# 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. 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 2003.

## Participating nations

* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* 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 |
| | | | | | | S | Ecuador | | | | |
| | | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | bye | | Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard) |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | | S | Ecuador | 2 |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 0 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | Venezuela | 3 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | | 2 | | |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | Waterloo, Canada (indoor carpet) | Waterloo, Canada (indoor carpet) | Waterloo, Canada (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | | 4 | | |
| | | | Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet) | Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet) | Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet) | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | | Canada | 5 |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | S | Chile | 0 |
| | | | | | | | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | S | Chile | | | | |
* Mexico relegated to Group II in 2003.
* Venezuela and Canada advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### Bahamas vs. Venezuela

| Bahamas 2 | Nassau, Bahamas 8–10 February 2002 Hard | Nassau, Bahamas 8–10 February 2002 Hard | Venezuela 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Merklein José de Armas 4 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     2 Mark Knowles Jimy Szymanski 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     4 Mark Knowles José de Armas 3 6 7 5 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     5 Mark Merklein Jimy Szymanski 4 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Mexico

| Canada 4 | Ontario, Canada 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Ontario, Canada 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frédéric Niemeyer Alejandro Hernández 5 7 6 3 6 4 7 5     2 Daniel Nestor Miguel Gallardo-Valles 6 3 6 4 6 0       3 Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer Santiago González / Alejandro Hernández 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Frank Dancevic Miguel Gallardo-Valles 3 6 0 6         5 Simon Larose Santiago González 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Venezuela vs. Ecuador

| Venezuela 3 | Airport Tennis Complex, Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Airport Tennis Complex, Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Ecuador 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Armas Luis Morejón 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 2     2 Jimy Szymanski Nicolás Lapentti 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3 4 6   3 José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 7 5 6 2 7$^9$ 6$^7$       4 José de Armas Nicolás Lapentti 1 6 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 3 6   5 Jimy Szymanski Luis Morejón 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Canada vs. Chile

| Canada 5 | Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Nestor Marcelo Ríos 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3 1 6 7 5   2 Frédéric Niemeyer Fernando González 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer Hermes Gamonal / Fernando González 6 3 6 0 6 2       4 Frank Dancevic Guillermo Hormazábal 6 1 6 4         5 Simon Larose Hermes Gamonal 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

## First round play-offs
### Ecuador vs. Bahamas

| Ecuador 5 | Guayaquil T.C., Guayaquil, Ecuador 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Guayaquil T.C., Guayaquil, Ecuador 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Bahamas 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jhony de Leon Dentry Mortimer 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Luis Morejón Bjorn Munroe 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Carlos Avellán / Luis Morejón Devin Mullings / Bjorn Munroe 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Carlos Avellán Bjorn Munroe 6 1 7$^8$ 6$^6$         5 Martin Stiegwardt Devin Mullings 3 6 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Mexico vs. Chile

| Mexico 2 | Josefa Ortiz-Domínguez Stadium, Querétaro, Mexico 12–14 July 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Josefa Ortiz-Domínguez Stadium, Querétaro, Mexico 12–14 July 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Hernández Nicolás Massú 3 6 1 6 0 6       2 Marcelo Amador Marcelo Ríos 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 2 6     3 Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2     4 Alejandro Hernández Marcelo Ríos 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 2 6 6 0 6 2   5 Marcelo Amador Nicolás Massú 3 6 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Second round play-offs
### Bahamas vs. Mexico

| Bahamas 3 | BLTA National Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 20–22 September 2002 Hard | BLTA National Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 20–22 September 2002 Hard | Mexico 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Merklein Miguel Gallardo-Valles 7 5 0 6 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     2 Mark Knowles Alejandro Hernández 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 1 6 6 1 6 4   3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Mark Knowles Miguel Gallardo-Valles 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 3 1 6 0 1     5 Mark Merklein Alejandro Hernández 6 2 6 3 6 4 ||||