# 1970 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1970_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1970_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069229 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1970 edition of the Davis Cup 1970 Davis Cup Details Duration 14 March – 31 August 1970 Edition 59th Teams 50 Champion Winning nation United States ← 1969 1971 → The **1970 Davis Cup** was the 59th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Hong_Kong_Davis_Cup_team) made its first appearance in the tournament. [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Canada](/source/Canada_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) and [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_Davis_Cup_team) and the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), United States on 29–31 August.[1][2][3] ## Americas Zone Further information: [1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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. **[^](#cite_ref-rsa_9-0)** 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](/source/Apartheid).[7][8] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-1) ["United States v West Germany"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-WG-CHR-USA-FRG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brazil v Canada"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-AMI-M-BRA-CAN-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["India v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Spain v Yugoslavia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EUR-A-M-ESP-YUG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Arthur Ashe - Biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222648/http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817). *www.britannica.com*. [Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Archived from [the original](http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). ["The Shots Not Heard Around the World"](https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/11/shots-not-heard-around-world/53301/). *tennis.com*. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["West Germany v Soviet Union"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-EUR-B-M-URS-FRG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["India v West Germany"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-IND-FRG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Brazil v Spain"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-BRA-ESP-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["West Germany v Spain"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1970-INZ-M-FRG-ESP-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1969 1970 in tennis 1971 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open National teams Davis Cup Federation Cup Wightman Cup v t e 1970 Grand Prix Tour 1971 » Grand Slam tournaments French Open Wimbledon US Open Class 1 Båstad Indianapolis Boston Los Angeles Buenos Aires London Indoor Class 2 Bournemouth Washington Cincinnati Louisville Munich Merion South Orange Berkeley Phoenix Stockholm Paris Indoor Team events Davis Cup Pepsi-Cola Masters, Tokyo --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1970 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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