# 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
In the Americas Zone there were three 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 1997.

### Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Peru
* 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 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) |
| | | | | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| | | | | | | Peru | Peru | 2 | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Santos, Brazil (clay) | Santos, Brazil (clay) |
| | | | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chile | Chile | 2 | Santos, Brazil (clay) | Santos, Brazil (clay) |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | Chile | Chile | 2 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | Canada | Canada | 2 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | |
* Peru relegated to Group II in 1997.
* Argentina and Brazil 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 1997.

### Participating nations

* Barbados
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* 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 |
| | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | | | | |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 1 | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 4 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 3 | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 5 | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | |
| | | | Barbados | Barbados | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | | | | |
* Guatemala and Barbados relegated to Group III in 1997.
* Ecuador promoted to Group I in 1997.

## Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom three teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

### Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Eastern Caribbean
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago

#### Draw

* Venue: Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador
* Date: 6–10 March
Group A
| | HAI | DOM | TRI | ATG | CRC | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Haiti | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 (100%) | 24–1 (96%) | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–9 (65%) | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–19 (30%) | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–7 (42%) | 11–16 (41%) | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 1–11 (8%) | 7–22 (24%) | 5 |
Group B
| | ESA | PAN | JAM | BOL | BER | ECA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| El Salvador | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14–1 (93%) | 28–3 (90%) | 1 |
| Panama | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 9–6 (60%) | 21–14 (60%) | 2 |
| Jamaica | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 17–17 (50%) | 3 |
| Bolivia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 8–7 (53%) | 18–15 (55%) | 4 |
| Bermuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–12 (20%) | 8–27 (23%) | 5 |
| Eastern Caribbean | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–5 | 3–12 (20%) | 9–25 (26%) | 6 |
* Haiti and El Salvador promoted to Group II in 1997.
* Costa Rica, Bermuda and Eastern Caribbean assigned to Group IV in 1997.