1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional Davis Cup competition zones in 1996.

In the Americas Zone, there were three 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 that lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with the winning teams remaining in Group I. In contrast, teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1997.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Argentina4
 Peru2 Bahamas1
Santiago, Chile (clay) Bahamas3
 Peru0Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile5 Brazil3
Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)Santos, Brazil (clay)
 Chile2
 Chile2 Brazil4
Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
 Canada3 Venezuela1
 Canada2
 Venezuela3
  •  Peru was relegated to Group II in 1997.
  •  Argentina and  Brazil advance to the World Group qualifying round.

First round

Bahamas vs. Peru


Bahamas
3 		Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas[2]
9–11 February 1996
Hard
Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Smith
Jaime Yzaga 		6
4 		3
6 		77
65 		5
7 		1
6 		 
2
Mark Knowles
Américo Venero 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith
José Luis Noriega / Jaime Yzaga 		6
3 		6
3 		78
66 		     
4
Mark Knowles
Jaime Yzaga 		2
6 		7
5 		77
62 		6
3 		   
5
Roger Smith
Américo Venero 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Chile vs. Brazil


Chile
2 		Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[3]
9–11 February 1996
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergio Cortés
Fernando Meligeni 		1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2
Marcelo Ríos
Jaime Oncins 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3
Marcelo Rebolledo / Marcelo Ríos
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins 		5
7 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   
4
Marcelo Ríos
Fernando Meligeni 		6
2 		77
62 		6
3 		     
5
Sergio Cortés
Jaime Oncins 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Venezuela vs. Canada


Venezuela
3 		Tennis Centre, Valencia, Venezuela[4]
9–11 February 1996
Hard
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Pereira
Daniel Nestor 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2
Jimy Szymanski
Sébastien Lareau 		77
64 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3
Juan Carlos Bianchi / Nicolás Pereira
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau 		4
6 		4
6 		64
77 		     
4
Nicolás Pereira
Sébastien Lareau 		77
65 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Jimy Szymanski
Albert Chang 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Second round

Argentina vs. Bahamas


Argentina
4 		Club Náutico, Mar del Plata, Argentina[5]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
Bahamas
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Javier Frana
Roger Smith 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2
Hernán Gumy
Mark Knowles 		6
3 		77
63 		6
1 		     
3
Javier Frana / Luis Lobo
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
4
Javier Frana
Mark Knowles 		79
67 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Hernán Gumy
Roger Smith 		6
1 		6
1 		       

Brazil vs. Venezuela


Brazil
4 		Tênis Clube de Santos, Santos, Brazil[6]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gustavo Kuerten
Nicolás Pereira 		6
2 		62
77 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2
Fernando Meligeni
Jimy Szymanski 		6
3 		77
62 		6
4 		     
3
Jaime Oncins / Fernando Roese
Nicolás Pereira / Jimy Szymanski 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
4
Fernando Meligeni
Nicolás Pereira 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5
Gustavo Kuerten
Jimy Szymanski 		6
2 		66
78 		6
0 		     

First round relegation play-offs

Canada vs. Chile


Canada
3 		Universiade Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada[7]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Nestor
Marcelo Ríos 		4
6 		66
78 		77
65 		6
3 		12
14 		 
2
Sébastien Lareau
Óscar Bustos 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3
Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau
Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		     
4
Sébastien Lareau
Nicolás Massú 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5
Andrew Sznajder
Óscar Bustos 		3
6 		3
6 		       

Second round relegation play-offs

Chile vs. Peru


Chile
5 		Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[8]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Peru
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcelo Ríos
Américo Venero 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2
Gabriel Silberstein
Alejandro Aramburú 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3
Óscar Bustos / Marcelo Ríos
Luis Horna / Américo Venero 		6
4 		6
3 		64
77 		3
6 		8
6 		 
4
Marcelo Ríos
Alejandro Aramburú 		6
2 		6
3 		       
5
Gabriel Silberstein
Américo Venero 		7
5 		67
79 		6
1 		     

References

  1. ^ "1996 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Bahamas v Peru". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Argentina v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Brazil v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Canada v Chile". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Chile v Peru". daviscup.com.
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