1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

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In the Americas Zone there were three 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 1997. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
Santiago, Chile (clay)Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0 Santiago, Chile (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) Santos, Brazil (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 3
  • Flag of Peru.svg  Peru relegated to Group II in 1997.
  • Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina and Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 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 1997. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4 Bogotá, Colombia (clay)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1
Havana, Cuba (hard)Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2 Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom three teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Haiti.svg HAIFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg DOMFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRIFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg ATGFlag of Costa Rica.svg CRCRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3–03–03–03–04–012–0 (100%)24–1 (96%)1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0–33–02–13–03–18–4 (67%)17–9 (65%)2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–30–32–12–12–24–8 (33%)8–19 (30%)3
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–31–21–23–01–35–7 (42%)11–16 (41%)4
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–30–31–20–30–41–11 (8%)7–22 (24%)5

Group B

 Flag of El Salvador.svg ESAFlag of Panama.svg PANFlag of Jamaica.svg JAMBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOLFlag of Bermuda 1910.svg BERFlag of Eastern Caribean.png ECARR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3–02–13–03–03–05–014–1 (93%)28–3 (90%)1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0–33–02–12–12–14–19–6 (60%)21–14 (60%)2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–20–32–13–02–13–28–7 (53%)17–17 (50%)3
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0–31–21–23–03–02–38–7 (53%)18–15 (55%)4
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 0–31–20–30–32–11–43–12 (20%)8–27 (23%)5
Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean 0–31–21–20–31–20–53–12 (20%)9–25 (26%)6

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1996 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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