# 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B

Group B of the 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1997 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage, and the bottom team being relegated down to 1998 Group II.
| | COL | PER | CHI | VEN | PUR | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Colombia | | 3–0 | w/o | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 18–0 | 109–36 | 1 |
| Peru | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 8–16 | 90–129 | 2 |
| Chile | w/o | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 12–4 | 93–55 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 9–16 | 96–125 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 8–19 | 104–147 | 5 |

## Chile vs. Venezuela

| Chile 2 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Venezuela 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro Mariela Salinas 6 3 6 0     2 Paula Cabezas María Vento 6 1 6 1     3 Bárbara Castro / María-Alejandra Quezada Paola Stephen / María Vento 4 6 5 7 ||||

## Peru vs. Puerto Rico

| Peru 2 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carla Rodríguez Vilmarie Castellvi 6 3 7 5     2 Nanely Vallejo Mari Toró 6 3 2 6 5 7   3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Joanne Bauzà / Emilie Viqueira 5 7 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Colombia vs. Venezuela

| Colombia 3 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Venezuela 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmiña Giraldo Paola Stephen 6 0 6 1     2 Fabiola Zuluaga María Vento 6 4 6 3     3 Carmiña Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Paola Stephen / María Vento 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Chile vs. Puerto Rico

| Chile 3 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 29 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro Vilmarie Castellvi 6 2 6 2     2 Paula Cabezas Mari Toró 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Bárbara Castro / María-Alejandra Quezada Joanne Bauzà / Emilie Viqueira 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Colombia vs. Peru

| Colombia 3 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Peru 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmiña Giraldo Carla Rodríguez 6 1 6 1     2 Fabiola Zuluaga Nanely Vallejo 6 2 6 0     3 Carmiña Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas 6 1 6 3 ||||

## Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico

| Venezuela 1 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 30 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mariela Salinas Vilmarie Castellvi 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 0 6     2 María Vento Mari Toró 6 2 6 3     3 Paola Stephen / María Vento Mari Toró / Emilie Viqueira 4 6 5 7 ||||

## Colombia vs. Puerto Rico

| Colombia 3 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmiña Giraldo Vilmarie Castellvi 6 2 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$     2 Fabiola Zuluaga Mari Toró 6 1 6 0     3 Carmiña Giraldo / Fabiola Zuluaga Mari Toró / Emilie Viqueira 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Peru vs. Chile

| Peru 2 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 1 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carla Rodríguez María-Alejandra Quezada 5 7 2 6     2 Nanely Vallejo Paula Cabezas 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 0    retired 3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Paula Cabezas / María-Alejandra Quezada       w/o ||||

## Peru vs. Venezuela

| Peru 1 | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 2 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 2 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Venezuela 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Silvana Vargas Mariela Salinas 1 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$     2 Nanely Vallejo María Vento 1 6 1 6     3 Carla Rodríguez / Silvana Vargas Mariela Salinas / Paola Stephen 4 6 6 2 6 3 ||||
* Puerto Rico placed last in the pool, and thus was relegated to Group II in 1998, where they placed first in their pool of eight and as such advanced back to Group I for 1998.