1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

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 compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. 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.[1]

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Peru3
San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)  Cuba2Cali, Colombia (clay)
  Cuba4  Peru0
  Puerto Rico1San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)  Colombia5
  Puerto Rico2
  Colombia3Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Colombia4
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)  Uruguay1
  Paraguay5
San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)  Haiti0Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
  Haiti3  Paraguay2
  El Salvador2San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)  Uruguay3
  El Salvador1
  Uruguay4

First round edit

Cuba vs. Peru edit

 
Cuba
2
National Tennis Centre, Havana, Cuba[2]
7–9 February 1997
Hard
 
Peru
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Lázaro Navarro-Batles
Alejandro Aramburú
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
2  
 
Juan Pino
Américo Venero
4
6
5
7
7
5
3
6
   
3  
 
Lázaro Navarro-Batles / Juan Pino
Américo Venero / Jaime Yzaga
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Juan Pino
Jaime Yzaga
4
6
77
64
1
0
     
retired
5  
 
Lázaro Navarro-Batles
Américo Venero
65
77
3
6
77
65
6
2
6
8
 

Puerto Rico vs. Colombia edit

 
Puerto Rico
2
Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico[3]
7–9 February 1997
Hard
 
Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jorge González
Miguel Tobón
6
2
6
2
4
6
6
4
   
2  
 
Rafael Jordan
Mauricio Hadad
4
6
0
6
7
5
2
6
   
3  
 
Ernie Fernández / Jorge González
Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón
65
77
3
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Jorge González
Mauricio Hadad
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Rafael Jordan
Miguel Tobón
6
3
79
67
       

Paraguay vs. Haiti edit

 
Paraguay
5
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[4]
7–9 February 1997
Clay
 
Haiti
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ricardo Mena
Ronald Agénor
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Ramón Delgado
Bertrand Madsen
7
5
6
3
6
1
     
3  
 
Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena
Ronald Agénor / Bertrand Madsen
6
2
6
1
3
6
4
6
7
5
 
4  
 
Ramón Delgado
Bertrand Lacombe
6
1
6
3
       
5  
 
Ricardo Mena
Bertrand Madsen
6
2
6
4
       

El Salvador vs. Uruguay edit

 
El Salvador
1
Jardines de La Sabana, San Salvador, El Salvador[5]
7–9 February 1997
Hard
 
Uruguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Federico Dondo
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2  
 
José Baires
Marcelo Filippini
0
6
5
7
3
6
     
3  
 
Jorge Méndez / Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Federico Dondo / Gonzalo Rodríguez
3
6
64
77
2
6
     
4  
 
Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Marcelo Filippini
3
1
         
retired
5  
 
José Baires
Federico Dondo
3
6
2
6
       

Second round edit

Colombia vs. Peru edit

 
Colombia
5
Liga Vallecaucana, Cali, Colombia[6]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
 
Peru
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jaime Cortés
Alejandro Aramburú
6
3
7
5
7
5
     
2  
 
Miguel Tobón
Luis Horna
64
77
6
4
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón
César Reano / Jaime Yzaga
7
5
6
3
77
63
     
4  
 
Miguel Tobón
Alejandro Aramburú
6
4
77
63
       
5  
 
Eduardo Rincón
Luis Horna
4
6
6
4
78
66
     

Paraguay vs. Uruguay edit

 
Paraguay
2
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[7]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
 
Uruguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ramón Delgado
Federico Dondo
3
6
6
2
6
2
7
5
   
2  
 
Ricardo Mena
Marcelo Filippini
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena
Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez
6
3
3
6
1
6
2
6
   
4  
 
Ramón Delgado
Marcelo Filippini
5
7
6
4
66
78
2
6
   
5  
 
Ricardo Mena
Federico Dondo
6
3
7
5
       

Relegation play-offs edit

Puerto Rico vs. Cuba edit

 
Puerto Rico
1
Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico[8]
4–6 April 1997
Hard
 
Cuba
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Héctor Nevares
Juan Pino
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Rafael Jordan
Lázaro Navarro-Batles
4
6
7
5
1
6
6
3
1
6
 
3  
 
Ernie Fernández / Rafael Jordan
Lázaro Navarro-Batles / Juan Pino
6
3
4
6
6
3
4
6
4
6
 
4  
 
Ernie Fernández
Jorge Córdova
2
6
6
4
6
2
     
5  
 
Héctor Nevares
Lázaro Navarro-Batles
4
6
0
6
       

El Salvador vs. Haiti edit

 
El Salvador
2
Maya Country Club,, San Salvador, El Salvador[9]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
 
Haiti
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
José Baires
Bertrand Madsen
5
7
3
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Bertrand Lacombe
77
64
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Jorge Méndez / Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Bertrand Lacombe / Bertrand Madsen
2
6
4
6
66
78
     
4  
 
Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz
Bertrand Madsen
2
6
64
77
3
6
     
5  
 
José Baires
Rafael Goscinny
6
2
6
4
       

Third round edit

Colombia vs. Uruguay edit

 
Colombia
4
América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[10]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
 
Uruguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mario Rincón
Federico Dondo
5
7
77
65
6
3
6
0
   
2  
 
Miguel Tobón
Marcelo Filippini
77
63
5
7
77
65
6
1
   
3  
 
Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón
Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez
6
2
6
3
61
77
7
5
   
4  
 
Mario Rincón
Marcelo Filippini
2
6
2
6
       
5  
 
Philippe Moggio
Federico Dondo
6
3
6
4
       

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Cuba v Peru". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Paraguay v Haiti". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "El Salvador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Colombia v Peru". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Paraguay v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Puerto Rico v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "El Salvador v Haiti". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

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