1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Knockout Stage

The Knockout Stage of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Uruguay Cuba Bolivia Peru
2 Dominican Republic Bahamas Barbados Jamaica
3 Costa Rica El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda
4 Guatemala Haiti Panama Antigua and Barbuda
Main article: 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to next year's Americas Zone Group I.

  First round
26 February		 Quarterfinals
27 February
                 
  Uruguay 3  
  Bahamas 0  
    Uruguay 2
    Bolivia 1
  Jamaica 0
  Bolivia 3  
  Cuba 3  
  Barbados 0  
    Cuba 2
    Peru 1
  Dominican Republic 0
  Peru 3  

Semifinals

Uruguay vs. Bahamas

Uruguay
3		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
26 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Bahamas
0
1 2 3
1
Cecilia Guillenea
Nikkita Fountain		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Daniela Olivera
Kim Cartwright		 7
5		 6
0		    
3
Cecilia Guillenea / Daniela Peyrot
Nikkita Fountain / Jodi Saunders		 6
2		 6
1		    

[1]

Jamaica vs. Bolivia

Jamaica
0		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
26 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Bolivia
3
1 2 3
1
Alexandra Chong
Viviana Rivero		 1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Amira Samara
Mónica Poveda		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Alexandra Chong / Amira Samara
Eunice Paravicini / Mónica Poveda		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		 

[2]

Cuba vs. Barbados

Cuba
3		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
26 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Barbados
0
1 2 3
1
Yamile Fors Guerra
Tricia-Ann Greaves		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Yoannis Montesino
Richele Le Saldo		 6
1		 6
3		    
3
Yamile Cordova / Yoannis Montesino
Tricia-Ann Greaves / Richele Le Saldo		 6
1		 6
3		    

[3]

Dominican Republic vs. Peru

Dominican Republic
0		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
26 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Peru
3
1 2 3
1
Carla Prieto
Lorena Rodríguez di Laura		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Glenny Cepeda
Carla Rodríguez		 0
6 		77
64		 4
6 		 
3
Kristel Izquierdo / Carla Prieto
Lorena Rodríguez di Laura / Ariana Rojas		 3
6 		2
6 		   

[4]

Finals

Uruguay vs. Bolivia

Uruguay
2		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
27 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Bolivia
1
1 2 3
1
Cecilia Guillenea
Daniela Álvarez		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		  
2
Daniela Olivera
Mónica Poveda		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		 
3
Daniela Olivera / Virginia Sadi
Daniela Álvarez / Mónica Poveda		 6
2		 6
2		    

[5]

  •  Uruguay advanced to Group I for 2000, where they placed fourth in their pool of five.[6]

Cuba vs. Peru

Cuba
2		 Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
27 February 1999
Hard (outdoors)
Peru
1
1 2 3
1
Yamile Fors Guerra
Ariana Rojas		 6
2		 2
6 		6
4		  
2
Yoannis Montesino
Carla Rodríguez		 6
2		 5
7 		2
6 		 
3
Yamile Cordova / Yoannis Montesino
Carla Rodríguez / Lorena Rodríguez di Laura		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		  

[7]

  •  Cuba advanced to Group I for 2000, where they placed last in their pool of five and was thus relegated back to Group II for 2001.[8]

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "Uruguay v Bahamas". fedcup.com.
  2. "Jamaica v Bolivia". fedcup.com.
  3. "Cuba v Barbados". fedcup.com.
  4. "Dominican Republic v Peru". fedcup.com.
  5. "Uruguay v Bolivia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay". fedcup.com.
  7. "Cuba v Peru". fedcup.com.
  8. "Fed Cup Profile, Cuba". fedcup.com.
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