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1969 Davis Cup

1969 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 1 March – 21 September
Edition 58th
Teams 50
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
3–5 May		   Final
23–25 May
                 
  Bridgetown, Barbados
    Mexico 4  
    Caribbean/West Indies 1     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
        Mexico 3
        Australia 2
    bye  
    Australia    

South America Zone

  Quarterfinals
2–5 May		   Semifinals
16–18 May		   Final
14–16 June
                           
   
    Brazil    
    bye       Bogotá, Colombia
      Brazil 3  
  Caracas, Venezuela     Colombia 2  
    Venezuela 2
    Colombia 3     Santiago, Chile
      Brazil 3
  Santiago, Chile       Chile 2
    Chile 3  
    Argentina 2     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 4
        Ecuador 1  
    bye  
    Ecuador    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Brazil
4		 Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
19–21 June 1969
Clay
Mexico
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Edison Mandarino
Marcello Lara		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		  
2   Thomaz Koch
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
3   Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Luis-Augusto García / Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 19
17		 6
3		 6
4		      
4   José Edison Mandarino
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
2		 7
5		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5   Thomaz Koch
Luis-Augusto García		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
4		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Edison Mandarino
Marcello Lara		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		  
2   Thomaz Koch
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
3   Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Luis-Augusto García / Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 19
17		 6
3		 6
4		      
4   José Edison Mandarino
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
2		 7
5		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5   Thomaz Koch
Luis-Augusto García		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
4		    

Eastern Zone

Zone A

  Quarterfinals
28–30 March		   Semifinals
4–20 April		   Final
                           
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 0  
    Philippines 3     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 0  
        Japan 5  
    Japan  
    bye        
      Japan w/o
          South Vietnam  
    bye    
    South Korea       Seoul, South Korea
      South Korea 2
        South Vietnam 3  
    bye  
    South Vietnam    

Zone B

  Semifinals
1–3 March		   Final
25–27 March
                 
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0  
    India 5     Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
        India 4
        Ceylon 1
    bye  
    Ceylon    

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final


India
5		 Poona, India
10–12 May 1969
Japan
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2   Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3   Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 13
11		 7
9 		6
4		    
4   Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   Shiv Prakash Misra
Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2   Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3   Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 13
11		 7
9 		6
4		    
4   Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   Shiv Prakash Misra
Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		    

Europe Zone

Zone A

  First Round
24 April–11 May		   Quarterfinals
22–26 May		   Semifinals
12–14 June		   Final
17–19 July
                                     
  Cologne, West Germany
    West Germany 4  
    Båstad, Sweden (clay)
    New Zealand 1  
      West Germany 4  
  Helsinki, Finland (clay)
      Sweden 1  
    Finland 1
    Birmingham, England (grass)
    Sweden 4  
        West Germany 2  
  Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
      Great Britain 3  
    Switzerland 0  
    Eastbourne, England (grass)
    Great Britain 5  
      Great Britain 5
  Cork, Ireland
      Ireland 0  
    Ireland 5
    Bristol, England (grass)
    Luxembourg 0  
        Great Britain 3
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
      South Africa 2
    Monaco 3  
    Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    Bulgaria 2  
      Monaco 0
  Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 5  
    Denmark 2
     
    Czechoslovakia 3  
        Czechoslovakia  
  Warsaw, Poland
      South Africa w/o  
    Poland 3  
     
    Hungary 2  
      Poland  
  Cape Town, South Africa
      South Africa w/o  
    Iran 0
 
    South Africa 5  

Zone A Final


Great Britain
3		 Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England
17–19 July 1969
Grass
South Africa
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mark Cox
Bob Maud		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		  
2   Graham Stilwell
Bob Hewitt		 9
7		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		 
3   Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 9
7		  
4   Graham Stilwell
Bob Maud		 8
6		 11
9		 6
3		      
5   Mark Cox
Bob Hewitt		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mark Cox
Bob Maud		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		  
2   Graham Stilwell
Bob Hewitt		 9
7		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		 
3   Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 9
7		  
4   Graham Stilwell
Bob Maud		 8
6		 11
9		 6
3		      
5   Mark Cox
Bob Hewitt		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		 

Zone B

  First Round
4–12 May		   Quarterfinals
22–25 May		   Semifinals
13–15 June		   Final
18–20 July
                                     
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Spain 5  
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
    Rhodesia 0  
      Spain 5  
  Maribor, Yugoslavia
      Yugoslavia 0  
    Yugoslavia 3
    Valencia, Spain (clay)
    France 2  
        Spain 1  
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 4  
    Romania 3  
    Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Egypt 2  
      Romania 5
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
      Israel 0  
    Portugal 1
    Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Israel 4  
        Romania 4
  Athens, Greece
      Soviet Union 1
    Greece 0  
    Moscow, Soviet Union (clay)
    Soviet Union 5  
      Soviet Union 4
  Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
      Canada 1  
    Netherlands 2
    Moscow, Soviet Union
    Canada 3  
        Soviet Union 5
  Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Italy 0  
    Norway 0  
    Barletta, Italy (clay)
    Austria 5  
      Austria 0
  Genoa, Italy (clay)
      Italy 5  
    Belgium 1
 
    Italy 4  

Zone B Final


Romania
4		 Bucharest, Romania
18–20 July 1969
Clay
Soviet Union
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ion Țiriac
Toomas Leius		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		      
2   Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
3   Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 6
8 		6
1		 6
4		 8
6		    
4   Ilie Năstase
Toomas Leius		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
5   Sever Dron
Vladimir Korotkov		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ion Țiriac
Toomas Leius		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		      
2   Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
3   Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 6
8 		6
1		 6
4		 8
6		    
4   Ilie Năstase
Toomas Leius		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
5   Sever Dron
Vladimir Korotkov		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
31 July–3 August		   Final
14–16 August
                 
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  EUR-B Romania 4  
  EAS India 0     Wimbledon, England (grass)
      EUR-A Romania 3
  Wimbledon, England (grass)   EUR-B Great Britain 2
  AME Brazil 2
  EUR-A Great Britain 3  

Semifinals


Romania
4		 Bucharest, Romania
1–3 August 1969
Clay
India
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Ilie Năstase
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		6
1		  
3   Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
4   Petre Marmureanu
Gaurav Misra		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Sever Dron
Anand Amritraj		 6
3		 6
2		 8
10 		    not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Ilie Năstase
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		6
1		  
3   Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
4   Petre Marmureanu
Gaurav Misra		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Sever Dron
Anand Amritraj		 6
3		 6
2		 8
10 		    not
completed
Jack Young