Today in History: South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup
South Africa would be banned a second time, eight years later.
On this day in 1970, tennis became the next sport on the long list of sports South Africa was banned from playing internationally due to its apartheid policies.
During apartheid, South Africa was expelled from several international sporting codes, largely due to the controversial policies being enforced by the government at the time. With SA already being banned from numerous sporting codes around the world, it was finally time to get banned from the largest international tennis event, the Davis Cup, in 1970.
In 1973, South Africa was briefly reinstated into the competition, only to be banned again five years later, in 1978. With the end of apartheid, the country was again reinstated into the Davis Cup as well as many other international sporting bodies and tournaments.
Information courtesy of: https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/south-africa-banned-competing-davis-cup-because-its-apartheid-policy-sport.
