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 edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | bye | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 3 | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) |  Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |  Ecuador | 1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 3 | Chile | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
Group II edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Cuba | 2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 4 | Peru | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Colombia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Uruguay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) |  Haiti | 0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 3 | Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico and 
El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998.
Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998.
Group III edit
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 edit
Draw edit
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Group A
 PAN
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 ATG
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 TRI
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 BAR
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Panama
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
| Barbados
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 4 |
Group B
 GUA
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 JAM
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 BOL
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 DOM
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Guatemala
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2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 | ||
| Jamaica
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
| Bolivia
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 | ||
| Dominican Republic
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2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 11–10 (52%) | 4 |
- 1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Panama | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Jamaica | 3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Panama | 1 | B2 | Jamaica | 0 | ||||||||
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | B1 | Guatemala | 3 | ||||||||
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | B4 | Dominican Republic | 2 | ||||||||
| A4 | Barbados | 2 | B3 | Bolivia | 1 | ||||||||
| A4 | Barbados | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Bolivia | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala
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| 2 | Jamaica
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| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda
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| 4 | Panama
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| 5 | Dominican Republic
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| 6 | Bolivia
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| 7 | Barbados
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| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago
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Guatemala and 
Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
Barbados and 
Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV edit
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 edit
Draw edit
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 1–3 May
 BER
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 CRC
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 ECA
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Bermuda
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 | ||
| Costa Rica
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1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–8 (43%) | 2 | ||
| Eastern Caribbean
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1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 (25%) | 5–7 (42%) | 3 |
Bermuda and 
Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.
References edit
- ^ "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.