1970 Davis Cup

1970 Davis Cup
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Edition	59th
Achievements (singles)
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The 1970 Davis Cup was the 59th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 11 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone.

Brazil defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and West Germany and Spain won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, West Germany defeated India, Spain defeated Brazil, and West Germany defeated Spain in the final. West Germany then fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 29–31 August.^[1]

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

	1st round May–June			Final 13–15 June

	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Mexico	2
		New Zealand	3	Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
					New Zealand	2
Winnipeg, Canada (clay)					Canada	3
		Canada	5
		Caribbean/West Indies	0

South America draw

1st Round
20 March-6 April

Semifinals
5–13 April

Final
14–16 June

Uruguay

bye

Bogotá, Colombia

Uruguay

0

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

5

Ecuador

2

Colombia

3

São Paulo, Brazil

Colombia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Brazil

3

Chile

2

Argentina

3

São Paulo, Brazil

Argentina

2

Caracas, Venezuela

Brazil

3

Brazil

4

Venezuela

1

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Brazil
3

Pinheiros Sports Club, São Paulo, Brazil
18–21 July 1970
clay

Canada
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tomas Koch John Sharpe	9 7	7 5	5 7	8 6
2	José Edison Mandarino Michael Belkin	2 6	4 6	2 6
3	Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino Michael Belkin / John Sharpe	6 3	3 6	0 6	6 4	6 3
4	Tomas Koch Michael Belkin	8 6	6 8	3 6	4 6
5	José Edison Mandarino John Sharpe	6 1	6 0	6 2

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

1st Round
14–30 March

Semifinals
3–12 April

Final
17–19 April

Philippines

bye

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

0

Australia

5

Australia

w/o

South Korea

Tokyo, Japan

Australia

5

Hong Kong

Japan

0

Hong Kong

0

Japan

5

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Saigon, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

3

Indonesia

0

Zone B Draw

	1st round 14–30 March			Final 17–19 April

	Patna, India
		India	3
		Pakistan	1	Bombay, India
					India	5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia					Ceylon	0
		Malaysia	0
		Ceylon	3

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India
3

Bangalore, India
3–5 May 1970

Australia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Dick Crealy	3 6	6 8	6 4	6 3	6 2
2	Premjit Lall Ray Ruffels	6 2	6 8	6 3	3 6	14 12
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea John Alexander / Allan Stone	13 15	4 6	4 6
4	Premjit Lall Dick Crealy	8 6	6 2	6 2
5	Jaidip Mukerjea Ray Ruffels	6 3	7 5	4 6	3 6	6 6	not completed

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

First round
1–24 May

Quarterfinals
22–24 May

Semifinals
11–14 June

Final
14–16 July

South Africa

bye

South Africa

Helsinki, Finland

Belgium

w/o ^[2]

Finland

1

Nuremberg, West Germany

Belgium

4

Belgium

0

Bad Homburg, West Germany (clay)

West Germany

5

West Germany

4

West Berlin, West Germany

Denmark

1

West Germany

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Egypt

0

Egypt

3

Düsseldorf, West Germany

Norway

1

West Germany

3

Turin, Italy (clay)

Soviet Union

2

Italy

2

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

w/o

Rhodesia

Israel

Moscow, Soviet Union (clay)

Rhodesia

w/o

Czechoslovakia

2

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Soviet Union

3

Portugal

1

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monaco

4

Monaco

0

Budapest, Hungary

Soviet Union

5

Hungary

2

Soviet Union

3

Zone A Final

West Germany
3

Düsseldorf, West Germany
14–16 July 1970

Soviet Union
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Wilhelm Bungert Vladimir Korotkov	6 4	7 9	6 4	6 3
2	Christian Kuhnke Alex Metreveli	1 6	1 6	8 10
3	Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli	5 7	1 6	8 6	6 2	7 5
4	Christian Kuhnke Vladimir Korotkov	6 1	6 1	5 7	6 2
5	Wilhelm Bungert Alex Metreveli	4 6	5 5				retired

Zone B draw

First round
1–10 May

Quarterfinals
22–24 May

Semifinals
12–15 June

Final
16–18 July

Tehran, Iran

Romania

4

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Iran

1

Romania

5

Athens, Greece

Greece

0

Greece

4

Maribor, Yugoslavia (clay)

Netherlands

1

Romania

2

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Yugoslavia

3

Luxembourg

0

Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

3

Ireland

0

Maribor, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

3

Barcelona, Spain

Poland

2

Yugoslavia

1

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

23x15px Spain

4

Sweden

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

23x15px Spain

5

23x15px Spain

5

Istanbul, Turkey

Bulgaria

0

Turkey

0

Paris, France (clay)

Bulgaria

5

23x15px Spain

5

Geneva, Switzerland

France

0

Switzerland

1

Paris, France (clay)

France

4

France

5

Edinburgh, Scotland (clay)

Austria

0

Austria

3

Great Britain

2

Zone B Final

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Spain
4

Barcelona, Spain
16–18 July 1970

Yugoslavia
1

			1	2	3	4	5
1	23x15px	Manuel Orantes Nikki Spear	6 4	6 4	6 2
2	23x15px	Manuel Santana Željko Franulović	6 4	6 4	1 6	6 4
3	23x15px	Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana Željko Franulović / Nikki Spear	6 4	6 1	6 2
4	23x15px	Manuel Orantes Željko Franulović	7 5	6 4	4 6	6 8	2 6
5	23x15px	Manuel Santana Nikki Spear	6 2	6 1	7 5

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	1st round 1–4 August			Final 14–17 August

	Pune, India
	EAS	India	0
	EUR-A	West Germany	5	Düsseldorf, West Germany
				EUR-A	West Germany	4
São Paulo, Brazil				EUR-B	23x15px Spain	1
	EUR-B	23x15px Spain	4
	AME	Brazil	1

First round

India
0

Pune, India
1–3 August 1970

West Germany
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Wilhelm Bungert	2 6	5 7	3 6
2	Premjit Lall Christian Kuhnke	4 6	3 6	3 6
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke	2 6	6 4	11 13	3 6
4	Premjit Lall Wilhelm Bungert	4 6	3 6	7 5	11 13
5	Jaidip Mukerjea Christian Kuhnke	9 11	6 8	4 6

Brazil
1

São Paulo, Brazil
2–4 August 1970

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Spain
4

			1	2	3	4	5
1	23x15px	Tomas Koch Manuel Orantes	1 6	3 6	6 3	1 6
2	23x15px	José Edison Mandarino Manuel Santana	6 3	3 6	6 2	0 6	4 6
3	23x15px	Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana	1 6	4 6	4 6
4	23x15px	José Edison Mandarino Manuel Orantes	6 3	1 6	3 6	3 6
5	23x15px	Tomas Koch Manuel Santana	7 5	10 8	4 6			retired

Final

West Germany
4

Düsseldorf, West Germany
14–17 August 1970

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Spain
1

			1	2	3	4
1	23x15px	Wilhelm Bungert Manuel Orantes	4 6	8 10	9 11
2	23x15px	Christian Kuhnke Manuel Santana	6 4	6 8	12 10	6 2
3	23x15px	Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana	6 4	12 10	6 3
4	23x15px	Christian Kuhnke Manuel Orantes	6 3	6 3	7 5
5	23x15px	Wilhelm Bungert Manuel Santana	6 4	6 1	6 3

Challenge Round

United States
5

Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
29–31 August 1970
hard

West Germany
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Arthur Ashe Wilhelm Bungert	6 2	10 8	6 2
2	Cliff Richey Christian Kuhnke	6 3	6 4	6 2
3	Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke	6 3	7 5	6 4
4	Cliff Richey Wilhelm Bungert	6 4	6 4	7 5
5	Arthur Ashe Christian Kuhnke	6 8	10 12	9 7	13 11	6 4

References

↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/teams-a-to-z.aspx
↑ South Africa were ejected from the tournament on March 23rd due to protests over the South African government's apartheid policies. (http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817) [a more informative reference would be desirable]

External links

Official website

[1] ttp://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/teams-a-to-z.aspx

[2] South Africa were ejected from the tournament on March 23rd due to protests over the South African government's apartheid policies. (http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817) [a more informative reference would be desirable]

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1970 Davis Cup

Contents

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

South America draw

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

Zone B Draw

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

Zone A Final

Zone B draw

Zone B Final

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

First round

Final

Challenge Round

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