# 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
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 1999.

## Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Mexico

### 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 |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | | | | |
| | | | Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet) | Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet) | Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet) | bye | bye | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | | Chile | Chile | 1 |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| | | | | | | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | 5 | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | | 5 | | |
| | | | Zapopan, Mexico (clay) | Zapopan, Mexico (clay) | Zapopan, Mexico (clay) | Bahamas | Bahamas | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Halifax, Canada (indoor hard) | Halifax, Canada (indoor hard) | Halifax, Canada (indoor hard) | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | |
* Mexico relegated to Group II in 1999.
* Argentina and Ecuador advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### Argentina vs. Colombia

| Argentina 5 | Mayling Country Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 13–15 February 1998 Clay | Mayling Country Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 13–15 February 1998 Clay | Colombia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucas Arnold Ker Mario Rincón 6 0 6 2 6 2       2 Franco Squillari Miguel Tobón 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Luis Lobo Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón 6 2 7 5 6 1       4 Franco Squillari Philippe Moggio 6 1 6 4         5 Guillermo Cañas Eduardo Rincón 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

### Bahamas vs. Ecuador

| Bahamas 0 | Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas 13–15 February 1998 Hard | Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas 13–15 February 1998 Hard | Ecuador 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Luis Morejón 4 6 0 6 0 6       2 Roger Smith Nicolás Lapentti 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 0 6 4 6       4 Bjorn Munroe Giovanni Lapentti 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$         5 John Farrington Luis Morejón 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Mexico

| Canada 3 | Air Atlantic Centre, Halifax, Canada 13–15 February 1998 Hard (indoors) | Air Atlantic Centre, Halifax, Canada 13–15 February 1998 Hard (indoors) | Mexico 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sébastien Lareau Alejandro Hernández 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6 1 6     2 Daniel Nestor Luis Herrera 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6 6 4 6 3   3 Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor Alejandro Hernández / David Roditi 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Bobby Kokavec Alejandro Hernández 2 6 0 6 3 6       5 Sébastien Lareau Luis Herrera 6 4 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Second round
### Argentina vs. Chile

| Argentina 4 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hernán Gumy Marcelo Ríos 4 6 6 3 3 6 5 7     2 Franco Squillari Hermes Gamonal 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Luis Lobo Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos 7 5 6 3 6 3       4 Franco Squillari Fernando González 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 0     5 Hernán Gumy Hermes Gamonal 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Ecuador vs. Canada

| Ecuador 3 | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Lapentti Sébastien Lareau 6 2 6 3 0 6 6 3     2 Luis Morejón Daniel Nestor 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 2     3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor 6 4 4 6 2 6 3 6     4 Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Nestor 6 1 7 5 6 2       5 Giovanni Lapentti Jocelyn Robichaud 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

## First round relegation play-offs
### Chile vs. Colombia

| Chile 5 | San Miguel Gymnasium, Santiago, Chile 17–19 July 1998 Carpet (indoors) | San Miguel Gymnasium, Santiago, Chile 17–19 July 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Colombia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Ríos Philippe Moggio 6 3 6 0 6 2       2 Nicolás Massú Miguel Tobón 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Philippe Moggio / Miguel Tobón 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7 5 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4     4 Marcelo Ríos Miguel Tobón 6 2 6 2         5 Nicolás Massú Jaime Cortés 6 1 2 0        retired ||||

### Mexico vs. Bahamas

| Mexico 2 | Puerta de Hierro, Zapopan, Mexico 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Puerta de Hierro, Zapopan, Mexico 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Bahamas 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Herrera Mark Knowles 3 6 6 1 2 6 2 6     2 Alejandro Hernández Roger Smith 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 David Roditi / Mariano Sánchez Mark Knowles / Roger Smith 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 5 7       4 Alejandro Hernández Mark Knowles 6 4 3 6 6 1 2 6 1 6   5 Mariano Sánchez Dentry Mortimer 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Colombia vs. Mexico

| Colombia 3 | Andes Golf Club, Cali, Colombia 25–27 September 1998 Clay | Andes Golf Club, Cali, Colombia 25–27 September 1998 Clay | Mexico 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Alejandro Hernández 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 3 6       2 Mauricio Hadad Mariano Sánchez 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 4     3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Marco Osorio / David Roditi 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7 5   4 Mauricio Hadad Alejandro Hernández 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Miguel Tobón Mariano Sánchez 6 3 1 6 5 7 ||||