The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996. In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom three teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III. Participating nations Draw Venue: Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador Date: 6–10 March Group A Group B and promoted to Group II in 1997. , and assigned to Group IV in 1997. Group A Costa Rica vs. Haiti Dominican Republic vs. Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda vs. Dominican Republic Costa Rica vs. Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda vs. Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic vs. Haiti Antigua and Barbuda vs. Costa Rica Haiti vs. Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda vs. Haiti Costa Rica vs. Dominican Republic Group B El Salvador vs. Eastern Caribbean Bermuda vs. Panama Bolivia vs. Jamaica El Salvador vs. Bermuda Bolivia vs. Panama Eastern Caribbean vs. Jamaica El Salvador vs. Panama Bermuda vs. Jamaica Bolivia vs. Eastern Caribbean El Salvador vs. Jamaica Bermuda vs. Bolivia Eastern Caribbean vs. Panama El Salvador vs. Bolivia Bermuda vs. Eastern Caribbean Jamaica vs. Panama References External links Davis Cup official website Davis Cup Americas Zone Americas Zone Group III