The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

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 1998.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Venezuela
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)byeMontreal, Canada (indoor hard)
 Venezuela2 Venezuela0
 Bahamas3Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) Canada5
 Bahamas1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Canada4
 Venezuela1
 Argentina4Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Ecuador1Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Ecuador3 Chile3
 Argentina1 Argentina2
bye
 Argentina
  •  Venezuela relegated to Group II in 1998.
  •  Canada and  Chile 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 1998.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   PAN  ATG  TRI  BAR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Panama 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 16–5 (76%) 1
 Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–8 (62%) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 6–16 (27%) 3
 Barbados 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 8–14 (36%) 4

Group B

   GUA  JAM  BOL  DOM RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Guatemala 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1
 Jamaica 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Bolivia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 6–16 (27%) 3
 Dominican Republic 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 4–5 (44%) 11–10 (52%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Panama0
B2 Jamaica3
A1 Panama1B2 Jamaica0
A2 Antigua and Barbuda2B1 Guatemala3
A2 Antigua and Barbuda1
B1 Guatemala2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3 Trinidad and Tobago0
B4 Dominican Republic3
A3 Trinidad and Tobago1B4 Dominican Republic2
A4 Barbados2B3 Bolivia1
A4 Barbados1
B3 Bolivia2

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Guatemala
2  Jamaica
3  Antigua and Barbuda
4  Panama
5  Dominican Republic
6  Bolivia
7  Barbados
8  Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

   BER  CRC  ECA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Bermuda 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 (67%) 9–5 (64%) 1
 Costa Rica 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 2
 Eastern Caribbean 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–4 (25%) 5–7 (42%) 3

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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