2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

Main articles: 2008 Davis Cup and 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone

In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating nations
  Second Round Play-offs
19-21 September		 First Round Play-offs
18-20 July		 First Round
8-10 February		 Second Round
11-13 April
                                     
 
    1   Chile  
     bye     Santiago, Chile (clay)
   bye       1   Chile 3
    Mexico   Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)     Canada 2
    Mexico 1
  León, Mexico (indoor carpet)       Canada 4  
    Mexico 2  
    Uruguay 3     Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 2  
      Colombia 3     Sorocaba, Brazil (clay)
  Uruguay         Colombia 1
   bye     2   Brazil 4
   bye
    2   Brazil  
Mexico relegated to
Group II in 2009.		 Chile and Brazil
advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
4		 The Corral at Stampede Park, Calgary, Canada[1]
8 – 10 February 2008
Carpet (indoor)
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frédéric Niemeyer
Santiago González		 6
4		 6
4		 77
61		      
2
Peter Polansky
Bruno Echagaray		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
3
Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer
Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Vasek Pospisil
Bruno Rodríguez		 6
2		 1
6 		5
7 		     
5
Peter Polansky
César Ramírez		 78
66		 77
64		        

Uruguay vs. Colombia

Uruguay
2		 Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay[2]
8 – 10 February 2008
Clay
Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcel Felder
Alejandro Falla		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Pablo Cuevas
Santiago Giraldo		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		78
66		 6
4		  
3
Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder
Michael Quintero / Carlos Salamanca		 6
4		 63
77		 6
3		 64
77		 8
6		  
4
Pablo Cuevas
Alejandro Falla		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Marcel Felder
Santiago Giraldo		 2
6 		4
6 		66
78		      

Second round

Chile vs. Canada

Chile
3		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile[3]
11 – 13 April 2008
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando González
Peter Polansky		 77
64		 77
63		 5
7 		6
2		    
2
Nicolás Massú
Frédéric Niemeyer		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		  
3
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer		 3
6 		63
77		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		  
4
Paul Capdeville
Frédéric Niemeyer		 3
6 		4
6 		       
5
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Peter Polansky		 3
6 		2
6 		       

Brazil vs. Colombia

Brazil
4		 Tenis Clube de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brazil[4]
11 – 13 April 2008
Clay
Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomaz Bellucci
Santiago Giraldo		 78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2
Marcos Daniel
Juan Sebastián Cabal		 6
1		 5
1		        
retired
3
Marcelo Melo / André Sá
Michael Quintero / Carlos Salamanca		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Marcos Daniel
Santiago Giraldo		 6
4		 77
61		 68
710		 6
5		    
retired
5
Thomaz Bellucci
Juan Sebastián Cabal		 6
4		 7
5		        

Second round playoffs

Mexico vs. Uruguay

Mexico
2		 Domo de la Feria de Leon, León, Mexico[5]
19 – 21 September 2008
Carpet (indoor)
Uruguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Garza
Pablo Cuevas		 64
77		 6
4		 7
5		 710
68		    
2
Bruno Rodríguez
Marcel Felder		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 69
711		 0
6 		 
3
Miguel Gallardo Valles / Víctor Romero
Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder		 77
62		 5
7 		6
2		 77
61		    
4
Miguel Gallardo Valles
Pablo Cuevas		 1
6 		77
64		 3
6 		4
6 		   
5
Daniel Garza
Marcel Felder		 6
3		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
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References
  1. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  2. "Uruguay v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Chile v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Mexico v Uruguay". daviscup.com.


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