1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
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
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 1998.[1]
Draw
| Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–14 July |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
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| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | bye | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela |
2 | Venezuela |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas |
3 | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Canada |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina |
4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chile |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ecuador |
1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador |
3 | Chile |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
1 | Argentina |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
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| Venezuela relegated to Group II in 1998. |
Canada and Chile advance to World Group Qualifying Round. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 1998.[2]
Participating nations
Draw
| Relegation Play-offs 4–6 April |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April |
Third Round 19–21 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Peru |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Cuba |
2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba |
4 | Peru |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Colombia |
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia |
3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Uruguay |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) |  Haiti |
0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Haiti |
3 | Paraguay |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador |
2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998. |
Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group III
The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Participating nations
Draw
Group A
 PAN |
 ATG |
 TRI |
 BAR |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Panama |
2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
| Barbados |
1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 4 |
Group B
 GUA |
 JAM |
 BOL |
 DOM |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Guatemala |
2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 | ||
| Jamaica |
1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
| Bolivia |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
| Dominican Republic |
2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 11–10 (52%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off |
Semifinals |
Final | |||||||||||||
| A1 | Panama |
0 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | Jamaica |
3 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | Panama |
1 | B2 | Jamaica |
0 | ||||||||||
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
2 | B1 | Guatemala |
3 | ||||||||||
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
1 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Guatemala |
2 | |||||||||||||
5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off |
5th-8th Play-offs |
5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | |||||||||||||
| B4 | Dominican Republic |
3 | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | B4 | Dominican Republic |
2 | ||||||||||
| A4 | Barbados |
2 | B3 | Bolivia |
1 | ||||||||||
| A4 | Barbados |
1 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Bolivia |
2 | |||||||||||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala |
| 2 | Jamaica |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 4 | Panama |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Bolivia |
| 7 | Barbados |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
- Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
- Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 1–3 May
Participating nations
Draw
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} BER |
 CRC |
 ECA |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Bermuda |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 | ||
| Costa Rica |
1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–8 (43%) | 2 | ||
| Eastern Caribbean |
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 (25%) | 5–7 (42%) | 3 |
- Bermuda and Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.
References
- "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.