# 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

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 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 1997.

## Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Peru
* 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 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) |
| | | | | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| | | | | | | Peru | Peru | 2 | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Santos, Brazil (clay) | Santos, Brazil (clay) |
| | | | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chile | Chile | 2 | Santos, Brazil (clay) | Santos, Brazil (clay) |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | Chile | Chile | 2 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Valencia, Venezuela (hard) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | Canada | Canada | 2 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | |
* Peru relegated to Group II in 1997.
* Argentina and Brazil advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### Bahamas vs. Peru

| Bahamas 3 | Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Peru 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Smith Jaime Yzaga 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 5 7 1 6   2 Mark Knowles Américo Venero 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Mark Knowles / Roger Smith José Luis Noriega / Jaime Yzaga 6 3 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$       4 Mark Knowles Jaime Yzaga 2 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3     5 Roger Smith Américo Venero 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Chile vs. Brazil

| Chile 2 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 9–11 February 1996 Clay | Brazil 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sergio Cortés Fernando Meligeni 1 6 1 6 5 7       2 Marcelo Ríos Jaime Oncins 6 3 6 2 7 5       3 Marcelo Rebolledo / Marcelo Ríos Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins 5 7 3 6 6 4 2 6     4 Marcelo Ríos Fernando Meligeni 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3       5 Sergio Cortés Jaime Oncins 3 6 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Venezuela vs. Canada

| Venezuela 3 | Tennis Centre, Valencia, Venezuela 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Tennis Centre, Valencia, Venezuela 9–11 February 1996 Hard | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Pereira Daniel Nestor 6 4 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Jimy Szymanski Sébastien Lareau 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 0 6 6 2 6 4     3 Juan Carlos Bianchi / Nicolás Pereira Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau 4 6 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$       4 Nicolás Pereira Sébastien Lareau 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 3 6 3 6     5 Jimy Szymanski Albert Chang 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Argentina vs. Bahamas

| Argentina 4 | Club Náutico, Mar del Plata, Argentina 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Club Náutico, Mar del Plata, Argentina 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Bahamas 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Javier Frana Roger Smith 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Hernán Gumy Mark Knowles 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1       3 Javier Frana / Luis Lobo Mark Knowles / Roger Smith 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 3     4 Javier Frana Mark Knowles 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 2 6 3 6       5 Hernán Gumy Roger Smith 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Brazil vs. Venezuela

| Brazil 4 | Tênis Clube de Santos, Santos, Brazil 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Tênis Clube de Santos, Santos, Brazil 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Venezuela 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Kuerten Nicolás Pereira 6 2 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 2     2 Fernando Meligeni Jimy Szymanski 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4       3 Jaime Oncins / Fernando Roese Nicolás Pereira / Jimy Szymanski 6 3 2 6 4 6 6 3 3 6   4 Fernando Meligeni Nicolás Pereira 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Gustavo Kuerten Jimy Szymanski 6 2 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 0 ||||

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

| Canada 3 | Universiade Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada 5–7 April 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Universiade Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada 5–7 April 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Nestor Marcelo Ríos 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 12 14   2 Sébastien Lareau Óscar Bustos 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos 6 3 6 4 7 5       4 Sébastien Lareau Nicolás Massú 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Andrew Sznajder Óscar Bustos 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Chile vs. Peru

| Chile 5 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 20–22 September 1996 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 20–22 September 1996 Clay | Peru 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Ríos Américo Venero 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Gabriel Silberstein Alejandro Aramburú 6 0 6 4 6 3       3 Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos Luis Horna / Américo Venero 6 4 6 3 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 8 6   4 Marcelo Ríos Alejandro Aramburú 6 2 6 3         5 Gabriel Silberstein Américo Venero 7 5 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 1 ||||