1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1991.

Main article: 1991 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 were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1992.

Participating nations

•  Brazil
•  Cuba
•  Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Uruguay

Draw

	First Round 1–4 February					Second Round 29–31 March
		Cuba
						Havana, Cuba (hard)
		bye
							Cuba	5
							Paraguay	0
		bye
		Paraguay
	São Paulo, Brazil (hard)
		Brazil	3
						Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet)
		Peru	1
							Brazil	4
							Uruguay	1
		bye
		Uruguay

•  Cuba and  Brazil advance to World Group Qualifying Round.
•  Peru relegated to Group II in 1992.

First round

Brazil vs. Peru

Brazil 3	Hotel Transamerica, São Paulo, Brazil [1] 1–4 February 1991 Hard		Peru 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luiz Mattar Carlos di Laura 6^3 7^7 6 3 6 2 6 1     2 Jaime Oncins José Luis Noriega 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Mauro Menezes / Fernando Roese Carlos di Laura / José Luis Noriega 5 7 7^8 6^6 6^4 7^7 7 5 13 15   4 Luiz Mattar José Luis Noriega 6 2 6 1 7 5       5 Jaime Oncins Carlos di Laura           not played

Second round

Cuba vs. Paraguay

Cuba 5	Hotel de Varadero, Havana, Cuba [2] 29–31 March 1991 Hard		Paraguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Pino Rubén Alvarenga 6 1 6 1 5 7 4 6 6 1   2 Mario Tabares Ricardo Mena 6 2 6 0 4 6 6 2     3 Juan Pino / Mario Tabares Rubén Alvarenga / Octavio de la Sobera 6 2 7 5 6 4       4 Mario Tabares Rubén Alvarenga 6 2 6 1         5 Juan Pino Ricardo Mena 6 4 4 6 6 3

Brazil vs. Uruguay

Brazil 4	Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil [3] 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Uruguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Oncins Marcelo Filippini 6 4 6 4 6^2 7^7 6 3     2 Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez 6 2 5 7 4 6 4 6     3 Nelson Aerts / Fernando Roese Marcelo Filippini / Diego Pérez 6 3 7^9 6^7 6 3       4 Luiz Mattar Marcelo Filippini 7^7 6^2 6 4 6 3       5 Jaime Oncins Diego Pérez 6 4 6 3

Group II

The winner in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I in 1992.

Participating nations

•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bolivia
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Jamaica
•  Haiti
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Venezuela

Draw

First Round 1–3 February

Second Round 29 March–7 April

Third Round 19–28 July

Fourth Round 20–22 September

Chile

Santiago, Chile (clay)

bye

Chile

5

San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)

Dominican Republic

0

Dominican Republic

4

Santiago, Chile (clay)

El Salvador

1

Chile

3

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)

Venezuela

2

Ecuador

5

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Trinidad and Tobago

0

Ecuador

2

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Venezuela

3

Haiti

1

Medellín, Colombia (clay)

Venezuela

4

Chile

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Colombia

1

Bahamas

4

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Costa Rica

1

Bahamas

3

Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)

Barbados

2

Bolivia

2

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Barbados

3

Bahamas

1

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)

Colombia

4

Eastern Caribbean

3

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)

Guatemala

2

Eastern Caribbean

0

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Colombia

5

Jamaica

2

Colombia

3

•  Chile promoted to Group I in 1992.

First round

El Salvador vs. Dominican Republic

El Salvador 1	Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador [4] 1–3 February 1991 Clay		Dominican Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Rafael Moreno 6 4 7 5 4 6 4 6 4 6   2 Miguel Merz Genaro Deleon 6^5 7^7 6 3 7^7 6^5 1 6 6 3   3 Miguel Merz / José Pineda Genaro Deleon / Rafael Moreno 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Manuel Antonio Tejada Ruiz Genaro Deleon 4 6 3 6 6 3 1 6     5 Miguel Merz Rafael Moreno 4 6 5 7

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Ecuador

Trinidad and Tobago 0	Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [5] 1–3 February 1991 Hard		Ecuador 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orville Adams Luis Morejón 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Mark Webster Pablo Campana 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Orville Adams / Christopher Mark Pablo Campana / Luis Morejón 6 3 7 5 6^2 7^7 2 6 4 6   4 Orville Adams Pablo Campana 4 6 6^7 7^9         5 Mark Webster Luis Morejón 4 6 2 6

Haiti vs. Venezuela

Haiti 1	Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti [6] 1–3 February 1991 Clay		Venezuela 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bertrand Lacombe Maurice Ruah 2 6 6 4 3 6 1 6     2 Bertrand Madsen Salvador Colvee 6 2 1 6 6 3 6^0 7^7 6 3   3 Bertrand Lacombe / Ruben Lamothe Harold Castillo / Alfonso Mora 6 3 5 7 3 6 2 6     4 Bertrand Madsen Maurice Ruah 6 4 4 6 6^8 7^10 3 6     5 Bertrand Lacombe Salvador Colvee 6^4 7^7 3 6

Bahamas vs. Costa Rica

Bahamas 4	Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas [7] 1–3 February 1991 Hard		Costa Rica 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Farrington Rafael Ávalos Brenes 7^7 6^4 4 6 6 3 5 7 5 7   2 Roger Smith Carlos Roberto Páez 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Rafael Ávalos Brenes / Mario Delgado 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Roger Smith Mario Delgado 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 John Farrington Carlos Roberto Páez 6 4 6 4

Bolivia vs. Barbados

Bolivia 2	Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia [8] 1–3 February 1991 Clay		Barbados 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Medrano Richard Ashby 6 4 6^4 7^7 3 6 7 5 18 20   2 Rodrigo Navarro Lionel Eli 7^7 6^1 6 4 6^1 7^7 3 6 6 3   3 Ricardo Aguirre / Rodrigo Navarro Richard Ashby / Bernard Frost 4 6 5 7 4 6       4 Rodrigo Navarro Richard Ashby 6^4 7^7 3 6 4 6       5 José Medrano Lionel Eli 7 5 6^4 7^7 8 6

Eastern Caribbean vs. Guatemala

Eastern Caribbean 3	Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda [9] 1–3 February 1991 Hard		Guatemala 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vernon Lewis Daniel Chávez Morales 6 1 6^1 7^7 6 3 7^7 6^5     2 John Maginley Carlos Chávez 4 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 9 7   3 Vernon Lewis / John Maginley Daniel Chávez Morales / Fabio Sical 2 6 4 6 6^3 7^7       4 Vernon Lewis Fabio Sical 6 1 6 3 6 0       5 John Maginley Daniel Chávez Morales 6 4 1 6 4 6

Jamaica vs. Colombia

Jamaica 2	Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica [10] 1–3 February 1991 Hard		Colombia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Doug Burke Mario Rincón 5 7 7^7 6^2 6 3 6 2     2 Noel Rutherford Álvaro Jordan 7 5 6^6 7^8 5 7 2 6     3 Doug Burke / Karl Hale Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan 7^7 6^4 7^9 6^7 3 6 6 3     4 Noel Rutherford Mario Rincón 4 6 7^9 6^7 5 7 6 4 1 6   5 Doug Burke Álvaro Jordan 3 6 2 6 4 6

Second round

Chile vs. Dominican Republic

Chile 5	Stade Francais, Santiago, Chile [11] 29–31 March 1991 Clay		Dominican Republic 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Antonio Fernández Genaro Deleon 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Pedro Rebolledo Rafael Moreno 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Hans Gildemeister / Felipe Rivera Genaro Deleon / Rafael Moreno 6 4 6 4 7 5       4 Pedro Rebolledo Genaro Deleon 6 3 6 1         5 José Antonio Fernández Rafael Moreno 6 4 6 3

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela 3	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [12] 29–31 March 1991 Hard		Ecuador 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Salvador Colvee Hugo Núñez 6^6 7^8 6 0 6^5 7^7 5 7     2 Maurice Ruah Luis Morejón 5 7 6 2 6 4 6 2     3 Juan Carlos Bianchi / Alfonso Mora Pablo Campana / Hugo Núñez 6 4 3 6 6^5 7^7 4 6     4 Maurice Ruah Hugo Núñez 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Salvador Colvee Luis Morejón 7^7 6^1 3 6 7 5 6 3

Bahamas vs. Barbados

Bahamas 3	Carnival Crystal Palace, Nassau, Bahamas [13] 29–31 March 1991 Hard		Barbados 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Smith Lionel Eli 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 John Farrington Richard Ashby 6^5 7^7 6 3 3 6 6^5 7^7     3 John Farrington / Roger Smith Richard Ashby / Bernard Frost 6 3 4 6 6 3 6^5 7^7 12 14   4 Roger Smith Richard Ashby 7 5 7 5 5 7 6 4     5 John Farrington Lionel Eli 6 2 5 7 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 4

Eastern Caribbean vs. Colombia

Eastern Caribbean 0	Royal Antiguan Hotel, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda [14] 5–7 April 1991 Hard		Colombia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vernon Lewis Jaime Cortés 4 6 1 6 7^7 6^4 4 6     2 John Maginley Álvaro Jordan 7^7 6^5 0 6 5 7 2 6     3 Richard Hughes / Jerry Williams Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan 2 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     4 Vernon Lewis Álvaro Jordan 2 6 4 6         5 Jerry Williams Jaime Cortés 3 6 2 6

Third round

Chile vs. Venezuela

Chile 3	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [15] 26–28 July 1991 Clay		Venezuela 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Antonio Fernández Maurice Ruah 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 3   2 Pedro Rebolledo Nicolás Pereira 6 3 6 1 2 6 6 4     3 Hans Gildemeister / Gerardo Vacarezza Alfonso Mora / Nicolás Pereira 4 6 6 1 6^5 7^7 3 6     4 Pedro Rebolledo Maurice Ruah 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 4     5 José Antonio Fernández Nicolás Pereira 6 4 0 6 3 6

Colombia vs. Bahamas

Colombia 4	Clube Desportivo de Canas Gordas, Cali, Colombia [16] 19–21 July 1991 Clay		Bahamas 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mauricio Hadad Roger Smith 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 1     2 Álvaro Jordan John Farrington 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Jaime Cortés / Mario Rincón John Farrington / Roger Smith 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Álvaro Jordan Roger Smith 6 3 6^5 7^7 6^4 7^7 6 0 6 3   5 Mauricio Hadad John Farrington 6 4 6 2

Fourth round

Colombia vs. Chile

Colombia 1	Club Campestre el Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia [17] 20–22 September 1991 Clay		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Cortés Pedro Rebolledo 3 6 0 6 1 6       2 Álvaro Jordan José Antonio Fernández 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Mauricio Hadad / Álvaro Jordan Hans Gildemeister / Gerardo Vacarezza 6 4 4 6 6^4 7^7 3 6     4 Álvaro Jordan Pedro Rebolledo 2 6 6 3 7 5       5 Jaime Cortés José Antonio Fernández 1 6 7 5 2 3     not completed

References

1. "Brazil v Peru". daviscup.com.
2. "Cuba v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
3. "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
4. "El Salvador v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
5. "Trinidad and Tobago v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
6. "Haiti v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
7. "Bahamas v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.
8. "Bolivia v Barbados". daviscup.com.
9. "Eastern Caribbean v Guatemala". daviscup.com.
10. "Jamaica v Colombia". daviscup.com.
11. "Chile v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
12. "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
13. "Bahamas v Barbados". daviscup.com.
14. "Eastern Caribbean v Colombia". daviscup.com.
15. "Chile v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
16. "Colombia v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
17. "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website