2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
# 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

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

In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## 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 | Ecuador | | | | |
| | | | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | bye | | Cuenca, Ecuador (clay) | Cuenca, Ecuador (clay) | Cuenca, Ecuador (clay) |
| | | | 1 | Ecuador | 1 | | | | 1 | Ecuador | 0 |
| | | | | Peru | 4 | Asia, Peru (clay) | Asia, Peru (clay) | Asia, Peru (clay) | | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | | | | Peru | 2 | | | |
| Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) | Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) | Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Brazil | Brazil | | 3 | | |
| 1 | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Venezuela | 5 | | | | Maracay, Venezuela (hard) | Maracay, Venezuela (hard) | Maracay, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | | 1 | | |
| | | | Granby, Canada (hard) | Granby, Canada (hard) | Granby, Canada (hard) | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | Mexico City (clay) | Mexico City (clay) | Mexico City (clay) |
| | | | | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | Mexico | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Canada | 3 | | | | 2 | Canada | 1 |
| | | | | | | | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Canada | | | | |

* Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
* Brazil and Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round

### Peru vs. Brazil

| Peru 2 | Estadio Asia, Asia District, Peru 10 – 12 February 2006 Clay | Estadio Asia, Asia District, Peru 10 – 12 February 2006 Clay | Brazil 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Miranda Flávio Saretta 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Luis Horna Ricardo Mello 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Luis Horna / Iván Miranda Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá 6 4 $6^6$ $7^8$ 4 6 7 5 3 6   4 Luis Horna Flávio Saretta $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 3 6 2 6 2     5 Iván Miranda Ricardo Mello $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 3 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Venezuela vs. Mexico

| Venezuela 1 | Academia Bianchi Tenis, Maracay, Venezuela 10 – 12 February 2006 Hard | Academia Bianchi Tenis, Maracay, Venezuela 10 – 12 February 2006 Hard | Mexico 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Armas Santiago González 1 6 0 6 7 5 4 6     2 Yohny Romero Miguel Gallardo Valles 4 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 10 12   3 José de Armas / Yohny Romero Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 4 0 6 1 6 4 6     4 Jimy Szymanski Bruno Echagaray 3 6 2 6         5 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Miguel Gallardo Valles 6 1          retired ||||

## Second round

### Ecuador vs. Brazil

| Ecuador 0 | Cuenca Tenis y Golf Club, Cuenca, Ecuador 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay | Cuenca Tenis y Golf Club, Cuenca, Ecuador 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay | Brazil 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Lapentti Flávio Saretta $6^4$ $7^7$ 4 6       retired  2 Nicolás Lapentti Ricardo Mello 7 5 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6   3 Carlos Avellán / Nicolás Lapentti Marcos Daniel / André Sá $6^2$ $7^7$ 2 6 3 6       4 Carlos Avellán Flávio Saretta 4 6 4 6         5 Julio César Campozano Marcos Daniel           not played ||||

### Mexico vs. Canada

| Mexico 4 | Centre Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay | Centre Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay | Canada 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Gallardo Valles Frank Dancevic $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 2 4 6 6 3     2 Santiago González Rob Steckley 6 3 3 6 6 2 6 2     3 Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor 7 5 3 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$     4 Santiago González Frank Dancevic 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Bruno Echagaray Philip Bester 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

## First round playoffs

### Peru vs. Ecuador

| Peru 4 | Estadio Hermanos Buse - Club Lawn Tenis de la Exposicion, Lima, Peru 21 – 23 July 2006 Clay | Estadio Hermanos Buse - Club Lawn Tenis de la Exposicion, Lima, Peru 21 – 23 July 2006 Clay | Ecuador 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Matías Silva Carlos Avellán 4 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^{10}$ $6^8$ 6 2     2 Iván Miranda Julio César Campozano 7 5 6 4 6 3       3 Iván Miranda / Matías Silva Carlos Avellán / Julio César Campozano 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 William Lock Jose Zunino 6 4 6 0         5 Leonardo Ramírez Juan Andrés Gómez 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Venezuela

| Canada 3 | Le Club de Tennis de Granby, Granby, Canada 21 – 23 July 2006 Hard | Le Club de Tennis de Granby, Granby, Canada 21 – 23 July 2006 Hard | Venezuela 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Dancevic Daniel Vallverdu 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Philip Bester Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 7 5 6 4 2 6 6 4     3 Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor Juan de Armas / Orlando Superlano 6 1 6 4 $7^7$ $6^2$       4 Rob Steckley Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 3 3     retired  5 Philip Bester Daniel Vallverdu           not played ||||

## Second round playoffs

### Venezuela vs. Ecuador

| Venezuela 5 | Club Aguasal, Higuerote, Venezuela 22 – 24 September 2006 Hard | Club Aguasal, Higuerote, Venezuela 22 – 24 September 2006 Hard | Ecuador 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yohny Romero Julio César Campozano 6 3 6 1 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 1     2 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Carlos Avellán 0 6 6 3 1 6 7 5 3 0  retired 3 Piero Luisi / Daniel Vallverdu Carlos Avellán / Julio César Campozano 6 2 6 1 6 4       4 Piero Luisi Jose Zunino 6 3 6 4         5 Daniel Vallverdu Juan Andrés Gómez 6 3 7 5 ||||
