# 2003 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing March 31, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on outdoor hard 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 2004. 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 2004.

## Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

### Guatemala vs. Saint Lucia

| Guatemala 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Saint Lucia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Walter Barahona Vernon Lewis 6 3 4 6 7 5   2 Rodrigo Gabriel Sirsean Arlain 6 1 6 2     3 Cristian Paiz / Jorge Tejada Vernon Lewis / Yves Sinson 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Jamaica vs. Bolivia

| Jamaica 2 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Bolivia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dustin Brown Alberto Sottocorno 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 6 3   2 Ryan Russell Javier Taborga 6 4 6 2     3 Nakia Gordon / Ryan Russell Alberto Sottocorno / Javier Taborga 6 2 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Guatemala vs. Bolivia

| Guatemala 1 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Bolivia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Alberto Sottocorno 7 5 6 3     2 Rodrigo Gabriel Javier Taborga 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 Cristian Paiz / Jorge Tejada Alberto Sottocorno / Javier Taborga 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 ||||

### Jamaica vs. Saint Lucia

| Jamaica 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Saint Lucia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dustin Brown Vernon Lewis 6 4 6 3     2 Ryan Russell Sirsean Arlain 6 1 6 2     3 Dustin Brown / Ryan Russell Vernon Lewis / Yves Sinson 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Guatemala vs. Jamaica

| Guatemala 1 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Jamaica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Dustin Brown 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Rodrigo Gabriel Ryan Russell 2 6 2 6     3 Cristian Paiz / Jorge Tejada Dustin Brown / Ryan Russell 5 7 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 1 6 ||||

### Bolivia vs. Saint Lucia

| Bolivia 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Saint Lucia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alberto Sottocorno Vernon Lewis 7 5 6 3     2 Javier Taborga Sirsean Arlain 6 0 6 1     3 Diego Camacho / Javier Taborga Alberton Richelieu / Yves Sinson 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Honduras | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |

### Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Puerto Rico 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Haddock Troy Stone 6 1 6 2     2 Gabriel Montilla Shane Stone 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla Shane Stone / Troy Stone 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Honduras vs. El Salvador

| Honduras 0 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 | El Salvador 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Jaime Cuellar 1 6 0 6     2 Carlos Cáceres Rafael Arévalo 4 6 6 3 4 6   3 Francklin García / Pablo Hernández José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. El Salvador

| Puerto Rico 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | El Salvador 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Haddock Jaime Cuellar 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 4   2 Gabriel Montilla Rafael Arévalo 6 1 6 4     3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Honduras 1 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Shane Stone 4 6 4 6     2 Carlos Cáceres Ivor Grazette 4 6 6 4 6 1   3 Carlos Cáceres / Pablo Hernández Shane Stone / Troy Stone 4 6 6$^0$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Honduras

| Puerto Rico 2 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Honduras 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilberto Álvarez Francklin García 6 3 6 4     2 Luis Haddock Pablo Hernández 6 2 0 6 2 6   3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla Carlos Cáceres / Francklin García 6 2 5 7 6 2 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| El Salvador 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jaime Cuellar Shane Stone 6 2 6 1     2 Rafael Arévalo Ivor Grazette 6 3 6 3     3 José Baires / Augusto Sanabria Ivor Grazette / Dexter Mahase 6 2 6 2 ||||

## 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 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Jamaica and Puerto Rico promoted to Group II for 2004.

### Puerto Rico vs. Bolivia

| Puerto Rico 2 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Bolivia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Haddock Alberto Sottocorno 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2     2 Gabriel Montilla Javier Taborga 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7 5 6 4   3 Gilberto Álvarez / Jan-Lewis Polhamus Diego Camacho / Alberto Sottocorno 6 4 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Jamaica vs. El Salvador

| Jamaica 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | El Salvador 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dustin Brown Jaime Cuellar 6 4 6 4     2 Ryan Russell Rafael Arévalo 6 2 6 1     3 Dustin Brown / Ryan Russell José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Jamaica

| Puerto Rico 1 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Jamaica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jan-Lewis Polhamus Damar Johnson 6 2 0 1   retired  2 Gilberto Álvarez Dustin Brown 2 6 0 6     3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla Nakia Gordon / Damar Johnson 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Bolivia vs. El Salvador

| Bolivia 0 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | El Salvador 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Diego Camacho Jaime Cuellar 7 5 3 6 3 6   2 Alberto Sottocorno Rafael Arévalo 1 6 4 6     3 Ramiro Benavides / Javier Taborga José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 2 0 6 3 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 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Guatemala and St.Lucia demoted to Group IV for 2004.

### Guatemala vs. Honduras

| Guatemala 0 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Honduras 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Pablo Hernández 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6     2 Rodrigo Gabriel Carlos Cáceres 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 0 6   3 Walter Barahona / Jorge Tejada Carlos Cáceres / Pablo Hernández 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Saint Lucia

| Trinidad and Tobago 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 | Saint Lucia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shane Stone Yves Sinson 6 2 6 1     2 Ivor Grazette Vernon Lewis 7 5 6 1     3 Shane Stone / Troy Stone Alberton Richelieu / Yves Sinson 6 4 3 6 7 5 ||||

### Guatemala vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Guatemala 2 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Shane Stone 3 6 6 4 6 4   2 Rodrigo Gabriel Ivor Grazette 7 5 6 3     3 Rodrigo Gabriel / Cristian Paiz Shane Stone / Troy Stone 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Honduras vs. Saint Lucia

| Honduras 3 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 | Saint Lucia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Pablo Hernández Alberton Richelieu 6 0 6 1     2 Carlos Cáceres Yves Sinson 6 2 6 4     3 Carlos Cáceres / Pablo Hernández Sirsean Arlain / Alberton Richelieu 6 3 6 1 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Jamaica |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
| 3 | El Salvador |
| 4 | Bolivia |
| 5 | Honduras |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7 | Guatemala |
| 8 | Saint Lucia |
* Jamaica and Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2004.
* Guatemala and Saint Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2004.