# 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.
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

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 2000.

### Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Venezuela

### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | |
| | | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | bye | bye | | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | | 3 | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | | 3 | | |
| | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Canada | Canada | 2 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 4 | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 0 |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| | | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
* Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2000.
* Ecuador and Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

## Group II

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 2000.

### Participating nations

* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Haiti
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard) | San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard) | San Luis Potosí City, Mexico (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 5 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 0 | Havana, Cuba (indoor hard) | Havana, Cuba (indoor hard) | Havana, Cuba (indoor hard) | Cuba | Cuba | 2 | | | |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Haiti | Haiti | 1 | | | | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 |
| | | | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | | | | Peru | Peru | 3 |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 4 | | | | | |
| San José, Costa Rica (hard) | San José, Costa Rica (hard) | San José, Costa Rica (hard) | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 1 | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | Peru | Peru | 4 | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 3 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 | | | |
| | | | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 | | | | | | |
* Haiti and Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2000.
* Peru promoted to Group I in 2000.

## Group III
### Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bolivia
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama

### Draw

* Venue: Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama
* Date: 3–7 May
Group A
| | GUA | ESA | AHO | ATG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Guatemala | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 14–9 (61%) | 2 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 12–11 (52%) | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–17 (15%) | 4 |
Group B
| | PAN | BOL | JAM | HON | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Panama | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–6 (71%) | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 |
| Jamaica | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–15 (35%) | 3 |
| Honduras | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 8–15 (35%) | 4 |

#### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Guatemala | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Bolivia | 1 | |
| B2 | Bolivia | 0 | B2 | Bolivia | 1 | A1 | Guatemala | 1 |
| B1 | Panama | 3 | | | | A2 | El Salvador | 2 |
| B1 | Panama | 3 | A2 | El Salvador | 2 | A2 | El Salvador | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Panama | 1 | | | |

#### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Honduras | 1 | |
| B4 | Honduras | 1 | B4 | Honduras | 1 | A3 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 |
| A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | | | | B3 | Jamaica | 1 |
| A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | B3 | Jamaica | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Jamaica | 3 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | El Salvador |
| 2 | Guatemala |
| 3 | Panama |
| 4 | Bolivia |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 8 | Honduras |
* El Salvador and Guatemala promoted to Group II in 2000.
* Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2000.

## Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Eastern Caribbean
* Saint Lucia
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* U.S. Virgin Islands

### Draw

* Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
* Date: 8–14 March
| | PUR | TRI | ISV | LCA | BER | BAR | ECA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Puerto Rico | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 16–2 (89%) | 32–7 (82%) | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 12–6 (67%) | 25–17 (60%) | 2 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 11–7 (61%) | 26–16 (62%) | 3 |
| Saint Lucia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 9–9 (50%) | 21–20 (51%) | 4 |
| Bermuda | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 8–10 (44%) | 20–23 (47%) | 5 |
| Barbados | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–5 | 5–13 (28%) | 12–28 (30%) | 6 |
| Eastern Caribbean | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–6 | 2–16 (11%) | 9–34 (21%) | 7 |
* Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group III in 2000.