2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Explained
See main article: 2018 Fed Cup.
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2018 Fed Cup.
Group I
- Venue: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
- Date: 7–10 February
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 World Group II play-offs. The two nations finishing last and second last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2019. Puerto Rico withdrew before the tournament due to the economic circumstances caused by Hurricane Maria.[1]
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | | 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |
2 | | 27 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 |
3 | | 38 | 5 |
| 41 | 6 |
| 45 | 7 | |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017
Play-offs
See main article: 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs.
Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–0 | |
3rd–4th | | 0–2 | |
Relegation | | 2–0 | |
Relegation | colspan=2 | | |
Final placements
Placing | Teams |
Promoted/First | |
Second | |
Third | |
Fourth | |
Fifth | |
Relegated/Sixth | | | |
Group II
- Venue 1: Club Deportivo La Asunción, Metepec, Mexico (hard)
- Venue 2: Centro Nacional de Tenis de la FET, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
- Dates: 20–23 June and 18–21 July
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | | 51 | 1 |
| 53 | 2 |
| 56 | 3 |
| 65 | 4 |
2 | | 67 | 5 |
| 70 | 6 |
| 71 | 7 |
| 75 | 8 |
3 | | 84 | 9 |
| 88 | 10 |
| 90 | 11 |
| 94 | 12 |
| 99 | 13 | |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 23 April 2018
Play-offs
See main article: 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs.
Placing (Metepec) | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–0 | | 3rd–4th | | 0–2 | | 5th–6th | | 0–3 | | |
| Placing (Guayaquil) | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–0 | | 3rd–4th | | 2–1 | | 5th–6th | | 2–1 | | 7th | colspan=2 | | |
| |
Final placements
Placing | Teams |
Promoted | | |
Second | | |
Third | | |
Fourth | | |
Fifth | | |
Sixth | | |
Seventh | | |
- and were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2019.
References
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Confían que Puerto Rico no será multado por ausentarse del Fed Cup. www.elnuevodia.com. 6 February 2018.