2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone

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

Main article: 2000 Fed Cup

Group I

The ten teams were divided into two pools of five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs next year. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.

Pools
Pool A CAN VEN BRA URU CHI
1  Canada (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Venezuela (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Brazil (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Uruguay (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0
5  Chile (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B ARG COL MEX PAR CUB
1  Argentina (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Colombia (3–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Mexico (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Paraguay (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
5  Cuba (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-off

Canada
1		 Santinho Coast, Florianópolis, Brazil
18 April 2000
Red clay (outdoors)
Argentina
2
1 2 3
1
Jana Nejedly
Gisela Dulko		 6
3		 7
5		    
2
Sonya Jeyaseelan
María Emilia Salerni		 4
6 		5
7 		   
3
Maureen Drake / Sonya Jeyaseelan
Laura Montalvo / María Emilia Salerni		 1
6 		3
6 		   

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Group II

The fourteen teams were randomly divided into two pools of four and two pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted, while the remaining teams played-off to determine the other placings.

Pools
Pool A DOM TRI BAR
1  Dominican Republic (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Trinidad and Tobago (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Barbados (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B ECU BAH PAN ATG
1  Ecuador (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Bahamas (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Panama (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Antigua and Barbuda (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool C PUR GUA BER JAM
1  Puerto Rico (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Guatemala (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Bermuda (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Jamaica (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool D BOL ESA CRC
1  Bolivia (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  El Salvador (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Costa Rica (0–2) 0–3 1–2

Play-offs
Main article: 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
  Play-Offs
 First Round
 Second Round
                           
 
      Dominican Republic 2  
      Puerto Rico 1    
  Puerto Rico 0         Dominican Republic 0
  Bolivia 3       Ecuador 3
    Bolivia 0
      Ecuador 3  
  Play-Offs
 First Round
 Second Round
                           
 
      Trinidad and Tobago 1  
      El Salvador 2    
  Trinidad and Tobago 3         El Salvador 0
  Guatemala 0       Bahamas 3
    Guatemala 0
      Bahamas 3  
  Play-Offs
 First Round
 Second Round
                           
 
      Barbados 0  
      Costa Rica 3    
  Barbados 1         Costa Rica 3
  Panama 2       Bermuda 0
    Bermuda 2
      Panama 1  
1st Round
12 May
   
   Antigua and Barbuda 1
   Jamaica 2

See also

References
  1. "Canada v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  2. "Japan v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. "Bahamas v Chile". fedcup.com.
  4. "Cuba v Barbados". fedcup.com.
  5. "Canada v Ecuador". fedcup.com.
  6. "Mexico v Dominican Republic". fedcup.com.
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