1989 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1989.

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup

In the Americas Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

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 first round ties competed in the relegation play-off, with the winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas the team who lost their play-off was relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1990.[1]

Participating nations

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Ecuador
•  Peru
•  Uruguay

Draw

	First Round 3–5 February					Second Round 7–9 April
		Brazil
						Lima, Peru (clay)
		bye
							Brazil	2
	Lima, Peru (clay)
							Peru	3
		Ecuador	0
		Peru	5
	Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
		Canada	4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		Uruguay	1
							Canada	0
							Argentina	3
		bye
		Argentina

•  Peru and  Argentina advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

	Relegation Play-off 7–8 May
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
		Ecuador	0
		Uruguay	3

•  Ecuador relegated to Group II in 1990.

First round

Peru vs. Ecuador

Peru 5	Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru [2] 3–5 February 1989 Clay		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Yzaga Giorgio Carneade 4 6 6 0 6 3 6 2     2 Pablo Arraya Ernesto Lingen 6 1 3 6 6 2 6 4     3 Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga Andrés Alarcón / Giorgio Carneade 6 3 7^7 6^3 6 1       4 Jaime Yzaga Ernesto Lingen 6 0 6 2         5 Pablo Arraya Giorgio Carneade 6 4 6 4

Canada vs. Uruguay

Canada 4	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada [3] 3–5 February 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Uruguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Pridham Marcelo Filippini 5 7 6^6 7^8 6 4 6 3 6 4   2 Andrew Sznajder Diego Pérez 6 3 6 2 6 4       3 Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Chris Pridham Diego Pérez             w/o 5 Andrew Sznajder Marcelo Filippini 7^7 6^3 6^5 7^7         retired

Second round

Peru vs. Brazil

Peru 3	Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru [4] 7–9 April 1989 Clay		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Yzaga Cássio Motta 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 4 3 6   2 Alejandro Aramburu Luiz Mattar 6 4 2 6 2 6 6^5 7^7     3 Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga Ricardo Acioly / Danilo Marcelino 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 4     4 Alejandro Aramburu Cássio Motta 6 4 6 1 2 6 4 6 6 3   5 Jaime Yzaga Luiz Mattar 6 2 6 0 6 4

Argentina vs. Canada

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [5] 7–8 April 1989 Clay		Canada 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alberto Mancini Andrew Sznajder 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Martin Laurendeau 6 1 6 4 6 0       3 José Luis Clerc / Horacio de la Peña Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata 6 4 6 2 3 6 7^7 6^4     4 Alberto Mancini Martin Laurendeau           not played 5 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Andrew Sznajder           not played

Relegation play-off

Uruguay vs. Ecuador

Uruguay 3	Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay [6] 7–8 May 1989 Clay		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Filippini Ernesto Lingen 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Diego Pérez Giorgio Carneade 6 2 1 2         retired 3 Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez Andrés Alarcón / Ernesto Lingen 6 4 6 0 6 2       4 Marcelo Filippini Giorgio Carneade           not played 5 Diego Pérez Ernesto Lingen           not played

Group II

The winner in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I in 1990.

Participating nations

•  Bahamas
•  Bolivia
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Cuba
•  Dominican Republic
•  Jamaica
•  Venezuela

Draw

First Round 3–5 February

Second Round 7–9 April

Third Round 21–23 July

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Chile

4

Jamaica

1

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Chile

4

Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)

Cuba

1

Cuba

4

Colombia

1

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Chile

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Bahamas

1

Dominican Republic

3

Bolivia

2

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Dominican Republic

0

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

5

Bahamas

5

Venezuela

0

•  Chile promoted to Group I in 1990.

First round

Jamaica vs. Chile

Jamaica 1	Jamaica Lawn Tennis Association, Kingston, Jamaica [7] 3–5 February 1989 Hard		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karl Hale Ricardo Acuña 7^7 6^4 6 4 1 6 1 6 3 6   2 Doug Burke Robinson Ureta 3 6 2 4       retired   3 Karl Hale / Noel Rutherford Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister 6^4 7^7 5 7 7 5 3 6     4 Karl Hale Robinson Ureta 7 5 1 6 8 6       5 Noel Rutherford Ricardo Acuña 6^12 7^14 1 6

Colombia vs. Cuba

Colombia 1	América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia [8] 3–5 February 1989 Clay (indoors)		Cuba 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Cortés Mario Tabares 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2 2 6   2 Miguel Tobón Juan Pino 5 7 6 3 6 2 6^4 7^7 3 6   3 Hernando Aguirre / Mauricio Hadad Juan Pino / Mario Tabares 6^6 7^8 6 0 6 2 7 5     4 Miguel Tobón Mario Tabares 6^6 7^8 3 6 4 6       5 Jaime Cortés Juan Pino 6^2 7^7 6 4 2 6

Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia

Dominican Republic 3	Caribbean Tennis Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [9] 3–5 February 1989 Clay		Bolivia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Moreno Hrvoje Eterovic 4 6 6 2 6 0 6 2     2 Alexander Schad Oscar Blacutt 0 6 3 6 7^7 6^3 4 6     3 Rafael Moreno / Marcel Olivares Oscar Blacutt / Hrvoje Eterovic 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 4     4 Rafael Moreno Oscar Blacutt 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Alexander Schad Hrvoje Eterovic 3 6 5 7

Bahamas vs. Venezuela

Bahamas 5	Wyndham Beach Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas [10] 3–5 February 1989 Hard		Venezuela 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Smith Juan Carlos Bianchi 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 Mark Knowles Valerio Boccitto 7^8 6^6 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Salvador Colvee / Maurice Ruah 7^7 6^3 6^5 7^7 7 5 4 6 10 8   4 Mark Knowles Juan Carlos Bianchi 6 3 6 4         5 Roger Smith Valerio Boccitto 6 3 6 4

Second round

Cuba vs. Chile

Cuba 1	Hotel de Varadero, Havana, Cuba [11] 7–9 April 1989 Hard		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Pino Ricardo Acuña 5 7 4 6 6 1 1 6     2 Mario Tabares Robinson Ureta 2 6 7^7 6^5 3 6 4 6     3 Juan Pino / Mario Tabares Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Juan Pino Robinson Ureta 6 1 6 4         5 Mario Tabares Ricardo Acuña 6^7 7^9 4 6

Bahamas vs. Dominican Republic

Bahamas 5	Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas [12] 7–9 April 1989 Hard		Dominican Republic 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Smith Alexander Schad 7^7 6^3 6 0 6 1       2 Mark Knowles Rafael Moreno 7^7 6^5 6 1 4 6 6 2     3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Rafael Moreno / Marcel Olivares 6 1 6 4 7 5       4 Mark Knowles Alexander Schad 6 2 6 2         5 Roger Smith Rafael Moreno 6 2 6 3

Third round

Bahamas vs. Chile

Bahamas 1	Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas [13] 21–23 July 1989 Hard		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Robinson Ureta 6 4 6 4 6 0       2 John Farrington José Antonio Fernández 2 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 2 6   3 John Farrington / Mark Knowles Hans Gildemeister / Gerardo Vacarezza 4 6 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7 6^4 7^7     4 Mark Knowles José Antonio Fernández 0 6 6^4 7^7 6 3 5 7     5 John Antonas Robinson Ureta 1 6 3 6

References

1. "1989 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. "Peru v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
3. "Canada v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
4. "Peru v Brazil". daviscup.com.
5. "Canada v Argentina". daviscup.com.
6. "Uruguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
7. "Jamaica v Chile". daviscup.com.
8. "Colombia v Cuba". daviscup.com.
9. "Dominican Republic v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
10. "Bahamas v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
11. "Cuba v Chile". daviscup.com.
12. "Bahamas v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
13. "Bahamas v Chile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website