1987 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1987 Davis Cup.

11 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] Brazil defeated Ecuador in the final and qualified for the 1988 World Group.[2]

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

First round
30 January–1 February
Quarterfinals
13–15 March
Semifinals
24–27 July
Final
2–4 October
  Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
  Ecuador5
  Bolivia0
bye
Edmonton, Canada (hard)
  Bolivia
  Ecuador3
  Canada2
  Peru
Lima, Peru (clay)
bye
  Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Canada3
  Venezuela1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
  Canada4
  Ecuador1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Brazil4
  Uruguay5
Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)
  Colombia0
  Uruguay2
  Brazil3
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Brazil
  Brazil3
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
  Chile2
  Caribbean/West Indies3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Cuba2
  Caribbean/West Indies2
  Chile3
bye
  Chile

First round edit

Venezuela vs. Canada edit

 
Venezuela
1
Caracas, Venezuela[3]
30 January–1 February 1987
Hard
 
Canada
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Carlos Claverie
Martin Wostenholme
6
3
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Nicolás Pereira
Glenn Michibata
6
8
2
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Valerio Boccitto / Iñaki Calvo
Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Nicolás Pereira
Martin Wostenholme
4
6
6
8
       
5  
 
Carlos Claverie
Glenn Michibata
6
4
7
5
8
6
     

Colombia vs. Uruguay edit

 
Colombia
0
Bogotá, Colombia[4]
30 January–1 February 1987
Clay
 
Uruguay
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mario Rincón
Diego Pérez
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Álvaro Jordan
Marcelo Filippini
3
6
3
6
6
2
6
3
15
17
 
3  
 
Álvaro Jordan / Miguel Tobón
Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Mario Rincón
Marcelo Filippini
6
3
4
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Álvaro Jordan
Diego Pérez
3
6
2
6
       

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba edit

 
Caribbean/West Indies
3
Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[5]
30 January–1 February 1987
Clay
 
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Doug Burke
Mario Tabares
6
3
8
6
6
3
     
2  
 
Roger Smith
Juan Pino
6
1
8
10
6
4
2
6
3
6
 
3  
 
Doug Burke / Roger Smith
Wilfredo Henry-Torriente / Mario Tabares
6
3
7
5
6
3
     
4  
 
Roger Smith
Mario Tabares
6
3
6
0
6
4
     
5  
 
Doug Burke
Juan Pino
5
7
0
2
      retired
 

Quarterfinals edit

Ecuador vs. Bolivia edit

 
Ecuador
5
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[6]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
 
Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrés Gómez
Hrvoje Eterovic
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Raúl Viver
Álvaro Garrón
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
3  
 
Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez
Hrvoje Eterovic / Hector Villarroel
6
2
6
2
7
5
     
4  
 
Raúl Viver
Hrvoje Eterovic
6
0
6
2
       
5  
 
Andrés Gómez
Álvaro Garrón
6
0
6
0
       

Peru vs. Canada edit

 
Peru
2
Lima, Peru[7]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
 
Canada
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pablo Arraya
Andrew Sznajder
6
1
6
3
8
6
     
2  
 
Jaime Yzaga
Martin Wostenholme
6
1
8
10
6
2
5
7
2
6
 
3  
 
Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga
Martin Laurendeau / Glenn Michibata
5
7
6
4
7
5
6
2
   
4  
 
Jaime Yzaga
Andrew Sznajder
7
9
4
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Pablo Arraya
Martin Wostenholme
5
7
6
2
7
5
1
6
2
6
 

Uruguay vs. Brazil edit

 
Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[8]
13–15 March 1987
Clay (indoors)
 
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Diego Pérez
Luiz Mattar
6
3
2
6
6
4
3
6
5
7
 
2  
 
Victor Caldarelli
Ivan Kley
4
6
6
4
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
3  
 
Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez
Luiz Mattar / Cássio Motta
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
4
6
 
4  
 
Diego Pérez
Ivan Kley
6
2
11
9
6
2
     
5  
 
Victor Caldarelli
Luiz Mattar
3
6
2
6
6
3
6
4
5
7
 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Chile edit

 
Caribbean/West Indies
2
Nassau, Bahamas[9]
13–15 March 1987
Hard
 
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Roger Smith
Robinson Ureta
12
10
7
5
2
6
7
5
   
2  
 
Doug Burke
Ricardo Acuña
3
6
3
6
7
9
     
3  
 
Doug Burke / Roger Smith
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
2
6
4
6
8
10
     
4  
 
Doug Burke
Robinson Ureta
6
3
6
4
3
6
8
6
   
5  
 
Roger Smith
Ricardo Acuña
6
8
6
8
6
3
8
6
4
6
 

Semifinals edit

Canada vs. Ecuador edit

 
Canada
2
Edmonton, Canada[10]
24–26 July 1987
Hard
 
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrew Sznajder
Hugo Núñez
8
6
6
4
8
6
     
2  
 
Glenn Michibata
Andrés Gómez
1
6
4
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Grant Connell` / Mark Greenan
Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez
5
7
9
7
4
6
1
6
   
4  
 
Glenn Michibata
Hugo Núñez
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
2
   
5  
 
Andrew Sznajder
Andrés Gómez
6
4
4
6
4
6
7
5
5
7
 

Chile vs. Brazil edit

 
Chile
2
Santiago, Chile[11]
24–27 July 1987
Clay
 
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pedro Rebolledo
Cássio Motta
6
1
6
3
4
6
6
3
   
2  
 
Ricardo Acuña
Luiz Mattar
2
6
2
6
8
10
     
3  
 
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Luiz Mattar / Cássio Motta
5
7
2
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Ricardo Acuña
Cássio Motta
6
1
2
6
2
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Pedro Rebolledo
Luiz Mattar
4
6
6
1
6
3
     

Final edit

Brazil vs. Ecuador edit

 
Brazil
4
São Paulo, Brazil[2]
2–4 October 1987
Clay
 
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Cássio Motta
Andrés Gómez
6
8
5
7
9
7
3
6
   
2  
 
Luiz Mattar
Hugo Núñez
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Ricardo Acioly / Luiz Mattar
Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez
7
5
6
3
6
8
6
4
   
4  
 
Luiz Mattar
Andrés Gómez
6
3
1
6
8
10
6
2
6
1
 
5  
 
Cássio Motta
Hugo Núñez
6
3
6
1
       

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ecuador v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Peru v Canada". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Chile". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Canada v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.

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