# 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Escazú, Costa Rica, from 28 May to 2 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Americas Zone, for 2019.

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Paraguay

### Inactive nations

* Aruba
* Eastern Caribbean
* Haiti
* Saint Lucia
* Trinidad and Tobago
* U.S. Virgin Islands

## Draw

Date: 28 May–2 June
Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Paraguay | 81 | 1 |
| 1 | Honduras | 84 | 2 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 94 | 3 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 95 | 4 |
| 3 | Bahamas | 99 | 5 |
| 3 | Cuba | 104 | 6 |
| 4 | Panama | 110 | 7 |
| 4 | Bermuda | 113 | 8 |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 130 | 9 |
* $^1$Davis Cup Rankings as of 9 April 2018

### Round Robin
#### Pool A

| | | PAR | CRC | CUB | PAN | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Paraguay | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 16–4 (80%) | 111–74 (60%) | 1 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 15–5 (75%) | 108–76 (59%) | 2 |
| 6 | Cuba | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–13 (35%) | 82–102 (45%) | 3 |
| 7 | Panama | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 2–18 (10%) | 65–116 (36%) | 4 |

#### Pool B

| | | BAH | HON | JAM | ANT | BER | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 5 | Bahamas | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 22–3 (88%) | 142–83 (63%) | 1 |
| 2 | Honduras | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 14–10 (58%) | 110–86 (56%) | 2 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 14–13 (52%) | 130–121 (52%) | 3 |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 10–16 (38%) | 107–127 (46%) | 4 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 4–22 (15%) | 77–149 (34%) | 5 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Paraguay | 0–2 | Honduras |
| Promotional | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Bahamas |
| 5th–6th | Cuba | 2–0 | Jamaica |
| 7th–8th | Panama | 2–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 9th | — | — | Bermuda |
Bahamas and Honduras were promoted to Group II in 2019.

## Round Robin
### Pool A
#### Paraguay vs. Panama

| Paraguay 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Borba Marcelo Rodríguez 6 4 6 1     2 Ayed Zatar Walner Espinoza 6 2 3 6 6 3   3 Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Jorge Daniel Chévez / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

#### Costa Rica vs. Cuba

| Costa Rica 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Cuba 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Quirós Omar Hernández Moreno 0 6 6 2 6 4   2 Jesse Flores Osmel Rivera Granja 6 3 7 5     3 Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío Omar Hernández Moreno / Osmel Rivera Granja 6 3 7 5 ||||

#### Paraguay vs. Cuba

| Paraguay 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Cuba 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Borba Omar Hernández Moreno 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1     2 Ayed Zatar Osmel Rivera Granja 6 1 6 3     3 Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Denilson Martínez / Osmel Rivera Granja 6 1 6 2 ||||

#### Costa Rica vs. Panama

| Costa Rica 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Quirós Marcelo Rodríguez 6 2 6 2     2 Jesse Flores Walner Espinoza 6 2 6 2     3 Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío Walner Espinoza / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Paraguay vs. Costa Rica

| Paraguay 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Diego Galeano Sebastián Quirós 6 3 5 7 7 5   2 Ayed Zatar Jesse Flores 6 4 6 4     3 Juan Borba / Juan Pablo Vallejo Álvarez Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío 1 6 3 6 ||||

#### Cuba vs. Panama

| Cuba 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Hernández Moreno Marcelo Rodríguez 6 4 6 1     2 Osmel Rivera Granja Walner Espinoza 6 2 6 4     3 Denilson Martínez / David Rodríguez Walner Espinoza / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares 7 5 2 6 7 5 ||||

### Pool B
#### Honduras vs. Bahamas

| Honduras 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 28 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 28 May Hard | Bahamas 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Philip Wilbert Major 4 6 2 6     2 Jaime Bendeck Baker Newman 2 6 1 6     3 Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Marvin Rolle / Jody Turnquest 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Bermuda vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Bermuda 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 28 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 28 May Hard | Antigua and Barbuda 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Richard Mallory Kevin Gardner 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2     2 David Thomas Jody Maginley 1 6 3 6     3 Jenson Bascome / Gavin Manders Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Bermuda

| Jamaica 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 29 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 29 May Hard | Bermuda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dimitri Bird Richard Mallory 6 3 6 4     2 Rowland Phillips Gavin Manders 6 3 6 4     3 Marcus Malcolm / Rowland Phillips Jenson Bacsome / David Thomas 6 1 3 6 6 3 ||||

#### Bahamas vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Bahamas 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 29 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 29 May Hard | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Philip Wilbert Major Shakir Elvin 6 4 6 3     2 Baker Newman Jody Maginley 7 5 7 5     3 Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Carlton Bedminster / Kevin Gardner 6 2 6 0 ||||

#### Honduras vs. Bermuda

| Honduras 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Bermuda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Richard Mallory 6 1 6 1     2 Jaime Bendeck David Thomas 6 2 6 1     3 Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Jenson Bacsome / Richard Mallory 6 1 6 2 ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Jamaica 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 30 May Hard | Antigua and Barbuda 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dimitri Bird Shakir Elvin 6 1 6 1     2 Rowland Phillips Jody Maginley 5 7 2 6     3 Marcus Malcolm / Rowland Phillips Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 4 6 6 2 4 6 ||||

#### Honduras vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Honduras 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Shakir Elvin 6 1 6 2     2 Jaime Bendeck Jody Maginley 0 6 1 6     3 Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 6 2 6 4 ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Bahamas

| Jamaica 0 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 31 May Hard | Bahamas 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dimitri Bird Philip Wilbert Major 1 6 3 6     2 Rowland Phillips Baker Newman 6 1 5 7 5 7   3 Dimitri Bird / Marcus Malcolm Marvin Rolle / Jody Turnquest 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

#### Honduras vs. Jamaica

| Honduras 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Jamaica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alejandro Obando Dimitri Bird 6 2 6 1     2 Jaime Bendeck Rowland Phillips 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 Alejandro Obando / Keny Turcios Dimitri Bird / Rowland Phillips 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6 ||||

#### Bahamas vs. Bermuda

| Bahamas 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 1 June Hard | Bermuda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jody Turnquest Richard Mallory 6 2 6 2     2 Baker Newman David Thomas 6 4 6 1     3 Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Jenson Bacsome / Richard Mallory 6 1 6 4 ||||

## Playoffs
### Promotional Playoffs
#### Paraguay vs. Honduras

| Paraguay 0 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Honduras 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Borba Alejandro Obando 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Ayed Zatar Jaime Bendeck 4 6 3 6     3 Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Jaime Bendeck / Keny Turcios       not played ||||

#### Bahamas vs. Costa Rica

| Bahamas 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Philip Wilbert Major Sebastián Quirós 6 2 6 2     2 Baker Newman Jesse Flores 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 4 6     3 Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Jesse Flores / Julián Saborío 4 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

### 5th to 6th Playoff
#### Cuba vs. Jamaica

| Cuba 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Jamaica 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Hernández Moreno Marcus Malcolm 7 5 6 4     2 Osmel Rivera Granja Rowland Phillips 6 4 3 6 7 5   3 Omar Hernández Moreno / Osmel Rivera Granja Dimitri Bird / Rowland Phillips       not played ||||

### 7th to 8th Playoff
#### Panama vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Panama 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 2 June Hard | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Walner Espinoza Carlton Bedminster 6 3 6 2     2 Jorge Daniel Chévez Jody Maginley 3 6 4 6     3 Walner Espinoza / Marcelo Rodríguez Shakir Elvin / Jody Maginley 4 6 6 4 6 3 ||||