1970 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.

1970 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	14 March – 31 August 1970
Edition	59th
Teams	50
Champion
Winning nation	United States
← 1969 1971 →

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]

Americas Zone

Further information: 1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

	Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June					Final 13–15 June
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	Mexico		2
						Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
	New Zealand		3
						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

Bogotá, Colombia

bye

Uruguay

0

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

5

Colombia

3

São Paulo, Brazil

Ecuador

2

Colombia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Brazil

3

Argentina

2

São Paulo, Brazil

Chile

3

Chile

2

Caracas, Venezuela

Brazil

3

Venezuela

1

Brazil

4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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 Zone

Further information: 1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

Quarterfinals 14–30 March

Semifinals 3–12 April

Final 17–19 April

Philippines

Manila, Philippines

bye

Philippines

0

Australia

5

Australia

w/o

Tokyo, Japan

South Korea

Australia

5

Hong Kong

Japan

0

Hong Kong

0

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

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
						Bombay, India
	Pakistan		1
						India		5
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
						Ceylon		0
	Malaysia		0
	Ceylon		3

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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

Europe Zone

Further information: 1970 Davis Cup 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 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

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 [a]

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 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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 1–4 August					Final 14–17 August
	Poona, India
	EUR-B	West Germany	5
						Düsseldorf, West Germany
	EAS	India	0
						EUR-B	West Germany	4
	São Paulo, Brazil
						EUR-A	Spain	1
	AME	Brazil	1
	EUR-A	Spain	4

Semifinals

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

Final

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

Challenge Round

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

Notes

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]