The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1996 Fed Cup.
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Americas Zone Group II for 1997.
Pool A | CHI | COL | MEX | PAR | |
1 | Chile (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | Colombia (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Mexico (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | Paraguay (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Pool B | VEN | BRA | PUR | URU | |
1 | Venezuela (3–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Brazil (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Puerto Rico (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | Uruguay (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
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The thirteen teams were divided into two pools of six and seven. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1997.
Pool A | ECU | BOL | ESA | GUA | BAH | BAR | |
1 | Ecuador (5–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Bolivia (4–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | El Salvador (3–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
4 | Guatemala (2–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
5 | Bahamas (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
6 | Barbados (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B | PER | CUB | DOM | CRC | TRI | JAM | BER | |
1 | Peru (5–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Cuba (5–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Dominican Republic (5–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
4 | Costa Rica (3–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago (2–4) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
6 | Jamaica (1–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
7 | Bermuda (0–6) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
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