# 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held on June 14–18, in Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, 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 2007. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2007.

## Pool A

| | Group A | BAH | PUR | TRI | HON |
| 1 | Bahamas (2–1) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Honduras (1–2) | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Honduras

| Trinidad and Tobago 3 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Honduras 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shane Stone José Moncada 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3   2 Richard Brown Calton Álvarez 6 3 6 2     3 Shane Stone / Troy Stone Carlos Cáceres / Francklin García 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Puerto Rico

| Bahamas 3 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marvin Rolle Ricardo González-Díaz 6 3 5 7 6 3   2 Devin Mullings Gilberto Álvarez 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4   3 Devin Mullings / Marvin Rolle Gabriel Montilla / Jorge Rangel 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Bahamas

| Trinidad and Tobago 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Bahamas 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shane Stone Marvin Rolle 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Richard Brown Devin Mullings 1 6 4 6     3 Shane Stone / Troy Stone Devin Mullings / Marvin Rolle 3 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Honduras

| Puerto Rico 3 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Honduras 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilberto Álvarez José Moncada 6 1 4 6 6 2   2 Jorge Rangel Calton Álvarez 6 0 6 2     3 Ricardo González-Díaz / Gabriel Montilla Francklin García / José Moncada 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Puerto Rico

| Trinidad and Tobago 0 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Puerto Rico 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shane Stone Ricardo González-Díaz 1 6 2 6     2 Richard Brown Jorge Rangel 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6   3 Michael Clarke / Troy Stone Ricardo González-Díaz / Gabriel Montilla 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Honduras

| Bahamas 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Honduras 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christopher Eldon José Moncada 4 6 6 2 2 6   2 H'Cone Thompson Calton Álvarez 4 6 6 1 5 7   3 Christopher Eldon / H'Cone Thompson Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada 6 4 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 3 ||||

## Pool B

| | Group B | ESA | CUB | HAI | CRC |
| 1 | El Salvador (2–1) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Cuba (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Haiti (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Costa Rica (1–2) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Cuba vs. El Salvador

| Cuba 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | El Salvador 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Jaime Cuellar 7 5 6 1     2 Ricardo Chile Rafael Arévalo 4 6 6 4 1 6   3 Ricardo Chile / Sandor Martínez Rafael Arévalo / Jaime Cuellar 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Haiti vs. Costa Rica

| Haiti 2 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 14 June 2006 Clay | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gael Gaetjens Fernando Martínez Manrique 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 6 4   2 Joel Allen Juan Antonio Marín 1 6 0 6     3 Joel Allen / Jean Marc Bazanne Federico Camacho / Juan Antonio Marín 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Cuba vs. Costa Rica

| Cuba 2 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Federico Camacho 6 1 6 3     2 Ricardo Chile Juan Antonio Marín 3 6 1 6     3 Ricardo Chile / Sandor Martínez Juan Antonio Marín / Fernando Martínez Manrique 6 4 6 1 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Haiti

| El Salvador 3 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 15 June 2006 Clay | Haiti 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jaime Cuellar Jean Marc Bazanne 6 1 6 4     2 Rafael Arévalo Gael Gaetjens 6 1 6 4     3 Rafael Arévalo / Jaime Cuellar Joel Allen / Gael Gaetjens 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Cuba vs. Haiti

| Cuba 3 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Haiti 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Edgar Hernandez-Perez Jean Marc Bazanne 6 1 6 3     2 Ricardo Chile Gael Gaetjens 6 3 6 0     3 Edgar Hernandez-Perez / Sandor Martínez Joel Allen / Gael Gaetjens 6 4 6 4 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Costa Rica

| El Salvador 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 16 June 2006 Clay | Costa Rica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrés Weisskopf Geoffrey Barton 3 6 4 6     2 José Baires Federico Camacho 6 4 3 6 7 9   3 Rafael Arévalo / Jaime Cuellar Juan Antonio Marín / Fernando Martínez Manrique 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4 ||||

## 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.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | ESA | CUB | BAH | PUR |
| 1 | El Salvador (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Cuba (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bahamas (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.

### Bahamas vs. El Salvador

| Bahamas 0 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | El Salvador 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marvin Rolle Jaime Cuellar 1 6 4 6     2 Devin Mullings Rafael Arévalo 1 6 4 6     3 Devin Mullings / Marvin Rolle Rafael Arévalo / Jaime Cuellar 5 7 6 2 1 6 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Cuba

| Puerto Rico 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Cuba 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilberto Álvarez Edgar Hernandez-Perez 7 5 6 1     2 Jorge Rangel Ricardo Chile 2 6 4 6     3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla Ricardo Chile / Sandor Martínez 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Cuba

| Bahamas 0 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Cuba 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marvin Rolle Edgar Hernandez-Perez 5 7 6 3 3 6   2 Devin Mullings Ricardo Chile 2 6 2 6     3 Devin Mullings / Marvin Rolle Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo / Sandor Martínez 1 6 5 7 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico

| El Salvador 2 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Puerto Rico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 José Baires Ricardo González-Díaz 3 6 5 7     2 Rafael Arévalo Jorge Rangel 6 1 6 2     3 Rafael Arévalo / Jaime Cuellar Gilberto Álvarez / Ricardo González-Díaz 6 4 3 6 8 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.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 5th–8th Play-off | HAI | CRC | TRI | HON |
| 1 | Haiti (2–1) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Honduras (1–2) | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Haiti

| Trinidad and Tobago 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Haiti 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Michael Clarke Gael Gaetjens 4 6 1 6     2 Shane Stone Joel Allen 6 4 7 5     3 Shane Stone / Troy Stone Joel Allen / Jean Marc Bazanne 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Costa Rica vs. Honduras

| Costa Rica 2 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 17 June 2006 Clay | Honduras 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fernando Martínez Manrique José Moncada 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Juan Antonio Marín Calton Álvarez 6 1 6 1     3 Federico Camacho / Juan Antonio Marín Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Costa Rica

| Trinidad and Tobago 1 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Costa Rica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shane Stone Federico Camacho 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 0 6     2 Richard Brown Juan Antonio Marín 2 6 2 6     3 Shane Stone / Troy Stone Geoffrey Barton / Fernando Martínez Manrique 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Haiti vs. Honduras

| Haiti 0 | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador 18 June 2006 Clay | Honduras 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolas Étienne José Moncada 1 6 0 6     2 Jean Marc Bazanne Calton Álvarez 1 6 2 6     3 Jean Marc Bazanne / Nicolas Étienne Calton Álvarez / Francklin García 1 6 4 6 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | El Salvador |
| 2 | Cuba |
| 3 | Bahamas |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Haiti |
| 6 | Costa Rica |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Honduras |
* El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
* Trinidad and Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.