# 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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 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 1998.

### Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* 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 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | |
| | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | bye | bye | | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Canada | Canada | 5 |
| | | | | | | Bahamas | 1 | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | Canada | Canada | | 4 | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 4 | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | | 4 | | |
| | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | |
* Venezuela relegated to Group II in 1998.
* Canada 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 1998.

### Participating nations

* Colombia
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* 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 |
| | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | Cuba | Cuba | 2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | |
| | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| | | | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 5 | | | | | |
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | Haiti | Haiti | 0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 3 | | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| | | | El Salvador | El Salvador | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 | | | | | | |
* Puerto Rico and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998.
* Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998.

## Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

### Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago

### Draw

* Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
* Date: 29 April–3 May
Group A
| | PAN | ATG | TRI | BAR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Panama | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 |
| Barbados | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 4 |
Group B
| | GUA | JAM | BOL | DOM | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Guatemala | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 |
| Jamaica | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 11–10 (52%) | 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 | Panama | 0 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Jamaica | 3 | |
| A1 | Panama | 1 | B2 | Jamaica | 3 | B2 | Jamaica | 0 |
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | | | | B1 | Guatemala | 3 |
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | B1 | Guatemala | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Guatemala | 2 | | | |

#### 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | B4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | B4 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| A4 | Barbados | 2 | | | | B3 | Bolivia | 1 |
| A4 | Barbados | 2 | A4 | Barbados | 1 | B3 | Bolivia | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Bolivia | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Guatemala |
| 2 | Jamaica |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 4 | Panama |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Bolivia |
| 7 | Barbados |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
* Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.

## Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Bermuda
* Costa Rica
* Eastern Caribbean

### Draw

* Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
* Date: 1–3 May
| | BER | CRC | ECA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Bermuda | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–8 (43%) | 2 |
| Eastern Caribbean | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 2–4 (25%) | 5–7 (42%) | 3 |
* Bermuda and Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.