1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

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 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Barbados
• Bolivia
• Dominican Republic
• Guatemala
• Jamaica
• Panama
• Trinidad and Tobago

Draw

• Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
• Date: 29 April–3 May

Group A

		PAN	ATG	TRI	BAR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Panama		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	7–2 (78%)	16–5 (76%)	1
	Antigua and Barbuda	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–8 (62%)	2
	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	6–16 (27%)	3
	Barbados	1–2	1–2	1–2		0–3	3–6 (33%)	8–14 (36%)	4

Group B

		GUA	JAM	BOL	DOM	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Guatemala		2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–7 (65%)	1
	Jamaica	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–1	6–3 (67%)	12–9 (57%)	2
	Bolivia	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	6–16 (27%)	3
	Dominican Republic	2–1	1–2	1–2		1–2	4–5 (44%)	11–10 (52%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

3rd-4th Play-off

Semifinals

Final

A1

Panama

0

B2

Jamaica

3

A1

Panama

1

B2

Jamaica

0

A2

Antigua and Barbuda

2

B1

Guatemala

3

A2

Antigua and Barbuda

1

B1

Guatemala

2

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off

5th-8th Play-offs

5th-6th Play-off

A3

Trinidad and Tobago

0

B4

Dominican Republic

3

A3

Trinidad and Tobago

1

B4

Dominican Republic

2

A4

Barbados

2

B3

Bolivia

1

A4

Barbados

1

B3

Bolivia

2

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Guatemala
2	Jamaica
3	Antigua and Barbuda
4	Panama
5	Dominican Republic
6	Bolivia
7	Barbados
8	Trinidad and Tobago

• Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
• Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.

Round robin

Group A

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Antigua and Barbuda 3	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997		Trinidad and Tobago 0
1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Simon Evelyn 65 77 7 5 6 3   2 Phil Williamson Orville Adams 7 5 6 2     3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson Simon Evelyn / Ivor Grazette 6 3 6 2

Barbados vs. Panama

Barbados 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997		Panama 2
1 2 3 1 James Betts Juan Pablo Herrera 1 6 3 6     2 Bernard Frost Chadd Valdes 3 6 1 6     3 James Betts / Bernard Frost Jan Gelabert / John Silva 65 77 6 4 6 2

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda 2	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997		Barbados 1
1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony James Betts 1 6 6 3 3 6   2 Phil Williamson Bernard Frost 6 3 6 4     3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson James Betts / Bernard Frost 6 0 6 4

Panama vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Panama 3	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997		Trinidad and Tobago 0
1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Simon Evelyn 6 1 6 3     2 Chadd Valdes Orville Adams 77 65 6 1     3 Jan Gelabert / John Silva Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves 61 77 77 65 6 4

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Panama

Antigua and Barbuda 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997		Panama 2
1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Juan Pablo Herrera 3 6 4 6     2 Phil Williamson Chadd Valdes 6 1 1 6 8 6   3 Fitzroy Anthony / John Maginley Jan Gelabert / Juan Pablo Herrera 3 6 4 6

Barbados vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997		Trinidad and Tobago 2
1 2 3 1 James Betts Ivor Grazette 1 6 6 2 1 6   2 Bernard Frost Simon Evelyn 6 4 7 5     3 Craig Smith / Duane Williams Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves 4 6 6 4 2 6

Group B

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

Bolivia 2	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997		Dominican Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Sixto Camacho 2 6 77 64 6 3   2 Pablo Ugarte Rodrigo Vallejo 4 6 2 6     3 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara / Pablo Ugarte Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo 64 77 6 2 6 2

Guatemala vs. Jamaica

Guatemala 2	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 29 April 1997		Jamaica 1
1 2 3 1 Andrés Asturias Jermaine Smith 77 62 6 4     2 Daniel Chávez Morales Nicholas Malcolm 6 0 6 3     3 Luis Pérez Chete / Luis Valencia Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 3 6 6 3 6 8

Bolivia vs. Jamaica

Bolivia 0	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997		Jamaica 3
1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Jesse Smatt 2 6 2 6     2 Pablo Ugarte Jermaine Smith 4 6 4 6     3 Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 77 65 2 6 2 6

Dominican Republic vs. Guatemala

Dominican Republic 2	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 30 April 1997		Guatemala 1
1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Andrés Asturias 5 7 2 6     2 Rodrigo Vallejo Daniel Chávez Morales 7 5 6 3     3 Sixto Camacho / Jorge Dueñas Andrés Asturias / Luis Pérez Chete 77 65 6 4

Bolivia vs. Guatemala

Bolivia 0	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997		Guatemala 3
1 2 3 1 Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Andrés Asturias 4 6 4 6     2 Pablo Ugarte Daniel Chávez Morales 5 7 6 2 5 7   3 Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara Luis Pérez Chete / Luis Valencia 4 6 1 6

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica

Dominican Republic 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 1 May 1997		Jamaica 2
1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Jesse Smatt 3 6 4 6     2 Rodrigo Vallejo Jermaine Smith 77 65 6 4     3 Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo Nicholas Malcolm / Jermaine Smith 1 6 6 3 3 6

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Panama vs. Jamaica

Panama 0	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997		Jamaica 3
1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera Jesse Smatt 4 6 6 2 2 6   2 Chadd Valdes Jermaine Smith 7 5 5 7 4 6   3 Jan Gelabert / John Silva Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm 3 6 3 6

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala

Antigua and Barbuda 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997		Guatemala 2
1 2 3 1 Fitzroy Anthony Andrés Asturias 3 6 1 6     2 Phil Williamson Daniel Chávez Morales 6 3 62 77 6 2   3 John Maginley / Phil Williamson Andrés Asturias / Luis Pérez Chete 3 6 7 5 4 6

Final

Jamaica vs. Guatemala

Jamaica 0	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997		Guatemala 3
1 2 3 1 Jesse Smatt Andrés Asturias 0 6 7 5 4 6   2 Jermaine Smith Daniel Chávez Morales 5 7 1 6     3 Elvis Henry / Nicholas Malcolm Daniel Chávez Morales / Luis Pérez Chete 64 77 1 6

3rd to 4th play-off

Panama vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Panama 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997		Antigua and Barbuda 2
1 2 3 1 Juan Pablo Herrera John Maginley 6 2 6 0     2 Chadd Valdes Phil Williamson 4 6 1 6     3 Jan Gelabert / Juan Pablo Herrera Fitzroy Anthony / Phil Williamson 6 3 3 6 0 6

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic

Trinidad and Tobago 0	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997		Dominican Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Ivor Grazette Sixto Camacho 4 6 2 6     2 Simon Evelyn Rodrigo Vallejo 3 6 3 6     3 Ivor Grazette / Ronald Greaves Sixto Camacho / Jorge Dueñas 5 7 3 6

Barbados vs. Bolivia

Barbados 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 2 May 1997		Bolivia 2
1 2 3 1 James Betts Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara 3 6 3 6     2 Bernard Frost Pablo Ugarte 6 4 0 6 1 6   3 James Betts / Duane Williams Eduardo Kohlberg Ruíz / Pablo Ugarte 2 6 6 4 6 3

5th to 6th play-off

Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia

Dominican Republic 2	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997		Bolivia 1
1 2 3 1 Jorge Dueñas Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara 6 2 5 7 1 6   2 Rodrigo Vallejo Pablo Ugarte 5 7 6 4 6 1   3 Sixto Camacho / Rodrigo Vallejo Carlos Martín Navarro Vergara / Pablo Ugarte 6 4 65 77 6 4

7th to 8th play-off

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Barbados

Trinidad and Tobago 1	Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda 3 May 1997		Barbados 2
1 2 3 1 Ivor Grazette Duane Williams 4 6 64 77     2 Orville Adams James Betts 5 3     retired   3 Simon Evelyn / Ronald Greaves James Betts / Duane Williams 6 2 7 5

External links

• Davis Cup official website