1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone

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

Group I

• Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia (outdoor clay)
• Date: 29 April – 4 May

The nine teams were divided into one pool of five and one pool of four teams. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1998.

Pools

Pool A CAN BRA ECU MEX 1  Canada (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2  Brazil (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3  Ecuador (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 4  Mexico (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Pool B COL PER CHI VEN PUR 1  Colombia (3–0) 3–0 w/o 3–0 3–0 2  Peru (2–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3  Chile (2–1) w/o 1–2 2–1 3–0 4  Venezuela (1–3) 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 5  Puerto Rico (1–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1

Knockout Stage

	Semifinals 3 May					Final 4 May
		Canada	3
		Peru	0
							Canada	2
							Colombia	1
		Brazil	0
		Colombia	3

•  Canada advanced to World Group II Play-offs.^[1]
•  Mexico and  Puerto Rico relegated to Group II in 1998.^[2][3]

Group II

• Venue: Casa de Campo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
• Date: 12–18 May

The fifteen teams were divided into two pools of seven and eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1998.

Pools

Pool A PAR DOM TRI PAN GUA BAH BAR 1  Paraguay (6–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2  Dominican Republic (5–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3  Trinidad and Tobago (4–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 4  Panama (3–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 5  Guatemala (2–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 6  Bahamas (1–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 7  Barbados (0–6) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2

Pool B URU CUB JAM BOL CRC ESA BER ATG 1  Uruguay (7–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2  Cuba (6–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3  Jamaica (5–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4  Bolivia (4–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5  Costa Rica (3–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 6  El Salvador (2–5) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 7  Bermuda (1–6) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 8  Antigua and Barbuda (0–7) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

•  Paraguay and  Uruguay advanced to Group I in 1998.^[4]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Slovakia v Canada". fedcup.com.
2. "Mexico v Bermuda". fedcup.com.
3. "Puerto Rico v Jamaica". fedcup.com.
4. "Paraguay v Uruguay". fedcup.com.

Fed Cup Profile, Canada Fed Cup Profile, Brazil Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador Fed Cup Profile, Colombia Fed Cup Profile, Peru

Fed Cup Profile, Chile Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago

Fed Cup Profile, Panama Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay Fed Cup Profile, Cuba

Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda

External links

• Fed Cup website