1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B

Group B of the 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1997 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage, and the bottom team being relegated down to 1998 Group II.

		COL	PER	CHI	VEN	PUR	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
	Colombia		3–0	w/o	3–0	3–0	3–1	18–0	109–36	1
	Peru	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	8–16	90–129	2
	Chile	w/o	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	12–4	93–55	3
	Venezuela	0–3	2–1	1–2		1–2	1–3	9–16	96–125	4
	Puerto Rico	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1		1–3	8–19	104–147	5

Chile vs. Venezuela

Chile 2	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro Mariela Salinas 6 3 6 0     2 Paula Cabezas María Vento 6 1 6 1     3 Bárbara Castro / María-Alejandra Quezada Paola Stephen / María Vento 4 6 5 7

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Peru vs. Puerto Rico

Peru 2	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Puerto Rico 1
1 2 3 1 Carla Rodríguez Vilmarie Castellvi 6 3 7 5     2 Nanely Vallejo Mari Toró 6 3 2 6 5 7   3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Joanne Bauzà / Emilie Viqueira 5 7 6 3 6 3

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Colombia vs. Venezuela

Colombia 3	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Venezuela 0
1 2 3 1 Carmina Giraldo Paola Stephen 6 0 6 1     2 Fabiola Zuluaga María Vento 6 4 6 3     3 Carmina Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Paola Stephen / María Vento 6 3 6 4

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Chile vs. Puerto Rico

Chile 3	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Puerto Rico 0
1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro Vilmarie Castellvi 6 2 6 2     2 Paula Cabezas Mari Toró 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Bárbara Castro / María-Alejandra Quezada Joanne Bauzà / Emilie Viqueira 6 4 6 2

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Colombia vs. Peru

Colombia 3	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Peru 0
1 2 3 1 Carmina Giraldo Carla Rodríguez 6 1 6 1     2 Fabiola Zuluaga Nanely Vallejo 6 2 6 0     3 Carmina Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas 6 1 6 3

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Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico

Venezuela 1	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Puerto Rico 2
1 2 3 1 Mariela Salinas Vilmarie Castellvi 6^5 7^7 0 6     2 María Vento Mari Toró 6 2 6 3     3 Paola Stephen / María Vento Mari Toró / Emilie Viqueira 4 6 5 7

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Colombia vs. Puerto Rico

Colombia 3	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Puerto Rico 0
1 2 3 1 Carmina Giraldo Vilmarie Castellvi 6 2 7^10 6^8     2 Fabiola Zuluaga Mari Toró 6 1 6 0     3 Carmina Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Mari Toró / Emilie Viqueira 6 2 6 2

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Peru vs. Chile

Peru 2	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Chile 1
1 2 3 1 Carla Rodríguez María-Alejandra Quezada 5 7 2 6     2 Nanely Vallejo Paula Cabezas 7^7 6^4 1 0     retired 3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Paula Cabezas / María-Alejandra Quezada       w/o

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Peru vs. Venezuela

Peru 1	Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 2 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors)		Venezuela 2
1 2 3 1 Silvana Vargas Mariela Salinas 1 6 6^2 7^7     2 Nanely Vallejo María Vento 1 6 1 6     3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Mariela Salinas / Paola Stephen 4 6 6 2 6 3

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•  Puerto Rico placed last in the pool, and thus was relegated to Group II in 1998, where they placed first in their pool of eight and as such advanced back to Group I for 1998.^[10]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Chile v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
2. "Peru v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
3. "Colombia v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
4. "Chile v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
5. "Colombia v Peru". fedcup.com.
6. "Venezuela v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
7. "Colombia v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
8. "Peru v Chile". fedcup.com.
9. "Peru v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
10. "Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website