The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.
In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2018. All other teams remained in Group III.
Participating nations
Inactive nations
These nations decided not to compete in the 2017 Davis Cup.
Draw
Date: 12–17 June 2017
Location: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Pool A
Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) If two teams have the same number of wins, head-to-head record; 3) If three teams have the same number of wins, (a) number of matches won in the group, then (b) percentage of sets won in the group, then (c) percentage of games won in the group, then (d) Davis Cup rankings.
Playoffs PlacingA TeamScoreB TeamPromotional 2–0 Promotional 1–2 5th–6th 2–1 7th–8th 2–0 9th colspan=2
and promoted to Group II in 2018.
Round robin
Group A
Uruguay vs. Cuba
Costa Rica vs. Panama
Uruguay vs. Panama
Costa Rica vs. Cuba
Uruguay vs. Costa Rica
Cuba vs. Panama
Group B Honduras vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica vs. Bermuda
Puerto Rico vs. Jamaica
Bermuda vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Puerto Rico vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Honduras vs. Bermuda
Puerto Rico vs. Bermuda
Honduras vs. Jamaica
Puerto Rico vs. Honduras
Jamaica vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Playoffs
Promotional playoffs
Uruguay vs. Honduras
Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica
5th place playoff
Panama vs. Jamaica
7th place playoff
Cuba vs. Bermuda
References
External links Official Website