1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

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Draw

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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

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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  
 
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Brian Fairlie
6
3
3
6
3
6
6
0
6
2
 
2  
 
Vicente Zarazúa
Onny Parun
6
1
2
6
4
6
5
7
   
3  
 
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
11
9
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Onny Parun
6
8
4
6
4
6
     
5  
 
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  
 
John Sharpe
Richard Russell
6
8
7
5
4
6
6
1
6
1
 
2  
 
Mike Belkin
Lance Lumsden
6
2
4
6
6
1
3
6
6
0
 
3  
 
Mike Belkin / John Sharpe
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4  
 
Peter Burwash
Leo Rolle
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
John Sharpe
Lance Lumsden
6
4
6
1
6
0
     

Final

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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  
 
Mike Belkin
Brian Fairlie
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2  
 
John Sharpe
Onny Parun
6
2
2
6
6
0
1
6
   
retired
3  
 
Mike Belkin / John Sharpe
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
6
2
11
9
6
3
     
4  
 
John Sharpe
Brian Fairlie
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Mike Belkin
Onny Parun
6
2
3
6
7
5
6
3
   

South America Zone

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Draw

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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

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Colombia vs. Ecuador

 
Colombia
3
Bogotá, Colombia[7]
4–6 April 1970
Clay
 
Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Iván Molina
Pancho Guzmán
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
1
   
2  
 
Jairo Velasco
Miguel Olvera
4
6
3
6
6
1
6
1
6
1
 
3  
 
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
6
2
7
5
1
6
9
7
   
4  
 
Álvaro Betancur
Pancho Guzmán
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
5  
 
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  
 
Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo
6
3
6
0
2
6
2
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Julián Ganzábal
Jaime Fillol
4
6
1
6
6
4
6
4
6
2
 
3  
 
Lito Álvarez / Tito Vázquez
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
7
5
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
5  
 
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  
 
Jorge Andrew
José Edison Mandarino
5
7
7
5
2
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Humphrey Hose
Thomaz Koch
2
6
8
6
0
6
6
1
6
8
 
3  
 
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
2
6
7
9
2
6
     
4  
 
Humphrey Hose
Ricardo Bernd
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
5  
 
Jorge Andrew
Thomaz Koch
4
6
2
6
1
6
     

Semifinals

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Colombia vs. Uruguay

 
Colombia
5
Bogotá, Colombia[10]
11–13 April 1970
 
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jairo Velasco
Gustavo Stapf
6
1
6
0
6
0
     
2  
 
Iván Molina
Alberto Laborde
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
3  
 
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Alberto Laborde / Gustavo Stapf
6
2
6
1
6
0
     
4  
 
Jairo Velasco
Alberto Laborde
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
5  
 
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  
 
Thomaz Koch
Patricio Cornejo
1
6
3
6
6
2
6
2
6
1
 
2  
 
José Edison Mandarino
Jaime Fillol
1
6
6
3
1
6
7
5
7
9
 
3  
 
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
6
4
6
4
10
12
6
4
   
4  
 
José Edison Mandarino
Patricio Cornejo
5
7
6
4
6
2
3
6
2
6
 
5  
 
Thomaz Koch
Jaime Fillol
6
1
6
3
4
6
4
6
8
6
 

Final

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Brazil vs. Colombia

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

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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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
     

References

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  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.
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