2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone

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

Main article: 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
Main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Paraguay1–2 Mexico
Promotional Colombia0–2 Argentina
Relegation Venezuela1–2 Chile
RelegationN/A 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
Main article: 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing (Panama City)A TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Uruguay0–2 Ecuador
3rd–4th Bahamas2–0 El Salvador
5th–6th Costa Rica2–0 Cuba
7thN/A Panama
Placing (La Paz)A TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Guatemala2–0 Bolivia
3rd–4th Dominican Republic2–1 Honduras
5th–6th Jamaica0–3 Puerto Rico
7thN/A 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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