1970 Davis Cup Europe Zone Explained

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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.

South Africa were ejected from the tournament on 23 March due to protests over the South African government's apartheid policies.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Zone A

First round

Iran vs. Romania

Greece vs. Netherlands

Luxembourg vs. Ireland

Yugoslavia vs. Poland

Sweden vs. Spain

Turkey vs. Bulgaria

Switzerland vs. France

Great Britain vs. Austria

Quarterfinals

Romania vs. Greece

Ireland vs. Yugoslavia

Spain vs. Bulgaria

France vs. Austria

Semifinals

Yugoslavia vs. Romania

France vs. Spain

Final

Spain vs. Yugoslavia

Zone B

First round

Finland vs. Belgium

West Germany vs. Denmark

Egypt vs. Norway

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Portugal vs. Monaco

Hungary vs. Soviet Union

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. Egypt

Monaco vs. Soviet Union

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Belgium

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

Final

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

External links

Davis Cup official website

Notes and References

Book: Bud Collins. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 495–506. 2nd.
Web site: Arthur Ashe – Biography . www.britannica.com . . 13 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222648/http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9009817 . 1 February 2014.
Web site: Steve . Tignor . The Shots Not Heard Around the World . tennis.com . 29 September 2019 . 19 November 2014 . "South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to ’73".
News: Belgium v South Africa. daviscup.com.