1970 Federation Cup (tennis)

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 19–24 May. Australia defeated West Germany in the 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 3 1 Kimiyo Yagahara Odile 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

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Switzerland vs. Belgium

Switzerland 2	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 19 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Belgium 1
1 2 3 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

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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

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Greece vs. Netherlands

Greece 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 19 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 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

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

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France vs. Italy

France 2	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 20 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Odile 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

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Switzerland vs. West Germany

Switzerland 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 20 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 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

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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 3 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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 Odile de Roubin / Christiane Spinoza Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Hösl 1 6 4 6

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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1970 Federation Cup Champions
Australia Fourth title

Consolation Rounds

Draw

Consolation First Round 21 May

Consolation Quarterfinals 22 May

Consolation Semifinals 23 May

Consolation Final 24 May

Greece

0

Canada

2

Canada

w/o

Norway

Norway

0

Japan

3

New Zealand

0

Japan

3

Japan

3

Switzerland

0

Indonesia

w/o

Belgium

Belgium

0

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

2

Yugoslavia

1

First Round

Greece vs. Canada

Greece 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 21 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Canada 2
1 2 3 1 Alice Alexandri Jane O'Hara 3 6 0 6     2 Dionissia Asteri Andrée Martin 0 6 6 8     3           not played

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Quarterfinals

New Zealand vs. Japan

New Zealand 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Robyn Hunt Kimiyo Yagahara 3 6 1 6     2 Marilyn Pryde Kazuko Sawamatsu 2 6 4 6     3 Robyn Hunt / Marilyn Pryde Kimiyo Yagahara / Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 6 2 6

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Switzerland vs. Yugoslavia

Switzerland 2	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 1           2           3

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Semifinals

Norway vs. Japan

Norway 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 23 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Kirsten Robsahm Kimiyo Yagahara 4 6 0 6     2 Ellen Grindvold Kazuko Sawamatsu 2 6 2 6     3 Ellen Grindvold / Liv Jagge Kimiyo Yagahara / Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 6 2 6

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Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium 0	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 23 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 1 Monique Van Haver Rita Felix 2 6 1 6     2 Ingrid Palmieri Marianne Kindler 5 7 1 6     3 Michele Kahn / Monique Van Haver Rita Felix / Anne-Marie Studer 4 6 3 6

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Final

Japan vs. Switzerland

Japan 3	Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 24 May 1970 Red clay (outdoors)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 1 Kimiyo Yagahara Rita Felix 6 3 8 6     2 Kazuko Sawamatsu Anne-Marie Studer 6 2 6 3     3 Kimiyo Yagahara / Kazuko Sawamatsu Rita Felix / Anne-Marie Studer 6 4 6 3

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References

1. "Japan v France". fedcup.com.
2. "Switzerland v Belgium". fedcup.com.
3. "Norway v Canada". fedcup.com.
4. "Greece v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
5. "United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
6. "France v Italy". fedcup.com.
7. "Switzerland v West Germany". fedcup.com.
8. "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
9. "Canada v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
10. "Sweden v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
11. "Czechoslovakia v Australia". fedcup.com.
12. "United States v South Africa". fedcup.com.
13. "France v West Germany". fedcup.com.
14. "Great Britain v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
15. "Sweden v Australia". fedcup.com.
16. "United States v West Germany". fedcup.com.
17. "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.
18. "West Germany v Australia". fedcup.com.
19. "Greece v Canada". fedcup.com.
20. "New Zealand v Japan". fedcup.com.
21. "Switzerland v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
22. "Norway v Japan". fedcup.com.
23. "Belgium v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
24. "Japan v Switzerland". fedcup.com.