2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 2001 Fed Cup Americas Group II. The top two teams (i.e. the teams that won matches in the first round of the top quarter) advanced to Group I next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
1	Puerto Rico	Bahamas	Costa Rica	Cuba
2	Bolivia	Chile	Bermuda	Guatemala
3	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago	Panama	El Salvador
4			Antigua and Barbuda	Barbados

Draw

	Play-offs 19 May					1st Round 18 May					2nd Round 19 May
							Puerto Rico	2
							Cuba	1
		Cuba	2									Puerto Rico	2
		Costa Rica	0									Bahamas	0
							Costa Rica	1
							Bahamas	2

	Play-offs 19 May					1st Round 18 May					2nd Round 19 May
							Bolivia	3
							Bermuda	0
		Bermuda	0									Bolivia	0
		Guatemala	3									Chile	2
							Guatemala	1
							Chile	2

	Play-offs 19 May					1st Round 18 May					2nd Round 19 May
							Jamaica	2
							Trinidad and Tobago	0
		Trinidad and Tobago	2									Jamaica	2
		Panama	0									El Salvador	1
							El Salvador	2
							Panama	0

	1st Round 18 May
		Antigua and Barbuda	2
		Barbados	1

First Round

Puerto Rico vs. Cuba

Puerto Rico 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Cuba 1
1 2 3 1 Jessica Roland Rosario Yamile Fors Guerra 1 6 3 6     2 Mari Toró Yanet Núñez Mojarena 6 2 6 4     3 Jessica Roland Rosario / Mari Toró Yamile Fors Guerra / Yanet Núñez Mojarena 7 5 4 6 6 3

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Costa Rica vs. Bahamas

Costa Rica 1	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Bahamas 2
1 2 3 1 Melissa Mendieta Larikah Russell 1 6 2 6     2 Érika Villalobos Morsink Nikkita Fountain 6 2 6 4     3 Melissa Mendieta / Érika Villalobos Morsink Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell 2 6 3 6

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Bolivia vs. Bermuda

Bolivia 3	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Bermuda 0
1 2 3 1 Viviana Rivero Sasha Fisher 6 3 6 3     2 Mónica Poveda Shonette Wilson 6 0 6 2     3 Claudia Herbas / Viviana Rivero Tara Lambert / Shonette Wilson 6 2 7^7 6^0

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Guatemala vs. Chile

Guatemala 1	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Chile 2
1 2 3 1 Lucía Henkle Gómez Ignacia Marín 6 2 6 4     2 Luise-Elfride López Valentina Castro 1 6 6 0 2 6   3 Luise-Elfride López / Mariola Prado Suheil Lizana / Ignacia Marín 5 7 0 6

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Jamaica vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Trinidad and Tobago 0
1 2 3 1 Tinesta Rowe Tenille Elias 6 2 6 4     2 Kadija Richards Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung 6 2 6 3     3           not played

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El Salvador vs. Panama

El Salvador 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Panama 0
1 2 3 1 Ingrid González María Elena Gittens 6 0 6 0     2 Claudia Argumedo Anais Marie Moreno 6 0 6 0     3           not played

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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 18 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Barbados 1
1 2 3 1 Francine Harvey Elena Branker 6^3 7^7 2 6     2 Niki Williams Kyla Hunte 3 6 6 1 8 6   3 Isoke Perry / Niki Williams Elena Branker / Kyla Hunte 6 4 4 6 7 5

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Repchage Round

Cuba vs. Costa Rica

Cuba 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Costa Rica 0
1 2 3 1 Yamile Fors Guerra Melissa Mendieta 3 6 6 3 6 0   2 Yanet Núñez Mojarena Érika Villalobos Morsink 6 3 6 0     3           not played

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Bermuda vs. Guatemala

Bermuda 0	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Guatemala 3
1 2 3 1 Sasha Fisher Mariola Prado 0 6 3 6     2 Zarah De Silva Luise-Elfride López 4 6 0 6     3 Sasha Fisher / Shonette Wilson Lucía Henkle Gómez / Karen Saravia 2 6 6^1 7^7

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Panama

Trinidad and Tobago 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Panama 0
1 2 3 1 Tenille Elias Alexia Llysel Márquez 6 2 6 0     2 Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung Anais Marie Moreno 6 0 6 0     3           not played

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Second Round

Puerto Rico vs. Bahamas

Puerto Rico 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Bahamas 0
1 2 3 1 Jessica Roland Rosario Larikah Russell 6 4 6 1     2 Mari Toró Nikkita Fountain 6 1 6 1     3           not played

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Bolivia vs. Chile

Bolivia 0	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		Chile 2
1 2 3 1 Mónica Poveda Suheil Lizana 1 6 4 6     2 Daniela Álvarez Valentina Castro 0 5     retired   3           not played

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Jamaica vs. El Salvador

Jamaica 2	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 19 May 2001 Laykold hard (outdoors)		El Salvador 1
1 2 3 1 Tinesta Rowe Ingrid González 3 6 6 2 8 6   2 Kadija Richards Claudia Argumedo 6^7 7^9 1 6     3 Alexandra Chong / Tinesta Rowe Ingrid González / Ana Gloria Osório Peña 6 3 6 3

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
First	Puerto Rico
Second	Bahamas
Third	Cuba
Fourth	Costa Rica
Fifth	Chile
Sixth	Bolivia
Seventh	Guatemala
Eighth	Bermuda
Ninth	Jamaica
Tenth	El Salvador
Eleventh	Trinidad and Tobago
Twelfth	Panama
Thirteenth	Antigua and Barbuda
Fourteenth	Barbados

•  Puerto Rico and  Bahamas advanced to Group I for next year, where they respectively placed last and third in the same pool of four. Puerto Rico, thus, was relegated back down to Group II for 2003.^[14][15]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Puerto Rico v Cuba". fedcup.com.
2. "Costa Rica v Bahamas". fedcup.com.
3. "Bolivia v Bermuda". fedcup.com.
4. "Guatemala v Chile". fedcup.com.
5. "Jamaica v Trinidad and Tobago". fedcup.com.
6. "El Salvador v Panama". fedcup.com.
7. "Antigua and Barbuda v Barbados". fedcup.com.
8. "Cuba v Costa Rica". fedcup.com.
9. "Bermuda v Guatemala". fedcup.com.
10. "Trinidad and Tobago v Panama". fedcup.com.
11. "Puerto Rico v Bahamas". fedcup.com.
12. "Bolivia v Chile". fedcup.com.
13. "Jamaica v El Salvador". fedcup.com.
14. "Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
15. "Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website