2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
# 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

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. 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 |

**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 | | | |

**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.

## Round robin

### Group A

**El Salvador vs. Honduras**

| El Salvador 2 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Honduras 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Christian Kawas 5 3 4 0 4 1       2 José Baires Carlos Cáceres $5^8$ $4^6$ $5^7$ $4^3$ 2 4 4 2     3 Rafael Fuentes / Samuel Martino Pablo Hernández / Christian Kawas 2 4 $4^5$ $5^7$ 3 5 ||||

**Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago**

| Puerto Rico 3 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Fernández Troy Stone 4 1 4 2 0 4 4 1     2 Gabriel Montilla Shane Stone 3 5 5 3 0 4 4 1 5 3   3 Gilberto Álvarez / Ricardo Jordan Tyler Mayers / Troy Stone $5^7$ $4^5$ 2 4 4 2 3 5 4 2 ||||

**El Salvador vs. Trinidad and Tobago**

| El Salvador 1 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Troy Stone 4 0 4 0 4 1       2 José Baires Shane Stone 0 4 1 4 2 4       3 Rafael Fuentes / Samuel Martino Shane Stone / Troy Stone 2 4 2 4 $4^5$ $5^7$ ||||

**Honduras vs. Puerto Rico**

| Honduras 2 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Puerto Rico 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Calton Álvarez Juan Carlos Fernández 4 0 4 2 2 4 4 2     2 Carlos Cáceres Gabriel Montilla $4^2$ $5^7$ 2 4 2 4       3 Carlos Cáceres / Christian Kawas Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla $4^5$ $5^7$ $5^7$ $4^3$ $5^7$ $4^3$ 0 4 4 2 ||||

**El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico**

| El Salvador 2 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Puerto Rico 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Gilberto Álvarez 5 3 $4^6$ $5^8$ 4 1 1 4 4 1   2 José Baires Gabriel Montilla 5 3 1 4 $4^4$ $5^7$ 4 2 4 0   3 Rafael Fuentes / Samuel Martino Juan Carlos Fernández / Ricardo Jordan 4 2 $5^7$ $4^5$ 0 4 3 5 3 5 ||||

**Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago**

| Honduras 1 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pablo Hernández Tyler Mayers 2 4 0 4 1 4       2 Carlos Cáceres Shane Stone 4 0 0 4 $5^7$ $4^1$ 4 0     3 Carlos Cáceres / Christian Kawas Shane Stone / Troy Stone 2 4 0 4 2 4 ||||

### Group B

**Bermuda vs. Cuba**

| Bermuda 0 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Cuba 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Collieson Ricardo Chile Fonte 0 4 1 4 0 4       2 Donald Evans Lázaro Navarro-Batles 1 4 0 4 2 4       3 Jenson Bascome / Richard Mallory Sandor Martínez Breijo / Lázaro Navarro-Batles $5^7$ $4^5$ 2 4 4 1 1 4 0 4 ||||

**Bolivia vs. Jamaica**

| Bolivia 0 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Cuba 14 March 2001 | Jamaica 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rodrigo Navarro Scott Willinsky 0 4 2 4 2 4       2 Diego Camacho Jermaine Smith 1 4 0 4 2 4       3 Diego Camacho / Rodrigo Navarro Nakia Gordon / Jermaine Smith 3 5 4 2 1 4 1 4 ||||

**Bermuda vs. Jamaica**

| Bermuda 0 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Jamaica 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Collieson Nakia Gordon 4 2 1 4 4 1 0 4 4 6   2 Donald Evans Scott Willinsky 2 4 3 5 2 4       3 Jenson Bascome / Richard Mallory Elvis Henry / Jermaine Smith $5^7$ $4^5$ 2 4 1 4 $4^4$ $5^7$ ||||

**Bolivia vs. Cuba**

| Bolivia 0 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Cuba 15 March 2001 | Cuba 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rodrigo Navarro Ricardo Chile Fonte 2 4 $4^7$ $5^9$ 1 4       2 Diego Camacho Lázaro Navarro-Batles 3 5 3 5 1 4       3 Mario Arce / Rodrigo Navarro José Antonio Cobas Martínez / Sandor Martínez Breijo $4^3$ $5^7$ 2 4 $4^3$ $5^7$ ||||

**Bermuda vs. Bolivia**

| Bermuda 1 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Bolivia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jenson Bascome Rodrigo Navarro 0 4 3 5 4 1 0 4     2 James Collieson Diego Camacho 2 4 4 2 0 4 1 4     3 Donald Evans / Richard Mallory Mario Arce / Diego Camacho 1 4 $5^7$ $4^0$ $5^7$ $4^2$ 4 2 ||||

**Cuba vs. Jamaica**

| Cuba 2 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Cuba 16 March 2001 | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Antonio Cobas Martínez Scott Willinsky 0 4 5 3 $4^3$ $5^7$ 1 4     2 Lázaro Navarro-Batles Jermaine Smith 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 0     3 Sandor Martínez Breijo / Lázaro Navarro-Batles Jermaine Smith / Scott Willinsky $5^7$ $4^4$ 4 1 $5^7$ $4^4$ ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs

### Semifinals

**Trinidad and Tobago vs. Jamaica**

| Trinidad and Tobago 3 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Jamaica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tyler Mayers Scott Willinsky 4 2 $5^{12}$ $4^{10}$ 4 2       2 Shane Stone Jermaine Smith 5 3 $4^2$ $5^7$ $5^7$ $4^1$ 3 5 4 2   3 Ivor Grazette / Tyler Mayers Nakia Gordon / Elvis Henry 1 4 5 3 $5^8$ $4^6$ 4 2 ||||

**Cuba vs. El Salvador**

| Cuba 2 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | El Salvador 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Chile Fonte Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz 0 4 $5^7$ $4^2$ 4 2 1 4 1 4   2 Lázaro Navarro-Batles José Baires 4 2 4 0 4 0       3 Sandor Martínez Breijo / Lázaro Navarro-Batles José Baires / Rafael Fuentes 5 3 4 0 4 1 ||||

### Final

**Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cuba**

| Trinidad and Tobago 0 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Cuba 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tyler Mayers José Antonio Cobas Martínez 4 2 2 4 1 4 0 4     2 Shane Stone Lázaro Navarro-Batles 2 4 1 4 2 4       3 Tyler Mayers / Shane Stone José Antonio Cobas Martínez / Lázaro Navarro-Batles           not played ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off

**Jamaica vs. El Salvador**

| Jamaica 2 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | El Salvador 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nakia Gordon Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz 4 1 0 4 0 4 2 4     2 Jermaine Smith José Baires $4^3$ $5^7$ $5^7$ $4^4$ 1 4 5 3 4 2   3 Nakia Gordon / Scott Willinsky José Baires / Rafael Fuentes 4 2 4 1 $5^7$ $4^1$ ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs

### 5th to 8th play-offs

**Honduras vs. Bermuda**

| Honduras 3 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Calton Álvarez James Collieson 4 2 $4^4$ $5^7$ 4 0 4 1     2 Carlos Cáceres Donald Evans $5^7$ $4^2$ 1 4 4 2 4 1     3 Pablo Hernández / Christian Kawas Jenson Bascome / Richard Mallory 4 1 4 2 4 0 ||||

**Bolivia vs. Puerto Rico**

| Bolivia 1 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Cuba 17 March 2001 | Puerto Rico 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rodrigo Navarro Gilberto Álvarez 4 0 4 0 4 0       2 Diego Camacho Gabriel Montilla $4^1$ $5^7$ 4 2 1 4 2 4     3 Diego Camacho / Rodrigo Navarro Ricardo Jordan / Gabriel Montilla 2 4 4 0 2 4 2 4 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off

**Honduras vs. Puerto Rico**

| Honduras 2 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Puerto Rico 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Calton Álvarez Gilberto Álvarez 4 1 4 0 4 2       2 Carlos Cáceres Juan Carlos Fernández 2 4 1 4 4 2 4 2 4 1   3 Calton Álvarez / Carlos Cáceres Gilberto Álvarez / Juan Carlos Fernández           not played ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off

**Bermuda vs. Bolivia**

| Bermuda 0 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Cuba 18 March 2001 | Bolivia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jenson Bascome Rodrigo Navarro 2 4 1 4 2 4       2 James Collieson Diego Camacho 3 5 2 4 2 4       3 Jenson Bascome / James Collieson Diego Camacho / Rodrigo Navarro           not played ||||
