# 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1997.

## Participating nations

* Barbados
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* Uruguay

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | | | | |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 1 | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 4 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 3 | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 5 | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | |
| | | | Barbados | Barbados | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | | | | |
* Guatemala and Barbados relegated to Group III in 1997.
* Ecuador promoted to Group I in 1997.

## First round
### Uruguay vs. Guatemala

| Uruguay 5 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Guatemala 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Federico Dondo Fernando Samayoa 6 2 4 6 6 1 6 1     2 Marcelo Filippini Alexander Lehnhoff 6 3 6 2 6 0       3 Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez Luis Pérez Chete / Fernando Samayoa 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 Marcelo Filippini Fernando Samayoa 6 3 6 2         5 Federico Dondo Alexander Lehnhoff 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Colombia vs. Puerto Rico

| Colombia 5 | Los Lagartos Country Club, Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Los Lagartos Country Club, Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Jorge González 6 2 6 2 7 5       2 Mauricio Hadad Rafael Jordan 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Jorge González / Rafael Jordan 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3   4 Mauricio Hadad Jorge González 6 0 4 6 6 2       5 Miguel Tobón Rafael Jordan 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Cuba vs. Paraguay

| Cuba 3 | Estadio National, Havana, Cuba 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Estadio National, Havana, Cuba 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Paraguay 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armando Pérez Ramón Delgado 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 1 6       2 Juan Pino Ricardo Mena 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Armando Pérez / Juan Pino Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 Juan Pino Ramón Delgado 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 2 6 6 4 11 9   5 Armando Pérez Ricardo Mena 6 1 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Ecuador vs. Barbados

| Ecuador 5 | Tenis Club Francisco Segura, Guayaquil, Ecuador 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Tenis Club Francisco Segura, Guayaquil, Ecuador 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Barbados 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Morejón Martin Blackman 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 1 6 2     2 Nicolás Lapentti Richard Ashby 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3       3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Richard Ashby / Martin Blackman 7 5 6 2 6 1       4 Nicolás Lapentti Martin Blackman 6 1 6 2         5 Luis Morejón Richard Ashby 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Uruguay vs. Colombia

| Uruguay 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Colombia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Filippini Mario Rincón 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Federico Dondo Mauricio Hadad 0 6 2 6 3 6       3 Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez Mauricio Hadad / Mario Rincón 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     4 Marcelo Filippini Philippe Moggio 6 2 7 5 6 2       5 Federico Dondo Mario Rincón 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Cuba vs. Ecuador

| Cuba 0 | Estadio National, Havana, Cuba 5–7 April 1996 Hard | Estadio National, Havana, Cuba 5–7 April 1996 Hard | Ecuador 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armando Pérez Nicolás Lapentti 1 6 0 6 2 6       2 Juan Pino Luis Morejón 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6 6 3 6 8   3 Lázaro Navarro-Batles / Juan Pino Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 4 6 4 6       4 Lázaro Navarro-Batles Andrés Gómez           not played 5 Armando Pérez Luis Morejón           not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico

| Guatemala 1 | National Centre, Guatemala City, Guatemala 3–5 May 1996 Hard | National Centre, Guatemala City, Guatemala 3–5 May 1996 Hard | Puerto Rico 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Lehnhoff Jorge González 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Fernando Samayoa Rafael Jordan 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 3 6 6 2   3 Fernando Samayoa / Luis Valencia Jorge González / Jean Paul Vissepó 2 6 5 7 7 5 6 3 7 9   4 Fernando Samayoa Jorge González 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6       5 Alexander Lehnhoff Rafael Jordan 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Paraguay vs. Barbados

| Paraguay 5 | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Barbados 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Mena Martin Blackman 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4       2 Ramón Delgado Richard Ashby 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2 6 2       3 Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena Richard Ashby / Martin Blackman 3 6 6 2 7 5 6 2     4 Ramón Delgado Duane Williams 6 0 6 1         5 Ricardo Mena Richard Ashby 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Third round
### Ecuador vs. Uruguay

| Ecuador 4 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 20–22 September 1996 Clay | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 20–22 September 1996 Clay | Uruguay 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Lapentti Federico Dondo 6 4 7 5 6 1       2 Pablo Campana Marcelo Filippini 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez 6 4 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$       4 Nicolás Lapentti Marcelo Filippini 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 2     5 Luis Morejón Federico Dondo 6 4 6 1 ||||