1970 Davis Cup

1970 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	14 March – 31 August 1970
Edition	59th
Teams	50
Champion
Winning nation	United States
	← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Davis Cup was the 59th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 31 teams entered the Europe Zone, 11 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 11 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Hong Kong made its first appearance in the tournament.

Brazil defeated Canada in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain and West Germany were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, West Germany defeated India and Spain defeated Brazil in the semifinals, and then West Germany defeated Spain in the final. West Germany were then defeated by the defending champions 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]^[2]^[3]

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone


Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June		Final 13–15 June

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico	2
		Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
New Zealand	3
		New Zealand	2
Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
		Canada	3
Canada	5

Caribbean/West Indies	0

South America Zone

Quarterfinals
20 March–6 April

Semifinals
5–13 April

Final
14–16 June

Uruguay

Bogotá, Colombia

bye

Uruguay

0

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

5

Colombia

3

São Paulo, Brazil

Ecuador

2

Colombia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Brazil

3

Argentina

2

São Paulo, Brazil

Chile

3

Chile

2

Caracas, Venezuela

Brazil

3

Venezuela

1

Brazil

4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Brazil vs. Canada

Brazil
3

Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil^[4]
18–20 July 1970
Clay

Canada
2

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

Quarterfinals
14–30 March

Semifinals
3–12 April

Final
17–19 April

bye

0

5

w/o

5

Japan

0

Hong Kong

0

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Japan

5

Saigon, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

3

Indonesia

0

Zone B


Semifinals 14–30 March		Final 17–19 April

Patna, India

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

Ceylon	3

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia

India
3

Bangalore, India^[5]
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

First Round
1–10 May

Quarterfinals
22–25 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

5

3

Poland

2

Yugoslavia

1

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Spain

4

Sweden

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

5

Spain

5

Istanbul, Turkey

Bulgaria

0

Turkey

0

Paris, France (clay)

Bulgaria

5

Spain

5

Geneva, Switzerland

France

0

Switzerland

1

Paris, France (clay)

France

4

France

5

Edinburgh, United Kingdom (clay)

Austria

0

Austria

3

Great Britain

2

Zone A Final

Spain vs. Yugoslavia

Spain
4

Barcelona, Spain^[6]
16–18 July 1970

Yugoslavia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Manuel Orantes Nikola Špear	6 4	6 4	6 2
2	Manuel Santana Željko Franulović	6 4	6 4	1 6	6 4
3	Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana Željko Franulović / Nikola Špear	6 4	6 1	6 2
4	Manuel Orantes Željko Franulović	7 5	6 4	4 6	6 8	2 6
5	Manuel Santana Nikola Špear	6 2	6 1	7 5

Zone B

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 ^[a]

Finland

1

Nuremberg, West Germany

Belgium

4

Belgium

0

Bad Homburg, West Germany (clay)

West Germany

5

West Germany

4

West Berlin

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 B Final

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

West Germany
3

Düsseldorf, West Germany^[9]
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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw


Semifinals 1–4 August			Final 14–17 August

Poona, India

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

EUR-A	Spain	4

Semifinals

India vs. West Germany

India
0

Poona, India^[10]
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 vs. Spain

Brazil
1

São Paulo, Brazil^[11]
2–4 August 1970

Spain
4

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

Final

West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany
4

Düsseldorf, West Germany^[12]
14–17 August 1970

Spain
1

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

Challenge Round

United States vs. West Germany

United States
5

Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States^[3]
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

Notes

^ The tie was scratched and Belgium advanced to the semifinals after South Africa were ejected from the tournament on 23 March due to protests over the South African Government's apartheid policies.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
^ ^a ^b "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v Canada". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
^ "Arthur Ashe - Biography". www.britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73
^ "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
^ "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup Official Website

[rsa-9] The tie was scratched and Belgium advanced to the semifinals after South Africa were ejected from the tournament on 23 March due to protests over the South African Government's apartheid policies.^[7]^[8]

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

[Challenge-3] "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[4] "Brazil v Canada". daviscup.com.

[5] "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

[6] "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Arthur Ashe - Biography". www.britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[8] Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73

[10] "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

[11] "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[12] "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.

[13] "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.

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