1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Main article: 1997 Fed Cup

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

Main article: 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – 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.
• Mexico and Puerto Rico relegated to Group II in 1998.

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.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

• Fed Cup Profile, Canada Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Brazil Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Colombia Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Peru Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Chile Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Panama Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas Archived 2010-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Cuba Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica
• Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Fed Cup website Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine