2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2005 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay)
• Date: 20–23 April

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last or second-to-last in the pools also played-off to determine which would be relegated to Group II for 2006.

Pools

Pool A PUR URU MEX BOL 1  Puerto Rico (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 2  Uruguay (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3  Mexico (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 4  Bolivia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Pool B CAN BRA CUB PAR 1  Canada (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2  Brazil (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0 3  Cuba (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 4  Paraguay (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Puerto Rico	2–0	Canada
3rd–4th	Uruguay	0–3	Brazil
Relegation	Mexico	3–0	Paraguay
Relegation	Bolivia	1–2	Cuba

•  Puerto Rico advanced to 2005 World Group II Play-offs.^[1]
•  Paraguay and  Bolivia was relegated to Group II for 2006.^[2][3]

Group II

• Venue: Liga de Tenis de Campo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)
• Date: 21–23 April

The four teams played in one pool of four, with the two teams placing first and second in the pool advancing to Group I for 2006.

Pool

	Pool	CHI	COL	DOM	VEN
1	Chile (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Colombia (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Dominican Republic (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Venezuela (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

•  Chile and  Colombia advanced to Group I for 2006.^[4][5]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

External links

• Fed Cup website