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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. Argentina defeated Chile in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.

Participating nations

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Draw

First round 17–19 January

Quarterfinals 7–9 March

Semifinals 18–20 July

Final 3–5 October

Chile

Santiago, Chile (clay)

bye

Chile

3

Canada

2

bye

São Paulo, Brazil (clay)

Canada

Chile

5

Brazil

0

Brazil

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

bye

Brazil

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

bye

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

Chile

1

Argentina

4

Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)

bye

Colombia

0

Peru

4

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Peru

Peru

2

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Argentina

3

Uruguay

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Venezuela

2

Uruguay

0

Argentina

5

bye

Argentina

First round

Venezuela vs. Uruguay

Venezuela 2	National Tennis Centre, Caracas, Venezuela 17–19 January 1986 Hard		Uruguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie Diego Pérez 12 10 6 8 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Iñaki Calvo Victor Caldarelli 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Iñaki Calvo / Alfonso Mora Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez 6 4 7 9 6 4 6 4     4 Iñaki Calvo Diego Pérez 3 6 1 6 7 9       5 Carlos Claverie Victor Caldarelli 6 8 4 6 4 6

Quarterfinals

Chile vs. Canada

Chile 3	Santiago, Chile 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Martin Wostenholme 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Ricardo Acuña Glenn Michibata 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 8     3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata 6 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 1   4 Ricardo Acuña Martin Wostenholme 4 6 6 0 2 6 4 6     5 Hans Gildemeister Glenn Michibata 9 7 3 6 8 6 6 4

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Brazil

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Kingston, Jamaica 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karl Hale Nelson Aerts 3 6 0 6 2 6       2 Roger Smith Cássio Motta 6 8 6 4 1 6 3 6     3 Karl Hale / Roger Smith Nelson Aerts / Cássio Motta 3 6 10 8 8 10 7 9     4 John Maginley Luiz Mattar 2 6 3 6         5 Roger Smith Nelson Aerts 1 6 6 3 6 7

Colombia vs. Peru

Colombia 0	América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia 7–9 March 1986 Clay (indoors)		Peru 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Agudelo Pablo Arraya 4 6 1 6 6 2 3 6     2 Luis Arturo González Jaime Yzaga 2 6 6 3 1 6 3 6     3 Orlando Agudelo / Luis Arturo González Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga 1 6 0 6 1 6       4 Luis Arturo González Pablo Arraya           not played 5 Orlando Agudelo Jaime Yzaga 6 3 6 8 3 6

Argentina vs. Uruguay

Argentina 5	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Uruguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horacio de la Peña Diego Pérez 4 6 6 0 6 2 2 6 6 3   2 Martín Jaite Marcelo Filippini 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Eduardo Bengoechea / Roberto Saad José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez 9 7 9 7 6 3       4 Martín Jaite Diego Pérez 4 4           retired 5 Horacio de la Peña Marcelo Filippini 6 0 6 3

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Chile

Brazil 0	São Paulo, Brazil 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luiz Mattar Hans Gildemeister 6 3 9 7 3 6 4 6 4 6   2 Cássio Motta Pedro Rebolledo 6 1 3 6 4 6 4 6     3 Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister 6 2 4 6 4 6 4 6     4 Luiz Mattar Pedro Rebolledo 6 3 1 6 4 6       5 Nelson Aerts Gerardo Vacarezza 1 6 4 6

Argentina vs. Peru

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Peru 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horacio de la Peña Jaime Yzaga 6 4 12 10 6 4       2 Martín Jaite Pablo Arraya 5 7 4 6 2 6       3 Eduardo Bengoechea / Christian Miniussi Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga 6 3 6 8 6 4 6 4     4 Martín Jaite Jaime Yzaga 4 6 6 0 3 6 8 6 6 2   5 Horacio de la Peña Pablo Arraya 7 5 3 6 4 6

Final

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile 1	Santiago, Chile 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Horacio de la Peña 3 6 9 7 2 6 8 10     2 Pedro Rebolledo Martín Jaite 2 6 3 6 2 6       3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 9 7   4 Hans Gildemeister Martín Jaite 2 6 2 6 1 6       5 Ricardo Acuña Horacio de la Peña 4 6 3 6

References

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Americas Zone
• 1986 Davis Cup