2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

The Americas Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Escazú, Costa Rica, from 28 May to 2 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Americas Zone, for 2019.

Participating nations

Inactive nations

Draw

Date: 28 May–2 June

Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.

Seeding

Pot	Nation	Rank¹	Seed
1	Paraguay	81	1
1	Honduras	84	2
2	Costa Rica	94	3
2	Jamaica	95	4
3	Bahamas	99	5
3	Cuba	104	6
4	Panama	110	7
	Bermuda	113	8
	Antigua and Barbuda	130	9

¹Davis Cup Rankings as of 9 April 2018

Round Robin

Pool A

		PAR	CRC	CUB	PAN	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Paraguay		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	16–4 (80%)	111–74 (60%)	1
3	Costa Rica	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–1	15–5 (75%)	108–76 (59%)	2
6	Cuba	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–2	7–13 (35%)	82–102 (45%)	3
7	Panama	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	2–18 (10%)	65–116 (36%)	4

Pool B

		BAH	HON	JAM	ANT	BER	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
5	Bahamas		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	22–3 (88%)	142–83 (63%)	1
2	Honduras	1–2		1–2	2–1	3–0	2–2	14–10 (58%)	110–86 (56%)	2
4	Jamaica	0–3	2–1		1–2	3–0	2–2	14–13 (52%)	130–121 (52%)	3
9	Antigua and Barbuda	0–3	1–2	2–1		2–1	2–2	10–16 (38%)	107–127 (46%)	4
8	Bermuda	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–4	4–22 (15%)	77–149 (34%)	5

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

Playoffs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotional	Paraguay	0–2	Honduras
Promotional	Costa Rica	1–2	Bahamas
5th–6th	Cuba	2–0	Jamaica
7th–8th	Panama	2–1	Antigua and Barbuda
9th	—		Bermuda

Bahamas and Honduras were promoted to Group II in 2019.

Round Robin

Pool A

Paraguay vs. Panama

Paraguay
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[1]
30 May
Hard

Panama
0

		1	2	3
1	Juan Borba Marcelo Rodríguez	6 4	6 1
2	Ayed Zatar Walner Espinoza	6 2	3 6	6 3
3	Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Jorge Daniel Chévez / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares	6 3	7⁷ 6⁴

Costa Rica vs. Cuba

Costa Rica
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[2]
30 May
Hard

Cuba
0

		1	2	3
1	Sebastián Quirós Omar Hernández Moreno	0 6	6 2	6 4
2	Jesse Flores Osmel Rivera Granja	6 3	7 5
3	Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío Omar Hernández Moreno / Osmel Rivera Granja	6 3	7 5

Paraguay vs. Cuba

Paraguay
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[3]
31 May
Hard

Cuba
0

		1	2
1	Juan Borba Omar Hernández Moreno	7⁷ 6²	6 1
2	Ayed Zatar Osmel Rivera Granja	6 1	6 3
3	Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Denilson Martínez / Osmel Rivera Granja	6 1	6 2

Costa Rica vs. Panama

Costa Rica
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[4]
31 May
Hard

Panama
0

		1	2
1	Sebastián Quirós Marcelo Rodríguez	6 2	6 2
2	Jesse Flores Walner Espinoza	6 2	6 2
3	Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío Walner Espinoza / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares	6 3	6 2

Paraguay vs. Costa Rica

Paraguay
2

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[5]
1 June
Hard

Costa Rica
1

		1	2	3
1	Diego Galeano Sebastián Quirós	6 3	5 7	7 5
2	Ayed Zatar Jesse Flores	6 4	6 4
3	Juan Borba / Juan Pablo Vallejo Álvarez Pablo Núñez / Julián Saborío	1 6	3 6

Cuba vs. Panama

Cuba
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[6]
1 June
Hard

Panama
0

		1	2	3
1	Omar Hernández Moreno Marcelo Rodríguez	6 4	6 1
2	Osmel Rivera Granja Walner Espinoza	6 2	6 4
3	Denilson Martínez / David Rodríguez Walner Espinoza / Luis Alejandro Espinoza Bares	7 5	2 6	7 5

Pool B

Honduras vs. Bahamas

Honduras
1

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[7]
28 May
Hard

Bahamas
2

		1	2
1	Keny Turcios Philip Wilbert Major	4 6	2 6
2	Jaime Bendeck Baker Newman	2 6	1 6
3	Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Marvin Rolle / Jody Turnquest	6 2	6 2

Bermuda vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Bermuda
1

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[8]
28 May
Hard

Antigua and Barbuda
2

		1	2	3
1	Richard Mallory Kevin Gardner	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
2	David Thomas Jody Maginley	1 6	3 6
3	Jenson Bascome / Gavin Manders Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley	7⁷ 6²	4 6	3 6

Jamaica vs. Bermuda

Jamaica
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[9]
29 May
Hard

Bermuda
0

		1	2	3
1	Dimitri Bird Richard Mallory	6 3	6 4
2	Rowland Phillips Gavin Manders	6 3	6 4
3	Marcus Malcolm / Rowland Phillips Jenson Bacsome / David Thomas	6 1	3 6	6 3

Bahamas vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[10]
29 May
Hard

Antigua and Barbuda
0

		1	2
1	Philip Wilbert Major Shakir Elvin	6 4	6 3
2	Baker Newman Jody Maginley	7 5	7 5
3	Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Carlton Bedminster / Kevin Gardner	6 2	6 0

Honduras vs. Bermuda

Honduras
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[11]
30 May
Hard

Bermuda
0

		1	2
1	Keny Turcios Richard Mallory	6 1	6 1
2	Jaime Bendeck David Thomas	6 2	6 1
3	Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Jenson Bacsome / Richard Mallory	6 1	6 2

Jamaica vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Jamaica
1

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[12]
30 May
Hard

Antigua and Barbuda
2

		1	2	3
1	Dimitri Bird Shakir Elvin	6 1	6 1
2	Rowland Phillips Jody Maginley	5 7	2 6
3	Marcus Malcolm / Rowland Phillips Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley	4 6	6 2	4 6

Honduras vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Honduras
2

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[13]
31 May
Hard

Antigua and Barbuda
1

		1	2
1	Keny Turcios Shakir Elvin	6 1	6 2
2	Jaime Bendeck Jody Maginley	0 6	1 6
3	Jaime Bendeck / Alejandro Obando Carlton Bedminster / Jody Maginley	6 2	6 4

Jamaica vs. Bahamas

Jamaica
0

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[14]
31 May
Hard

Bahamas
3

		1	2	3
1	Dimitri Bird Philip Wilbert Major	1 6	3 6
2	Rowland Phillips Baker Newman	6 1	5 7	5 7
3	Dimitri Bird / Marcus Malcolm Marvin Rolle / Jody Turnquest	3 6	6³ 7⁷

Honduras vs. Jamaica

Honduras
1

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[15]
1 June
Hard

Jamaica
2

		1	2
1	Alejandro Obando Dimitri Bird	6 2	6 1
2	Jaime Bendeck Rowland Phillips	2 6	6⁵ 7⁷
3	Alejandro Obando / Keny Turcios Dimitri Bird / Rowland Phillips	6⁶ 7⁸	2 6

Bahamas vs. Bermuda

Bahamas
3

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[16]
1 June
Hard

Bermuda
0

		1	2
1	Jody Turnquest Richard Mallory	6 2	6 2
2	Baker Newman David Thomas	6 4	6 1
3	Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Jenson Bacsome / Richard Mallory	6 1	6 4

Playoffs

Promotional Playoffs

Paraguay vs. Honduras

Paraguay
0

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[17]
2 June
Hard

Honduras
2

		1	2
1	Juan Borba Alejandro Obando	2 6	6³ 7⁷
2	Ayed Zatar Jaime Bendeck	4 6	3 6
3	Diego Galeano / Ayed Zatar Jaime Bendeck / Keny Turcios			not played

Bahamas vs. Costa Rica

Bahamas
2

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[18]
2 June
Hard

Costa Rica
1

		1	2	3
1	Philip Wilbert Major Sebastián Quirós	6 2	6 2
2	Baker Newman Jesse Flores	6³ 7⁷	4 6
3	Philip Wilbert Major / Marvin Rolle Jesse Flores / Julián Saborío	4 6	6 4	6 3

5th to 6th Playoff

Cuba vs. Jamaica

Cuba
2

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[19]
2 June
Hard

Jamaica
0

		1	2	3
1	Omar Hernández Moreno Marcus Malcolm	7 5	6 4
2	Osmel Rivera Granja Rowland Phillips	6 4	3 6	7 5
3	Omar Hernández Moreno / Osmel Rivera Granja Dimitri Bird / Rowland Phillips				not played

7th to 8th Playoff

Panama vs. Antigua and Barbuda

Panama
2

Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica^[20]
2 June
Hard

Antigua and Barbuda
1

		1	2	3
1	Walner Espinoza Carlton Bedminster	6 3	6 2
2	Jorge Daniel Chévez Jody Maginley	3 6	4 6
3	Walner Espinoza / Marcelo Rodríguez Shakir Elvin / Jody Maginley	4 6	6 4	6 3

References

^ "Paraguay v Panama". daviscup.com.
^ "Costa Rica v Cuba". daviscup.com.
^ "Paraguay v Cuba". daviscup.com.
^ "Costa Rica v Panama". daviscup.com.
^ "Paraguay v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.
^ "Cuba v Panama". daviscup.com.
^ "Honduras v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
^ "Bermuda v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Jamaica v Bermuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Bahamas v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Honduras v Bermuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Jamaica v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Honduras v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Jamaica v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
^ "Honduras v Jamaica". daviscup.com.
^ "Bahamas v Bermuda". daviscup.com.
^ "Paraguay v Honduras". daviscup.com.
^ "Bahamas v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.
^ "Cuba v Jamaica". daviscup.com.
^ "Panama v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Paraguay v Panama". daviscup.com.

[2] "Costa Rica v Cuba". daviscup.com.

[3] "Paraguay v Cuba". daviscup.com.

[4] "Costa Rica v Panama". daviscup.com.

[5] "Paraguay v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.

[6] "Cuba v Panama". daviscup.com.

[7] "Honduras v Bahamas". daviscup.com.

[8] "Bermuda v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

[9] "Jamaica v Bermuda". daviscup.com.

[10] "Bahamas v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

[11] "Honduras v Bermuda". daviscup.com.

[12] "Jamaica v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

[13] "Honduras v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

[14] "Jamaica v Bahamas". daviscup.com.

[15] "Honduras v Jamaica". daviscup.com.

[16] "Bahamas v Bermuda". daviscup.com.

[17] "Paraguay v Honduras". daviscup.com.

[18] "Bahamas v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.

[19] "Cuba v Jamaica". daviscup.com.

[20] "Panama v Antigua and Barbuda". daviscup.com.

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