# 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.
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 2006.

## Participating nations

* Canada
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* 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 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Canada | | | | |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Valencia, Venezuela (clay) | Valencia, Venezuela (clay) | Valencia, Venezuela (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| | | | Peru | Peru | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | Venezuela | 0 |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | 4 | | | |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | | Peru | Peru | | 1 | | |
| | Peru | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Paraguay | 0 | | | | Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard) | Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard) | Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | | 2 | | |
| | | | Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard) | Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard) | Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| | | | | Mexico | 5 | | | | | Ecuador | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Paraguay | 0 | | | | 2 | Paraguay | 0 |
| | | | | | | | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Paraguay | | | | |
* Paraguay relegated to Group II in 2006.
* Canada and Ecuador advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### Venezuela vs. Peru

| Venezuela 4 | Federación Venezolana de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 4–6 March 2005 Hard | Federación Venezolana de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela 4–6 March 2005 Hard | Peru 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Iván Miranda 6 2 5 7 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6     2 José de Armas Sergio Rojas 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 José de Armas / Yohny Romero Luis Horna / Iván Miranda 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 José de Armas Iván Miranda 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2     5 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Sergio Rojas 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 6 1 ||||

### Mexico vs. Ecuador

| Mexico 2 | Domo de la Feria, Guanajuato, Mexico 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoors) | Domo de la Feria, Guanajuato, Mexico 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoors) | Ecuador 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Hernández Giovanni Lapentti 3 6 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6   2 Miguel Gallardo Valles Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     3 Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 4 6       4 Miguel Gallardo Valles Giovanni Lapentti 3 6 4 6 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$     5 Santiago González Carlos Avellán 6 4 4 6 6 4 ||||

## Second round
### Venezuela vs. Canada

| Venezuela 0 | Complejo Rafael Yanez Gordils, Valencia, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela 29 April–1 May 2005 Clay | Complejo Rafael Yanez Gordils, Valencia, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela 29 April–1 May 2005 Clay | Canada 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yohny Romero Frank Dancevic 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 0 6       2 José de Armas Frédéric Niemeyer 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 1 6 3 6       3 José de Armas / Yohny Romero Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer 4 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     4 Daniel Vallverdú Robert Steckley 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 1 6 4 6       5 Yohny Romero Frédéric Niemeyer           not played ||||

### Ecuador vs. Paraguay

| Ecuador 5 | Francisco Segura Cano - Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 29 April–1 May 2005 Clay | Francisco Segura Cano - Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 29 April–1 May 2005 Clay | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Lapentti Gustavo Ramírez 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3       2 Carlos Avellán Daniel Alejandro López 6 3 6 0 7 5       3 Carlos Avellán / Nicolás Massú Enzo Pigola / Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Jhony de Leon Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 2 6 1         5 Carlos Avellán Enzo Pigola 6 4 6 1 ||||

## First round play-offs
### Mexico vs. Paraguay

| Mexico 5 | Polldeportivo de la Benemerita, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico 15–17 July 2005 Hard (indoors) | Polldeportivo de la Benemerita, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico 15–17 July 2005 Hard (indoors) | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Gallardo Valles Juan-Enrique Crosa 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Carlos Palencia Gustavo Ramírez 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Miguel Gallardo Valles / Víctor Romero Enzo Pigola / Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 4     4 Víctor Romero Gustavo Ramírez 6 4 6 4         5 Carlos Palencia Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Second round play-offs
### Peru vs. Paraguay

| Peru 5 | Jockey Club, Lima, Peru 23–25 September 2005 Clay | Jockey Club, Lima, Peru 23–25 September 2005 Clay | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Miranda Juan Carlos Ramírez 7 5 6 1 6 3       2 Luis Horna Enzo Pigola 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Luis Horna / Iván Miranda Ricardo Gorostiaga / Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 2 6 1 7 5       4 Matías Silva Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 3 2 0        retired 5 Mauricio Echazú Enzo Pigola 6 4 6 4 ||||