1970 Federation Cup (tennis)

1970 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	19–24 May
Edition	8th
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
	← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Federation Cup was the eighth edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 22 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Freiburg Tennis Club in Freiburg, West Germany from 19 to 24 May. Australia defeated West Germany in the final.^[1]

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Canada	Czechoslovakia	France	Great Britain
Greece	Hungary	Indonesia	Israel	Italy	Japan
Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Poland	Sweden	Switzerland
South Africa		United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

All ties were played at the Freiburg Tennis Club in Freiburg, West Germany on clay courts.

First round 19 May			Second round 20–21 May			Quarterfinals 22 May			Semifinals 23 May			Final 24 May

				United States	3

				Yugoslavia	0



							United States	3

							South Africa	0



				Hungary	w/o

				South Africa



										United States	1

										West Germany	2



				West Germany	3

				Switzerland	0
	Belgium	1

	Switzerland	2
							West Germany	3

							France	0
	Italy

	Poland	w/o
				Italy	1

				France	2
	France	2

	Japan	1
													West Germany	0

													Australia	3
	Netherlands	3

	Greece	0
				Netherlands	3

				Canada	0
	Canada	3

	Norway	0
							Netherlands	1

							Great Britain	2
	New Zealand

	Israel	w/o
				New Zealand	0

				Great Britain	3



										Great Britain	0

										Australia	3



				Indonesia	1

				Sweden	2



							Sweden	0

							Australia	3



				Czechoslovakia	0

				Australia	3

First round

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[2]
19 May 1970
Clay

Switzerland
2

		1	2
1	Michele Kahn Anne-Marie Studer	1 6	0 6
2	Ingrid Loeys Marianne Kindler	4 6	2 6
3	Ingrid Loeys / Monique Van Haver Rita Felix / Anne-Marie Studer	6 4	6 4

France vs. Japan

France
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[3]
19 May 1970
Clay

Japan
1

		1	2
1	Odile de Roubin Kimiyo Hatanaka	6 4	6 2
2	Gail Chanfreau Kazuko Sawamatsu	2 6	6 8
3	Gail Chanfreau / Christiane Spinoza Junko Sawamatsu / Kazuko Sawamatsu	6 2	6 3

Netherlands vs. Greece

Netherlands
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[4]
19 May 1970
Clay

Greece
0

		1	2
1	Betty Stöve Dionissia Asteri	6 2	6 2
2	Marijke Schaar Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos	6 0	6 1
3	Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof Dionissia Asteri / Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos	6 2	7 5

Canada vs. Norway

Canada
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[5]
19 May 1970
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2	3
1	Jane O'Hara Kirsten Robsahm	6 2	6 1
2	Andrée Martin Ellen Grindvold	3 6	6 2	6 4
3	Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm	6 1	6 3

Second round

United States vs. Yugoslavia

United States
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[6]
20 May 1970
Clay

Yugoslavia
0

		1	2
1	Peaches Bartkowicz Biljana Kostić	6 0	6 0
2	Julie Heldman Irena Škulj	6 0	6 0
3	Mary-Ann Curtis / Julie Heldman Alenka Pipan / Irena Škulj	6 2	6 1

West Germany vs. Switzerland

West Germany
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[7]
20 May 1970
Clay

Switzerland
0

		1	2
1	Helga Hösl Anne-Marie Studer	6 3	6 0
2	Helga Niessen Marianne Kindler	6 1	6 1
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Hösl Rita Felix / Marianne Kindler	6 2	6 1

Italy vs. France

Italy
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[8]
20 May 1970
Clay

France
2

		1	2
1	Lea Pericoli Odile de Roubin	6 2	6 2
2	Maria Teresa Riedl Gail Chanfreau	0 6	0 6
3	Silvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli Gail Chanfreau / Christiane Spinoza	3 6	6 8

Netherlands vs. Canada

Netherlands
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[9]
21 May 1970
Clay

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Betty Stöve Jane O'Hara	6 3	1 6	10 8
2	Marijke Schaar Faye Urban	6 2	6 3
3	Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara	6 4	6 3

New Zealand vs. Great Britain

New Zealand
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[10]
21 May 1970
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2
1	Robyn Legge Winnie Shaw	1 6	2 6
2	Marilyn Pryde Virginia Wade	3 6	2 6
3	Robyn Legge / Marilyn Pryde Winnie Shaw / Joyce Williams	3 6	1 6

Indonesia vs. Sweden

Indonesia
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[11]
21 May 1970
Clay

Sweden
2

		1	2	3
1	Lita Liem Ingrid Bentzer	6 4	6 1
2	Lany Kaligis Christina Sandberg	2 6	3 6
3	Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg	6 2	2 6	3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia

Czechoslovakia
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[12]
21 May 1970
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Vlasta Vopičková Karen Krantzcke	5 7	1 6
2	Alena Palmeová Judy Dalton	6 4	4 6	2 6
3	Alena Palmeová / Vlasta Vopičková Judy Dalton / Karen Krantzcke	0 6	3 6

Quarterfinals

United States vs. South Africa

United States
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[13]
22 May 1970
Clay

South Africa
0

		1	2
1	Peaches Bartkowicz Marianna Brummer	6 1	6 2
2	Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk	6 4	6 0
3	Mary-Ann Curtis / Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk / Wendy Tomlinson	6 4	6 1

West Germany vs. France

West Germany
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[14]
22 May 1970
Clay

France
0

		1	2	3
1	Helga Hösl Christiane Spinoza	6 4	7 5
2	Helga Niessen Gail Chanfreau	6 8	6 3	6 2
3	Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Hösl Odile de Roubin / Christiane Spinoza	6 1	6 4

Netherlands vs. Great Britain

Netherlands
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[15]
22 May 1970
Clay

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3
1	Betty Stöve Winnie Shaw	0 6	6 3	6 1
2	Marijke Schaar Virginia Wade	0 6	1 6
3	Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade	3 6	1 6

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[16]
22 May 1970
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Ingrid Bentzer Karen Krantzcke	1 6	3 6
2	Christina Sandberg Judy Dalton	6 1	4 6	2 6
3	Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg Judy Dalton / Karen Krantzcke	1 1			retired

Semifinals

United States vs. West Germany

United States
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[17]
23 May 1970
Clay

West Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Peaches Bartkowicz Helga Hösl	6 2	6 2
2	Julie Heldman Helga Niessen	0 6	6 8
3	Mary-Ann Curtis / Julie Heldman Helga Hösl / Helga Niessen	5 7	6 4	0 6

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[18]
23 May 1970
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Joyce Williams Karen Krantzcke	4 6	5 7
2	Virginia Wade Judy Dalton	4 6	6 4	5 7
3	Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade Judy Dalton / Karen Krantzcke	3 6	3 6

Final

West Germany vs. Australia

West Germany
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[19]
24 May 1970
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Helga Hösl Karen Krantzcke	2 6	3 6
2	Helga Niessen Judy Dalton	6 4	3 6	3 6
3	Helga Hösl / Helga Niessen Judy Dalton / Karen Krantzcke	2 6	5 7

Consolation round

Draw

Consolation first round
21 May

Consolation quarterfinals
22 May

Consolation semifinals
23 May

Consolation final
24 May

Japan

3

New Zealand

0

Japan

3

Norway

0

Norway

Canada ^[20]

w/o

Canada

2

Greece

0

Japan

3

Switzerland

0

Belgium

Indonesia ^[21]

w/o

Belgium

0

Switzerland

3

Yugoslavia

1

Switzerland

2

First round

Canada vs. Greece

Canada
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[22]
21 May 1970
Clay

Greece
0

		1	2
1	Jane O'Hara Alice Koutsouri	6 3	6 0
2	Andrée Martin Dionissia Asteri	6 0	8 6
3				not played

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. New Zealand

Japan
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[23]
22 May 1970
Clay

New Zealand
0

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Hatanaka Robyn Legge	6 3	6 1
2	Kazuko Sawamatsu Marilyn Pryde	6 2	6 4
3	Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Robyn Legge / Marilyn Pryde	6 4	6 2

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

Yugoslavia
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[24]
22 May 1970
Clay

Switzerland
2

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Semifinals

Japan vs. Norway

Japan
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[25]
23 May 1970
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Hatanaka Kirsten Robsahm	6 4	6 0
2	Kazuko Sawamatsu Ellen Grindvold	6 2	6 2
3	Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Ellen Grindvold / Liv Jagge	6 4	6 2

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[26]
23 May 1970
Clay

Switzerland
3

		1	2
1	Monique Van Haver Rita Felix	2 6	1 6
2	Ingrid Loeys Marianne Kindler	5 7	1 6
3	Michele Kahn / Monique Van Haver Rita Felix / Anne-Marie Studer	4 6	3 6

Final

Japan vs. Switzerland

Japan
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany^[27]
24 May 1970
Clay

Switzerland
0

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Hatanaka Rita Felix	6 3	8 6
2	Kazuko Sawamatsu Anne-Marie Studer	6 2	6 3
3	Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Rita Felix / Anne-Marie Studer	6 4	6 3

References

^ "1970 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Greece". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "New Zealand v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v South Africa". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v France". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Sweden v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "United States v West Germany". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "West Germany v Australia". fedcup.com.
^ "Norway v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
^ "Canada v Greece". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Belgium v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "Japan v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[1] "1970 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.

[2] "Belgium v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[3] "France v Japan". fedcup.com.

[4] "Netherlands v Greece". fedcup.com.

[5] "Canada v Norway". fedcup.com.

[6] "United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.

[7] "West Germany v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[8] "Italy v France". fedcup.com.

[9] "Netherlands v Canada". fedcup.com.

[10] "New Zealand v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[11] "Indonesia v Sweden". fedcup.com.

[12] "Czechoslovakia v Australia". fedcup.com.

[13] "United States v South Africa". fedcup.com.

[14] "West Germany v France". fedcup.com.

[15] "Netherlands v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[16] "Sweden v Australia". fedcup.com.

[17] "United States v West Germany". fedcup.com.

[18] "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.

[19] "West Germany v Australia". fedcup.com.

[20] "Norway v Canada". fedcup.com.

[21] "Belgium v Indonesia". fedcup.com.

[22] "Canada v Greece". fedcup.com.

[23] "Japan v New Zealand". fedcup.com.

[24] "Yugoslavia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[25] "Japan v Norway". fedcup.com.

[26] "Belgium v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[27] "Japan v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

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