated to
Group II in 1999.		  Argentina and  Ecuador
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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 1999.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
3–5 April		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–28 September
                                     
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 4  
  Havana, Cuba (hard)     Guatemala 1     Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
  Guatemala 2         Venezuela 3  
  Cuba 3   Port-au-Prince, Haiti (hard)     Haiti 2  
    Haiti 3
      Cuba 2     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Venezuela 3
  Lima, Peru (clay)       Uruguay 2
      Jamaica 0  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Peru 5     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Jamaica 0         Peru 1
  Paraguay 5   Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Uruguay 4  
    Paraguay 2
      Uruguay 3  
 Guatemala and  Jamaica
relegated to Group III in 1999.		    Venezuela promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   CRC  BOL  PUR  ATG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Costa Rica 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–5 (74%) 1
 Bolivia 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2
 Puerto Rico 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 4–15 (21%) 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 8–12 (40%) 4

Group B

   DOM  ESA  BER  PAN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Dominican Republic 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–3 (67%) 12–8 (60%) 1
 El Salvador 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–6 (68%) 2
 Bermuda 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 10–12 (45%) 3
 Panama 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–15 (29%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Costa Rica 2  
    B2   El Salvador 1    
B2   El Salvador 3       A1   Costa Rica 1
A2   Bolivia 0     B1   Dominican Republic 2
  A2   Bolivia 0
    B1   Dominican Republic 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Puerto Rico 0  
    B4   Panama 2    
A3   Puerto Rico 2       B4   Panama 2
B3   Bermuda 1     A4   Antigua and Barbuda 1
  A4   Antigua and Barbuda 2
    B3   Bermuda 1  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Dominican Republic
2  Costa Rica
3  El Salvador
4  Bolivia
5  Panama
6  Antigua and Barbuda
7  Puerto Rico
8  Bermuda

Group IV
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw
   AHO  HON  LCA  TRI  BAR  ISV  ECA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Netherlands Antilles 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 16–2 (89%) 33–5 (87%) 1
 Honduras 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 11–7 (61%) 24–16 (60%) 2
 Saint Lucia 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 10–8 (56%) 22–17 (56%) 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 3–3 8–10 (44%) 17–21 (45%) 4
 Barbados 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 17–26 (40%) 5
 U.S. Virgin Islands 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 16–22 (42%) 6
 Eastern Caribbean 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–6 4–14 (22%) 9–31 (23%) 7

References
  1. "1998 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1998 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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