The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.
Participating nations
Draw Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda Date: 29 April–3 May
Group A
Group B
1st to 4th place play-offs
5th to 8th place play-offs
Final standings Rank Team12345678
and promoted to Group II in 1998. and relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Round robin
Group A
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados vs. Panama
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Barbados
Panama vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Panama
Barbados vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Group B
Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic
Guatemala vs. Jamaica
Bolivia vs. Jamaica
Dominican Republic vs. Guatemala
Bolivia vs. Guatemala
Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica
1st to 4th place play-offs
Semifinals
Panama vs. Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala
Final
Jamaica vs. Guatemala
3rd to 4th play-off
Panama vs. Antigua and Barbuda
5th to 8th place play-offs
5th to 8th play-offs
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic
Barbados vs. Bolivia
5th to 6th play-off
Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia
7th to 8th play-off
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Barbados
References
External links Davis Cup official website