# 2022 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2022. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Escazú, Costa Rica, from 22 to 25 June 2022.

## Participating nations

* Bahamas
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* Venezuela

## Draw

Date: 22–25 June 2022
Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams and nations will play each team once in their group. The two group winners will automatically earn promotion to the World Group II play-offs in 2022.
The two second-placed teams will fight for the third remaining promotion spot. The four teams finishing in third and last place will fight to avoid relegation to Americas Group IV.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Venezuela | 66 | 1 |
| 1 | Paraguay | 70 | 2 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 71 | 3 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 72 | 4 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 78 | 5 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 79 | 6 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 81 | 7 |
| 4 | Panama | 84 | 8 |
* $^1$Davis Cup Rankings as of 7 March 2022

### Round Robin
#### Pool A

| | | VEN | PAN | GUA | PUR | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Venezuela | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 17–3 (85%) | 115–62 (65%) | 1 |
| 8 | Panama | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–12 (43%) | 89–101 (47%) | 2 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 9–10 (47%) | 79–103 (43%) | 3 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 7–15 (32%) | 89–106 (46%) | 4 |

#### Pool B

| | | PAR | JAM | CRC | BAH | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Paraguay | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 16–7 (70%) | 131–102 (56%) | 1 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 11–9 (55%) | 106–86 (55%) | 2 |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 8–12 (40%) | 76–103 (42%) | 3 |
| 7 | Bahamas | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 6–13 (32%) | 76–98 (44%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| 1st–2nd | Venezuela | 0–2 | Paraguay |
| Promotion | Jamaica | 3–0 | Panama |
| Relegation | Guatemala | 0–2 | Bahamas |
| Relegation | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Puerto Rico |
* Paraguay, Venezuela and Jamaica qualify for the 2023 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
* Guatemala and Puerto Rico are relegated to 2023 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

## Round Robin
### Pool A
#### Venezuela vs. Panama

| Venezuela 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafael Abdul Salam Marcelo Rodríguez 6 3 6 3     2 Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace Luis Gómez 6 1 6 3     3 Brandon Pérez / Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace José Gilbert Gómez / Luis Gómez 7 5 6 4 ||||

#### Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico

| Guatemala 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Puerto Rico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kris Alessandro Hernández Mariona Ignacio García 1 6 2 6     2 Sebastián Domínguez Christian Garay 6 3 6 4     3 Sebastián Domínguez / Kaeri Hernández Mariona Christian Garay / Ignacio García 6 2 3 6 6 4 ||||

#### Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico

| Venezuela 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Puerto Rico 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafael Abdul Salam Ignacio García 5 7 6 3    retired 2 Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace Christian Garay 6 3 6 1     3 Brandon Pérez / Francisco Sinopoli Christian Garay / Juan Enrique Marrero 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Guatemala vs. Panama

| Guatemala 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Panama 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Domínguez Jorge Daniel Chevez 6 4 6 1     2 Kaeri Hernández Mariona Marcelo Rodríguez 2 6 1 6     3 Sebastián Domínguez / Kaeri Hernández Mariona Luis Gómez / Marcelo Rodríguez 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Venezuela vs. Guatemala

| Venezuela 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Guatemala 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafael Abdul Salam Rafael Botran Neutze 6 2 6 3     2 Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace Kris Alessandro Hernández Mariona 6 2 6 0     3 Brandon Pérez / Francisco Sinopoli Rafael Botran Neutze / Sebastián Domínguez 6 2 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### Puerto Rico vs. Panama

| Puerto Rico 1 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Panama 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignacio García Jorge Daniel Chevez 2 6 6 2 6 0   2 Christian Garay Marcelo Rodríguez 4 6 5 7     3 Ignacio García / Juan Enrique Marrero Luis Gómez / Marcelo Rodríguez 4 6 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Pool B
#### Paraguay vs. Bahamas

| Paraguay 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Bahamas 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Borba Spencer Newman 6 3 6 4     2 Daniel Vallejo Kevin Major 7 5      retired 3 Daniel Vallejo / Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto Baker Newman / Marvin Rolle 6 2 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Costa Rica

| Jamaica 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 22 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rowland Phillips Sebastián Quirós 6 0 6 2     2 Blaise Bicknell Jesse Flores 6 3 6 1     3 John Chin / Rowland Phillips Jesse Flores / Pablo Núñez 3 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||

#### Paraguay vs. Costa Rica

| Paraguay 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Borba Sebastián Quirós 6 3 5 7 4 2  retired 2 Daniel Vallejo Jesse Flores 6 2 6 2     3 Hernando José Escurra Isnardi / Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto Julián Lozano / Pablo Núñez 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Bahamas

| Jamaica 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 23 June 2022 Hard | Bahamas 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rowland Phillips Baker Newman 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7 5     2 Blaise Bicknell Spencer Newman 6 2 6 1     3 Jacob Bicknell / John Chin Spencer Newman / Marvin Rolle 2 6 2 6 ||||

#### Paraguay vs. Jamaica

| Paraguay 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Jamaica 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto Rowland Phillips 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 0 6 2 6   2 Daniel Vallejo Blaise Bicknell 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 3   3 Daniel Vallejo / Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto John Chin / Rowland Phillips 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

#### Costa Rica vs. Bahamas

| Costa Rica 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 24 June 2022 Hard | Bahamas 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julián Lozano Baker Newman 2 6 0 6     2 Jesse Flores Spencer Newman 6 3 6 2     3 Jesse Flores / Pablo Núñez Baker Newman / Marvin Rolle 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Play-offs
### Promotional play-offs
#### Venezuela vs. Paraguay

| Venezuela 0 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Paraguay 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rafael Abdul Salam Hernando José Escurra Isnardi 2 6 3 6     2 Brandon Pérez Daniel Vallejo 4 6 0 6     3 Brandon Pérez / Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace Hernando José Escurra Isnardi / Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto       not played ||||

#### Jamaica vs. Panama

| Jamaica 3 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Panama 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rowland Phillips Marcelo Rodríguez 6 2 0 6 6 3   2 Blaise Bicknell José Gilbert Gómez 6 0 6 1     3 Daniel Azar / Blaise Bicknell Marcelo Rodríguez / Chad Valdés 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Relegation play-offs
#### Guatemala vs. Bahamas

| Guatemala 0 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Bahamas 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Domínguez Baker Newman 2 6 5 7     2 Kaeri Hernández Mariona Kevin Major 1 6 2 6     3 Rafael Botran Neutze / Kris Alessandro Hernández Mariona Baker Newman / Marvin Rolle       not played ||||

#### Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico

| Costa Rica 2 | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica 25 June 2022 Hard | Puerto Rico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Quirós Ignacio García 2 6 1 6     2 Jesse Flores Christian Garay 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2     3 Jesse Flores / Pablo Núñez Ignacio García / Juan Enrique Marrero 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Promoted/Second | Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Promoted/Third | Jamaica | Jamaica |
| Fourth | Panama | Panama |
| Fifth | Bahamas | Costa Rica |
| Relegated/Seventh | Guatemala | Puerto Rico |
* Paraguay, Venezuela and Jamaica qualify for the 2023 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
* Guatemala and Puerto Rico are relegated to 2023 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV