# 1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1991.
In the Americas Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

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 first-round ties were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1992.

### Participating nations

* Brazil
* Cuba
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

#### Draw

| First Round 1–4 February | First Round 1–4 February | First Round 1–4 February | Second Round 29–31 March | Second Round 29–31 March | Second Round 29–31 March |
| Cuba | Cuba | | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Cuba | Cuba | 5 |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | | | | |
| São Paulo, Brazil (hard) | São Paulo, Brazil (hard) | São Paulo, Brazil (hard) | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | | | |
* Cuba and Brazil advance to World Group qualifying round.
* Peru relegated to Group II in 1992.

### First round
#### Brazil vs. Peru

| Brazil 3 | Hotel Transamerica, São Paulo, Brazil 1–4 February 1991 Hard | Hotel Transamerica, São Paulo, Brazil 1–4 February 1991 Hard | Peru 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luiz Mattar Carlos di Laura 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 2 6 1     2 Jaime Oncins José Luis Noriega 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Mauro Menezes / Fernando Roese Carlos di Laura / José Luis Noriega 5 7 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7 5 13 15   4 Luiz Mattar José Luis Noriega 6 2 6 1 7 5       5 Jaime Oncins Carlos di Laura           not played ||||

### Second round
#### Cuba vs. Paraguay

| Cuba 5 | Hotel de Varadero, Havana, Cuba 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Hotel de Varadero, Havana, Cuba 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Pino Rubén Alvarenga 6 1 6 1 5 7 4 6 6 1   2 Mario Tabares Ricardo Mena 6 2 6 0 4 6 6 2     3 Juan Pino / Mario Tabares Rubén Alvarenga / Octavio de la Sobera 6 2 7 5 6 4       4 Mario Tabares Rubén Alvarenga 6 2 6 1         5 Juan Pino Ricardo Mena 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||

#### Brazil vs. Uruguay

| Brazil 4 | Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Uruguay 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Oncins Marcelo Filippini 6 4 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3     2 Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez 6 2 5 7 4 6 4 6     3 Nelson Aerts / Fernando Roese Marcelo Filippini / Diego Pérez 6 3 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 3       4 Luiz Mattar Marcelo Filippini 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 6 3       5 Jaime Oncins Diego Pérez 6 4 6 3 ||||

## Group II

The winner in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I in 1992.

### Participating nations

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Eastern Caribbean
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Haiti
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Venezuela

#### Draw

| First Round 1–3 February | First Round 1–3 February | First Round 1–3 February | Second Round 29 March–7 April | Second Round 29 March–7 April | Second Round 29 March–7 April | Third Round 19–28 July | Third Round 19–28 July | Third Round 19–28 July | Third Round 20–22 September | Third Round 20–22 September | Third Round 20–22 September |
| Chile | Chile | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | | | | |
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | | | | |
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 4 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 4 | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | 1 | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | 1 | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | | | |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | | | |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 1 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 1 | | | | | | | Medellín, Colombia (clay) | Medellín, Colombia (clay) | Medellín, Colombia (clay) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | | | | | | | Medellín, Colombia (clay) | Medellín, Colombia (clay) | Medellín, Colombia (clay) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 1 |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | 4 | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 1 |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | 4 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1 | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | Barbados | Barbados | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 | Barbados | Barbados | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 | | | | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 3 | | | | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 3 | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | | | |
| St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | | | |
| St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | | | | Colombia | 4 | |
| Eastern Caribbean | Eastern Caribbean | 3 | | | | Colombia | 4 | |
| Eastern Caribbean | Eastern Caribbean | 3 | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | | | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 2 | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) | | | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 2 | Eastern Caribbean | Eastern Caribbean | 0 | | | | | |
| Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Eastern Caribbean | Eastern Caribbean | 0 | | | | | |
| Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 2 | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
* Chile promoted to Group I in 1992.

### First round
#### El Salvador vs. Dominican Republic

| El Salvador 1 | Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Dominican Republic 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Rafael Moreno 6 4 7 5 4 6 4 6 4 6   2 Miguel Merz Genaro Deleon 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6 6 3   3 Miguel Merz / José Pineda Genaro Deleon / Rafael Moreno 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Genaro Deleon 4 6 3 6 6 3 1 6     5 Miguel Merz Rafael Moreno 4 6 5 7 ||||

#### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Ecuador

| Trinidad and Tobago 0 | Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Ecuador 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orville Adams Luis Morejón 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Mark Webster Pablo Campana 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Orville Adams / Christopher Mark Pablo Campana / Luis Morejón 6 3 7 5 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6 4 6   4 Orville Adams Pablo Campana 4 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$         5 Mark Webster Luis Morejón 4 6 2 6 ||||

#### Haiti vs. Venezuela

| Haiti 1 | Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Venezuela 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bertrand Lacombe Maurice Ruah 2 6 6 4 3 6 1 6     2 Bertrand Madsen Salvador Colvee 6 2 1 6 6 3 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6 3   3 Bertrand Lacombe / Ruben Lamothe Harold Castillo / Alfonso Mora 6 3 5 7 3 6 2 6     4 Bertrand Madsen Maurice Ruah 6 4 4 6 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 3 6     5 Bertrand Lacombe Salvador Colvee 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 ||||

#### Bahamas vs. Costa Rica

| Bahamas 4 | Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Farrington Rafael Ávalos Brenes 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 6 3 5 7 5 7   2 Roger Smith Carlos Roberto Páez 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Rafael Ávalos Brenes / Mario Delgado 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Roger Smith Mario Delgado 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 John Farrington Carlos Roberto Páez 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Bolivia vs. Barbados

| Bolivia 2 | Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 1–3 February 1991 Clay | Barbados 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Medrano Richard Ashby 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 7 5 18 20   2 Rodrigo Navarro Lionel Eli 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 4 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 3 6 6 3   3 Ricardo Aguirre / Rodrigo Navarro Richard Ashby / Bernard Frost 4 6 5 7 4 6       4 Rodrigo Navarro Richard Ashby 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 4 6       5 José Medrano Lionel Eli 7 5 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 8 6 ||||

#### Eastern Caribbean vs. Guatemala

| Eastern Caribbean 3 | Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Guatemala 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vernon Lewis Daniel Chávez Morales 6 1 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 John Maginley Carlos Chávez 4 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 9 7   3 Vernon Lewis / John Maginley Daniel Chávez Morales / Fabio Sical 2 6 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$       4 Vernon Lewis Fabio Sical 6 1 6 3 6 0       5 John Maginley Daniel Chávez Morales 6 4 1 6 4 6 ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Colombia

| Jamaica 2 | Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica 1–3 February 1991 Hard | Colombia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Doug Burke Mario Rincón 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3 6 2     2 Noel Rutherford Álvaro Jordan 7 5 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 5 7 2 6     3 Doug Burke / Karl Hale Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 3 6 6 3     4 Noel Rutherford Mario Rincón 4 6 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 5 7 6 4 1 6   5 Doug Burke Álvaro Jordan 3 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Second round
#### Chile vs. Dominican Republic

| Chile 5 | Stade Francais, Santiago, Chile 29–31 March 1991 Clay | Stade Francais, Santiago, Chile 29–31 March 1991 Clay | Dominican Republic 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Antonio Fernández Genaro Deleon 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Pedro Rebolledo Rafael Moreno 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Hans Gildemeister / Felipe Rivera Genaro Deleon / Rafael Moreno 6 4 6 4 7 5       4 Pedro Rebolledo Genaro Deleon 6 3 6 1         5 José Antonio Fernández Rafael Moreno 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Venezuela vs. Ecuador

| Venezuela 3 | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Ecuador 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Salvador Colvee Hugo Núñez 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 0 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 5 7     2 Maurice Ruah Luis Morejón 5 7 6 2 6 4 6 2     3 Juan Carlos Bianchi / Alfonso Mora Pablo Campana / Hugo Núñez 6 4 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6     4 Maurice Ruah Hugo Núñez 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Salvador Colvee Luis Morejón 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 3 6 7 5 6 3 ||||

#### Bahamas vs. Barbados

| Bahamas 3 | Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas 29–31 March 1991 Hard | Barbados 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Smith Lionel Eli 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 John Farrington Richard Ashby 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Richard Ashby / Bernard Frost 6 3 4 6 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 12 14   4 Roger Smith Richard Ashby 7 5 7 5 5 7 6 4     5 John Farrington Lionel Eli 6 2 5 7 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Eastern Caribbean vs. Colombia

| Eastern Caribbean 0 | Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 5–7 April 1991 Hard | Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 5–7 April 1991 Hard | Colombia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vernon Lewis Jaime Cortés 4 6 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6     2 John Maginley Álvaro Jordan 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 0 6 5 7 2 6     3 Richard Hughes / Jerry Williams Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan 2 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     4 Vernon Lewis Álvaro Jordan 2 6 4 6         5 Jerry Williams Jaime Cortés 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Third round
#### Chile vs. Venezuela

| Chile 3 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 26–28 July 1991 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 26–28 July 1991 Clay | Venezuela 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Antonio Fernández Maurice Ruah 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 3   2 Pedro Rebolledo Nicolás Pereira 6 3 6 1 2 6 6 4     3 Hans Gildemeister / Gerardo Vacarezza Alfonso Mora / Nicolás Pereira 4 6 6 1 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6     4 Pedro Rebolledo Maurice Ruah 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 4     5 José Antonio Fernández Nicolás Pereira 6 4 0 6 3 6 ||||

#### Colombia vs. Bahamas

| Colombia 4 | Clube Desportivo de Canas Gordas, Cali, Colombia 19–21 July 1991 Clay | Clube Desportivo de Canas Gordas, Cali, Colombia 19–21 July 1991 Clay | Bahamas 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mauricio Hadad Roger Smith 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 1     2 Álvaro Jordan John Farrington 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Jaime Cortés / Mario Rincón John Farrington / Roger Smith 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Álvaro Jordan Roger Smith 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 0 6 3   5 Mauricio Hadad John Farrington 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Fourth round
#### Colombia vs. Chile

| Colombia 1 | Club Campestre el Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia 20–22 September 1991 Clay | Club Campestre el Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia 20–22 September 1991 Clay | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Cortés Pedro Rebolledo 3 6 0 6 1 6       2 Álvaro Jordan José Antonio Fernández 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan Hans Gildemeister / Gerardo Vacarezza 6 4 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6     4 Álvaro Jordan Pedro Rebolledo 2 6 6 3 7 5       5 Jaime Cortés José Antonio Fernández 1 6 7 5 2 3     not completed ||||