2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020 Fed Cup.
Group I
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the Play-offs. The nations finishing last (in Pool A) and second last (in Pool B) took part in a relegation play-off, with the losing nation relegated to Group II for 2021. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated to Group II for 2021.[1]
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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Paraguay | 20 | 1 | |
Argentina | 25 | 2 | |
Chile | 31 | 3 | |
Colombia | 32 | 4 | |
Mexico | 33 | 5 | |
Venezuela | 41 | 6 | |
Peru | 43 | 7 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019
Pools
Pool B | ARG | MEX | CHI | PER | |
1 | Argentina (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Mexico (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Chile (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | Peru (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
---|---|---|---|
Promotional | Paraguay | 1–2 | Mexico |
Promotional | Colombia | 0–2 | Argentina |
Relegation | Venezuela | 1–2 | Chile |
Relegation | — | Peru |
Final placements
Placing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Argentina | Mexico |
Third | Colombia | Paraguay |
Fifth | Chile | |
Sixth/Relegated | Venezuela | |
Seventh/Relegated | Peru |
- Argentina and Mexico were promoted to the 2020 Fed Cup Play-offs.
- Peru and Venezuela were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2021.
Group II
- Venue 1: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
- Venue 2: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (clay)
- Dates: 10–13 June 2020
The fifteen teams will compete across two different venues, with 8 nations taking part in La Paz, and 7 nations taking part in Panama City. In La Paz, the eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The winners of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2021. In Panama City, the seven teams were divided into two pools of four and three teams, with the winning nation promoted to Group I in 2020.[2]
- Participating teams
La Paz |
Panama City
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References
- ^ "Group I Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.
- ^ "Group II Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.