1970 Davis Cup


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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.

1970 Davis Cup
Details
Duration14 March – 31 August 1970
Edition59th
Teams50
Champion
Winning nation United States

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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]

North & Central America Zone

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Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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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 Inter-Zonal Final

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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
First Round
1–10 May		Quarterfinals
22–25 May		Semifinals
12–15 June		Final
16–18 July
Tehran, Iran
  Romania4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Iran1
  Romania5
Athens, Greece
  Greece0
  Greece4
Maribor, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Netherlands1
  Romania2
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
  Yugoslavia3
  Luxembourg0
Dublin, Ireland
  Ireland3
  Ireland0
Maribor, Yugoslavia
  Yugoslavia5
  Yugoslavia3
Barcelona, Spain
  Poland2
  Yugoslavia1
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Spain4
  Sweden0
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain5
  Spain5
Istanbul, Turkey
  Bulgaria0
  Turkey0
Paris, France (clay)
  Bulgaria5
  Spain5
Geneva, Switzerland
  France0
   Switzerland1
Paris, France (clay)
  France4
  France5
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (clay)
  Austria0
  Austria3
  Great Britain2

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 		     
First Round
1–24 May		Quarterfinals
22–24 May		Semifinals
11–14 June		Final
14–16 July
  South Africa
bye
  South Africa
Helsinki, Finland
  Belgiumw/o [a]
  Finland1
Nuremberg, West Germany
  Belgium4
  Belgium0
Bad Homburg, West Germany (clay)
  West Germany5
  West Germany4
West Berlin
  Denmark1
  West Germany5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt0
  Egypt3
Düsseldorf, West Germany
  Norway1
  West Germany3
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Soviet Union2
  Italy2
  Czechoslovakia3
  Czechoslovakiaw/o
  Rhodesia
  Israel
Moscow, Soviet Union (clay)
  Rhodesiaw/o
  Czechoslovakia2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
  Soviet Union3
  Portugal1
Monte Carlo, Monaco
  Monaco4
  Monaco0
Budapest, Hungary
  Soviet Union5
  Hungary2
  Soviet Union3

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
 

India vs. West Germany

 
India
0 		Poona, India[10]
1–3 August 1970
  
West Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
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

West Germany vs. Spain

 
West Germany
4 		Düsseldorf, West Germany[12]
14–17 August 1970
  
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
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 		     

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 		 
  1. ^ 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]
  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.
  3. ^ a b "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
  9. ^ "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.