1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      Chile  
  Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet)    bye     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Chile 5         Chile 1
    Colombia 0   Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 4
    Colombia 0
  Cali, Colombia (clay)       Argentina 5  
    Colombia 3  
    Mexico 2     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
      Ecuador 5  
  Zapopan, Mexico (clay)     Bahamas 0     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Bahamas 3         Ecuador 3
    Mexico 2   Halifax, Canada (indoor hard)     Canada 2
    Canada 3
      Mexico 2  
 Mexico relegated to
Group II in 1999.		  Argentina and  Ecuador
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

First round

Argentina vs. Colombia

Argentina
5		 Mayling Country Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
13–15 February 1998
Clay
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mario Rincón		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Franco Squillari
Miguel Tobón		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / Luis Lobo
Mario Rincón / Miguel Tobón		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
4
Franco Squillari
Philippe Moggio		 6
1		 6
4		        
5
Guillermo Cañas
Eduardo Rincón		 6
2		 77
65		        

Bahamas vs. Ecuador

Bahamas
0		 Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas[3]
13–15 February 1998
Hard
Ecuador
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mark Knowles
Luis Morejón		 4
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Roger Smith
Nicolás Lapentti		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
John Farrington / Roger Smith
Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
4
Bjorn Munroe
Giovanni Lapentti		 3
6 		62
77		        
5
John Farrington
Luis Morejón		 2
6 		1
6 		       

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
3		 Air Atlantic Centre, Halifax, Canada[4]
13–15 February 1998
Hard (indoors)
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sébastien Lareau
Alejandro Hernández		 6
4		 64
77		 2
6 		1
6 		   
2
Daniel Nestor
Luis Herrera		 6
4		 65
77		 1
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
3
Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor
Alejandro Hernández / David Roditi		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Bobby Kokavec
Alejandro Hernández		 2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5
Sébastien Lareau
Luis Herrera		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      

Second round

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[5]
3–5 April 1998
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hernán Gumy
Marcelo Ríos		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		   
2
Franco Squillari
Hermes Gamonal		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / Luis Lobo
Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Franco Squillari
Fernando González		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		 6
0		    
5
Hernán Gumy
Hermes Gamonal		 7
5		 6
1		        

Ecuador vs. Canada

Ecuador
3		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[6]
3–5 April 1998
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Lapentti
Sébastien Lareau		 6
2		 6
3		 0
6 		6
3		    
2
Luis Morejón
Daniel Nestor		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		 6
2		    
3
Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti
Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4
Nicolás Lapentti
Daniel Nestor		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Giovanni Lapentti
Jocelyn Robichaud		 3
6 		62
77		        

First round relegation play-offs

Chile vs. Colombia

Chile
5		 San Miguel Gymnasium, Santiago, Chile[7]
17–19 July 1998
Carpet (indoors)
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcelo Ríos
Philippe Moggio		 6
3		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Nicolás Massú
Miguel Tobón		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Philippe Moggio / Miguel Tobón		 67
79		 7
5		 78
66		 6
4		    
4
Marcelo Ríos
Miguel Tobón		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
Nicolás Massú
Jaime Cortés		 6
1		 2
0		        
retired

Mexico vs. Bahamas

Mexico
2		 Puerta de Hierro, Zapopan, Mexico[8]
17–19 July 1998
Clay
Bahamas
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Luis Herrera
Mark Knowles		 3
6 		6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Alejandro Hernández
Roger Smith		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
David Roditi / Mariano Sánchez
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith		 5
7 		65
77		 5
7 		     
4
Alejandro Hernández
Mark Knowles		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		 
5
Mariano Sánchez
Dentry Mortimer		 6
2		 6
0		        

Second round relegation play-offs

Colombia vs. Mexico

Colombia
3		 Andes Golf Club, Cali, Colombia[9]
25–27 September 1998
Clay
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Miguel Tobón
Alejandro Hernández		 64
77		 3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Mauricio Hadad
Mariano Sánchez		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Mauricio Hadad / Miguel Tobón
Marco Osorio / David Roditi		 77
63		 6
4		 5
7 		65
77		 7
5		  
4
Mauricio Hadad
Alejandro Hernández		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Miguel Tobón
Mariano Sánchez		 6
3		 1
6 		5
7 		     

References
  1. "1998 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Argentina v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Bahamas v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ecuador v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Chile v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Bahamas". daviscup.com.
  9. "Colombia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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