# 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 to 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 | South Africa | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia |

## Draw

All ties were played at the Freiburg Tennis Club in Freiburg, West Germany on clay courts.
| First round 19 May | First round 19 May | Second round 20–21 May | Second round 20–21 May | Quarterfinals 22 May | Quarterfinals 22 May | Semifinals 23 May | Semifinals 23 May | Semifinals 23 May | Final 24 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 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | West Germany | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | France | 0 | | | | | |
| Italy | | | | | | France | 0 | | | | | |
| Poland | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | w/o | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| France | 2 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 1 | | | | | | | | West Germany | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Australia | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Australia | 3 |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 3 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | | | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | |
| New Zealand | | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | |
| Israel | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 19 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 19 May 1970 Clay | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 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 19 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 19 May 1970 Clay | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 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 19 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 19 May 1970 Clay | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 19 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 20 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 20 May 1970 Clay | Yugoslavia 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 20 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 20 May 1970 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 20 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 20 May 1970 Clay | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 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 21 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 21 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 21 May 1970 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 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 21 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 21 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Clay | 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 Curtis / Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk / Wendy Tomlinson 6 4 6 1 ||||
West Germany vs. France
| West Germany 3 | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 23 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 23 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 24 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 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 first round 21 May | Consolation quarterfinals 22 May | Consolation quarterfinals 22 May | Consolation semifinals 23 May | Consolation semifinals 23 May | Consolation final 24 May | Consolation final 24 May |
| | | Japan | 3 | | | | |
| | | New Zealand | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Japan | 3 | | |
| | | | | Norway | 0 | | |
| | | Norway | | | | | |
| | | Canada | w/o | | | | |
| Canada | 2 | Canada | w/o | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| | | | | | | Switzerland | 0 |
| | | Belgium | | | | | |
| | | Indonesia | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | Belgium | 0 | | |
| | | | | Switzerland | 3 | | |
| | | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | |
| | | Switzerland | 2 | | | | |

### First round

Canada vs. Greece
| Canada 2 | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 21 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 21 May 1970 Clay | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Clay | New Zealand 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 22 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 22 May 1970 Clay | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1           2           3 ||||

### Semifinals

Japan vs. Norway
| Japan 3 | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 23 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 23 May 1970 Clay | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 23 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 23 May 1970 Clay | Switzerland 3 |
| 1 2 3 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 24 May 1970 Clay | Freiburg Tennis Club, Freiburg, West Germany 24 May 1970 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 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 ||||