# 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

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 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 1998.

## Participating nations

* Colombia
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* Peru
* 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 |
| | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | Cuba | Cuba | 2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | |
| | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| | | | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 1 |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 5 | | | | | |
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) | Haiti | Haiti | 0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 3 | | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| | | | El Salvador | El Salvador | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 | | | | | | |
* Puerto Rico and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998.
* Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998.

## First round
### Cuba vs. Peru

| Cuba 2 | National Tennis Centre, Havana, Cuba 7–9 February 1997 Hard | National Tennis Centre, Havana, Cuba 7–9 February 1997 Hard | Peru 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lázaro Navarro-Batles Alejandro Aramburú 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Juan Pino Américo Venero 4 6 5 7 7 5 3 6     3 Lázaro Navarro-Batles / Juan Pino Américo Venero / Jaime Yzaga 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Juan Pino Jaime Yzaga 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 0      retired 5 Lázaro Navarro-Batles Américo Venero 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2 6 8 ||||

### Puerto Rico vs. Colombia

| Puerto Rico 2 | Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico 7–9 February 1997 Hard | Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico 7–9 February 1997 Hard | Colombia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge González Miguel Tobón 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 4     2 Rafael Jordan Mauricio Hadad 4 6 0 6 7 5 2 6     3 Ernie Fernández / Jorge González Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 4 6       4 Jorge González Mauricio Hadad 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Rafael Jordan Miguel Tobón 6 3 7$^9$ 6$^7$ ||||

### Paraguay vs. Haiti

| Paraguay 5 | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 7–9 February 1997 Clay | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 7–9 February 1997 Clay | Haiti 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Mena Ronald Agénor 6 4 6 0 6 2       2 Ramón Delgado Bertrand Madsen 7 5 6 3 6 1       3 Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena Ronald Agénor / Bertrand Madsen 6 2 6 1 3 6 4 6 7 5   4 Ramón Delgado Bertrand Lacombe 6 1 6 3         5 Ricardo Mena Bertrand Madsen 6 2 6 4 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Uruguay

| El Salvador 1 | Jardines de La Sabana, San Salvador, El Salvador 7–9 February 1997 Hard | Jardines de La Sabana, San Salvador, El Salvador 7–9 February 1997 Hard | Uruguay 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Federico Dondo 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 José Baires Marcelo Filippini 0 6 5 7 3 6       3 Jorge Méndez / Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Federico Dondo / Gonzalo Rodríguez 3 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6       4 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Marcelo Filippini 3 1          retired 5 José Baires Federico Dondo 3 6 2 6 ||||

## Second round
### Colombia vs. Peru

| Colombia 5 | Liga Vallecaucana, Cali, Colombia 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Liga Vallecaucana, Cali, Colombia 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Peru 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Cortés Alejandro Aramburú 6 3 7 5 7 5       2 Miguel Tobón Luis Horna 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 2 6 2     3 Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón César Reano / Jaime Yzaga 7 5 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$       4 Miguel Tobón Alejandro Aramburú 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$         5 Eduardo Rincón Luis Horna 4 6 6 4 7$^8$ 6$^6$ ||||

### Paraguay vs. Uruguay

| Paraguay 2 | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Uruguay 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramón Delgado Federico Dondo 3 6 6 2 6 2 7 5     2 Ricardo Mena Marcelo Filippini 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Ramón Delgado / Ricardo Mena Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez 6 3 3 6 1 6 2 6     4 Ramón Delgado Marcelo Filippini 5 7 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6     5 Ricardo Mena Federico Dondo 6 3 7 5 ||||

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

| Puerto Rico 1 | Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico 4–6 April 1997 Hard | Parque Central, San Juan, Puerto Rico 4–6 April 1997 Hard | Cuba 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Héctor Nevares Juan Pino 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Rafael Jordan Lázaro Navarro-Batles 4 6 7 5 1 6 6 3 1 6   3 Ernie Fernández / Rafael Jordan Lázaro Navarro-Batles / Juan Pino 6 3 4 6 6 3 4 6 4 6   4 Ernie Fernández Jorge Córdova 2 6 6 4 6 2       5 Héctor Nevares Lázaro Navarro-Batles 4 6 0 6 ||||

### El Salvador vs. Haiti

| El Salvador 2 | Maya Country Club,, San Salvador, El Salvador 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Maya Country Club,, San Salvador, El Salvador 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Haiti 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Baires Bertrand Madsen 5 7 3 6 1 6       2 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Bertrand Lacombe 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 6 4       3 Jorge Méndez / Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Bertrand Lacombe / Bertrand Madsen 2 6 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$       4 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Bertrand Madsen 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6       5 José Baires Rafael Goscinny 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Third round
### Colombia vs. Uruguay

| Colombia 4 | América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia 19–21 September 1997 Clay | América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia 19–21 September 1997 Clay | Uruguay 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Rincón Federico Dondo 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 6 0     2 Miguel Tobón Marcelo Filippini 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     3 Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón Marcelo Filippini / Gonzalo Rodríguez 6 2 6 3 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7 5     4 Mario Rincón Marcelo Filippini 2 6 2 6         5 Philippe Moggio Federico Dondo 6 3 6 4 ||||