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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Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
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Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
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![]() | 5 | |||||||
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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 |
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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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Bogotá, Colombia | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||
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São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b "Canada v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "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.