The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

  • Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, Chile (clay)
  • Date: 5–8 February 2020

The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the play-offs. The nations finishing last (in Pool A) and second last (in Pool B) took part in a relegation play-off, with the losing nation relegated to Group II for 2022. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated to Group II for 2022.[1]

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Paraguay 20 1
 Argentina 25 2
2  Chile 31 3
 Colombia 32 4
3  Mexico 33 5
 Venezuela 41 6
 Peru 43 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

Pool A PAR COL VEN
1  Paraguay (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Colombia (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Venezuela (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B ARG MEX CHI PER
1  Argentina (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Mexico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Chile (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Peru (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Paraguay1–2 Mexico
Promotional Colombia0–2 Argentina
Relegation Venezuela1–2 Chile
Relegation— Peru

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Argentina  Mexico
Third  Colombia  Paraguay
Fifth  Chile
Sixth/Relegated  Venezuela
Seventh/Relegated  Peru

Group II

  • Venue 1: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (clay)
  • Venue 2: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
  • Dates: 23–26 June 2021 (Panama City) and 27–30 October 2021 (La Paz)

The fourteen teams will compete across two different venues, with 7 nations taking part in La Paz, and 7 nations taking part in Panama City. In La Paz, the seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The winners of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. In Panama City, the seven teams were divided into two pools of four and three teams, with the winning nation promoted to Group I in 2022.[2]

Seeding

Panama City
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Bahamas 55 1
 Ecuador 62 2
2  Cuba 66 3
 Uruguay 69 4
3  Costa Rica 70 5
 Panama 74 6
 El Salvador 98 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021
La Paz
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Guatemala 61 1
 Bolivia 64 2
2  Dominican Republic 67 3
 Puerto Rico 80 4
3  Honduras 85 5
 Jamaica 98 6
 Barbados 103 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021

Pools

Pool A (Panama City) URU BAH CRC
1  Uruguay (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Bahamas (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Costa Rica (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B (Panama City) ECU ESA CUB PAN
1  Ecuador (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  El Salvador (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Cuba (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Panama (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool A (La Paz) GUA DOM JAM
1  Guatemala (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Dominican Republic (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Jamaica (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B (La Paz) BOL HON PUR BAR
1  Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Honduras (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Puerto Rico (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Barbados (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Placing (Panama City)A TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Uruguay0–2 Ecuador
3rd–4th Bahamas2–0 El Salvador
5th–6th Costa Rica2–0 Cuba
7th— Panama
Placing (La Paz)A TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Guatemala2–0 Bolivia
3rd–4th Dominican Republic2–1 Honduras
5th–6th Jamaica0–3 Puerto Rico
7th— Barbados

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Ecuador  Guatemala
Second  Uruguay  Bolivia
Third  Bahamas  Dominican Republic
Fourth  El Salvador  Honduras
Fifth  Costa Rica  Puerto Rico
Sixth  Cuba  Jamaica
Seventh  Panama  Barbados

References

  1. ↑ "Group I Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Group II Americas 2020". www.fedcup.com.
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