2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

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  • Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (clay)
  • Date: 5–8 February 2020

The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the play-offs. The nations finishing last (in Pool A) and second last (in Pool B) took part in a relegation play-off, with the losing nation relegated to Group II for 2022. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated to Group II for 2022.[1]

Seeding

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Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Paraguay 20 1
  Argentina 25 2
2   Chile 31 3
  Colombia 32 4
3   Mexico 33 5
  Venezuela 41 6
  Peru 43 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

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Pool A PAR COL VEN
1   Paraguay (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Colombia (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   Venezuela (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B ARG MEX CHI PER
1   Argentina (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Mexico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   Chile (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4   Peru (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Paraguay 1–2   Mexico
Promotional   Colombia 0–2   Argentina
Relegation   Venezuela 1–2   Chile
Relegation   Peru

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Argentina   Mexico
Third   Colombia   Paraguay
Fifth   Chile
Sixth/Relegated   Venezuela
Seventh/Relegated   Peru

Group II

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  • Venue 1: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (clay)
  • Venue 2: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
  • Dates: 23–26 June 2021 (Panama City) and 27–30 October 2021 (La Paz)

The fourteen teams will compete across two different venues, with 7 nations taking part in La Paz, and 7 nations taking part in Panama City. In La Paz, the seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The winners of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. In Panama City, the seven teams were divided into two pools of four and three teams, with the winning nation promoted to Group I in 2022.[2]

Seeding

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Panama City
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Bahamas 55 1
  Ecuador 62 2
2   Cuba 66 3
  Uruguay 69 4
3   Costa Rica 70 5
  Panama 74 6
  El Salvador 98 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021
La Paz
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Guatemala 61 1
  Bolivia 64 2
2   Dominican Republic 67 3
  Puerto Rico 80 4
3   Honduras 85 5
  Jamaica 98 6
  Barbados 103 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021

Pools

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Pool A (Panama City) URU BAH CRC
1   Uruguay (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2   Bahamas (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3   Costa Rica (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B (Panama City) ECU ESA CUB PAN
1   Ecuador (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   El Salvador (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3   Cuba (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4   Panama (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool A (La Paz) GUA DOM JAM
1   Guatemala (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Dominican Republic (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3   Jamaica (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B (La Paz) BOL HON PUR BAR
1   Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Honduras (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3   Puerto Rico (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4   Barbados (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing (Panama City) A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Uruguay 0–2   Ecuador
3rd–4th   Bahamas 2–0   El Salvador
5th–6th   Costa Rica 2–0   Cuba
7th   Panama
Placing (La Paz) A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Guatemala 2–0   Bolivia
3rd–4th   Dominican Republic 2–1   Honduras
5th–6th   Jamaica 0–3   Puerto Rico
7th   Barbados

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Ecuador   Guatemala
Second   Uruguay   Bolivia
Third   Bahamas   Dominican Republic
Fourth   El Salvador   Honduras
Fifth   Costa Rica   Puerto Rico
Sixth   Cuba   Jamaica
Seventh   Panama   Barbados

References

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  1. ^ "Group I Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Group II Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.
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