The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
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 1999.[1]
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 Chile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet) | bye | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5 | Chile | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |  Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cali, Colombia (clay) | Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 2 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zapopan, Mexico (clay) |  Bahamas | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 3 | Ecuador | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | Halifax, Canada (indoor hard) |  Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 1999.[2]
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) |  Guatemala | 1 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Cuba | 3 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (hard) |  Haiti | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) |  Uruguay | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Peru | 5 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | Peru | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 5 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Uruguay | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III edit
The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
- Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Group A
 CRC
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 BOL
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 PUR
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 ATG
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Costa Rica
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–5 (74%) | 1 | ||
| Bolivia
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 | ||
| Puerto Rico
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–15 (21%) | 3 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–12 (40%) | 4 |
Group B
 DOM
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 ESA
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 BER
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 PAN
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Dominican Republic
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–8 (60%) | 1 | ||
| El Salvador
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–6 (68%) | 2 | ||
| Bermuda
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–12 (45%) | 3 | ||
| Panama
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1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–15 (29%) | 4 |
- 1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | El Salvador | 3 | A1 | Costa Rica | 1 | ||||||||
| A2 | Bolivia | 0 | B1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | ||||||||
| A2 | Bolivia | 0 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||||
5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Panama | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Puerto Rico | 2 | B4 | Panama | 2 | ||||||||
| B3 | Bermuda | 1 | A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | ||||||||
| A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Bermuda | 1 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic
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| 2 | Costa Rica
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| 3 | El Salvador
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| 4 | Bolivia
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| 5 | Panama
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| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda
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| 7 | Puerto Rico
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| 8 | Bermuda
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Dominican Republic and 
Costa Rica promoted to Group II in 1999.
Puerto Rico and 
Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Group IV edit
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
- Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
- Date: 23–29 March
 AHO
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 HON
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 LCA
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 TRI
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 BAR
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 ISV
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 ECA
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Netherlands Antilles
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 16–2 (89%) | 33–5 (87%) | 1 | ||
| Honduras
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 11–7 (61%) | 24–16 (60%) | 2 | ||
| Saint Lucia
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 22–17 (56%) | 3 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 8–10 (44%) | 17–21 (45%) | 4 | ||
| Barbados
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 17–26 (40%) | 5 | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 16–22 (42%) | 6 | ||
| Eastern Caribbean
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 4–14 (22%) | 9–31 (23%) | 7 |
Netherlands Antilles and 
Honduras promoted to Group III in 1999.
References edit
- ^ "1998 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.