1970 Davis Cup

1970 edition of the Davis Cup October 2023 1970 Davis Cup 14 March – 31 August 1970 59th 50 USA 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 Americas Zone 1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone North & Central America Zone 8–10 May; 6–8 June 13–15 June Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 2 NZL 3 Winnipeg, Canada (clay) CAN 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Winnipeg, Canada (clay) NZL 2 CAN 3 South America Zone 20 March–6 April 5–13 April 14–16 June URU bye Bogotá, Colombia (clay) COL 3 ECU 1900 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 2 CHI 3 Caracas, Venezuela VEN 1930 1 BRA 1968 4 Bogotá, Colombia URU 0 COL 5 São Paulo, Brazil CHI 2 BRA 1968 3 São Paulo, Brazil COL 2 BRA 1968 3 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Brazil vs. Canada Brazil Canada Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-AMI-M-BRA-CAN-01 Brazil v Canada daviscup.com 18–20 July 1970 Clay 3 2 Thomaz Koch 9 7 5 8 John Sharpe 7 5 7 6 José Edison Mandarino 2 4 2 Mike Belkin 6 6 6 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6 3 0 6 6 Mike Belkin John Sharpe 3 6 6 4 3 Thomaz Koch 8 6 3 4 Mike Belkin 6 8 6 6 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 John Sharpe 1 0 2 Eastern Zone 1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Zone A 14–30 March 3–12 April 17–19 April PHI 1936 bye AUS w/o KOR 1949 Hong Kong HKG 1959 0 JPN 1947 5 Saigon, South Vietnam South Vietnam 3 INA 0 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 0 AUS 5 Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 5 South Vietnam 0 Tokyo, Japan AUS 5 JPN 1947 0 Zone B 14–30 March 17–19 April Patna, India IND 3 PAK 1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MAS 0 CEY 1951 3 Bombay, India IND 5 CEY 1951 0 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final India vs. Australia India Australia Bangalore, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01 India v Australia daviscup.com 3–5 May 1970 3 1 Jaidip Mukerjea 3 6 6 6 6 Dick Crealy 6 8 4 3 2 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 3 14 Ray Ruffels 2 8 3 6 12 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 13 4 4 John Alexander Allan Stone 15 6 6 Premjit Lall 8 6 6 Dick Crealy 6 2 2 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 7 4 3 6 Ray Ruffels 3 5 6 6 6 5 Europe Zone 1970 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 1–10 May 22–25 May 12–15 June 16–18 July First Round Tehran, Iran ROU 1965 4 IRI 1964 1 Athens, Greece GRE 1970 4 NED 1 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg LUX 0 IRL 3 Maribor, Yugoslavia YUG 3 POL 1928 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 0 ESP 1945 5 Istanbul, Turkey TUR 0 BUL 1967 5 Geneva, Switzerland SUI 1 FRA 4 Edinburgh, United Kingdom (clay) AUT 3 GBR 2 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 5 GRE 1970 0 Dublin, Ireland IRL 0 YUG 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 5 BUL 1967 0 Paris, France (clay) FRA 5 AUT 0 Maribor, Yugoslavia (clay) ROU 1965 2 YUG 3 Paris, France (clay) ESP 1945 5 FRA 0 Barcelona, Spain YUG 1 ESP 1945 4 Zone A Final Spain vs. Yugoslavia Spain 1945 Yugoslavia Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EUR-A-M-ESP-YUG-01 Spain v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 16–18 July 1970 4 1 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 Nikola Špear 4 4 2 Manuel Santana 6 6 1 6 Željko Franulović 4 4 6 4 Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Željko Franulović Nikola Špear 4 1 2 Manuel Orantes 7 6 4 6 2 Željko Franulović 5 4 6 8 6 Manuel Santana 6 6 7 Nikola Špear 2 1 5 Zone B 1–24 May 22–24 May 11–14 June 14–16 July First Round RSA 1928 bye Helsinki, Finland FIN 1 BEL 4 Bad Homburg, West Germany (clay) FRG 4 DEN 1 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 1958 3 NOR 1 Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 2 TCH 3 ISR RHO w/o Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 1 MON 4 Budapest, Hungary HUN 2 URS 3 RSA 1928 BEL w/o rsa 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.Arthur Ashe - Biography http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817 www.britannica.com Encyclopædia Britannica 13 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222648/http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817 1 February 2014Steve Tignor The Shots Not Heard Around the World https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/11/shots-not-heard-around-world/53301/ tennis.com 29 September 2019 19 November 2014 "South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to ’73" West Berlin FRG 5 EGY 1958 0 TCH w/o RHO Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 0 URS 5 Nuremberg, West Germany BEL 0 FRG 5 Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) TCH 2 URS 3 Düsseldorf, West Germany FRG 3 URS 2 Zone B Final West Germany vs. Soviet Union West Germany Soviet Union Düsseldorf, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EUR-B-M-URS-FRG-01 West Germany v Soviet Union daviscup.com 14–16 July 1970 3 2 Wilhelm Bungert 6 7 6 6 Vladimir Korotkov 4 9 4 3 Christian Kuhnke 1 1 8 Alex Metreveli 6 6 10 Ingo Buding Wilhelm Bungert 5 1 8 6 7 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 7 6 6 2 5 Christian Kuhnke 6 6 5 6 Vladimir Korotkov 1 1 7 2 Wilhelm Bungert 4 5 Alex Metreveli 6 5 2 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 1–4 August 14–17 August 4 Poona, India EUR-B FRG 5 EAS IND 0 São Paulo, Brazil AME BRA 1 EUR-A ESP 1945 4 Düsseldorf, West Germany EUR-B FRG 4 EUR-A ESP 1945 1 Semifinals India vs. West Germany India West Germany Poona, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-IND-FRG-01 India v West Germany daviscup.com 1–3 August 1970 0 5 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 5 3 Wilhelm Bungert 6 7 6 Premjit Lall 4 3 3 Christian Kuhnke 6 6 6 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 2 6 11 3 Wilhelm Bungert Christian Kuhnke 6 4 13 6 Premjit Lall 4 3 7 11 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 5 13 Jaidip Mukerjea 9 6 4 Christian Kuhnke 11 8 6 Brazil vs. Spain Brazil Spain 1945 São Paulo, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-BRA-ESP-01 Brazil v Spain daviscup.com 2–4 August 1970 1 4 Thomaz Koch 1 3 6 1 Manuel Orantes 6 6 3 6 José Edison Mandarino 6 3 6 0 4 Manuel Santana 3 6 2 6 6 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 1 4 4 Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana 6 6 6 José Edison Mandarino 6 1 3 3 Manuel Orantes 3 6 6 6 Thomaz Koch 7 10 4 Manuel Santana 5 8 6 4 Final West Germany vs. Spain West Germany Spain 1945 Düsseldorf, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-FRG-ESP-01 West Germany v Spain daviscup.com 14–17 August 1970 4 1 Wilhelm Bungert 4 8 9 Manuel Orantes 6 10 11 Christian Kuhnke 6 6 12 6 Manuel Santana 4 8 10 2 Wilhelm Bungert Christian Kuhnke 6 12 6 Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana 4 10 3 Christian Kuhnke 6 6 7 Manuel Orantes 3 3 5 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Manuel Santana 4 1 3 Challenge Round United States vs. West Germany United States West Germany Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-WG-CHR-USA-FRG-01 United States v West Germany daviscup.com 29–31 August 1970 Hard 5 0 Arthur Ashe 6 10 6 Wilhelm Bungert 2 8 2 Cliff Richey 6 6 6 Christian Kuhnke 3 4 2 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 7 6 Wilhelm Bungert Christian Kuhnke 3 5 4 Cliff Richey 6 6 7 Wilhelm Bungert 4 4 5 Arthur Ashe 6 10 9 13 6 Christian Kuhnke 8 12 7 11 4 Notes References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 18 October 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Category:1970 in German tennis Category:Events at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros