# 1970 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 Davis Cup.
11 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 7 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.
Canada defeated New Zealand in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Colombia in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Brazil defeated Canada and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June | Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June | Semifinals 8–10 May; 6–8 June | Final 13–15 June | Final 13–15 June | Final 13–15 June |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Winnipeg, Canada (clay) | Canada | Canada | 3 |
| Canada | Canada | 5 | Canada | Canada | 3 |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | |

### Semifinals

Mexico vs. New Zealand
| Mexico 2 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 May 1970 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 May 1970 Clay | New Zealand 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Brian Fairlie 6 3 3 6 3 6 6 0 6 2   2 Vicente Zarazúa Onny Parun 6 1 2 6 4 6 5 7     3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 11 9 6 3 6 3       4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Onny Parun 6 8 4 6 4 6       5 Vicente Zarazúa Brian Fairlie 10 8 6 8 1 6 1 6 ||||
Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies
| Canada 5 | Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada 6–8 June 1970 Clay | Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada 6–8 June 1970 Clay | Caribbean/West Indies 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Sharpe Richard Russell 6 8 7 5 4 6 6 1 6 1   2 Mike Belkin Lance Lumsden 6 2 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 0   3 Mike Belkin / John Sharpe Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Peter Burwash Leo Rolle 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 John Sharpe Lance Lumsden 6 4 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Final

Canada vs. New Zealand
| Canada 3 | Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada 13–15 June 1970 Clay | Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada 13–15 June 1970 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Belkin Brian Fairlie 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 John Sharpe Onny Parun 6 2 2 6 6 0 1 6    retired 3 Mike Belkin / John Sharpe Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 6 2 11 9 6 3       4 John Sharpe Brian Fairlie 4 6 2 6 0 6       5 Mike Belkin Onny Parun 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 3 ||||

## South America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 20 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 20 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 20 March–6 April | Semifinals 5–13 April | Semifinals 5–13 April | Semifinals 5–13 April | Final 14–16 June | Final 14–16 June | Final 14–16 June |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | | | |
| bye | bye | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | Colombia | Colombia | 5 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Colombia vs. Ecuador
| Colombia 3 | Bogotá, Colombia 4–6 April 1970 Clay | Bogotá, Colombia 4–6 April 1970 Clay | Ecuador 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Pancho Guzmán 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 1     2 Jairo Velasco Miguel Olvera 4 6 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 1   3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 6 2 7 5 1 6 9 7     4 Álvaro Betancur Pancho Guzmán 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Iván Molina Miguel Olvera 4 6 7 5 6 8 4 6 ||||
Argentina vs. Chile
| Argentina 2 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 20–22 March 1970 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 20–22 March 1970 Clay | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Patricio Cornejo 6 3 6 0 2 6 2 6 2 6   2 Julián Ganzábal Jaime Fillol 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 4 6 2   3 Lito Álvarez / Tito Vázquez Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 3 6 2 6 1 6       4 Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3     5 Julián Ganzábal Patricio Cornejo 3 6 6 3 4 6 2 6 ||||
Venezuela vs. Brazil
| Venezuela 1 | Caracas, Venezuela 22–24 March 1970 | Caracas, Venezuela 22–24 March 1970 | Brazil 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Andrew José Edison Mandarino 5 7 7 5 2 6 1 6     2 Humphrey Hose Thomaz Koch 2 6 8 6 0 6 6 1 6 8   3 Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 2 6 7 9 2 6       4 Humphrey Hose Ricardo Bernd 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Jorge Andrew Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Colombia vs. Uruguay
| Colombia 5 | Bogotá, Colombia 11–13 April 1970 | Bogotá, Colombia 11–13 April 1970 | Uruguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jairo Velasco Gustavo Stapf 6 1 6 0 6 0       2 Iván Molina Alberto Laborde 6 1 6 2 6 0       3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Alberto Laborde / Gustavo Stapf 6 2 6 1 6 0       4 Jairo Velasco Alberto Laborde 6 0 6 3 6 3       5 Álvaro Betancur Gustavo Stapf 6 1 6 0 6 0 ||||
Brazil vs. Chile
| Brazil 3 | São Paulo, Brazil 5–7 April 1970 | São Paulo, Brazil 5–7 April 1970 | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Patricio Cornejo 1 6 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 1   2 José Edison Mandarino Jaime Fillol 1 6 6 3 1 6 7 5 7 9   3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 6 4 6 4 10 12 6 4     4 José Edison Mandarino Patricio Cornejo 5 7 6 4 6 2 3 6 2 6   5 Thomaz Koch Jaime Fillol 6 1 6 3 4 6 4 6 8 6 ||||

### Final

Brazil vs. Colombia
| Brazil 3 | São Paulo, Brazil 14–16 June 1970 | São Paulo, Brazil 14–16 June 1970 | Colombia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Felipe Tavares Jairo Velasco 5 7 1 6 8 6 4 6     2 José Edison Mandarino Iván Molina 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Carlos Alberto Fernandes / José Edison Mandarino Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco 5 7 2 6 6 4 3 6     4 José Edison Mandarino Jairo Velasco 4 6 8 6 6 3 6 2     5 Luis Felipe Tavares Iván Molina 4 6 2 6 6 3 9 7 6 3 ||||

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Brazil vs. Canada
| Brazil 3 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil 18–20 July 1970 Clay | Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil 18–20 July 1970 Clay | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch John Sharpe 9 7 7 5 5 7 8 6     2 José Edison Mandarino Mike Belkin 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Mike Belkin / John Sharpe 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4 6 3   4 Thomaz Koch Mike Belkin 8 6 6 8 3 6 4 6     5 José Edison Mandarino John Sharpe 6 1 6 0 6 2 ||||