1970 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1970 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 Davis Cup.

31 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. ^[1]

Spain defeated Yugoslavia in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

South Africa were ejected from the tournament on 23 March due to protests over the South African government's apartheid policies. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Zone A

Draw

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

First round

Iran vs. Romania

Iran 1	Tehran, Iran [7] 7–9 May 1970		Romania 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taghi Akbari Ilie Năstase 8 10 0 6 8 6 7 5 3 6   2 Hussain Akbari Ion Țiriac 0 6 1 6 4 6       3 Hussain Akbari  /  Taghi Akbari Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac 3 6 6 3 3 6 3 6     4 Hussain Akbari Ilie Năstase 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     5 Taghi Akbari Petre Mărmureanu 6 1 6 4 6 3

Greece vs. Netherlands

Greece 4	Athens, Greece [8] 8–10 May 1970		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Periclis Gavrilidis Jan Hordijk 4 6 8 6 1 6 1 6     2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Pieter Soeters 7 5 8 6 6 2       3 Periclis Gavrilidis  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Niklaus Fleury  /  Jan Hordijk 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2     4 Periclis Gavrilidis Pieter Soeters 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Jan Hordijk 6 1 6 2 6 4

Luxembourg vs. Ireland

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [9] 1–3 May 1970		Ireland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Logelin Peter Jackson 6 4 8 6 5 7 1 6 2 6   2 Thierry Brasseur William Brown 6 3 4 6 4 6 11 9 4 6   3 Thierry Brasseur  /  Georges Logelin William Brown  /  John McGrath 1 6 1 6 1 6       4 Thierry Brasseur Peter Jackson           not played 5 Georges Logelin William Brown           not played

Yugoslavia vs. Poland

Yugoslavia 3	Maribor, Yugoslavia [10] 7–9 May 1970		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Špear Mieczysław Rybarczyk 6 0 3 6 6 0 6 2     2 Željko Franulović Wiesław Gąsiorek 4 6 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 2   3 Željko Franulović  /  Nikola Špear Tadeusz Nowicki  /  Mieczysław Rybarczyk 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 3 6   4 Željko Franulović Mieczysław Rybarczyk 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Nikola Špear Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 8 6 4 4 6 6 2 1 6

Sweden vs. Spain

Sweden 0	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [11] 8–10 May 1970 Clay		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ove Bengtson Manuel Orantes 5 7 4 6 4 6       2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Manuel Santana 2 6 4 6 6 4 0 6     3 Ove Bengtson  /  Hans Nerell Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes 8 10 3 6 6 8       4 Ove Bengtson Manuel Santana 9 11 6 4 4 6 2 6     5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Juan Gisbert 6 4 2 6 0 6 0 6

Turkey vs. Bulgaria

Turkey 0	Istanbul, Turkey [12] 8–10 May 1970		Bulgaria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tahsin Gürsoy Stojan Velev 3 6 2 6 6 4 0 6     2 Remzi Aydın Kiril Yashmakov 3 6 0 6 2 6       3 Remzi Aydın  /  Tahsin Gürsoy Stojan Velev  /  Kiril Yashmakov 3 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     4 Tahsin Gürsoy Ljuben Genov 3 6 2 6 1 6       5 Beyazıt Anbar Stojan Velev 3 6 1 6 0 6

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland 1	Geneva, Switzerland [13] 8–10 May 1970		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michel Burgener François Jauffret 3 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     2 Dimitri Sturdza Georges Goven 10 8 7 5 4 6 6 3     3 Dimitri Sturdza  /  Matthias Werren Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau  /  Jean-Loup Rouyer 11 9 2 6 3 6 1 6     4 Michel Burgener Georges Goven 1 6 7 5 3 6 4 6     5 Dimitri Sturdza François Jauffret 3 6 4 6 3 6

Great Britain vs. Austria

Great Britain 2	Thistle Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, United Kingdom [14] 7–9 May 1970 Clay		Austria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Clifton Peter Pokorny 1 6 6 4 6 8 1 6     2 Gerald Battrick Hans Kary 5 7 3 6 1 6       3 Gerald Battrick  /  Peter Curtis Rudolf Hoskowetz  /  Peter Pokorny 2 6 8 6 6 4 6 0     4 Gerald Battrick Peter Pokorny 6 4 6 2 9 7       5 John Clifton Hans Kary 3 6 2 6 4 6

Quarterfinals

Romania vs. Greece

Romania 5	Bucharest, Romania [15] 22–25 May 1970 Clay		Greece 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Ion Țiriac Periclis Gavrilidis 6 0 6 1 6 0       3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac Epaminondas Argyriou  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 Viorel Marcu Epaminondas Argyriou 6 1 6 3 6 4       5 Sever Mureșan Periclis Gavrilidis 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 3

Ireland vs. Yugoslavia

Ireland 0	Dublin, Ireland [16] 22–24 May 1970		Yugoslavia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 William Brown Nikola Špear 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Peter Jackson Željko Franulović 2 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 3 6   3 William Brown  /  John McGrath Željko Franulović  /  Nikola Špear 1 6 5 7 4 6       4 William Brown Željko Franulović 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Peter Jackson Nikola Špear 5 7 1 6 1 6

Spain vs. Bulgaria

Spain 5	Barcelona, Spain [17] 22–24 May 1970 Clay		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Kiril Yashmakov 6 1 6 1 7 5       2 Juan Gisbert Ljuben Genov 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Stojan Velev 6 4 8 6 6 2       4 Manuel Santana Stojan Velev 6 0 6 2 6 0       5 Juan Gisbert Kiril Yashmakov 6 3 6 2 6 0

France vs. Austria

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [18] 22–24 May 1970 Clay		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Goven Peter Pokorny 6 4 6 1 6 2       2 François Jauffret Hans Kary 12 10 1 6 6 3 6 4     3 Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau  /  Jean-Loup Rouyer Hans Kary  /  Peter Pokorny 6 2 6 4 12 10       4 François Jauffret Peter Pokorny 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Georges Goven Hans Kary 6 3 6 3 6 1

Semifinals

Yugoslavia vs. Romania

Yugoslavia 3	Maribor, Yugoslavia [19] 12–15 June 1970 Clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Špear Ion Țiriac 6 1 4 6 4 6 2 6     2 Željko Franulović Ilie Năstase 6 3 3 6 6 2 6 1     3 Željko Franulović  /  Nikola Špear Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac 5 7 8 6 1 6 3 6     4 Nikola Špear Ilie Năstase 7 5 8 6 6 2       5 Željko Franulović Ion Țiriac 1 6 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 0

France vs. Spain

France 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [20] 12–14 May 1970 Clay		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Goven Manuel Santana 1 6 8 6 2 6 6 2 3 6   2 François Jauffret Manuel Orantes 6 3 4 6 1 6 2 6     3 Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau  /  Jean-Loup Rouyer Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Santana 4 6 4 6 6 8       4 François Jauffret Manuel Santana 5 7 3 6 2 6       5 Georges Goven Manuel Orantes 2 6 3 6 2 6

Final

Spain vs. Yugoslavia

Spain 4	Barcelona, Spain [2] 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

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

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

First round

Finland vs. Belgium

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [21] 22–24 May 1970		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Berner Patrick Hombergen 4 6 2 6 2 6       2 Pekka Säilä Eric Drossart 5 7 6 2 6 3 6 4     3 George Berner  /  Pekka Säilä Eric Drossart  /  Patrick Hombergen 0 6 6 4 3 6 0 6     4 George Berner Eric Drossart 6 2 5 7 3 6 6 8     5 Pekka Säilä Patrick Hombergen 4 6 2 6 7 5 6 3 4 6

West Germany vs. Denmark

West Germany 4	Bad Homburg, West Germany [22] 8–10 May 1970 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Jørgen Ulrich 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Wilhelm Bungert Carl-Edvard Hedelund 2 6 4 6 6 3 5 7     3 Ingo Buding  /  Christian Kuhnke Carl-Edvard Hedelund  /  Jørgen Ulrich 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Christian Kuhnke Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 0 7 5 6 1       5 Wilhelm Bungert Jørgen Ulrich 7 5 6 2 2 6 3 6 6 3

Egypt vs. Norway

Egypt 3	Cairo, Egypt [23] 8–10 May 1970 Clay		Norway 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Moataz El Sonbol Frithjof Prydz 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Aly El Dawoudi Jon-Erik Ross 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Aly El Dawoudi  /  Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Frithjof Prydz  /  Jon-Erik Ross 5 7 6 2 4 6 1 6     4 Aly El Dawoudi Frithjof Prydz 7 9 5 7 6 2 9 7 6 4   5 Moataz El Sonbol Jon-Erik Ross           not played

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy 2	Turin, Italy [24] 7–11 May 1970 Clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Massimo Di Domenico Jan Kodeš 3 6 6 1 6 3 4 6 4 6   2 Adriano Panatta Jan Kukal 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 Massimo Di Domenico  /  Adriano Panatta Jan Kodeš  /  Jan Kukal 6 4 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 3   4 Massimo Di Domenico Jan Kukal 9 7 4 6 5 7 7 9     5 Adriano Panatta Jan Kodeš 3 6 2 6 2 6

Portugal vs. Monaco

Portugal 1	Lisbon, Portugal [25] 1–3 May 1970 Clay		Monaco 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Patrick Landau 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Raúl Peralta Francis Truchi 6 2 6 0 7 5       3 Manuel Dinis  /  Raúl Peralta Patrick Landau  /  Francis Truchi 6 3 4 6 5 7 4 6     4 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Francis Truchi 6 3 6 2 8 10 4 6 2 6   5 Raúl Peralta Patrick Landau 4 6 3 6 6 4 2 6

Hungary vs. Soviet Union

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [26] 8–10 May 1970		Soviet Union 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Szabolcs Baranyi Vladimir Korotkov 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 1 6 3   2 István Gulyás Alex Metreveli 7 9 2 6 3 6       3 Szabolcs Baranyi  /  Róbert Machán Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 8     4 Szabolcs Baranyi Alex Metreveli 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 István Gulyás Vladimir Korotkov 6 3 4 6 6 0 6 4

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. Egypt

West Germany 5	West Berlin [27] 22–24 May 1970		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 2 6 4 1 6 6 2     2 Christian Kuhnke Moataz El Sonbol 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 Ingo Buding  /  Christian Kuhnke Moataz El Sonbol  /  Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 0 6 3 6 0       4 Wilhelm Bungert Moataz El Sonbol 10 8 6 2 6 3       5 Jürgen Fassbender Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 1 6 1 6 3

Monaco vs. Soviet Union

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco [28] 22–24 May 1970		Soviet Union 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Vatrican Alex Metreveli 0 6 1 6 4 6       2 Francis Truchi Vladimir Korotkov 2 6 0 6 1 6       3 Francis Truchi  /  André Vatrican Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 0 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     4 André Vatrican Vladimir Korotkov 0 6 0 6 0 6       5 Francis Truchi Alex Metreveli 2 6 4 6 2 6

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Belgium

West Germany 5	Nuremberg, West Germany [29] 12–14 June 1970		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Patrick Hombergen 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 3     2 Christian Kuhnke Eric Drossart 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Ingo Buding  /  Christian Kuhnke Eric Drossart  /  Patrick Hombergen 4 6 6 3 7 5 4 6 10 8   4 Wilhelm Bungert Eric Drossart 2 6 6 2 6 0 6 3     5 Christian Kuhnke Patrick Hombergen 6 2 6 2 6 0

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union 3	Moscow, Soviet Union [30] 11–13 June 1970 Clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Toomas Leius Jan Kodeš 6 2 3 6 3 6 5 7     2 Alex Metreveli Jan Kukal 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš  /  Jan Kukal 8 6 1 6 2 6 8 6 6 4   4 Toomas Leius Jan Kukal 6 3 4 6 3 6 2 6     5 Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3

Final

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

West Germany 3	Düsseldorf, West Germany [3] 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

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
3. "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
4. "Arthur Ashe – Biography". www.britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
5. Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73
6. "Belgium v South Africa". daviscup.com.
7. "Iran v Romania". daviscup.com.
8. "Greece v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
9. "Luxembourg v Ireland". daviscup.com.
10. "Yugoslavia v Poland". daviscup.com.
11. "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.
12. "Turkey v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
13. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
14. "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.
15. "Romania v Greece". daviscup.com.
16. "Ireland v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
17. "Spain v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
18. "France v Austria". daviscup.com.
19. "Yugoslavia v Romania". daviscup.com.
20. "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
21. "Finland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
22. "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
23. "Egypt v Norway". daviscup.com.
24. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
25. "Portugal v Monaco". daviscup.com.
26. "Hungary v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
27. "West Germany v Egypt". daviscup.com.
28. "Monaco v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
29. "West Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
30. "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website