1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
# 1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2000.

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bolivia
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama

### Draw

* Venue: Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama
* Date: 3–7 May

Group A

| | GUA | ESA | AHO | ATG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guatemala | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 14–9 (61%) | 2 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 12–11 (52%) | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–17 (15%) | 4 |

Group B

| | PAN | BOL | JAM | HON | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panama | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–6 (71%) | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–8 (62%) | 2 |
| Jamaica | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–15 (35%) | 3 |
| Honduras | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 8–15 (35%) | 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 | Guatemala | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Bolivia | 1 | |
| B2 | Bolivia | 0 | B2 | Bolivia | 1 | A1 | Guatemala | 1 |
| B1 | Panama | 3 | | | | A2 | El Salvador | 2 |
| B1 | Panama | 3 | A2 | El Salvador | 2 | A2 | El Salvador | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Panama | 1 | | | |

**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 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Honduras | 1 | |
| B4 | Honduras | 1 | B4 | Honduras | 1 | A3 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 |
| A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | | | | B3 | Jamaica | 1 |
| A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | A4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | B3 | Jamaica | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Jamaica | 3 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | El Salvador |
| 2 | Guatemala |
| 3 | Panama |
| 4 | Bolivia |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 8 | Honduras |

* El Salvador and Guatemala promoted to Group II in 2000.
* Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2000.

## Round robin

### Group A

**Netherlands Antilles vs. El Salvador**

| Netherlands Antilles 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | El Salvador 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Julien Rojer Yari Bernardo 6 4 4 6 6 8   2 Elmar Gerth Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 1 4 6   3 Elmar Gerth / Kevin Jonckheer José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 3 2 6 6 2 ||||

**Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala**

| Antigua and Barbuda 0 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Guatemala 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jerry Williams Alexander Lehnhoff 0 6 2 6     2 Phil Williamson Jacobo Chávez 3 6 3 6     3 Carlton Bedminster / Fernando Peters Daniel Chávez Morales / Alexander Lehnhoff 1 6 4 6 ||||

**Netherlands Antilles vs. Guatemala**

| Netherlands Antilles 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Guatemala 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Julien Rojer Alexander Lehnhoff 7 5 6 4     2 Elmar Gerth Jacobo Chávez 1 6 5 7     3 Elmar Gerth / Kevin Jonckheer Daniel Chávez Morales / Jacobo Chávez 2 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

**Antigua and Barbuda vs. El Salvador**

| Antigua and Barbuda 0 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | El Salvador 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Carlton Bedminster Yari Bernardo 0 6 3 6     2 Phil Williamson Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz $7^7$ $6^2$ 3 6 4 6   3 Fernando Peters / Jerry Williams José Baires / Augusto Sanabria $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6 ||||

**Netherlands Antilles vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Netherlands Antilles 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kevin Jonckheer Carlton Bedminster 6 4 6 2     2 Jean-Julien Rojer Phil Williamson 6 2 2 6 4 6   3 Elmar Gerth / Kevin Jonckheer Carlton Bedminster / Phil Williamson 6 3 6 1 ||||

**El Salvador vs. Guatemala**

| El Salvador 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Guatemala 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Augusto Sanabria Luis Valencia 3 6 4 6     2 José Baires Alexander Lehnhoff 6 2 6 4     3 José Baires / Augusto Sanabria Daniel Chávez Morales / Jacobo Chávez 6 1 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Group B

**Panama vs. Honduras**

| Panama 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Honduras 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Calton Álvarez 2 6 6 3 6 0   2 Chadd Valdes Carlos Cáceres 6 2 5 7 0 6   3 Juan Pablo Herrera / Carlos Silva Calton Álvarez / Carlos Cáceres 6 3 6 0 ||||

**Bolivia vs. Jamaica**

| Bolivia 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 3 May 1999 | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Javier Taborga Karl Hale 7 5 3 6 6 3   2 José Antelo Jermaine Smith 6 2 $7^7$ $6^5$     3 Sergio Vidal / Jorge Rodrigo Villarroel Karl Hale / Jermaine Smith 4 6 7 5 2 6 ||||

**Panama vs. Jamaica**

| Panama 3 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Jamaica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Karl Hale 6 1 2 6 8 6   2 Chadd Valdes Jermaine Smith 6 0 7 5     3 Arnulfo Courtney / Carlos Silva Nakia Gordon / Nicholas Malcolm 6 3 6 2 ||||

**Bolivia vs. Honduras**

| Bolivia 3 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 4 May 1999 | Honduras 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Javier Taborga Calton Álvarez 7 5 6 4     2 José Antelo Carlos Cáceres 6 3 6 3     3 Sergio Vidal / Jorge Rodrigo Villarroel Francklin García / Humberto Rodríguez 3 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

**Panama vs. Bolivia**

| Panama 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Bolivia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Javier Taborga 0 6 $6^4$ $7^7$     2 Chadd Valdes José Antelo 6 3 6 3     3 Juan Pablo Herrera / Carlos Silva Javier Taborga / Sergio Vidal $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 3 ||||

**Honduras vs. Jamaica**

| Honduras 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 5 May 1999 | Jamaica 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Calton Álvarez Nakia Gordon 6 3 6 3     2 Carlos Cáceres Karl Hale 4 6 6 4 2 6   3 Carlos Cáceres / Francklin García Karl Hale / Jermaine Smith $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 3 2 6 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs

### Semifinals

**Guatemala vs. Bolivia**

| Guatemala 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Bolivia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Luis Valencia Javier Taborga 6 4 2 6 6 2   2 Jacobo Chávez José Antelo 5 7 2 6     3 Daniel Chávez Morales / Jacobo Chávez José Antelo / Javier Taborga 6 3 6 4 ||||

**El Salvador vs. Panama**

| El Salvador 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Panama 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yari Bernardo Juan Pablo Herrera $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3     2 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Chadd Valdes 6 1 6 4     3 José Baires / Augusto Sanabria Arnulfo Courtney / Carlos Silva 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 5 7 ||||

### Final

**Guatemala vs. El Salvador**

| Guatemala 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | El Salvador 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexander Lehnhoff Yari Bernardo 6 4 2 6 4 6   2 Daniel Chávez Morales Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz 6 4 4 6 3 6   3 Alexander Lehnhoff / Luis Valencia José Baires / Augusto Sanabria 6 4 6 3 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off

**Bolivia vs. Panama**

| Bolivia 0 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Panama 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jorge Rodrigo Villarroel Carlos Silva 6 2 1 6 2 6   2 Sergio Vidal Arnulfo Courtney $6^3$ $7^7$ 4 6     3 José Antelo / Javier Taborga Juan Pablo Herrera / Chadd Valdes 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs

### 5th to 8th play-offs

**Netherlands Antilles vs. Honduras**

| Netherlands Antilles 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Honduras 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Julien Rojer Calton Álvarez 1 6 6 3 6 4   2 Elmar Gerth Carlos Cáceres 6 4 2 6 2 6   3 Kevin Jonckheer / Jean-Julien Rojer Carlos Cáceres / Francklin García 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica**

| Antigua and Barbuda 0 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 6 May 1999 | Jamaica 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jerry Williams Nakia Gordon 2 6 6 3 0 6   2 Phil Williamson Karl Hale 4 6 4 6     3 Jerry Williams / Phil Williamson Nicholas Malcolm / Jermaine Smith 3 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off

**Netherlands Antilles vs. Jamaica**

| Netherlands Antilles 2 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Jamaica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Raoul Behr Nakia Gordon $6^1$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$     2 Elmar Gerth Jermaine Smith $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$     3 Kevin Jonckheer / Jean-Julien Rojer Nicholas Malcolm / Jermaine Smith $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 2 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off

**Honduras vs. Antigua and Barbuda**

| Honduras 1 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Fredo Maduro Centre, Panama City, Panama 7 May 1999 | Antigua and Barbuda 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Humberto Rodríguez Fernando Peters 6 1 7 5     2 Francklin García Phil Williamson 2 6 $6^1$ $7^7$     3 Francklin García / Humberto Rodríguez Jerry Williams / Phil Williamson 3 6 2 6 ||||
