2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
# 2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.

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 III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2018. All other teams remained in Group III.

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bermuda
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Uruguay

### Inactive nations

These nations decided not to compete in the 2017 Davis Cup.

* Aruba
* Eastern Caribbean
* Haiti
* Saint Lucia
* Trinidad and Tobago
* U.S. Virgin Islands

## Draw

Date: 12–17 June 2017

Location: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Uruguay (53) Puerto Rico (79) | Costa Rica (84) Honduras (86) | Cuba (91) Jamaica (94) | Bermuda (107) Panama (115) Antigua and Barbuda (-) |

### Pool A

| | | URU | CRC | PAN | CUB | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Uruguay | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 18–0 (100%) | 111–40 (74%) | 1 |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 11–11 (50%) | 99–106 (48%) | 2 |
| 115 | Panama | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–14 (30%) | 74–107 (41%) | 3 |
| 91 | Cuba | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 5–15 (25%) | 75–106 (41%) | 4 |

### Pool B

| | | PUR | HON | JAM | BER | ANT | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 24–3 (89%) | 162–89 (65%) | 1 |
| 86 | Honduras | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 15–11 (58%) | 128–107 (54%) | 2 |
| 94 | Jamaica | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 16–12 (57%) | 148–122 (55%) | 3 |
| 107 | Bermuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–18 (25%) | 79–126 (39%) | 4 |
| NR | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 4–21 (16%) | 68–141 (33%) | 5 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) If two teams have the same number of wins, head-to-head record; 3) If three teams have the same number of wins, (a) number of matches won in the group, then (b) percentage of sets won in the group, then (c) percentage of games won in the group, then (d) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotional | Uruguay | 2–0 | Honduras |
| Promotional | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Puerto Rico |
| 5th–6th | Panama | 2–1 | Jamaica |
| 7th–8th | Cuba | 2–0 | Bermuda |
| 9th | — | — | Antigua and Barbuda |

Uruguay and Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2018.

## Round robin

### Group A

**Uruguay vs. Cuba**

| Uruguay 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 14 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 14 June 2017 Clay | Cuba 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcel Felder Osmel Rivera Granja 6 3 6 1     2 Martín Cuevas Omar Hernández Moreno 6 1 6 1     3 Martín Cuevas / Santiago Maresca Denilson Martínez / Osmel Rivera Granja $7^7$ $6^3$ 7 5 ||||

**Costa Rica vs. Panama**

| Costa Rica 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 14 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 14 June 2017 Clay | Panama 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignaci Roca Marcelo Rodríguez 4 6 6 4 7 5   2 Pablo Núñez Walner Espinoza 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 Diego Chavarría / Julián Saborío José Gilbert Gómez / Luis Gómez 7 5 6 4 ||||

**Uruguay vs. Panama**

| Uruguay 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 15 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 15 June 2017 Clay | Panama 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcel Felder Walner Espinoza 6 3 6 0     2 Martín Cuevas José Gilbert Gómez 6 0 6 0     3 Santiago Maresca / Nicolás Xiviller José Gilbert Gómez / Luis Gómez 6 3 6 1 ||||

**Costa Rica vs. Cuba**

| Costa Rica 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 15 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 15 June 2017 Clay | Cuba 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignaci Roca Osmel Rivera Granja 6 4 2 6 4 6   2 Pablo Núñez Omar Hernández Moreno $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 4     3 Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío Denilson Martínez / Osmel Rivera Granja 0 6 6 1 6 0 ||||

**Uruguay vs. Costa Rica**

| Uruguay 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Costa Rica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Santiago Maresca Ignaci Roca 6 2 6 2     2 Martín Cuevas Julián Saborío 6 1 6 2     3 Santiago Maresca / Nicolás Xiviller Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío 6 3 $7^8$ $6^6$ ||||

**Cuba vs. Panama**

| Cuba 1 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Panama 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Osmel Rivera Granja Marcelo Rodríguez 6 3 6 3     2 Omar Hernández Moreno Walner Espinoza 2 6 3 6     3 Denilson Martínez / Osmel Rivera Granja Walner Espinoza / Luis Gómez 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Group B

**Honduras vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Honduras 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 12 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 12 June 2017 Clay | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Keny Turcios Carlton Bedminster 6 2 6 1     2 Jaime Bendeck Jody Maginley 6 1 6 1     3 Jaime Bendeck / Keny Turcios Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 6 1 6 2 ||||

**Jamaica vs. Bermuda**

| Jamaica 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 12 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 12 June 2017 Clay | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jacob Bicknell Gavin Manders 6 3 7 5     2 Rowland Phillips David Thomas 6 0 6 1     3 Jacob Bicknell / Rowland Phillips Jenson Bascome / Jovan Whitter 6 4 6 2 ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Jamaica**

| Puerto Rico 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 13 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 13 June 2017 Clay | Jamaica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sebastián Arcila Jacob Bicknell 7 5 6 4     2 Álex Díaz Rowland Phillips $7^7$ $6^1$ 1 6 6 4   3 Álex Díaz / Alex Llompart Jack Bicknell / Rowland Phillips 5 7 6 2 6 4 ||||

**Bermuda vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Bermuda 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 13 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 13 June 2017 Clay | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Gavin Manders Cordell Williams 6 2 6 1     2 David Thomas Jody Maginley 1 6 1 6     3 Jenson Bascome / Gavin Manders Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 6 4 6 1 ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Puerto Rico 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 14 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 14 June 2017 Clay | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignacio García Cordell Williams 6 0 6 0     2 Álex Díaz Jody Maginley 6 4 6 3     3 Ignacio García / Alex Llompart Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 7 5 0 0    retired ||||

**Honduras vs. Bermuda**

| Honduras 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 14 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 14 June 2017 Clay | Bermuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Alejandro Obando Gavin Manders 6 3 6 2     2 Keny Turcios Jovan Whitter 6 3 6 3     3 Ricardo Pineda / Keny Turcios Jenson Bascome / David Thomas 5 7 3 6 ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Bermuda**

| Puerto Rico 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 15 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 15 June 2017 Clay | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignacio García Gavin Manders 6 0 6 3     2 Sebastián Arcila David Thomas 6 2 6 1     3 Ignacio García / Alex Llompart Jenson Bascome / Jovan Whitter 6 3 7 5 ||||

**Honduras vs. Jamaica**

| Honduras 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 15 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 15 June 2017 Clay | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Alejandro Obando Jacob Bicknell 5 7 6 1 6 4   2 Keny Turcios Rowland Phillips 4 6 2 6     3 Jaime Bendeck / Keny Turcios Jacob Bicknell / Rowland Phillips 6 3 6 4 ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Honduras**

| Puerto Rico 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Honduras 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ignacio García Ricardo Pineda 6 1 6 0     2 Álex Díaz Alejandro Obando 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4   3 Sebastián Arcila / Alex Llompart Jaime Bendeck / Ricardo Pineda $7^8$ $6^6$ 7 5 ||||

**Jamaica vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Jamaica 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 16 June 2017 Clay | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jacob Bicknell Cordell Williams 6 1 6 0     2 Rowland Phillips Jody Maginley 5 7 6 2 5 7   3 Jacob Bicknell / Rowland Phillips Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley 7 5 $7^7$ $6^2$ ||||

## Playoffs

### Promotional playoffs

**Uruguay vs. Honduras**

| Uruguay 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Honduras 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcel Felder Keny Turcios 6 2 6 2     2 Martín Cuevas Jaime Bendeck 6 4 6 0     3 Martín Cuevas / Marcel Felder Jaime Bendeck / Keny Turcios       not played ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica**

| Puerto Rico 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Costa Rica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Alex Llompart Ignaci Roca 2 6 2 6     2 Álex Díaz Pablo Núñez 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Álex Díaz / Alex Llompart Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío $7^9$ $6^7$ 6 4 ||||

### 5th place playoff

**Panama vs. Jamaica**

| Panama 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcelo Rodríguez Dimitri Bird 6 1 3 6 6 2   2 Walner Espinoza Rowland Phillips 1 6 0 6     3 Walner Espinoza / Luis Gómez Dimitri Bird / Rowland Phillips 6 3 1 0    retired ||||

### 7th place playoff

**Cuba vs. Bermuda**

| Cuba 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Cuba 17 June 2017 Clay | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yasier Estrada Gavin Manders 7 5 7 5     2 Osmel Rivera Granja David Thomas 6 4 6 4     3 Omar Hernández Moreno / Denilson Martínez Gavin Manders / David Thomas       not played ||||
