1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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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 2000. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)bye Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1 Salinas, Ecuador (hard)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 4
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3 Cali, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1 Nassau, Bahamas (hard)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5

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 2000. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2 Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0 Havana, Cuba (indoor hard)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4
San José, Costa Rica (hard)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1 Lima, Peru (clay)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3 San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4

Group III

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Guatemala.svg GUAFlag of El Salvador.svg ESAFlag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg AHOFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg ATGRR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–12–13–03–07–2 (78%)14–6 (70%)1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)14–9 (61%)2
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 1–21–22–11–24–5 (44%)12–11 (52%)3
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–30–31–20–31–8 (11%)3–17 (15%)4

Group B

 Flag of Panama.svg PANBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOLFlag of Jamaica.svg JAMFlag of Honduras.svg HONRR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–13–02–13–07–2 (78%)15–6 (71%)1
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)13–8 (62%)2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0–31–22–11–23–6 (33%)8–15 (35%)3
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1–20–31–20–32–7 (22%)8–15 (35%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2
B2Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1
B2Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0A1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
B1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3A2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2
A2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2
B1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 2
B4Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1
B4Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1A3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 2
A4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2B3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
A4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0
B3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
4Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
5Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
8Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PURFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRIFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg ISVFlag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg LCAFlag of Bermuda.svg BERFlag of Barbados.svg BARFlag of Eastern Caribean.png ECARR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–02–13–02–13–03–06–016–2 (89%)32–7 (82%)1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–32–13–02–12–13–05–112–6 (67%)25–17 (60%)2
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–21–22–12–13–02–14–211–7 (61%)26–16 (62%)3
Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 0–30–31–23–02–13–03–39–9 (50%)21–20 (51%)4
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1–21–21–20–33–02–12–48–10 (44%)20–23 (47%)5
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0–31–20–31–20–33–01–55–13 (28%)12–28 (30%)6
Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean 0–30–31–20–31–20–30–62–16 (11%)9–34 (21%)7

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References

  1. "1999 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1999 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.