1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

11 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 7 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Canada defeated New Zealand in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Colombia in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Brazil defeated Canada and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
8–10 May; 6–8 June		Final
13–15 June
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico2
Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
 New Zealand3
 New Zealand2
Winnipeg, Canada (clay)
 Canada3
 Canada5
 Caribbean/West Indies0

Semifinals

Mexico vs. New Zealand


Mexico
2 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
8–10 May 1970
Clay
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
New Zealand 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Brian Fairlie 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		 
2 Mexico
New Zealand 		Vicente Zarazúa
Onny Parun 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Mexico
New Zealand 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 		11
9 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Mexico
New Zealand 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Onny Parun 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Mexico
New Zealand 		Vicente Zarazúa
Brian Fairlie 		10
8 		6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Canada
5 		Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada[6]
6–8 June 1970
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cricket West Indies 		John Sharpe
Richard Russell 		6
8 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		 
2 Canada
Cricket West Indies 		Mike Belkin
Lance Lumsden 		6
2 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
0 		 
3 Canada
Cricket West Indies 		Mike Belkin / John Sharpe
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Canada
Cricket West Indies 		Peter Burwash
Leo Rolle 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Canada
Cricket West Indies 		John Sharpe
Lance Lumsden 		6
4 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Final

Canada vs. New Zealand


Canada
3 		Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada[2]
13–15 June 1970
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
New Zealand 		Mike Belkin
Brian Fairlie 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Canada
New Zealand 		John Sharpe
Onny Parun 		6
2 		2
6 		6
0 		1
6 		   
retired
3 Canada
New Zealand 		Mike Belkin / John Sharpe
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 		6
2 		11
9 		6
3 		     
4 Canada
New Zealand 		John Sharpe
Brian Fairlie 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
New Zealand 		Mike Belkin
Onny Parun 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
20 March–6 April		Semifinals
5–13 April		Final
14–16 June
 Uruguay
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 Uruguay0
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia5
 Colombia3
São Paulo, Brazil
 Ecuador2
 Colombia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Brazil3
 Argentina2
São Paulo, Brazil
 Chile3
 Chile2
Caracas, Venezuela
 Brazil3
 Venezuela1
 Brazil4

Quarterfinals

Colombia vs. Ecuador


Colombia
3 		Bogotá, Colombia[7]
4–6 April 1970
Clay
Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Ecuador 		Iván Molina
Pancho Guzmán 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Colombia
Ecuador 		Jairo Velasco
Miguel Olvera 		4
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		 
3 Colombia
Ecuador 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 		6
2 		7
5 		1
6 		9
7 		   
4 Colombia
Ecuador 		Álvaro Betancur
Pancho Guzmán 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Colombia
Ecuador 		Iván Molina
Miguel Olvera 		4
6 		7
5 		6
8 		4
6 		   

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
2 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
20–22 March 1970
Clay
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile 		Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo 		6
3 		6
0 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Argentina
Chile 		Julián Ganzábal
Jaime Fillol 		4
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		 
3 Argentina
Chile 		Lito Álvarez / Tito Vázquez
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Argentina
Chile 		Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol 		7
5 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
5 Argentina
Chile 		Julián Ganzábal
Patricio Cornejo 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Venezuela vs. Brazil


Venezuela
1 		Caracas, Venezuela[9]
22–24 March 1970
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Brazil 		Jorge Andrew
José Edison Mandarino 		5
7 		7
5 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Venezuela
Brazil 		Humphrey Hose
Thomaz Koch 		2
6 		8
6 		0
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 
3 Venezuela
Brazil 		Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		2
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     
4 Venezuela
Brazil 		Humphrey Hose
Ricardo Bernd 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Venezuela
Brazil 		Jorge Andrew
Thomaz Koch 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Uruguay


Colombia
5 		Bogotá, Colombia[10]
11–13 April 1970
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Uruguay 		Jairo Velasco
Gustavo Stapf 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Colombia
Uruguay 		Iván Molina
Alberto Laborde 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Colombia
Uruguay 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Alberto Laborde / Gustavo Stapf 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4 Colombia
Uruguay 		Jairo Velasco
Alberto Laborde 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Colombia
Uruguay 		Álvaro Betancur
Gustavo Stapf 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Brazil vs. Chile


Brazil
3 		São Paulo, Brazil[11]
5–7 April 1970
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Chile 		Thomaz Koch
Patricio Cornejo 		1
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		 
2 Brazil
Chile 		José Edison Mandarino
Jaime Fillol 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		7
5 		7
9 		 
3 Brazil
Chile 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		6
4 		6
4 		10
12 		6
4 		   
4 Brazil
Chile 		José Edison Mandarino
Patricio Cornejo 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		 
5 Brazil
Chile 		Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol 		6
1 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		8
6 		 

Final

Brazil vs. Colombia


Brazil
3 		São Paulo, Brazil[3]
14–16 June 1970
Colombia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Colombia 		Luis Felipe Tavares
Jairo Velasco 		5
7 		1
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
2 Brazil
Colombia 		José Edison Mandarino
Iván Molina 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Brazil
Colombia 		Carlos Alberto Fernandes / José Edison Mandarino
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4 Brazil
Colombia 		José Edison Mandarino
Jairo Velasco 		4
6 		8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5 Brazil
Colombia 		Luis Felipe Tavares
Iván Molina 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		9
7 		6
3 		 

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 Brazil
Canada 		Thomaz Koch
John Sharpe 		9
7 		7
5 		5
7 		8
6 		   
2 Brazil
Canada 		José Edison Mandarino
Mike Belkin 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Brazil
Canada 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Mike Belkin / John Sharpe 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4 Brazil
Canada 		Thomaz Koch
Mike Belkin 		8
6 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5 Brazil
Canada 		José Edison Mandarino
John Sharpe 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     

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. ^ a b "Canada v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Brazil v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Colombia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Venezuela v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Chile". daviscup.com.