The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2019 Fed Cup.
Group I
editThe eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The two nations finishing last and second last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2020.[1]
Seeding
editPot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paraguay | 19 | 1 |
Argentina | 23 | 2 | |
2 | Brazil | 25 | 3 |
Mexico | 33 | 4 | |
3 | Colombia | 35 | 5 |
Chile | 38 | 6 | |
4 | Ecuador | 39 | 7 |
Puerto Rico | 52 | 8 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 November 2018
Pools
editPool A | PAR | MEX | COL | ECU | |
1 | Paraguay (2–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Mexico (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Colombia (2–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | Ecuador (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B | BRA | CHI | ARG | PUR | |
1 | Brazil (3–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | Chile (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Argentina (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | Puerto Rico (0–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
editPlacing | A Team | Score | B Team |
---|---|---|---|
Promotional | Paraguay | 0–2 | Brazil |
3rd–4th | Mexico | 1–2 | Chile |
Relegation | Colombia | 2–1 | Puerto Rico |
Relegation | Ecuador | 1–2 | Argentina |
Final placements
editPlacing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Brazil | |
Second | Paraguay | |
Third | Chile | |
Fourth | Mexico | |
Fifth | Colombia | Argentina |
Relegated/Sixth | Puerto Rico | Ecuador |
- Brazil was promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
- Puerto Rico and Ecuador were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2020.
Group II
edit- Venue 1: Tennis Club Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, Peru (clay)
- Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)
- Dates: 16–20 April
The twelve teams will compete across two different venues, with 6 nations taking part in Lima, and 5 nations taking part in Santo Domingo. In Lima, the six teams will be divided into two pools of 3 teams. The winners of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2020. In Santo Domingo, five nations will compete in one pool, with the winning nation promoted to Group I in 2020.[2]
Seeding
editPot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | Peru | 48 | 1 |
Venezuela | 52 | 2 | |
2 | Guatemala | 55 | 3 |
3 | Cuba | 61 | 5 |
Bahamas | 62 | 6 | |
4 | Bolivia | 68 | 7 |
Dominican Republic | 70 | 8 | |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72 | 9 |
Uruguay | 84 | 10 | |
6 | Barbados | 96 | 11 |
Panama | 99 | 12 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 11 February 2019
Pools
editPool A (Lima) | PER | BOL | PAN | |
1 | Peru (2–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Bolivia (1–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | Panama (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B (Lima) | BAH | TTO | BAR | |
1 | Bahamas (2–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Trinidad and Tobago (1–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | Barbados (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool A (Santo Domingo) | VEN | GUA | URU | DOM | CUB | |
1 | Venezuela (4–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Guatemala (3–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Uruguay (2–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | Dominican Republic (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
5 | Cuba (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Play-offs
editPlacing (Lima) | A Team | Score | B Team |
---|---|---|---|
Promotional | Peru | 2–0 | Bahamas |
3rd–4th | Bolivia | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
5th–6th | Panama | 0–3 | Barbados |
Final placements
editPlacing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Peru | Venezuela |
Second | Bahamas | Guatemala |
Third | Bolivia | Uruguay |
Fourth | Trinidad and Tobago | Dominican Republic |
Fifth | Panama | Cuba |
Sixth | Barbados |
References
edit- ^ "Group I Americas 2019". www.fedcup.com.
- ^ "Group II Americas 2019". www.fedcup.com.