1970 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1970 Federation Cup was the 8th 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 19–24 May. Australia defeated West Germany in the final, in what was a rematch of the 1966 Federation Cup final.

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



				South Africa

				Hungary	w/o



										United States	1

										West Germany	2
	Japan	1

	France	2
				France	2

				Italy	1
	Poland	w/o

	Italy
							France	0

							West Germany	3
	Switzerland	2

	Belgium	1
				Switzerland	0

				West Germany	3


													West Germany	0

													Australia	3


				Great Britain	3

				New Zealand	0
	Israel	w/o

	New Zealand
							Great Britain	2

							Netherlands	1
	Norway	0

	Canada	3
				Canada	0

				Netherlands	3
	Greece	0

	Netherlands	3
										Great Britain	0

										Australia	3



				Sweden	2

				Indonesia	1



							Sweden	0

							Australia	3



				Czechoslovakia	0

				Australia	3

First Round

Japan vs. France

Japan
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
19 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

France
2

		1	2
1	Kimiyo Yagahara Oudile de Roubin	4 6	2 6
2	Kazuko Sawamatsu Gail Benedetti	6 2	8 6
3	Junko Sawamatsu / Kazuko Sawamatsu Gail Benedetti / Christiane Spinoza	2 6	3 6

^[1]

Switzerland vs. Belgium

Switzerland
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
19 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Belgium
1

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

^[2]

Norway vs. Canada

Norway
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
19 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Canada
3

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

^[3]

Greece vs. Netherlands

Greece
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
19 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
3

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

^[4]

Second Round

United States vs. Yugoslavia

United States
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
20 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Yugoslavia
0

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

^[5]

France vs. Italy

France
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
20 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Italy
1

		1	2
1	Oudile de Roubin Lea Pericoli	2 6	2 6
2	Gail Benedetti Maria-Teresa Riedl	6 0	6 0
3	Gail Benedetti / Christiane Spinoza Sylvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli	6 3	8 6

^[6]

Switzerland vs. West Germany

Switzerland
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
20 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

West Germany
3

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

^[7]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
21 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

New Zealand
0

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

^[8]

Canada vs. Netherlands

Canada
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
21 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
3

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

^[9]

Sweden vs. Indonesia

Sweden
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
21 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Indonesia
1

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

^[10]

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia

Czechoslovakia
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
21 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Australia
3

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

^[11]

Quarterfinals

United States vs. South Africa

United States
3

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
22 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

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 Beattie / Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk / Wendy Tomlinson	6 4	6 1

^[12]

France vs. West Germany

France
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
22 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

West Germany
3

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

^[13]

Great Britain vs. Netherlands

Great Britain
2

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
22 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
1

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

^[14]

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
22 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

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

^[15]

Semifinals

United States vs. West Germany

United States
1

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
23 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

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 Beattie / Julie Heldman Helga Hösl / Helga Niessen	5 7	6 4	0 6

^[16]

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
23 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

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

^[17]

Final

West Germany vs. Australia

West Germany
0

Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany
24 May 1970
Red clay (outdoors)

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

^[18]

1970 Fed Cup Champions
Australia Fourth title

Consolation Rounds

Consolation First Round
21 May

Consolation Quarterfinals
22 May

Consolation Semifinals
23 May

Consolation Final
24 May

Greece

Canada

Canada

w/o

Norway

Norway

Japan

New Zealand

Japan

Switzerland

Indonesia

w/o

Belgium

Belgium

Switzerland

Yugoslavia

References

^ "Japan v France". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004104.
^ "Switzerland v Belgium". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004075.
^ "Norway v Canada". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003679.
^ "Greece v Netherlands". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003900.
^ "United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004788.
^ "France v Italy". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004109.
^ "Switzerland v West Germany". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004156.
^ "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004073.
^ "Canada v Netherlands". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003672.
^ "Sweden v Indonesia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004006.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Australia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003855.
^ "United States v South Africa". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004786.
^ "France v West Germany". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003451.
^ "Great Britain v Netherlands". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004077.
^ "Sweden v Australia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003869.
^ "United States v West Germany". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004205.
^ "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003354.
^ "West Germany v Australia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003380.

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1970 Federation Cup (tennis)

Contents

Participating Teams

Draw

First Round

Japan vs. France

Switzerland vs. Belgium

Norway vs. Canada

Greece vs. Netherlands

Second Round

United States vs. Yugoslavia

France vs. Italy

Switzerland vs. West Germany

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Canada vs. Netherlands

Sweden vs. Indonesia

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia

Quarterfinals

United States vs. South Africa

France vs. West Germany

Great Britain vs. Netherlands

Sweden vs. Australia

Semifinals

United States vs. West Germany

Great Britain vs. Australia

Final

West Germany vs. Australia

Consolation Rounds

References