1987 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1987 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup

11 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] Brazil defeated Ecuador in the final and qualified for the 1988 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
First round
30 January–1 February		Quarterfinals
13–15 March		Semifinals
24–27 July		Final
2–4 October
 Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Ecuador5
 Bolivia0
bye
Edmonton, Canada (hard)
 Bolivia
 Ecuador3
 Canada2
 Peru
Lima, Peru (clay)
bye
 Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Canada3
 Venezuela1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Canada4
 Ecuador1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Brazil4
 Uruguay5
Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)
 Colombia0
 Uruguay2
 Brazil3
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Brazil
 Brazil3
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
 Chile2
 Caribbean/West Indies3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
 Cuba2
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Chile3
bye
 Chile

First round

Venezuela vs. Canada

Venezuela
1		 Caracas, Venezuela[3]
30 January–1 February 1987
Hard
Canada
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Canada		 Carlos Claverie
Martin Wostenholme		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Venezuela
Canada		 Nicolás Pereira
Glenn Michibata		 6
8 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Venezuela
Canada		 Valerio Boccitto / Iñaki Calvo
Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata		 8
6		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Venezuela
Canada		 Nicolás Pereira
Martin Wostenholme		 4
6 		6
8 		       
5 Venezuela
Canada		 Carlos Claverie
Glenn Michibata		 6
4		 7
5		 8
6		      

Colombia vs. Uruguay

Colombia
0		 Bogotá, Colombia[4]
30 January–1 February 1987
Clay
Uruguay
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Uruguay		 Mario Rincón
Diego Pérez		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Colombia
Uruguay		 Álvaro Jordan
Marcelo Filippini		 3
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 15
17 		 
3 Colombia
Uruguay		 Álvaro Jordan / Miguel Tobón
Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Colombia
Uruguay		 Mario Rincón
Marcelo Filippini		 6
3		 4
6 		0
6 		     
5 Colombia
Uruguay		 Álvaro Jordan
Diego Pérez		 3
6 		2
6 		       

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba

Caribbean/West Indies
3		 Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[5]
30 January–1 February 1987
Clay
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Cuba		 Doug Burke
Mario Tabares		 6
3		 8
6		 6
3		      
2 Cricket West Indies
Cuba		 Roger Smith
Juan Pino		 6
1		 8
10 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		 
3 Cricket West Indies
Cuba		 Doug Burke / Roger Smith
Wilfredo Henry-Torriente / Mario Tabares		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
4 Cricket West Indies
Cuba		 Roger Smith
Mario Tabares		 6
3		 6
0		 6
4		      
5 Cricket West Indies
Cuba		 Doug Burke
Juan Pino		 5
7 		0
2		       retired
 

Quarterfinals

Ecuador vs. Bolivia

Ecuador
5		 Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[6]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Bolivia		 Andrés Gómez
Hrvoje Eterovic		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Ecuador
Bolivia		 Raúl Viver
Álvaro Garrón		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Ecuador
Bolivia		 Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez
Hrvoje Eterovic / Hector Villarroel		 6
2		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Ecuador
Bolivia		 Raúl Viver
Hrvoje Eterovic		 6
0		 6
2		        
5 Ecuador
Bolivia		 Andrés Gómez
Álvaro Garrón		 6
0		 6
0		        

Peru vs. Canada

Peru
2		 Lima, Peru[7]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Canada
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Peru
Canada		 Pablo Arraya
Andrew Sznajder		 6
1		 6
3		 8
6		      
2 Peru
Canada		 Jaime Yzaga
Martin Wostenholme		 6
1		 8
10 		6
2		 5
7 		2
6 		 
3 Peru
Canada		 Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga
Martin Laurendeau / Glenn Michibata		 5
7 		6
4		 7
5		 6
2		    
4 Peru
Canada		 Jaime Yzaga
Andrew Sznajder		 7
9 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Peru
Canada		 Pablo Arraya
Martin Wostenholme		 5
7 		6
2		 7
5		 1
6 		2
6 		 

Uruguay vs. Brazil

Uruguay
2		 Montevideo, Uruguay[8]
13–15 March 1987
Clay (indoors)
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Brazil		 Diego Pérez
Luiz Mattar		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		 
2 Uruguay
Brazil		 Victor Caldarelli
Ivan Kley		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		  
3 Uruguay
Brazil		 Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez
Luiz Mattar / Cássio Motta		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		 
4 Uruguay
Brazil		 Diego Pérez
Ivan Kley		 6
2		 11
9		 6
2		      
5 Uruguay
Brazil		 Victor Caldarelli
Luiz Mattar		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Chile

Caribbean/West Indies
2		 Nassau, Bahamas[9]
13–15 March 1987
Hard
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Chile		 Roger Smith
Robinson Ureta		 12
10		 7
5		 2
6 		7
5		    
2 Cricket West Indies
Chile		 Doug Burke
Ricardo Acuña		 3
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
3 Cricket West Indies
Chile		 Doug Burke / Roger Smith
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister		 2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
Chile		 Doug Burke
Robinson Ureta		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		    
5 Cricket West Indies
Chile		 Roger Smith
Ricardo Acuña		 6
8 		6
8 		6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		 

Semifinals

Canada vs. Ecuador

Canada
2		 Edmonton, Canada[10]
24–26 July 1987
Hard
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Ecuador		 Andrew Sznajder
Hugo Núñez		 8
6		 6
4		 8
6		      
2 Canada
Ecuador		 Glenn Michibata
Andrés Gómez		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Canada
Ecuador		 Grant Connell` / Mark Greenan
Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez		 5
7 		9
7		 4
6 		1
6 		   
4 Canada
Ecuador		 Glenn Michibata
Hugo Núñez		 6
8 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Canada
Ecuador		 Andrew Sznajder
Andrés Gómez		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 5
7 		 

Chile vs. Brazil

Chile
2		 Santiago, Chile[11]
24–27 July 1987
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Brazil		 Pedro Rebolledo
Cássio Motta		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		    
2 Chile
Brazil		 Ricardo Acuña
Luiz Mattar		 2
6 		2
6 		8
10 		     
3 Chile
Brazil		 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Luiz Mattar / Cássio Motta		 5
7 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Chile
Brazil		 Ricardo Acuña
Cássio Motta		 6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Chile
Brazil		 Pedro Rebolledo
Luiz Mattar		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		      

Final

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Brazil
4		 São Paulo, Brazil[2]
2–4 October 1987
Clay
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Ecuador		 Cássio Motta
Andrés Gómez		 6
8 		5
7 		9
7		 3
6 		   
2 Brazil
Ecuador		 Luiz Mattar
Hugo Núñez		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Brazil
Ecuador		 Ricardo Acioly / Luiz Mattar
Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez		 7
5		 6
3		 6
8 		6
4		    
4 Brazil
Ecuador		 Luiz Mattar
Andrés Gómez		 6
3		 1
6 		8
10 		6
2		 6
1		  
5 Brazil
Ecuador		 Cássio Motta
Hugo Núñez		 6
3		 6
1		        

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  3. "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ecuador v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Peru v Canada". daviscup.com.
  8. "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  9. "Caribbean/West Indies v Chile". daviscup.com.
  10. "Canada v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  11. "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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