1970 Davis Cup

1970 Davis Cup
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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

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

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

  Quarterfinals
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 India
Australia		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Dick Crealy		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
3		 6
2		  
2 India
Australia		 Premjit Lall
Ray Ruffels		 6
2		 6
8 		6
3		 3
6 		14
12		  
3 India
Australia		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
John Alexander / Allan Stone		 13
15 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 India
Australia		 Premjit Lall
Dick Crealy		 8
6		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 India
Australia		 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 West Germany
Soviet Union		 Wilhelm Bungert
Vladimir Korotkov		 6
4		 7
9 		6
4		 6
3		    
2 West Germany
Soviet Union		 Christian Kuhnke
Alex Metreveli		 1
6 		1
6 		8
10 		     
3 West Germany
Soviet Union		 Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 5
7 		1
6 		8
6		 6
2		 7
5		  
4 West Germany
Soviet Union		 Christian Kuhnke
Vladimir Korotkov		 6
1		 6
1		 5
7 		6
2		    
5 West Germany
Soviet Union		 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)
    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, Scotland (clay)
    Austria 0  
  Austria 3
  Great Britain 2  

Zone B Final


Spain
4		 Barcelona, Spain
16–18 July 1970
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Manuel Orantes
Nikki Spear		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Manuel Santana
Željko Franulović		 6
4		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		    
3 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana
Željko Franulović / Nikki Spear		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
4 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Manuel Orantes
Željko Franulović		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		 
5 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 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   Spain 1
  EUR-B   Spain 4
  AME   Brazil 1  

First round


India
0		 Pune, India
1–3 August 1970
West Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
West Germany		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Wilhelm Bungert		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2 India
West Germany		 Premjit Lall
Christian Kuhnke		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 India
West Germany		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke		 2
6 		6
4		 11
13 		3
6 		   
4 India
West Germany		 Premjit Lall
Wilhelm Bungert		 4
6 		3
6 		7
5		 11
13 		   
5 India
West Germany		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Christian Kuhnke		 9
11 		6
8 		4
6 		     

Brazil
1		 São Paulo, Brazil
2–4 August 1970
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Spain		 Tomas Koch
Manuel Orantes		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   
2 Brazil
Spain		 José Edison Mandarino
Manuel Santana		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 0
6 		4
6 		 
3 Brazil
Spain		 Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Brazil
Spain		 José Edison Mandarino
Manuel Orantes		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5 Brazil
Spain		 Tomas Koch
Manuel Santana		 7
5		 10
8		 4
6 		     
retired

Final


West Germany
4		 Düsseldorf, West Germany
14–17 August 1970
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Spain		 Wilhelm Bungert
Manuel Orantes		 4
6 		8
10 		9
11 		     
2 West Germany
Spain		 Christian Kuhnke
Manuel Santana		 6
4		 6
8 		12
10		 6
2		    
3 West Germany
Spain		 Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana		 6
4		 12
10		 6
3		      
4 West Germany
Spain		 Christian Kuhnke
Manuel Orantes		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      
5 West Germany
Spain		 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 United States
West Germany		 Arthur Ashe
Wilhelm Bungert		 6
2		 10
8		 6
2		      
2 United States
West Germany		 Cliff Richey
Christian Kuhnke		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 United States
West Germany		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
4 United States
West Germany		 Cliff Richey
Wilhelm Bungert		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      
5 United States
West Germany		 Arthur Ashe
Christian Kuhnke		 6
8 		10
12 		9
7		 13
11		 6
4		  

References

  1. ↑ http://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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