2016 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2016 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Country Club Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (outdoor clay)
• Date: 3–6 February

The 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 four nations finishing third and fourth in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2017.

Pools

Pool A PAR MEX BOL COL 1  Paraguay (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 2  Mexico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3  Bolivia (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 4  Colombia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2

Pool B ARG BRA ECU PER 1  Argentina (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 2  Brazil (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3  Ecuador (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 4  Peru (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotional	Paraguay	0–2	Argentina
3rd–4th	Mexico	0–2	Brazil
Relegation	Bolivia	2–0	Peru
Relegation	Colombia	2–0	Ecuador

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted/First	Argentina
Second	Paraguay
Third	Brazil
Fourth	Mexico
Fifth	Bolivia	Colombia
Relegated/Seventh	Ecuador	Peru

•  Argentina was promoted to the 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
•  Ecuador and  Peru were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.

Group II

• Venue: Centro de Tenis Honda, Bayamón, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)
• Date: 1–6 February

The nine teams were divided into one pool of four teams and one pool of five teams. The top two nations in each pool took part in play-offs, with the two winning nations being promoted to Group I for 2017.

Pools

Pool A VEN CHI HON CRC 1  Venezuela (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 2  Chile (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3  Honduras (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 4  Costa Rica (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Pool B PUR GUA URU DOM BAH 1  Puerto Rico (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2  Guatemala (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3  Uruguay (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 4  Dominican Republic (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 5  Bahamas (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Venezuela	2–0	Guatemala
Promotion	Chile	2–1	Puerto Rico
5th–6th	Honduras	0–2	Uruguay
7th–8th	Costa Rica	2–0	Dominican Republic
9th	N/A		Bahamas

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted/First	Chile	Venezuela
Third	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Fifth	Uruguay
Sixth	Honduras
Seventh	Costa Rica
Eighth	Dominican Republic
Ninth	Bahamas

•  Chile and  Venezuela were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2017.

References

• Fed Cup Result, 2016 Americas Group I
• Fed Cup Result, 2016 Americas Group II

External links

• Fed Cup website