1969 Davis Cup

1969 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	1 March – 21 September 1969
Edition	58th
Teams	50
Champion
Winning nation	United States
	← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Davis Cup was the 58th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone.

Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Great Britain and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating South Africa and the Soviet Union respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Romania defeated India and Great Britain defeated Brazil in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Great Britain in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 19–21 September. This marked the first time the final was played on hard courts and the first final since 1937 not to feature Australia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone


Semifinals 3–5 May		Final 23–25 May

Bridgetown, Barbados

Mexico	4
		Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Caribbean/West Indies	1
		Mexico	3

		Australia	2
bye

Australia

South America Zone

Quarterfinals
2–5 May

Semifinals
16–18 May

Final
14–16 June

Brazil

Bogotá, Colombia

bye

Brazil

3

2

2

3

Brazil

3

Santiago, Chile

Chile

2

Chile

3

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Argentina

2

Chile

4

Ecuador

1

bye

Ecuador

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Brazil vs. Mexico

Brazil
4

Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil^[4]
19–21 June 1969
Clay

Mexico
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	José Edison Mandarino Marcelo 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

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines

3

Philippines

0

Japan

5

Japan

bye

Japan

w/o

bye

2

3

bye

South Vietnam

Zone B


Semifinals 1–3 March		Final 25–27 March

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia	0
		Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
India	5
		India	4

		Ceylon	1
bye

Ceylon

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

India
5

Poona, India^[5]
10–12 May 1969

Japan
0

		1	2	3	4
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)

0

3

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 vs. South Africa

Great Britain
3

Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England^[6]
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

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 vs. Soviet Union

Romania
4

Bucharest, Romania^[7]
18–20 July 1969
Clay

Soviet Union
1

		1	2	3	4
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
			Wimbledon, England (grass)
EAS	India	0
			EUR-A	Romania	3
Wimbledon, England (grass)
			EUR-B	Great Britain	2
AME	Brazil	2

EUR-A	Great Britain	3

Semifinals

Romania vs. India

Romania
4

Bucharest, Romania^[8]
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 Mărmureanu Gaurav Misra	6 2	6 2	6 3
5	Sever Dron Anand Amritraj	6 3	6 2	8 10			not completed

Great Britain vs. Brazil

Great Britain
3

No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England^[9]
31 July–3 August 1969
Grass

Brazil
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Graham Stilwell José Edison Mandarino	6 3	8 6	8 6
2	Mark Cox Thomaz Koch	6 4	13 11	3 6	6 8	6 8
3	Mark Cox / Peter Curtis Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino	6 4	4 6	4 6	4 6
4	Graham Stilwell Thomaz Koch	7 5	6 4	6 4
5	Mark Cox José Edison Mandarino	6 3	18 16	3 6	6 2

Final

Great Britain vs. Romania

Great Britain
2

No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England^[10]
14–16 August 1969
Grass

Romania
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Mark Cox Ion Țiriac	4 6	4 6	3 6
2	Graham Stilwell Ilie Năstase	6 4	4 6	6 1	6 2
3	Mark Cox / Graham Stilwell Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac	8 10	6 3	3 6	4 6
4	Graham Stilwell Ion Țiriac	6 3	6 2	6 2
5	Mark Cox Ilie Năstase	6 3	1 6	4 6	4 6

Challenge Round

United States vs. Romania

United States
5

Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, Ohio, United States^[3]
19–21 September 1969
Hard

Romania
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Arthur Ashe Ilie Năstase	6 2	15 13	7 5
2	Stan Smith Ion Țiriac	6 8	6 3	5 7	6 4	6 4
3	Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac	8 6	6 1	11 9
4	Stan Smith Ilie Năstase	4 6	4 6	6 4	6 1	11 9
5	Arthur Ashe Ion Țiriac	6 3	8 6	3 6	4 0		retired

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Romania". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

[Challenge-3] "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.

[4] "Brazil v Mexico". daviscup.com.

[5] "India v Japan". daviscup.com.

[6] "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[7] "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

[8] "Romania v India". daviscup.com.

[9] "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[10] "Great Britain v Romania". daviscup.com.

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