1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

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The Knockout Stage of the 1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.

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Placing Pool A Pool B
1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.

Draw

Semifinals
27 April
Final
28 April
      
 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2
 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1

Semifinals

Chile vs. Brazil

Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
2
Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
27 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
1
123
1 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paula Cabezas
Miriam D'Agostini
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
2 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Bárbara Castro
Luciana Tella
6
4
6
3
  
3 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paula Cabezas  /  Bárbara Castro
Vanessa Menga  /  Luciana Tella
6
2
6
4
  

[1]

Colombia vs. Venezuela

Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
2
Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
27 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Venezuela
1
123
1 Flag of Colombia.svg
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Fabiola Zuluaga
María Vento
7
5
6
1
  
2 Flag of Colombia.svg
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Carmiña Giraldo
Melissa Mazzotta
63
77
1
6
  
3 Flag of Colombia.svg
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Ximena Rodríguez  /  Fabiola Zuluaga
María Virginia Francesa  /  Ninfa Marra
6
3
7
5
  

[2]

Final

Chile vs. Colombia

Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
2
Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile
28 April 1996
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
1
123
1 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg
Bárbara Castro
Fabiola Zuluaga
0
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg
Paula Cabezas
Carmiña Giraldo
7
5
7
5
  
3 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg
Paula Cabezas  /  Bárbara Castro
Ximena Rodríguez  /  Fabiola Zuluaga
6
0
7
5
  

[3]

  • Flag of Chile.svg  Chile advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia. However, they lost 0–5, and thus returned to the Americas Zone Group I in 1997. [4]

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References

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  2. "Colombia v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
  3. "Chile v Colombia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Chile v Croatia". fedcup.com.