1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Knockout Stage

Main article: 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone

The Knockout Stage of the 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first, second and third in their respective pools.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
1	Paraguay	Chile	Venezuela	Cuba
2	Peru	Ecuador	Uruguay	Bolivia
3	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago	Mexico	Guatemala
4	El Salvador	Jamaica	Puerto Rico	Dominican Republic
5		Bahamas

The twelve teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winners qualifying for the World Group.

Draw

	Semifinals					Finals
	Paraguay		3
	Costa Rica		0
						Paraguay		3
						Bolivia		0
	Bolivia		3
	Guatemala		0
	Chile		3
	Peru		0
						Chile		2
						Venezuela		1
	Venezuela		3
	Trinidad and Tobago		0
	Cuba		2
	Ecuador		1
						Cuba		2
						Mexico		1
	Uruguay		0
	Mexico		3

Semifinals

Paraguay vs. Costa Rica

Paraguay 3	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Costa Rica 0
1 2 3 1 Larissa Schaerer Jennifer Ligator 6 0 6 1     2 Rossana de los Ríos Paula Umaña 6 2 6 1     3 Magalí Benítez / Larissa Schaerer Melissa Golfin / Paula Umaña 4 1       retired

Bolivia vs. Guatemala

Bolivia 3	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Guatemala 0
1 2 3 1 Carla Jiménez Florea de María Urrea 6 1 6 4     2 Cecilia Ampuero Alejandra Gómez 6 1 6 0     3 Cecilia Ampuero / Sandra Kellemberger Alejandra Gómez / Florea de María Urrea 6 4 6 5

Chile vs. Peru

Chile 3	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Peru 0
1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro Déborah Gaviria 6 1 7 5     2 Paula Cabezas Gianfranca Devercelli 6 3 7 5     3 Paula Cabezas / Bárbara Castro Gianfranca Devercelli / Mónica Rebolledo 7 5 6 4

Venezuela vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela 3	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Trinidad and Tobago 0
1 2 3 1 María Virginia Francesa Kaisaran Siewrattan 6 1 6 1     2 Ninfa Marra Elizabeth Gibson 7 5 6 2     3 María Virginia Francesa / Ninfa Marra Beverly Corbie / Elizabeth Gibson 6 4 6 0

Cuba vs. Ecuador

Cuba 2	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 1 Yoannis Montesino Alexandra Guzmán 6 2 1 6 6 3   2 Belkis Rodríguez María Dolores Campana 2 6 5 7     3 Yoannis Montesino / Belkis Rodríguez María Dolores Campana / Nuria Niemes 6 4 3 6 6 1

Uruguay vs. Mexico

Uruguay 0	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Mexico 3
1 2 3 1 Elena Juricich Graciela Vélez 2 6 1 6     2 Claudia Brause Karin Palme 4 6 3 6     3 Claudia Brause / Elena Juricich Claudia Muciño / Graciela Vélez 3 6 1 6

Finals

Paraguay vs. Bolivia

Paraguay 3	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 17 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 1 Larissa Schaerer Carla Jiménez 6 0 6 2     2 Rossana de los Ríos Cecilia Ampuero 6 4 6 2     3 Magalí Benítez / Larissa Schaerer Cecilia Ampuero / Sandra Kellemberger 6 4 6 1

Chile vs. Venezuela

Chile 2	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 17 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 1 Bárbara Castro María Virginia Francesa 3 6 1 6     2 Paula Cabezas Ninfa Marra 6 3 6 2     3 Paula Cabezas / Bárbara Castro María Virginia Francesa / Ninfa Marra 7 5 6 3

Cuba vs. Mexico

Cuba 2	Cochabamba T.C, Cochabamba, Bolivia 16 April 1994 Clay (outdoors)		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Yoannis Montesino Graciela Vélez 5 7 6 1 6 0   2 Belkis Rodríguez Karin Palme 5 7 2 6     3 Yoannis Montesino / Belkis Rodríguez Claudia Muciño / Graciela Vélez 6 2 6 4

• Paraguay, Chile and Cuba advanced to the World Group, where they were defeated in the first round by South Africa, 3–0, Spain, 3–0, and Argentina, 3–0, respectively.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

External links

• Fed Cup website