# 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago

### Draw

* Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
* Date: 29 April–3 May
Group A
| | PAN | ATG | TRI | BAR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Panama | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 |
| Barbados | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 4 |
Group B
| | GUA | JAM | BOL | DOM | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Guatemala | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 |
| Jamaica | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–16 (27%) | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 11–10 (52%) | 4 |

#### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Panama | 0 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Jamaica | 3 | |
| A1 | Panama | 1 | B2 | Jamaica | 3 | B2 | Jamaica | 0 |
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | | | | B1 | Guatemala | 3 |
| A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | A2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | B1 | Guatemala | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Guatemala | 2 | | | |

#### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| A3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | B4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | B4 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| A4 | Barbados | 2 | | | | B3 | Bolivia | 1 |
| A4 | Barbados | 2 | A4 | Barbados | 1 | B3 | Bolivia | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Bolivia | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Guatemala |
| 2 | Jamaica |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 4 | Panama |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Bolivia |
| 7 | Barbados |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
* Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Antigua and Barbuda vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Antigua and Barbuda 3 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Trinidad and Tobago 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Simon Evelyn 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7 5 6 3   2 Phil Williamson Orville Adams 7 5 6 2     3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson Simon Evelyn / Ivor Grazette 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Barbados vs. Panama

| Barbados 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Panama 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 James Betts Juan Pablo Herrera 1 6 3 6     2 Bernard Frost Chadd Valdes 3 6 1 6     3 James Betts / Bernard Frost Jan Gelabert / John Silva 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Antigua and Barbuda vs. Barbados

| Antigua and Barbuda 2 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Barbados 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony James Betts 1 6 6 3 3 6   2 Phil Williamson Bernard Frost 6 3 6 4     3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson James Betts / Bernard Frost 6 0 6 4 ||||

#### Panama vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Panama 3 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Trinidad and Tobago 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Simon Evelyn 6 1 6 3     2 Chadd Valdes Orville Adams 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     3 Jan Gelabert / John Silva Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 ||||

#### Antigua and Barbuda vs. Panama

| Antigua and Barbuda 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Panama 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Juan Pablo Herrera 3 6 4 6     2 Phil Williamson Chadd Valdes 6 1 1 6 8 6   3 Fitzroy Anthony / John Maginley Jan Gelabert / Juan Pablo Herrera 3 6 4 6 ||||

#### Barbados vs. Trinidad and Tobago

| Barbados 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Trinidad and Tobago 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 James Betts Ivor Grazette 1 6 6 2 1 6   2 Bernard Frost Simon Evelyn 6 4 7 5     3 Craig Smith / Duane Williams Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves 4 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

### Group B
#### Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

| Bolivia 2 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Dominican Republic 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Sixto Camacho 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3   2 Pablo Ugarte Rodrigo Vallejo 4 6 2 6     3 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara / Pablo Ugarte Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Guatemala vs. Jamaica

| Guatemala 2 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997 | Jamaica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrés Asturias Jermaine Smith 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4     2 Daniel Chávez Morales Nicholas Malcolm 6 0 6 3     3 Luis Pérez Chete / Luis Valencia Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 3 6 6 3 6 8 ||||

#### Bolivia vs. Jamaica

| Bolivia 0 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Jamaica 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Jesse Smatt 2 6 2 6     2 Pablo Ugarte Jermaine Smith 4 6 4 6     3 Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 2 6 ||||

#### Dominican Republic vs. Guatemala

| Dominican Republic 2 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997 | Guatemala 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Andrés Asturias 5 7 2 6     2 Rodrigo Vallejo Daniel Chávez Morales 7 5 6 3     3 Sixto Camacho / Jorge Dueñas Andrés Asturias / Luis Pérez Chete 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 ||||

#### Bolivia vs. Guatemala

| Bolivia 0 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Guatemala 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Andrés Asturias 4 6 4 6     2 Pablo Ugarte Daniel Chávez Morales 5 7 6 2 5 7   3 Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Luis Pérez Chete / Luis Valencia 4 6 1 6 ||||

#### Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica

| Dominican Republic 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997 | Jamaica 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Jesse Smatt 3 6 4 6     2 Rodrigo Vallejo Jermaine Smith 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4     3 Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo Nicholas Malcolm / Jermaine Smith 1 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Panama vs. Jamaica

| Panama 0 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Jamaica 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Jesse Smatt 4 6 6 2 2 6   2 Chadd Valdes Jermaine Smith 7 5 5 7 4 6   3 Jan Gelabert / John Silva Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala

| Antigua and Barbuda 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Guatemala 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Andrés Asturias 3 6 1 6     2 Phil Williamson Daniel Chávez Morales 6 3 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 2   3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson Andrés Asturias / Luis Pérez Chete 3 6 7 5 4 6 ||||

### Final
#### Jamaica vs. Guatemala

| Jamaica 0 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Guatemala 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jesse Smatt Andrés Asturias 0 6 7 5 4 6   2 Jermaine Smith Daniel Chávez Morales 5 7 1 6     3 Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm Daniel Chávez Morales / Luis Pérez Chete 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Panama vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Panama 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Antigua and Barbuda 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera John Maginley 6 2 6 0     2 Chadd Valdes Phil Williamson 4 6 1 6     3 Jan Gelabert / Juan Pablo Herrera Fitzroy Anthony / Phil Williamson 6 3 3 6 0 6 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic

| Trinidad and Tobago 0 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Dominican Republic 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivor Grazette Sixto Camacho 4 6 2 6     2 Simon Evelyn Rodrigo Vallejo 3 6 3 6     3 Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves Sixto Camacho / Jorge Dueñas 5 7 3 6 ||||

#### Barbados vs. Bolivia

| Barbados 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997 | Bolivia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 James Betts Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara 3 6 3 6     2 Bernard Frost Pablo Ugarte 6 4 0 6 1 6   3 James Betts / Duane Williams Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Pablo Ugarte 2 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia

| Dominican Republic 2 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Bolivia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara 6 2 5 7 1 6   2 Rodrigo Vallejo Pablo Ugarte 5 7 6 4 6 1   3 Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara / Pablo Ugarte 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Trinidad and Tobago vs. Barbados

| Trinidad and Tobago 1 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997 | Barbados 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivor Grazette Duane Williams 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     2 Orville Adams James Betts 5 3     retired  3 Simon Evelyn / Ronald Greaves James Betts / Duane Williams 6 2 7 5 ||||