1970 Davis Cup

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.

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

1st Round 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 Tomas Koch John Sharpe 9 7 7 5 5 7 8 6     2 José Edison Mandarino Michael Belkin 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino Michael Belkin / John Sharpe 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4 6 3   4 Tomas Koch Michael 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 Draw

1st Round 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 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 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

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 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

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 Manuel Orantes Nikki Spear 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 / Nikki Spear 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 Manuel Orantes Željko Franulović 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 8 2 6   5 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 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 1	São Paulo, Brazil 2–4 August 1970		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomas 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 Tomas 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 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 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 5	Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 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

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