# 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.
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 2000.

## Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* 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 |
| | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | |
| | | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | bye | bye | | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Salinas, Ecuador (hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | | 3 | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | | 3 | | |
| | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Canada | Canada | 2 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 4 | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 0 |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Chile | Chile | 5 |
| | | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
* Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2000.
* Ecuador and Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### Ecuador vs. Venezuela

| Ecuador 3 | Salinas Golf y Tenis Club, Salinas, Ecuador 12–14 February 1999 Clay | Salinas Golf y Tenis Club, Salinas, Ecuador 12–14 February 1999 Clay | Venezuela 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Morejón Jimy Szymanski 6 0 6 1 4 6 1 6 1 6   2 Nicolás Lapentti Kepler Orellana 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 3 6 4     3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Kepler Orellana / Jimy Szymanski 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Nicolás Lapentti Jimy Szymanski 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1       5 Juan Francisco Barragán Yohny Romero 0 6 3 6 ||||

### Colombia vs. Canada

| Colombia 3 | Liga Vallecaucana de Tenis, Cali, Colombia 12–14 February 1999 Clay | Liga Vallecaucana de Tenis, Cali, Colombia 12–14 February 1999 Clay | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Daniel Nestor 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 6 3 6 1       2 Mauricio Hadad Simon Larose 5 7 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4   3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Daniel Nestor / Jocelyn Robichaud 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 0 6 4 6   4 Mauricio Hadad Frédéric Niemeyer 6 4 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^0$       5 Eduardo Rincón Simon Larose 6 4 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Chile

| Bahamas 0 | National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 12–14 February 1999 Hard | National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 12–14 February 1999 Hard | Chile 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Fernando González 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 4 3 6   2 Mark Merklein Nicolás Massú 2 6 1 6 2 6       3 Mark Knowles / Roger Smith Hermes Gamonal / Nicolás Massú 2 6 3 6 6$^0$ 7$^7$       4 Roger Smith Nicolás Massú 5 7 6 4 3 6       5 John Farrington Fernando González 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Ecuador vs. Argentina

| Ecuador 4 | Salinas Golf y Tenis Club, Salinas, Ecuador 2–4 April 1999 Hard | Salinas Golf y Tenis Club, Salinas, Ecuador 2–4 April 1999 Hard | Argentina 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Morejón Mariano Puerta 4 6 5 7 4 6       2 Nicolás Lapentti Mariano Zabaleta 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 5 0      retired 3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Lucas Arnold Ker / Daniel Orsanic 6 4 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$       4 Nicolás Lapentti Mariano Puerta 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1       5 Luis Morejón Mariano Zabaleta 5 2          retired ||||

### Colombia vs. Chile

| Colombia 0 | Club Campestre El Rancho, Bogotá, Colombia 2–4 April 1999 Clay | Club Campestre El Rancho, Bogotá, Colombia 2–4 April 1999 Clay | Chile 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Marcelo Ríos 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6       2 Mauricio Hadad Nicolás Massú 6 4 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6     3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Hermes Gamonal / Marcelo Ríos 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 1 4 6   4 Eduardo Rincón Marcelo Ríos 1 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$         5 Philippe Moggio Nicolás Massú 4 6 4 6 ||||

## First round play-offs
### Venezuela vs. Argentina

| Venezuela 1 | Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Argentina 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimy Szymanski Mariano Puerta 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 4 6   2 Maurice Ruah Guillermo Cañas 3 6 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 6 3   3 Maurice Ruah / Jimy Szymanski Mariano Hood / Sebastián Prieto 3 6 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$       4 Maurice Ruah Mariano Puerta 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 5 7 6 4 3 6     5 Yohny Romero Guillermo Cañas 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Canada

| Bahamas 1 | National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 16–18 July 1999 Hard | National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Canada 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Simon Larose 5 7 3 6 6 1 2 6     2 Mark Merklein Sébastien Lareau 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Lavaughn Munroe Frédéric Niemeyer 1 6 3 6         5 Mark Merklein Simon Larose 6 1 3 6 6 2 ||||

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

| Venezuela 1 | Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 24–26 September 1999 Hard | Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 24–26 September 1999 Hard | Bahamas 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimy Szymanski Mark Knowles 5 7 4 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$       2 Maurice Ruah Mark Merklein 7 5 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 2   3 José de Armas / Maurice Ruah Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 Maurice Ruah Mark Knowles 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 0 5 7 3 6   5 Jimy Szymanski Mark Merklein 6 2 3 2       not completed ||||