# 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held April 3–7, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on outdoor clay courts.

## Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group II in 2003. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2003.

## Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |

### El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico

| El Salvador 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | Puerto Rico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 José Baires Luis Haddock 6 2 6 3     2 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Gabriel Montilla 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6     3 José Baires / Augusto Sanabria Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla 6 3 4 6 7 5 ||||

### Panama vs. Dominican Republic

| Panama 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | Dominican Republic 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney Juan Berrido-Fernández 3 6 1 6     2 Chadd Valdes Víctor Estrella Burgos 2 6 3 6     3 Braen Aneiros Romero / John Silva Jose Bernard / Víctor Estrella Burgos 3 6 2 6 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Dominican Republic

| El Salvador 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | Dominican Republic 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 José Baires Juan Berrido-Fernández 6 2 1 6 6 3   2 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Víctor Estrella Burgos 4 6 1 6     3 José Baires / Augusto Sanabria Jose Bernard / Víctor Estrella Burgos 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

### Panama vs. Puerto Rico

| Panama 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | Puerto Rico 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney Nicolas Lopez 6 2 6 4     2 Chadd Valdes Gabriel Montilla 5 7 2 6     3 Braen Aneiros Romero / Chadd Valdes Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla 3 6 4 6 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Panama

| El Salvador 3 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 José Baires Braen Aneiros Romero 6 2 6 1     2 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Chadd Valdes 6 2 1 0    retired 3 Augusto Sanabria / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Braen Aneiros Romero / John Silva 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic

| Puerto Rico 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | Dominican Republic 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Haddock Juan Berrido-Fernández 4 6 2 6     2 Gabriel Montilla Víctor Estrella Burgos 6 2 6 1     3 Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla Jose Bernard / Víctor Estrella Burgos 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^1$ ||||

## Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Haiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

### Costa Rica vs. Jamaica

| Costa Rica 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | Jamaica 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Carlos González Ryan Russell 3 6 0 6     2 Federico Camacho Scott Willinsky 4 6 2 6     3 David Alvarado / Diego Alvarado Damar Johnson / Jermaine Smith 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6 ||||

### Honduras vs. Haiti

| Honduras 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 3 April 2002 | Haiti 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Bertrand Madsen 1 6 3 6     2 Carlos Cáceres Iphton Louis 6 2 7 5     3 Carlos Cáceres / Pablo Hernández Iphton Louis / Bertrand Madsen 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 1 6 ||||

### Costa Rica vs. Haiti

| Costa Rica 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | Haiti 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 David Alvarado Bertrand Madsen 1 6 2 6     2 Federico Camacho Iphton Louis 1 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 Diego Alvarado / Federico Camacho Joel Allen / Carl-Henry Barthold 3 6 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Honduras vs. Jamaica

| Honduras 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 4 April 2002 | Jamaica 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Ryan Russell 1 6 0 6     2 Carlos Cáceres Scott Willinsky 4 6 4 6     3 Francklin García / Pablo Hernández Damar Johnson / Jermaine Smith 3 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||

### Costa Rica vs. Honduras

| Costa Rica 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | Honduras 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Carlos González Calton Álvarez 2 6 3 6     2 Federico Camacho Carlos Cáceres 3 6 4 6     3 Diego Alvarado / Federico Camacho Francklin García / Pablo Hernández 4 6 7 5 3 6 ||||

### Jamaica vs. Haiti

| Jamaica 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 5 April 2002 | Haiti 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ryan Russell Bertrand Madsen 2 6 5 7     2 Scott Willinsky Iphton Louis 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     3 Damar Johnson / Jermaine Smith Joel Allen / Carl-Henry Barthold 6 3 7 5 ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Haiti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Dominican Republic and Haiti promoted to Group II for 2003.

### Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica

| Dominican Republic 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | Jamaica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Berrido-Fernández Ryan Russell 4 6 3 6     2 Víctor Estrella Burgos Scott Willinsky 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1     3 Jose Bernard / Víctor Estrella Burgos Damar Johnson / Jermaine Smith 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 ||||

### Haiti vs. El Salvador

| Haiti 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | El Salvador 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Bertrand Madsen José Baires 6 2 6 3     2 Iphton Louis Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 7 5 2 6 1 6   3 Joel Allen / Bertrand Madsen José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 3 3 6 14 12 ||||

### Dominican Republic vs. Haiti

| Dominican Republic 3 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | Haiti 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jose Bernard Carl-Henry Barthold 6 3 6 4     2 Víctor Estrella Burgos Iphton Louis 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Jose Bernard / Jose-Antonio Velazquez Joel Allen / Carl-Henry Barthold 6 4 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 4 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Jamaica

| El Salvador 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | Jamaica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Augusto Sanabria Damar Johnson 3 6 6 3 6 4   2 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Scott Willinsky 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6     3 Jaime Cuellar / Augusto Sanabria Damar Johnson / Scott Willinsky 2 6 4 6 ||||

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Honduras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Costa Rica and Panama demoted to Group IV for 2003.

### Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica

| Puerto Rico 3 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | Costa Rica 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Haddock David Alvarado 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3     2 Gabriel Montilla Federico Camacho 6 0 7$^9$ 6$^7$     3 Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla David Alvarado / Diego Alvarado 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Honduras vs. Panama

| Honduras 3 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 6 April 2002 | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Arnulfo Courtney 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 4     2 Carlos Cáceres Chadd Valdes 6 3 7 5     3 Francklin García / Pablo Hernández Braen Aneiros Romero / Chadd Valdes 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Honduras

| Puerto Rico 0 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | Honduras 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ricardo Jordan Calton Álvarez 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 0 6   2 Nicolas Lopez Carlos Cáceres 2 6 1 6     3 Ricardo Jordan / Nicolas Lopez Francklin García / Pablo Hernández 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Panama vs. Costa Rica

| Panama 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador 7 April 2002 | Costa Rica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 John Silva David Alvarado 5 7 6 2 4 6   2 Braen Aneiros Romero Juan Carlos González 7 5 1 6 6 8   3 Braen Aneiros Romero / John Silva Diego Alvarado / Juan Carlos González       w/o ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 2 | Haiti |
| 3 | Jamaica |
| 4 | El Salvador |
| 5 | Honduras |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Costa Rica |
| 8 | Panama |
* Dominican Republic and Haiti promoted to Group II in 2003.
* Costa Rica and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2003.