2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Main article: 2002 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2003.^[1]

Participating nations

•  Bahamas
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  Ecuador
•  Mexico
•  Venezuela

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Barquisimeto, Venezuela (hard)

Ecuador

5

S

Ecuador

2

Bahamas

0

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

2

Bahamas

3

Mexico

2

Waterloo,[2] Canada (indoor carpet)

Canada

4

Querétaro, Mexico (indoor carpet)

Mexico

1

Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Canada

5

Chile

3

S

Chile

0

bye

S

Chile

•  Mexico relegated to Group II in 2003.
•  Venezuela and  Canada advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Bahamas vs. Venezuela

Bahamas 2	Nassau, Bahamas[3] 8–10 February 2002 Hard		Venezuela 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Merklein José de Armas 4 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     2 Mark Knowles Jimy Szymanski 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     4 Mark Knowles José de Armas 3 6 7 5 3 6 63 77     5 Mark Merklein Jimy Szymanski 4 6 3 6 1 6

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 4	Ontario, Canada[4][5] 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors)		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frédéric Niemeyer Alejandro Hernández 5 7 6 3 6 4 7 5     2 Daniel Nestor Miguel Gallardo-Valles 6 3 6 4 6 0       3 Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer Santiago González / Alejandro Hernández 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Frank Dancevic Miguel Gallardo-Valles 3 6 0 6         5 Simon Larose Santiago González 65 77 6 2 6 2

Second round

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela 3	Airport Tennis Complex, Barquisimeto, Venezuela[6] 5–7 April 2002 Hard		Ecuador 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Armas Luis Morejón 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 2     2 Jimy Szymanski Nicolás Lapentti 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3 4 6   3 José de Armas / Jimy Szymanski Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 7 5 6 2 79 67       4 José de Armas Nicolás Lapentti 1 6 3 6 77 65 6 4 3 6   5 Jimy Szymanski Luis Morejón 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 2

Canada vs. Chile

Canada 5	Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada[7][5] 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (indoors)		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Nestor Marcelo Ríos 77 61 62 77 6 3 1 6 7 5   2 Frédéric Niemeyer Fernando González 62 77 77 62 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer Hermes Gamonal / Fernando González 6 3 6 0 6 2       4 Frank Dancevic Guillermo Hormazábal 6 1 6 4         5 Simon Larose Hermes Gamonal 6 3 77 65

First round play-offs

Ecuador vs. Bahamas

Ecuador 5	Guayaquil T.C., Guayaquil, Ecuador[8][9] 12–14 July 2002 Clay		Bahamas 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jhony de Leon Dentry Mortimer 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Luis Morejón Bjorn Munroe 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Carlos Avellán / Luis Morejón Devin Mullings / Bjorn Munroe 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Carlos Avellán Bjorn Munroe 6 1 78 66         5 Martin Stiegwardt Devin Mullings 3 6 6 1 6 1

Mexico vs. Chile

Mexico 2	Josefa Ortiz-Domínguez Stadium, Querétaro, Mexico[10][9] 12–14 July 2002 Carpet (indoors)		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Hernández Nicolás Massú 3 6 1 6 0 6       2 Marcelo Amador Marcelo Ríos 5 7 77 63 3 6 2 6     3 Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2     4 Alejandro Hernández Marcelo Ríos 77 65 3 6 2 6 6 0 6 2   5 Marcelo Amador Nicolás Massú 3 6 4 6 4 6

Second round play-offs

Bahamas vs. Mexico

Bahamas 3	BLTA National Tennis Centre, Nassau, Bahamas[11] 20–22 September 2002 Hard		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Merklein Miguel Gallardo-Valles 7 5 0 6 4 6 65 77     2 Mark Knowles Alejandro Hernández 64 77 6 2 1 6 6 1 6 4   3 Mark Knowles / Mark Merklein Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Mark Knowles Miguel Gallardo-Valles 66 78 6 3 1 6 0 1     5 Mark Merklein Alejandro Hernández 6 2 6 3 6 4