1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

Main article: 1999 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: 1999 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 2000.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
24–26 September		 First Round Play-offs
16–18 July		 First Round
12–14 February		 Second Round
2–4 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)    bye     Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
    Argentina 4         Argentina 1
    Venezuela 1   Salinas, Ecuador (hard)     Ecuador 4
    Venezuela 2
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)       Ecuador 3  
    Venezuela 1  
    Bahamas 3     Cali, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 3  
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Canada 2     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Canada 4         Colombia 0
    Bahamas 1   Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Chile 5
    Bahamas 0
      Chile 5  
 Venezuela relegated to
Group II in 2000.		  Ecuador and  Chile
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1999 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 2000.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
16–18 July		 First Round
2–4 April		 Second Round
16–18 July		 Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)
      Mexico 3  
  Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)     Paraguay 2     Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Paraguay 5         Mexico 3  
  Haiti 0   Havana, Cuba (indoor hard)     Cuba 2  
    Cuba 4
      Haiti 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Mexico 2
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)       Peru 3
      Peru 4  
  San José, Costa Rica (hard)     Dominican Republic 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
  Dominican Republic 2         Peru 4
  Costa Rica 3   San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica     Uruguay 1  
    Costa Rica 1
      Uruguay 4  
 Haiti and  Dominican Republic
relegated to Group III in 2000.		    Peru promoted
to Group I in 2000.

Group III
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2000.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   GUA  ESA  AHO  ATG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Guatemala 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
 El Salvador 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–9 (61%) 2
 Netherlands Antilles 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 12–11 (52%) 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–17 (15%) 4

Group B

   PAN  BOL  JAM  HON RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Panama 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–6 (71%) 1
 Bolivia 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–8 (62%) 2
 Jamaica 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–15 (35%) 3
 Honduras 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 8–15 (35%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Guatemala 2  
    B2   Bolivia 1    
B2   Bolivia 0       A1   Guatemala 1
B1   Panama 3     A2   El Salvador 2
  A2   El Salvador 2
    B1   Panama 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Netherlands Antilles 2  
    B4   Honduras 1    
B4   Honduras 1       A3   Netherlands Antilles 2
A4   Antigua and Barbuda 2     B3   Jamaica 1
  A4   Antigua and Barbuda 0
    B3   Jamaica 3  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  El Salvador
2  Guatemala
3  Panama
4  Bolivia
5  Netherlands Antilles
6  Jamaica
7  Antigua and Barbuda
8  Honduras

Group IV
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw
   PUR  TRI  ISV  LCA  BER  BAR  ECA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Puerto Rico 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 16–2 (89%) 32–7 (82%) 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 5–1 12–6 (67%) 25–17 (60%) 2
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 4–2 11–7 (61%) 26–16 (62%) 3
 Saint Lucia 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–3 9–9 (50%) 21–20 (51%) 4
 Bermuda 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–4 8–10 (44%) 20–23 (47%) 5
 Barbados 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–5 5–13 (28%) 12–28 (30%) 6
 Eastern Caribbean 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–6 2–16 (11%) 9–34 (21%) 7

References
  1. "1999 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1999 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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