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1970 Davis Cup

1970 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 14 March – 31 August
Edition 59th
Teams 50
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
8–10 May; 6–8 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 Zone

  Quarterfinals
20 March–6 April
  Semifinals
5–13 April
  Final
14–16 June
                           
   
    Uruguay    
    bye       Bogotá, Colombia
      Uruguay 0  
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Colombia 5  
    Colombia 3
    Ecuador 2     São Paulo, Brazil
      Colombia 2
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)       Brazil 3
    Argentina 2  
    Chile 3     São Paulo, Brazil
      Chile 2
  Caracas, Venezuela     Brazil 3  
    Venezuela 1
    Brazil 4  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Brazil
3
Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
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
     
      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
                           
   
    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

  Semifinals
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
      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
  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, United Kingdom (clay)
      Austria 0  
    Austria 3
 
    Great Britain 2  

Zone A Final


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

Semifinals


India
0
Poona, India
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
     
      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
     
Kang Lei