1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

International tennis competition knockout stage 1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone The Knockout Stage of the 1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools. PlacingPool APool B1 CHI VEN 1930 2 COL BRA 3 MEX PUR 4 PAR URU The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. Draw 1 Semifinals27 April Final28 April   CHI 2   BRA 1   COL 2   VEN 1930 1   CHI 2   COL 1 Semifinals Chile vs. Brazil Chile Brazil Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 27 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Paula Cabezas 6 3 0 Miriam D'Agostini 3 6 6 Bárbara Castro 6 6 Luciana Tella 4 3 Paula Cabezas Bárbara Castro 6 6 Vanessa Menga Luciana Tella 2 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004781 Chile v Brazil fedcup.com Colombia vs. Venezuela Colombia Venezuela 1930 Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 27 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Fabiola Zuluaga 7 6 María Vento 5 1 Carmiña Giraldo 6.025 1 Melissa Mazzotta 7 6 Ximena Rodríguez Fabiola Zuluaga 6 7 María Virginia Francesa Ninfa Marra 3 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004852 Colombia v Venezuela fedcup.com Final Chile vs. Colombia Chile Colombia Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile 28 April 1996 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Bárbara Castro 0 1 Fabiola Zuluaga 6 6 Paula Cabezas 7 7 Carmiña Giraldo 5 5 Paula Cabezas Bárbara Castro 6 7 Ximena Rodríguez Fabiola Zuluaga 0 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003538 Chile v Colombia fedcup.com CHI advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against CRO. However, they lost 0–5, and thus returned to the Americas Zone Group I in 1997.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003543 Chile v Croatia fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone