2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

Main article: 2000 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
Further information: 2000 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 2001.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October		 First Round Play-offs
21–23 July		 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
  Montreal, Canada (hard)    bye     Santiago, Chile (indoor hard)
    Argentina 1         Argentina 0
    Canada 4   Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)     Chile 2
    Canada 1
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)       Chile 4  
    Argentina 4  
    Colombia 1     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Bahamas 1  
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Peru 4     Lima, Peru (clay)
  Bahamas 3         Peru 2
    Colombia 2   Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Ecuador 3
    Colombia 0
      Ecuador 5  
 Colombia relegated to
Group II in 2001.		  Chile and  Ecuador
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Further information: 2000 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 2001.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
7–9 April		 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
7–9 April		 Third Round
21–23 July
                                     
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 5  
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Uruguay 0     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Uruguay 4         Venezuela 5  
  El Salvador 1   San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)     Paraguay 0  
    El Salvador 0
      Paraguay 5     Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
      Venezuela 0
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)       Mexico 5
      Guatemala 4  
  San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)     Cuba 1     Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
  Cuba 2         Guatemala 0
  Costa Rica 3   San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)     Mexico 5  
    Costa Rica 1
      Mexico 4  
 El Salvador and  Cuba
relegated to Group III in 2001.		    Mexico promoted
to Group I in 2001.

Group III
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2001.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   PUR  JAM  PAN  HAI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Puerto Rico 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–8 (65%) 1
 Jamaica 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 16–5 (76%) 2
 Panama 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 7–15 (32%) 3
 Haiti 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–16 (27%) 4

Group B

   AHO  DOM  BOL  TRI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Netherlands Antilles 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–4 (80%) 1
 Dominican Republic 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–5 (44%) 11–13 (46%) 2
 Bolivia 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 9–11 (45%) 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–7 (22%) 8–16 (33%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Puerto Rico 1  
    B2   Dominican Republic 2    
A1   Puerto Rico 2       B2   Dominican Republic 1
A2   Jamaica 1     B1   Netherlands Antilles 2
  A2   Jamaica 1
    B1   Netherlands Antilles 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

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

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Netherlands Antilles
2  Dominican Republic
3  Puerto Rico
4  Jamaica
5  Bolivia
6  Trinidad and Tobago
7  Panama
8  Haiti

Group IV
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw
   HON  BER  LCA  ATG  BAR  ISV  ECA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Honduras 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 18–0 (100%) 35–5 (88%) 1
 Bermuda 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 5–1 12–6 (67%) 25–15 (63%) 2
 Saint Lucia 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–2 11–7 (61%) 23–14 (62%) 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–4 8–10 (44%) 17–24 (41%) 4
 Barbados 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–4 6–12 (33%) 17–28 (38%) 5
 U.S. Virgin Islands 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–5 5–13 (28%) 18–28 (39%) 6
 Eastern Caribbean 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–5 3–15 (17%) 10–31 (24%) 7

References
  1. "2000 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "2000 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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