The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.
Group I
[edit]- Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia (outdoor clay)
- Date: 29 April – 4 May
The nine teams were divided into one pool of five and one pool of four teams. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1998.
Pools
[edit]| Pool A | CAN | BRA | ECU | MEX | |
| 1 |  Canada (3–0)
|
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Brazil (2–1)
|
0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador (1–2)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Mexico (0–3)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | COL | PER | CHI | VEN | PUR | |
| 1 |  Colombia (3–0)
|
3–0 | w/o | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Peru (2–2)
|
0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Chile (2–1)
|
w/o | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela (1–3)
|
0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico (1–3)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semifinals 3 May | Final 4 May | ||||||||
| Canada
| 3 | ||||||||
| Peru
| 0 | ||||||||
| Canada
| 2 | ||||||||
| Colombia
| 1 | ||||||||
| Brazil
| 0 | ||||||||
| Colombia
| 3 | ||||||||
Canada advanced to World Group II Play-offs.[1]
Mexico and 
Puerto Rico relegated to Group II in 1998.[2][3]
Group II
[edit]- Venue: Casa de Campo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
- Date: 12–18 May
The fifteen teams were divided into two pools of seven and eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1998.
Pools
[edit]| Pool A | PAR | DOM | TRI | PAN | GUA | BAH | BAR | |
| 1 |  Paraguay (6–0)
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Dominican Republic (5–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago (4–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Panama (3–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 |  Guatemala (2–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 6 |  Bahamas (1–5)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 7 |  Barbados (0–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | URU | CUB | JAM | BOL | CRC | ESA | BER | ATG | |
| 1 |  Uruguay (7–0)
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Cuba (6–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica (5–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Bolivia (4–3)
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5 |  Costa Rica (3–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 6 |  El Salvador (2–5)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7 |  Bermuda (1–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 8 |  Antigua and Barbuda (0–7)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Slovakia v Canada". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Bermuda". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Puerto Rico v Jamaica". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Paraguay v Uruguay". fedcup.com.
- Fed Cup Profile, Canada
- Fed Cup Profile, Brazil
- Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador
- Fed Cup Profile, Colombia
- Fed Cup Profile, Peru
- Fed Cup Profile, Chile
- Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela
- Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay
- Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic
- Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago
- Fed Cup Profile, Panama
- Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala
- Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas
- Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay
- Fed Cup Profile, Cuba
- Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica
- Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia
- Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica
- Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador
- Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda
External links
[edit]Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone | |
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| 2020–21 Americas Zone Group I teams | |
| 2022 Americas Zone Group II teams | |
| Editions of the Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone | |
