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
Draw
Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June |
Final 13–15 June | |||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||
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3 | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
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2 | |||||||||
Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | |
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5 | |||||||||
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0 |
Semifinals
Mexico vs. New Zealand
Mexico 2 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5] 8–10 May 1970 Clay |
New Zealand 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies
Canada 5 |
Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada [6] 6–8 June 1970 Clay |
Caribbean/West Indies 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Canada vs. New Zealand
Canada 3 |
Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada [2] 13–15 June 1970 Clay |
New Zealand 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South America Zone
Draw
Quarterfinals 20 March–6 April |
Semifinals 5–13 April |
Final 14–16 June | |||||||||||||
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bye | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
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0 | ||||||||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |
5 | |||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |
3 | |||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
Caracas, Venezuela | |
3 | |||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||||
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4 |
Quarterfinals
Colombia vs. Ecuador
Colombia 3 |
Bogotá, Colombia [7] 4–6 April 1970 Clay |
Ecuador 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Chile
Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [8] 20–22 March 1970 Clay |
Chile 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela vs. Brazil
Venezuela 1 |
Caracas, Venezuela [9] 22–24 March 1970 |
Brazil 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Colombia vs. Uruguay
Colombia 5 |
Bogotá, Colombia [10] 11–13 April 1970 |
Uruguay 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. Chile
Brazil 3 |
São Paulo, Brazil [11] 5–7 April 1970 |
Chile 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Brazil vs. Colombia
Brazil 3 |
São Paulo, Brazil [3] 14–16 June 1970 |
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Brazil vs. Canada
Brazil 3 |
Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil [4] 18–20 July 1970 Clay |
Canada 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Canada v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- "Brazil v Canada". daviscup.com.
- "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- "Colombia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
- "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
- "Venezuela v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
- "Brazil v Chile". daviscup.com.