1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

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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 1999. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet)bye Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
Cali, Colombia (clay)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5
Zapopan, Mexico (clay)Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 Halifax, Canada (indoor hard)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2

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 1999. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 4
Havana, Cuba (hard)Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1 Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3 Port-au-Prince, Haiti (hard)Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 3
Lima, Peru (clay)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Costa Rica.svg CRCBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOLFlag of Puerto Rico.svg PURFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg ATGRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–13–02–13–07–2 (78%)14–5 (74%)1
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1–23–02–12–16–3 (67%)13–7 (65%)2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0–30–32–11–22–7 (22%)4–15 (21%)3
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–21–21–20–33–6 (33%)8–12 (40%)4

Group B

 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg DOMFlag of El Salvador.svg ESAFlag of Bermuda 1910.svg BERFlag of Panama.svg PANRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2–12–12–13–06–3 (67%)12–8 (60%)1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)13–6 (68%)2
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 1–21–22–11–24–5 (44%)10–12 (45%)3
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–21–20–30–32–7 (22%)6–15 (29%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2
B2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1
B2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3A1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
A2Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0B1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2
A2Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0
B1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
B4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2
A3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2B4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2
B3Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 1A4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1
A4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2
B3Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 1

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
4Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
6Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
7Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
8Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg AHOFlag of Honduras.svg HONFlag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg LCAFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRIFlag of Barbados.svg BARFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg ISVFlag of Eastern Caribean.png ECARR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 2–12–13–03–03–03–06–016–2 (89%)33–5 (87%)1
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1–22–12–12–12–12–15–111–7 (61%)24–16 (60%)2
Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 1–21–21–22–13–02–13–310–8 (56%)22–17 (56%)3
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–31–22–12–10–33–03–38–10 (44%)17–21 (45%)4
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0–31–21–21–22–12–12–47–11 (39%)17–26 (40%)5
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 0–31–20–33–01–22–12–47–11 (39%)16–22 (42%)6
Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean 0–31–21–20–31–21–20–64–14 (22%)9–31 (23%)7

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1998 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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