2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs
# 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 2000 Fed Cup Americas Group II. The top two teams (i.e. the teams that won matches in the first round of the top quarter) advanced to Group I next year.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Bolivia |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | Bahamas | Guatemala | El Salvador |
| 3 | Barbados | Panama | Bermuda | Costa Rica |
| 4 | | Antigua and Barbuda | Jamaica | |

## Draw

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 2 | | | |
| | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 0 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 1 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 3 | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 3 | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | |
| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | | | |
| | | | El Salvador | El Salvador | 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | El Salvador | El Salvador | 2 | El Salvador | El Salvador | 0 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 3 | | | |
| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | Barbados | Barbados | 0 | | | |
| | | | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 3 | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 1 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 3 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 3 |
| Panama | Panama | 2 | | | | Bermuda | Bermuda | 0 |
| Panama | Panama | 2 | Bermuda | Bermuda | 2 | Bermuda | Bermuda | 0 |
| | | | Panama | Panama | 1 | | | |
| First round 12 May | First round 12 May | First round 12 May |
| | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 |
| | Jamaica | 2 |

### First round

**Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico**

| Dominican Republic 2 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Puerto Rico 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Glenny Cepeda Jessica Roland-Rosario $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 1     2 Joelle Schad Mari Toró $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 2     3 Daysi Espinal / Carla Prieto Tari Ann Toró / Edna Vásquez 0 6 1 6 ||||

**Bolivia vs. Ecuador**

| Bolivia 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Ecuador 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniela Álvarez Alexandra Guzmán 1 6 2 6     2 Viviana Rivero Paola Guerrero 0 6 1 6     3 Viviana Rivero / Natasha Villarroel Paola Guerrero / Nuria Niemes 6 0 4 6 1 6 ||||

**Trinidad and Tobago vs. El Salvador**

| Trinidad and Tobago 1 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | El Salvador 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sheenagh Cosgrove Marcela Rodezno 1 6 2 6     2 Anneliese Rose Claudia Argumedo 6 4 6 0     3 Sheenagh Cosgrove / Anneliese Rose Liz Cruz / Marcela Rodezno 6 4 4 6 6 6 ||||

**Guatemala vs. Bahamas**

| Guatemala 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Bahamas 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 María-Paz Orero Larikah Russell 2 6 1 6     2 Luise-Elfride López Nikkita Fountain 3 6 6 3 5 7   3 Lucía Henkle Gómez / Luise-Elfride López Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell 4 6 3 6 ||||

**Barbados vs. Costa Rica**

| Barbados 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Costa Rica 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ariana Marshall Paula Umaña 4 6 0 6     2 Elena Branker Melissa Mendieta 1 6 3 6     3 Anna-Lee Bryant / Ariana Marshall Milena Leiva / Paula Umaña 4 6 4 6 ||||

**Bermuda vs. Panama**

| Bermuda 2 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Panama 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Danielle Paynter Yimara Figueroa 7 5 6 4     2 Zarah De Silva Karla Hall González 6 4 1 6 5 7   3 Zarah De Silva / Danielle Paynter Yimara Figueroa / Karla Hall González $7^7$ $6^0$ 6 0 ||||

**Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica**

| Antigua and Barbuda 2 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 12 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Niki Williams Tinesta Rowe 4 6 4 6     2 Isoke Perry Asha Jaja 6 3 6 3     3 Isoke Perry / Niki Williams Asha Jaja / Tinesta Rowe 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Repechage Round

**Puerto Rico vs. Bolivia**

| Puerto Rico 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Bolivia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Edna Vásquez Daniela Álvarez 0 6 1 6     2 Jessica Roland-Rosario Viviana Rivero 0 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ 2 6   3 Tari Ann Toró / Edna Vásquez Viviana Rivero / Natasha Villarroel 2 6 2 6 ||||

**Trinidad and Tobago vs. Guatemala**

| Trinidad and Tobago 3 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Guatemala 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sheenagh Cosgrove Lucía Henkle Gómez 6 2 3 6 6 3   2 Anneliese Rose Luise-Elfride López 6 2 6 1     3 Cindra Maharaj / Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung Luise-Elfride López / Lucía Henkle Gómez 7 5 6 3 ||||

**Barbados vs. Panama**

| Barbados 1 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Panama 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ariana Marshall Yimara Figueroa 6 4 6 4     2 Elena Branker Karla Hall González 0 6 2 6     3 Elena Branker / Ariana Marshall Lilly Cal Fong / Yimara Figueroa 6 3 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Second round

**Dominican Republic vs. Ecuador**

| Dominican Republic 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Ecuador 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Glenny Cepeda Paola Guerrero 2 6 6 4 2 6   2 Daysi Espinal Myriam Cuevas 3 6 2 6     3 Daysi Espinal / Carla Prieto Paola Guerrero / Alexandra Guzmán 0 6 2 6 ||||

**El Salvador vs. Bahamas**

| El Salvador 0 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Bahamas 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcela Rodezno Larikah Russell 1 6 0 6     2 Claudia Argumedo Nikkita Fountain 3 6 3 6     3 Liz Cruz / Marcela Rodezno Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell 2 6 2 6 ||||

**Costa Rica vs. Bermuda**

| Costa Rica 3 | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Maya C.C., La Libertad, El Salvador 13 May 2000 Red clay (outdoors) | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Érika Villalobos Morsink Danielle Paynter 6 0 6 1     2 Melissa Mendieta Zarah De Silva 2 6 6 3 7 5   3 Milena Leiva / Érika Villalobos Morsink Tara Lambert / Danielle Paynter 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams |
| - | - |
| First | Ecuador |
| Second | Dominican Republic |
| Third | Bolivia |
| Fourth | Puerto Rico |
| Fifth | Bahamas |
| Sixth | El Salvador |
| Seventh | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Eighth | Guatemala |
| Ninth | Costa Rica |
| Tenth | Bermuda |
| Eleventh | Panama |
| Twelfth | Barbados |
| Thirteenth | Jamaica |
| Fourteenth | Antigua and Barbuda |

* Ecuador and Dominican Republic advanced to Group I for next year, where they both placed last in their respective pools of four and five. Thus both teams were relegated back to Group II for 2002.
