1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.^[1] Argentina defeated Chile in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.^[2]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

First Round 17–19 January

Quarterfinals 7–9 March

Semifinals 18–20 July

Final 3–5 October

Chile

Santiago, Chile (clay)

bye

Chile

3

Canada

2

bye

São Paulo, Brazil (clay)

Canada

Chile

5

Brazil

0

Brazil

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

bye

Brazil

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

bye

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

Chile

1

Argentina

4

Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)

bye

Colombia

0

Peru

4

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Peru

Peru

2

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Argentina

3

Uruguay

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Venezuela

2

Uruguay

0

Argentina

5

bye

Argentina

First round[]

Venezuela vs. Uruguay[]

Venezuela 2	National Tennis Centre, Caracas, Venezuela[3] 17–19 January 1986 Hard		Uruguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie Diego Pérez 12 10 6 8 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Iñaki Calvo 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Iñaki Calvo / Alfonso Mora  / Diego Pérez 6 4 7 9 6 4 6 4     4 Iñaki Calvo Diego Pérez 3 6 1 6 7 9       5 Carlos Claverie 6 8 4 6 4 6

Quarterfinals[]

Chile vs. Canada[]

Chile 3	Santiago, Chile[4] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Martin Wostenholme 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Ricardo Acuña Glenn Michibata 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 8     3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata 6 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 1   4 Ricardo Acuña Martin Wostenholme 4 6 6 0 2 6 4 6     5 Hans Gildemeister Glenn Michibata 9 7 3 6 8 6 6 4

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Brazil[]

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Kingston, Jamaica[5] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nelson Aerts 3 6 0 6 2 6       2 Roger Smith Cássio Motta 6 8 6 4 1 6 3 6     3  / Roger Smith Nelson Aerts / Cássio Motta 3 6 10 8 8 10 7 9     4 Luiz Mattar 2 6 3 6         5 Roger Smith Nelson Aerts 1 6 6 3 64 77

Colombia vs. Peru[]

Colombia 0	América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[6] 7–9 March 1986 Clay (indoors)		Peru 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pablo Arraya 4 6 1 6 6 2 3 6     2 Jaime Yzaga 2 6 6 3 1 6 3 6     3  /  Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga 1 6 0 6 1 6       4 Pablo Arraya           not played 5 Jaime Yzaga 6 3 6 8 3 6

Argentina vs. Uruguay[]

Argentina 5	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Uruguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horacio de la Peña Diego Pérez 4 6 6 0 6 2 2 6 6 3   2 Martín Jaite Marcelo Filippini 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Eduardo Bengoechea / Roberto Saad José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez 9 7 9 7 6 3       4 Martín Jaite Diego Pérez 4 4           retired 5 Horacio de la Peña Marcelo Filippini 6 0 6 3

Semifinals[]

Brazil vs. Chile[]

Brazil 0	São Paulo, Brazil[8] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luiz Mattar Hans Gildemeister 6 3 9 7 3 6 4 6 4 6   2 Cássio Motta Pedro Rebolledo 6 1 3 6 4 6 4 6     3 Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister 6 2 4 6 4 6 4 6     4 Luiz Mattar Pedro Rebolledo 6 3 1 6 4 6       5 Nelson Aerts Gerardo Vacarezza 1 6 4 6

Argentina vs. Peru[]

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[9] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Peru 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horacio de la Peña Jaime Yzaga 6 4 12 10 6 4       2 Martín Jaite Pablo Arraya 5 7 4 6 2 6       3 Eduardo Bengoechea / Christian Miniussi Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga 6 3 6 8 6 4 6 4     4 Martín Jaite Jaime Yzaga 4 6 6 0 3 6 8 6 6 2   5 Horacio de la Peña Pablo Arraya 7 5 3 6 4 6

Final[]

Chile vs. Argentina[]

Chile 1	Santiago, Chile[2] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Horacio de la Peña 3 6 9 7 2 6 8 10     2 Pedro Rebolledo Martín Jaite 2 6 3 6 2 6       3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 9 7   4 Hans Gildemeister Martín Jaite 2 6 2 6 1 6       5 Ricardo Acuña Horacio de la Peña 4 6 3 6

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website