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]
Participating nations[]
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | bye | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Group II in 1998. |
![]() ![]() 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() relegated to Group III in 1998. |
![]() 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
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
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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 | |||||||||||||
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off |
5th-8th Play-offs |
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Final standings[]
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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[]
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–8 (43%) | 2 | ||
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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.
External links[]
- 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone
- Davis Cup Americas Zone
- 1997 Davis Cup