1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held concurrently with the inaugural Group IV tournament, April 29 - May 3, in Southampton, Bermuda, on outdoor hard courts. The eight teams were divided into two round-robin pools. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a promotion pool, while the bottom two were placed in a relegation pool. In contrast to earlier (and later) practice, the promotion and relegation pools took the form of play-off brackets, instead of using round-robin play.[1]

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Panama33072
 Antigua and Barbuda32163
 Trinidad and Tobago31227
 Barbados30336

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
April 29 Panama2-1 Barbados
April 29 Antigua and Barbuda3-0 Trinidad and Tobago
April 30 Panama3-0 Trinidad and Tobago
April 30 Antigua and Barbuda2-1 Barbados
May 1 Panama2-1 Antigua and Barbuda
May 1 Trinidad and Tobago2-1 Barbados

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Guatemala32163
 Jamaica32163
 Bolivia31227
 Dominican Republic31245

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
April 29 Guatemala2-1 Jamaica
April 29 Bolivia2-1 Dominican Republic
April 30 Jamaica3-0 Bolivia
April 30 Dominican Republic2-1 Guatemala
May 1 Jamaica2-1 Dominican Republic
May 1 Guatemala3-0 Bolivia

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 3
1st Round
May 2
2nd Round
May 3
                           
 
    S   Panama 1  
      Jamaica 2    
  Panama 1         Jamaica 0
  Antigua and Barbuda 2       Guatemala 3
  S   Guatemala 2
      Antigua and Barbuda 1  

Guatemala and Jamaica both promoted to Group II for 1998.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 3
1st Round
May 2
2nd Round
May 3
                           
 
    S   Trinidad and Tobago 1  
      Dominican Republic 2    
  Trinidad and Tobago 1         Dominican Republic 2
  Barbados 2       Bolivia 1
  S   Bolivia 2
      Barbados 1  

Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago both relegated to Group IV for 1998.

References

See also

1997 Davis Cup
1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
1996 Americas Zone Group III

1997 Americas Zone Group II

1998 Americas Zone Group III
1997 Americas Zone Group IV

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