The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1996 Fed Cup.
Group I Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (outdoor clay) Date: 22–28 April
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Americas Zone Group II for 1997.
Pools
Knockout stage
advanced to World Group II Play-offs. and relegated to Group II in 1997.
Group II Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay) Date: 6–12 May
The thirteen teams were divided into two pools of six and seven. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1997.
Pools
and advanced to Group I in 1997.
See also Fed Cup structure
References
Fed Cup Profile, Chile Fed Cup Profile, Colombia Fed Cup Profile, Mexico Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela Fed Cup Profile, Brazil Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas Fed Cup Profile, Peru Fed Cup Profile, Cuba Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica
External links Fed Cup website