1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

International tennis competition 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. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/group-i/americas.aspx#/1997 1997 Americas Group I DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Participating nations 30em ARG BAH CAN CHI ECU 1900 VEN 1930 Draw y 4 Second Round Play-offs First Round Play-offs First Round Second Round 19–21 September 11–14 July 7–9 February 4–6 April VEN 1930 bye Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) BAH 1 CAN 4 Santiago, Chile (clay) CHI 4 ECU 1900 1 bye ARG Nassau, Bahamas (hard) VEN 1930 2 BAH 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ECU 1900 3 ARG 1 Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) VEN 1930 0 CAN 5 Santiago, Chile (clay) CHI 3 ARG 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) VEN 1930 1 ARG 4 VEN 1930 relegated to Group II in 1998. CAN and CHI advance to World Group qualifying round. First round Canada vs. Bahamas Canada Bahamas Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-M-BAH-CAN-01 Canada v Bahamas daviscup.com 7–9 February 1997 Hard (indoors) 4 1 Daniel Nestor 6 6 6 Roger Smith 1 1 2 Sébastien Lareau 4 6 2 7 1 Mark Knowles 6 3 6 5 6 Grant Connell Sébastien Lareau 6 6.009 6 6 Mark Knowles Roger Smith 2 7 4 4 Daniel Nestor 3 7 6 6 Mark Knowles 6 5 4 2 Sébastien Lareau 6 4 6 Roger Smith 2 6 2 Chile vs. Ecuador Chile Ecuador 1900 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-M-CHI-ECU-01 Chile v Ecuador daviscup.com 7–9 February 1997 Clay 4 1 Gabriel Silberstein 6 4 1 6 6 Nicolás Lapentti 2 6 6 3 3 Marcelo Ríos 6 6 3 6 Luis Morejón 1 3 6 2 Óscar Bustos Marcelo Ríos 6 4 0 3 Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6 6 Marcelo Ríos 7 6.059 6 6.059 8 Nicolás Lapentti 5 7 3 7 6 Gabriel Silberstein 7 6 Luis Morejón 6.039 2 Second round Canada vs. Venezuela Canada Venezuela 1930 Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-M-VEN-CAN-01 Canada v Venezuela daviscup.com 4–6 April 1997 Hard (indoors) 5 0 Sébastien Lareau 6 6 6 José de Armas 1 3 2 Daniel Nestor 6 7 6 Jimy Szymanski 2 6.049 1 Grant Connell Sébastien Lareau 6 6 6 Shuon Madden Jimy Szymanski 2 1 3 Sébastien Lareau 6 7 Jimy Szymanski 3 5 Sébastien Leblanc 2 7 6 José de Armas 6 6.019 0 Chile vs. Argentina Chile Argentina Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-M-CHI-ARG-01 Chile v Argentina daviscup.com 4–6 April 1997 Clay 3 2 Marcelo Ríos 6 6 7 Javier Frana 1 4 6.019 Gabriel Silberstein 0 4 4 Hernán Gumy 6 6 6 Marcelo Ríos Gabriel Silberstein 3 7 4 6 6 Javier Frana Luis Lobo 6 6.079 6 3 2 Marcelo Ríos 6 7 6 Hernán Gumy 4 5 4 Gabriel Silberstein 4 4 Javier Frana 6 6 First round relegation play-offs Bahamas vs. Venezuela Bahamas Venezuela 1930 Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamashttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-REL-VEN-BAH-01 Bahamas v Venezuela daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Hard 3 2 Roger Smith 7 6 6 Nicolás Pereira 6.039 3 4 Mark Knowles 3 6.039 2 Jimy Szymanski 6 7 6 Mark Knowles Roger Smith 6 6.039 7 7 Nicolás Pereira Jimy Szymanski 3 7 6.049 5 Mark Knowles 7 5 1 5 Nicolás Pereira 5 7 6 7 Roger Smith 3 1 7 6 6 Jimy Szymanski 6 6 6.039 4 4 Argentina vs. Ecuador Argentina Ecuador 1900 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-REL-ECU-ARG-01 Argentina v Ecuador daviscup.com 11–14 July 1997 Clay 1 3 Hernán Gumy 1 4 7 5 Luis Morejón 6 6 5 7 Marcelo Charpentier 3 4 3 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 6 Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 6 6 7 Giorgio Carneade Nicolás Lapentti 2 1 6.039 Hernán Gumy 4 4 6 6 3 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6 3 0 6 Marcelo Charpentier Luis Morejón Second round relegation play-offs Argentina vs. Venezuela Argentina Venezuela 1930 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G1-AMN-REL-VEN-ARG-01 Argentina v Venezuela daviscup.com 19–21 September 1997 Clay 4 1 Hernán Gumy 6 6 6 José de Armas 0 2 1 Lucas Arnold Ker 6 6 7 Jimy Szymanski 4 3 5 Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 6 6 6 José de Armas Jimy Szymanski 1 0 3 Luis Lobo 2 2 Jimy Szymanski 6 6 Lucas Arnold Ker 6 6 José de Armas 1 2 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone Americas Zone Group I