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1970 Davis Cup
1970 edition of the Davis Cup
1970 edition of the Davis Cup
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.
Americas Zone
North & Central America Zone
| RD1-date=8–10 May; 6–8 June | RD2-date=13–15 June
| RD1T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3
| RD1T2-loc=Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0
| RD2T1-loc=Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3
South America Zone
| RD1-date=20 March–6 April | RD2-date=5–13 April | RD3-date=14–16 June
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2
| RD1T3-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3
| RD1T4-loc=Caracas, Venezuela | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=4
| RD2T1-loc=Bogotá, Colombia | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=5
| RD2T2-loc=São Paulo, Brazil | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3
| RD3T1-loc=São Paulo, Brazil | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Brazil vs. Canada
Eastern Zone
Zone A
| RD1-date=14–30 March | RD2-date=3–12 April | RD3-date=17–19 April
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=w/o | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc=Hong Kong | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=5
| RD1T4-loc=Saigon, South Vietnam | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=0
| RD2T1-loc=Manila, Philippines | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=5
| RD2T2-loc=Tokyo, Japan | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0
| RD3T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=0
Zone B
| RD1-date=14–30 March | RD2-date=17–19 April
| RD1T1-loc=Patna, India | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3
| RD2T1-loc=Bombay, India | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0
Eastern Inter-Zonal Final
India vs. Australia
Europe Zone
Zone A
| RD1-date=1–10 May | RD2-date=22–25 May | RD3-date=12–15 June | RD4-date=16–18 July | RD1-name=First Round
| RD1T1-loc=Tehran, Iran | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc=Athens, Greece | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1
| RD1T3-loc=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3
| RD1T4-loc=Maribor, Yugoslavia | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=2
| RD1T5-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=5
| RD1T6-loc=Istanbul, Turkey | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=5
| RD1T7-loc=Geneva, Switzerland | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=4
| RD1T8-loc=Edinburgh, United Kingdom (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=2
| RD2T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=Dublin, Ireland | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5
| RD2T3-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=0
| RD2T4-loc=Paris, France (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=5 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0
| RD3T1-loc=Maribor, Yugoslavia (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3
| RD3T2-loc=Paris, France (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=0
| RD4T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=4
Zone A Final
Spain vs. Yugoslavia
Zone B
| RD1-date=1–24 May | RD2-date=22–24 May | RD3-date=11–14 June | RD4-date=14–16 July | RD1-name=First Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Helsinki, Finland | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4
| RD1T3-loc=Bad Homburg, West Germany (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1
| RD1T4-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1
| RD1T5-loc=Turin, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=2 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=3
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=w/o
| RD1T7-loc=Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=4
| RD1T8-loc=Budapest, Hungary | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=3
| RD2T1-loc= | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=w/o
| RD2T2-loc=West Berlin | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0
| RD2T3-loc= | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=w/o | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=
| RD2T4-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5
| RD3T1-loc=Nuremberg, West Germany | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=5
| RD3T2-loc=Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=3
| RD4T1-loc=Düsseldorf, West Germany | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2
Zone B Final
West Germany vs. Soviet Union
Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
| RD1-date=1–4 August | RD2-date=14–17 August | seed-width=4
| RD1T1-loc=Poona, India | RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=São Paulo, Brazil | RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4
| RD2T1-loc=Düsseldorf, West Germany | RD2-seed1=EUR-B | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=EUR-A | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1
Semifinals
India vs. West Germany
Brazil vs. Spain
Final
West Germany vs. Spain
Challenge Round
United States vs. West Germany
Notes
References
References
- Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
- Max Robertson. (1974). "The Encyclopedia of Tennis". Allen & Unwin.
- "Brazil v Canada". daviscup.com.
- "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- "Arthur Ashe - Biography". [[Encyclopædia Britannica]].
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- "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
- "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.
- "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
- "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
- "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.
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