2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating nations

Seeds:  Ecuador  Canada

Remaining Nations  Brazil  Mexico  Peru  Venezuela

Draw

	Second Round Play-offs 22-24 September					First Round Play-offs 21-23 July					First Round 10-12 February					Second Round 7-9 April
											1	Ecuador
						Lima, Peru (clay)						bye				Cuenca, Ecuador (clay)
						1	Ecuador	1								1	Ecuador	0
							Peru	4			Asia, Peru (clay)						Brazil	4
												Peru	2
	Higuerote, Venezuela (hard)										Brazil	3
	1	Ecuador	0
		Venezuela	5							Maracay, Venezuela (hard)
												Venezuela	1
						Granby, Canada (hard)						Mexico	4			Mexico City (clay)
						Venezuela	1									Mexico	4
						2	Canada	3								2	Canada	1
											bye
											2	Canada
Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.										Brazil and  Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Peru vs. Brazil

Peru 2	Estadio Asia, Asia District, Peru[1] 10 – 12 February 2006 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Miranda Flávio Saretta 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Luis Horna Ricardo Mello 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Luis Horna / Iván Miranda Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá 6 4 6^6 7^8 4 6 7 5 3 6   4 Luis Horna Flávio Saretta 6^6 7^8 6 3 6 2 6 2     5 Iván Miranda Ricardo Mello 6^4 7^7 6 3 4 6 2 6

Venezuela vs. Mexico

Venezuela 1	Academia Bianchi Tenis, Maracay, Venezuela[2] 10 – 12 February 2006 Hard		Mexico 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Armas Santiago González 1 6 0 6 7 5 4 6     2 Yohny Romero Miguel Gallardo Valles 4 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 10 12   3 José de Armas / Yohny Romero Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 4 0 6 1 6 4 6     4 Jimy Szymanski Bruno Echagaray 3 6 2 6         5 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Miguel Gallardo Valles 6 1           retired

Second round

Ecuador vs. Brazil

Ecuador 0	Cuenca Tenis y Golf Club, Cuenca, Ecuador[3] 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay		Brazil 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Lapentti Flávio Saretta 6^4 7^7 4 6       retired   2 Nicolás Lapentti Ricardo Mello 7 5 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6   3 Carlos Avellán / Nicolás Lapentti Marcos Daniel / André Sá 6^2 7^7 2 6 3 6       4 Carlos Avellán Flávio Saretta 4 6 4 6         5 Julio César Campozano Marcos Daniel           not played

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico 4	Centre Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Gallardo Valles Frank Dancevic 7^7 6^4 6 2 4 6 6 3     2 Santiago González Robert Steckley 6 3 3 6 6 2 6 2     3 Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor 7 5 3 6 6^4 7^7 6^4 7^7     4 Santiago González Frank Dancevic 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Bruno Echagaray Philip Bester 6 3 7^7 6^4

First round playoffs

Peru vs. Ecuador

Peru 4	Estadio Hermanos Buse - Club Lawn Tenis de la Exposicion, Lima, Peru[5] 21 – 23 July 2006 Clay		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matías Silva Carlos Avellán 4 6 7^7 6^5 7^10 6^8 6 2     2 Iván Miranda Julio César Campozano 7 5 6 4 6 3       3 Iván Miranda / Matías Silva Carlos Avellán / Julio César Campozano 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 William Lock Jose Zunino 6 4 6 0         5 Leonardo Ramírez Juan Andrés Gómez 1 6 2 6

Canada vs. Venezuela

Canada 3	Le Club de Tennis de Granby, Granby, Canada[6] 21 – 23 July 2006 Hard		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Dancevic Daniel Vallverdu 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Philip Bester Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 7 5 6 4 2 6 6 4     3 Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor Juan de Armas / Orlando Superlano 6 1 6 4 7^7 6^2       4 Robert Steckley Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 7^7 6^4 4 6 3 3     retired   5 Philip Bester Daniel Vallverdu           not played

Second round playoffs

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela 5	Club Aguasal, Higuerote, Venezuela[7] 22 – 24 September 2006 Hard		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yohny Romero Julio César Campozano 6 3 6 1 6^3 7^7 6 1     2 Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Carlos Avellán 0 6 6 3 1 6 7 5 3 0   retired 3 Piero Luisi / Daniel Vallverdu Carlos Avellán / Julio César Campozano 6 2 6 1 6 4       4 Piero Luisi Jose Zunino 6 3 6 4         5 Daniel Vallverdu Juan Andrés Gómez 6 3 7 5

References

• Draw

1. "Peru v Brazil". daviscup.com.
2. "Venezuela vs. Mexico". daviscup.com.
3. "Ecuador vs. Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Mexico vs. Canada". daviscup.com.
5. "Peru vs. Ecuador". daviscup.com.
6. "Canada vs. Venezuela". daviscup.com.
7. "Venezuela vs. Ecuador". daviscup.com.