These nations decided not to compete in the 2017 Davis Cup.
Date: 12–17 June 2017 Location: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Format: Round-robin basis.
The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) If two teams have the same number of wins, head-to-head record; 3) If three teams have the same number of wins, (a) number of matches won in the group, then (b) percentage of sets won in the group, then (c) percentage of games won in the group, then (d) Davis Cup rankings.
Uruguay and Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2018.