1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] Argentina defeated Chile in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
17–19 January
Quarterfinals
7–9 March
Semifinals
18–20 July
Final
3–5 October
 Chile
Santiago, Chile (clay)
bye
 Chile3
 Canada2
bye
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Canada
 Chile5
 Brazil0
 Brazil
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
bye
 Brazil5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Chile1
 Argentina4
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
 Colombia0
 Peru4
bye
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Peru
 Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Argentina3
 Uruguay3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Venezuela2
 Uruguay0
 Argentina5
bye
 Argentina

First round

Venezuela vs. Uruguay


Venezuela
2
National Tennis Centre, Caracas, Venezuela[3]
17–19 January 1986
Hard

Uruguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Claverie
Diego Pérez
12
10
6
8
3
6
6
3
3
6
 
2
Iñaki Calvo
Victor Caldarelli
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
3
Iñaki Calvo / Alfonso Mora
Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez
6
4
7
9
6
4
6
4
   
4
Iñaki Calvo
Diego Pérez
3
6
1
6
7
9
     
5
Carlos Claverie
Victor Caldarelli
6
8
4
6
4
6
     

Quarterfinals

Chile vs. Canada


Chile
3
Santiago, Chile[4]
7–9 March 1986
Clay

Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Gildemeister
Martin Wostenholme
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
2
Ricardo Acuña
Glenn Michibata
3
6
3
6
6
4
6
8
   
3
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata
6
4
3
6
6
4
4
6
6
1
 
4
Ricardo Acuña
Martin Wostenholme
4
6
6
0
2
6
4
6
   
5
Hans Gildemeister
Glenn Michibata
9
7
3
6
8
6
6
4
   

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Brazil


Caribbean/West Indies
0
Kingston, Jamaica[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karl Hale
Nelson Aerts
3
6
0
6
2
6
     
2
Roger Smith
Cássio Motta
6
8
6
4
1
6
3
6
   
3
Karl Hale / Roger Smith
Nelson Aerts / Cássio Motta
3
6
10
8
8
10
7
9
   
4
John Maginley
Luiz Mattar
2
6
3
6
       
5
Roger Smith
Nelson Aerts
1
6
6
3
64
77
     

Colombia vs. Peru


Colombia
0
América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[6]
7–9 March 1986
Clay (indoors)

Peru
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orlando Agudelo
Pablo Arraya
4
6
1
6
6
2
3
6
   
2
Luis Arturo González
Jaime Yzaga
2
6
6
3
1
6
3
6
   
3
Orlando Agudelo / Luis Arturo González
Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga
1
6
0
6
1
6
     
4
Luis Arturo González
Pablo Arraya
          not
played
5
Orlando Agudelo
Jaime Yzaga
6
3
6
8
3
6
     

Argentina vs. Uruguay


Argentina
5
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7]
7–9 March 1986
Clay

Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horacio de la Peña
Diego Pérez
4
6
6
0
6
2
2
6
6
3
 
2
Martín Jaite
Marcelo Filippini
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
3
Eduardo Bengoechea / Roberto Saad
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
9
7
9
7
6
3
     
4
Martín Jaite
Diego Pérez
4
4
         
retired
5
Horacio de la Peña
Marcelo Filippini
6
0
6
3
       

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Chile


Brazil
0
São Paulo, Brazil[8]
18–20 July 1986
Clay

Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Luiz Mattar
Hans Gildemeister
6
3
9
7
3
6
4
6
4
6
 
2
Cássio Motta
Pedro Rebolledo
6
1
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
3
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
6
2
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
4
Luiz Mattar
Pedro Rebolledo
6
3
1
6
4
6
     
5
Nelson Aerts
Gerardo Vacarezza
1
6
4
6
       

Argentina vs. Peru


Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[9]
18–20 July 1986
Clay

Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horacio de la Peña
Jaime Yzaga
6
4
12
10
6
4
     
2
Martín Jaite
Pablo Arraya
5
7
4
6
2
6
     
3
Eduardo Bengoechea / Christian Miniussi
Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
4
   
4
Martín Jaite
Jaime Yzaga
4
6
6
0
3
6
8
6
6
2
 
5
Horacio de la Peña
Pablo Arraya
7
5
3
6
4
6
     

Final

Chile vs. Argentina


Chile
1
Santiago, Chile[2]
3–5 October 1986
Clay

Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Gildemeister
Horacio de la Peña
3
6
9
7
2
6
8
10
   
2
Pedro Rebolledo
Martín Jaite
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
3
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi
6
2
3
6
6
3
3
6
9
7
 
4
Hans Gildemeister
Martín Jaite
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
5
Ricardo Acuña
Horacio de la Peña
4
6
3
6
       

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Venezuela v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Chile v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Colombia v Peru". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Argentina v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Brazil v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Argentina v Peru". daviscup.com.