2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone
# 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2002.

### Participating nations

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Canada
* Chile
* Mexico
* Peru

**Draw**

| Second round play-offs 21–23 September | Second round play-offs 21–23 September | Second round play-offs 21–23 September | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | First round 9–11 February | | Second round 6–8 April | Second round 6–8 April | Second round 6–8 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | | | | | |
| | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | bye | bye | | | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | | Canada | Canada | 0 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mexico | 0 | | | | |
| Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | 5 | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 2 | | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | | | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Peru | 2 | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) |
| | | | Peru | Peru | | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | | | | | |

* Peru relegated to Group II in 2002.
* Argentina and Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

## Group II

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 2002.

### Participating nations

* Costa Rica
* Colombia
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Netherlands Antilles
* Paraguay
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 0 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) | Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | | | |
| | | | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 2 |
| | | | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 |
| | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Guatemala | Guatemala | 3 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 5 | | | |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |

* Costa Rica and Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2002.

## Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2002.

### Participating nations

* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Jamaica
* Honduras
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago

**Draw**

* Venue: Cuba
* Date: 14–18 March

Group A

| | TRI | ESA | HON | PUR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 18–15 (55%) | 1 |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 17–17 (50%) | 2 |
| Honduras | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 13–19 (41%) | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 22–19 (54%) | 3 |

Group B

| | CUB | JAM | BOL | BER | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cuba | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 25–6 (81%) | 1 |
| Jamaica | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 22–11 (67%) | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 8–23 (26%) | 3 |
| Bermuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 10–25 (29%) | 4 |

**Draw**

**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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Jamaica | 0 | |
| B2 | Jamaica | 2 | B2 | Jamaica | 0 | A1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 |
| A2 | El Salvador | 1 | | | | B1 | Cuba | 2 |
| A2 | El Salvador | 1 | A2 | El Salvador | 1 | B1 | Cuba | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Cuba | 2 | | | |

**Draw**

**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 | Honduras | 3 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Bermuda | 0 | |
| A3 | Honduras | 2 | B4 | Bermuda | 0 | B4 | Bermuda | 0 |
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | B3 | Bolivia | 2 |
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | A4 | Puerto Rico | 2 | B3 | Bolivia | 2 |
| | | | B3 | Bolivia | 1 | | | |

**Final standings**

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Cuba |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3 | Jamaica |
| 4 | El Salvador |
| 5 | Honduras |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Bolivia |
| 8 | Bermuda |

* Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Bolivia and Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 2002.

## Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* Eastern Caribbean
* Haiti
* Panama
* Saint Lucia
* U.S. Virgin Islands

**Draw**

* Venue: Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
* Date: 5–11 March

| | HAI | PAN | ECA | LCA | BAR | ISV | ATG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haiti | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 16–2 (89%) | 50–8 (86%) | 1 |
| Panama | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 16–2 (89%) | 49–10 (83%) | 2 |
| Eastern Caribbean | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 7–11 (39%) | 28–41 (41%) | 3 |
| Saint Lucia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 6–12 (33%) | 22–39 (36%) | 5 |
| Barbados | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 6–12 (33%) | 26–37 (41%) | 4 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–4 | 8–10 (44%) | 26–41 (39%) | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–5 | 4–14 (22%) | 20–45 (31%) | 7 |

* Haiti and Panama promoted to Group III in 2001.
