# 2009 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.
In the Americas Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## Format

There will be a Round Robin with eight teams. The eight nations will be divided into two pools of four. The top two teams in each pool will advance to the Final Pool of four teams from which the two highest-placed nations are promoted to Americas Group II in 2010. The bottom two teams of each pool of the Round Robin will compete against each other in the Relegation Pool. The two lowest-placed nations are relegated to Americas Group IV in 2010.

## Information

Venue: La Libertad, El Salvador
Surface: Hard – outdoors
Dates: 22–26 April

## Participating teams

* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Honduras
* Puerto Rico
* Cuba
* Haiti – withdrew

## Pool A

| | | ESA | BOL | BAR | HAI |
| 1 | El Salvador (2–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | — |
| 2 | Bolivia (1–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | — |
| 3 | Barbados (0–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | — |
| 4 | Haiti (withdrew) | — | — | — | |

### Matches
#### El Salvador vs. Bolivia

| El Salvador 3 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Bolivia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcelo Arévalo Mauricio Estívariz 6 4 6 4     2 Rafael Arevalo Mauricio Doria-Medina 6 1 6 1     3 Marcelo Arévalo / Rafael Arevalo Mauricio Estívariz / Mauricio Doria-Medina 5 7 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Bolivia vs. Barbados

| Bolivia 2 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Barbados 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mauricio Estívariz Darian King 6 0 6 0     2 Mauricio Doria-Medina Haydn Lewis 4 6 5 7     3 Mauricio Estívariz / Jose-Roberto Velasco Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 6 1 4 6 6 1 ||||

#### El Salvador vs. Barbados

| El Salvador 2 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Barbados 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rodrigo Rappaccioli Darian King 6 3 5 7 3 6   2 Rafael Arevalo Haydn Lewis 6 3 6 1     3 Marcelo Arévalo / Rafael Arevalo Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 4 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Pool B

| | | CUB | PUR | CRC | HON |
| 1 | Cuba (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Honduras (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Cuba vs. Costa Rica

| Cuba 3 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Costa Rica 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 William Dorantes Sanchez Ignaci Roca 6 1 7 5     2 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Federico Chavarría 7 5 6 4     3 Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez-Breijo Federico Chavarría / Fernando Martínez-Manrique 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

### Honduras vs. Puerto Rico

| Honduras 1 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 22 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Gilberto Alvarez 2 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^5$   2 Alejandro Obando Jose Emilio Sierra-Short 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Alejandro Obando / Keny Turcios Gilberto Alvarez / Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Honduras vs. Costa Rica

| Honduras 0 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Costa Rica 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Federico Chavarría 6 4 7 5     2 Alejandro Obando Fernando Martínez-Manrique 6 1 6 4     3 Alejandro Obando / Ricardo Pineda Fernando Martínez-Manrique / Ignaci Roca 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

| Cuba 3 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 23 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 William Dorantes Sanchez Jose Emilio Sierra-Short 6 2 6 0     2 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz 6 4 4 6 6 3   3 Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez-Breijo Gilberto Alvarez / Gabriel Flores Ruiz 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica

| Puerto Rico 2 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilberto Alvarez Ignaci Roca 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     2 Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz Federico Chavarría 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$   3 Gabriel Flores Ruiz / Jose Emilio Sierra-Short Ignaci Roca / Pablo Nunez 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Honduras vs. Cuba

| Honduras 0 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 24 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Cuba 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios William Dorantes Sanchez 1 6 1 6     2 Alejandro Obando Edgar Hernandez-Perez 0 6 2 6     3 Alejandro Obando / Ricardo Pineda Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez-Breijo 2 6 4 6 ||||

## Promotion Pool (1st to 4th Play-off)

| | | ESA | BOL | CUB | PUR |
| 1 | El Salvador (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bolivia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Cuba (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* The matches El Salvador-Bolivia and Cuba-Puerto Rico will not be played as they already played against each other in the previous round. Furthermore, the points gained at the matches played in the previous round will count for the table.

### Matches
#### El Salvador vs. Cuba

| El Salvador 3 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Cuba 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcelo Arévalo William Dorantes Sanchez 6 3 7 5     2 Rafael Arevalo Edgar Hernandez-Perez 6 0 6 3     3 Marcelo Arévalo / Rodrigo Rappaccioli Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez-Breijo 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 4 ||||

#### Puerto Rico vs. Bolivia

| Puerto Rico 1 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Bolivia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilberto Alvarez Mauricio Estívariz 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6     2 Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz Mauricio Doria-Medina 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7 5 7 5   3 Gilberto Alvarez / Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz Mauricio Estívariz / Jose-Roberto Velasco 2 6 2 6 ||||

#### El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico

| El Salvador 3 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcelo Arévalo Gabriel Flores Ruiz 6 2 6 0     2 Rafael Arevalo Jose Emilio Sierra-Short 6 0 6 0     3 Marcelo Arévalo / Rodrigo Rappaccioli Gabriel Flores Ruiz / Jose Emilio Sierra-Short 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Cuba vs. Bolivia

| Cuba 1 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Bolivia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 William Dorantes Sanchez Mauricio Estívariz 4 6 0 6     2 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Mauricio Doria-Medina 3 6 0 6     3 Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez-Breijo Marco-Antonio Rojas / Jose-Roberto Velasco 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

## Relegation Pool (5th to 7th Play-off)

| | | CRC | BAR | HON | HAI |
| 1 | Costa Rica (2–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Barbados (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | — |
| 3 | Honduras (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | — |
| 4 | Haiti (withdrew) | — | — | — | |
* The match Costa Rica-Honduras will not be played as it has already been played in the previous round. Furthermore, the points gained at the match played in the previous round will count for the table.

### Matches
#### Honduras vs. Barbados

| Honduras 0 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 25 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Barbados 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Russell Moseley 7 5 1 6 1 6   2 Alejandro Obando Haydn Lewis 2 6 0 6     3 Marco Ricardo Osorio / Ricardo Pineda Darian King / Seanon Williams 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 4 0 6 ||||

#### Costa Rica vs. Barbados

| Costa Rica 2 | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Maya Country Club, La Libertad, El Salvador 26 April 2009 clay (outdoors) | Barbados 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Federico Chavarría Darian King 6 2 6 3     2 Fernando Martínez-Manrique Haydn Lewis 3 6 3 6     3 Federico Chavarría / Fernando Martínez-Manrique Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 ||||