2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
# 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

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. 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.

## First round

### Argentina vs. Mexico

| Argentina 5 | Mendoza Tennis Club, Mendoza, Argentina 9–11 February 2001 Clay | Mendoza Tennis Club, Mendoza, Argentina 9–11 February 2001 Clay | Mexico 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franco Squillari Óscar Ortiz 6 1 6 4 6 0       2 Gastón Gaudio Bruno Echagaray 6 0 6 3 6 0       3 Agustín Calleri / Martín García Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 3 7 5 6 1       4 Franco Squillari Marcello Amador 6 1 6 0         5 Gastón Gaudio Óscar Ortiz 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Peru

| Bahamas 3 | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 9–11 February 2001 Hard | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 9–11 February 2001 Hard | Peru 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Mario Monroy 7 5 6 2 6 3       2 Mark Merklein Iván Miranda 2 6 6 4 2 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 7 9   3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Patrick Boza / Iván Miranda 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 2     4 Mark Knowles Iván Miranda $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 1 3 6 2 6     5 Mark Merklein Patrick Boza 6 4 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Second round

### Argentina vs. Canada

| Argentina 5 | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina 6–8 April 2001 Clay | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina 6–8 April 2001 Clay | Canada 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gastón Gaudio Sébastien Lareau 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Franco Squillari Frédéric Niemeyer 6 4 6 4 6 3       3 Agustín Calleri / Mariano Puerta Frédéric Niemeyer / Jocelyn Robichaud $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 3 6 4       4 Mariano Puerta Simon Larose 7 5 6 4         5 Agustín Calleri Frédéric Niemeyer 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Bahamas vs. Chile

| Bahamas 1 | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 6–8 April 2001 Hard | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas 6–8 April 2001 Hard | Chile 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Merklein Marcelo Ríos 0 6 2 6 5 7       2 Mark Knowles Nicolás Massú 4 6 4 6 6 3 1 6     3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 2 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3   4 Mark Knowles Marcelo Ríos 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Marvin Rolle Adrián García 4 6 2 6 ||||

## First round play-offs

### Mexico vs. Canada

| Mexico 2 | Chapultepec Sports Club, Mexico City, Mexico 20–22 July 2001 Clay | Chapultepec Sports Club, Mexico City, Mexico 20–22 July 2001 Clay | Canada 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Gallardo Valles Simon Larose 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Alejandro Hernández Frédéric Niemeyer 1 6 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 3   3 Enrique Abaroa / Óscar Ortiz Frédéric Niemeyer / Jerry Turek 3 6 2 6 $6^4$ $7^7$       4 Alejandro Hernández Simon Larose $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 0   5 Miguel Gallardo Valles Frédéric Niemeyer 2 6 4 6 6 0 $6^2$ $7^7$ ||||

## Second round play-offs

### Mexico vs. Peru

| Mexico 3 | Monterrey Technology College, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Monterrey Technology College, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Peru 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Gallardo Valles Luis Horna $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 2 1 6 0 6   2 Alejandro Hernández Iván Miranda 6 4 6 4 6 3       3 Santiago González / Alejandro Hernández Luis Horna / Iván Miranda 5 7 4 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 1 6 3   4 Alejandro Hernández Luis Horna 1 6 6 3 $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3     5 Bruno Echagaray Iván Miranda 5 7 3 6 ||||
