1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

In the Americas Zone there are four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advance to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2000.

Participating nations

In 1999, there were 7 nations competing in Group I

Draw

2nd round play-offs 24-26 September

1st round play-offs 16-18 July

1st round 12-14 February

2nd round 2-4 April

Argentina

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

bye

Salinas, Ecuador (hard)

Argentina

4

Argentina

1

Venezuela

1

Salinas, Ecuador (hard)

Ecuador

4

Venezuela

2

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

3

Venezuela

1

Bahamas

3

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Canada

2

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Canada

4

Colombia

0

Bahamas

1

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Chile

5

Bahamas

0

Chile

5

Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2000.

Ecuador and  Chile advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

 Argentina received a bye into the second round.

Ecuador vs. Venezuela

Ecuador 3	Salinas Golf & Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador[1] 12–14 February 1999 Clay		Venezuela 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Morejón Jimy Szymanski 6 0 6 1 4 6 1 6 1 6   2 Nicolás Lapentti Kepler Orellana 64 77 6 4 6 3 6 4     3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Kepler Orellana / Jimy Szymanski 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Nicolás Lapentti Jimy Szymanski 6 2 77 65 6 1       5 Juan Francisco Barragán Yhony Romero 0 6 3 6

Colombia vs. Canada

Colombia 3	Liga Vallecaucana de Tenis, Cali, Colombia[2] 12–14 February 1999 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Daniel Nestor 77 60 6 3 6 1       2 Mauricio Hadad Simon Larose 5 7 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4   3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Daniel Nestor / Jocelyn Robichaud 65 77 77 64 77 63 0 6 4 6   4 Mauricio Hadad Frédéric Niemeyer 6 4 6 4 77 60       5 Eduardo Rincón Simon Larose 6 4 1 6 4 6

Bahamas vs. Chile

Bahamas 0	National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas[3] 12–14 February 1999 Hard		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Fernando González 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 4 3 6   2 Mark Merklein Nicolás Massú 2 6 1 6 2 6       3 Mark Knowles / Roger Smith Hermes Gamonal / Nicolás Massú 2 6 3 6 60 77       4 Roger Smith Nicolás Massú 5 7 6 4 3 6       5 John Farrington Fernando González 4 6 3 6

Second round

Ecuador vs. Argentina

Ecuador 4	Salinas Golf & Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador[4] 2–4 April 1999 Hard		Argentina 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Morejón Mariano Puerta 4 6 5 7 4 6       2 Nicolás Lapentti Mariano Zabaleta 6 3 77 64 5 0       retired 3 Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti Lucas Arnold Ker / Daniel Orsanic 6 4 6 3 78 66       4 Nicolás Lapentti Mariano Puerta 6 2 77 64 6 1       5 Luis Morejón Mariano Zabaleta 5 2           retired

Colombia vs. Chile

Colombia 0	Club Campestre El Rancho, Bogotá, Colombia[5] 2–4 April 1999 Clay		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Tobón Marcelo Ríos 1 6 64 77 1 6       2 Mauricio Hadad Nicolás Massú 6 4 5 7 65 77 1 6     3 Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón Hermes Gamonal / Marcelo Ríos 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 1 4 6   4 Eduardo Rincón Marcelo Ríos 1 6 61 77         5 Philippe Moggio Nicolás Massú 4 6 4 6

First round play-offs

Venezuela vs. Argentina

Venezuela 1	Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela[6] 16–18 July 1999 Hard		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimy Szymanski Mariano Puerta 65 77 4 6 77 62 78 66 4 6   2 Maurice Ruah Guillermo Cañas 3 6 3 6 77 63 6 3 6 3   3 Maurice Ruah / Jimy Szymanski Mariano Hood / Sebastián Prieto 3 6 4 6 66 78       4 Maurice Ruah Mariano Puerta 67 79 5 7 6 4 3 6     5 Yohny Romero Guillermo Cañas 5 7 4 6

Bahamas vs. Canada

Bahamas 1	National Lawn Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas[7] 16–18 July 1999 Hard		Canada 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Knowles Simon Larose 5 7 3 6 6 1 2 6     2 Mark Merklein Sébastien Lareau 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Lavaughn Munroe Frédéric Niemeyer 1 6 3 6         5 Mark Merklein Simon Larose 6 1 3 6 6 2

Second round play-offs

Venezuela vs. Bahamas

Venezuela 1	Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, Venezuela[8] 24–26 September 1999 Hard		Bahamas 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimy Szymanski Mark Knowles 5 7 4 6 62 77       2 Maurice Ruah Mark Merklein 7 5 5 7 65 77 6 3 6 2   3 José de Armas / Maurice Ruah Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 Maurice Ruah Mark Knowles 62 77 6 1 6 0 5 7 3 6   5 Jimy Szymanski Mark Merklein 6 2 3 2       not completed

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