1969 Davis Cup

1969 edition of the Davis Cup
1969 Davis Cup
Details
Duration1 March – 21 September 1969
Edition58th
Teams50
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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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
 Mexico4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 Mexico3
 Australia2
bye
 Australia

South America Zone

Quarterfinals
2–5 May		Semifinals
16–18 May		Final
14–16 June
 Brazil
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 Brazil3
Caracas, Venezuela
 Colombia2
 Venezuela2
Santiago, Chile
 Colombia3
 Brazil3
Santiago, Chile
 Chile2
 Chile3
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Argentina2
 Chile4
 Ecuador1
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 Brazil
Mexico 		José Edison Mandarino
Marcelo Lara 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		 
2 Brazil
Mexico 		Thomaz Koch
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Brazil
Mexico 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Luis-Augusto García / Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		19
17 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Brazil
Mexico 		José Edison Mandarino
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
2 		7
5 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5 Brazil
Mexico 		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
 Indonesia0
Tokyo, Japan
 Philippines3
 Philippines0
 Japan5
 Japan
bye
 Japanw/o
 South Vietnam
bye
Seoul, South Korea
 South Korea
 South Korea2
 South Vietnam3
bye
 South Vietnam

Zone B

Semifinals
1–3 March		Final
25–27 March
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Malaysia0
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India5
 India4
 Ceylon1
bye
 Ceylon

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan


India
5 		Poona, India[5]
10–12 May 1969
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Japan 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 India
Japan 		Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3 India
Japan 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe 		6
3 		13
11 		7
9 		6
4 		   
4 India
Japan 		Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 India
Japan 		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 Germany4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 New Zealand1
 West Germany4
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Sweden1
 Finland1
Birmingham, England (grass)
 Sweden4
 West Germany2
Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
 Great Britain3
  Switzerland0
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Great Britain5
 Great Britain5
Cork, Ireland
 Ireland0
 Ireland5
Bristol, England (grass)
 Luxembourg0
 Great Britain3
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 South Africa2
 Monaco3
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Bulgaria2
 Monaco0
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Czechoslovakia5
 Denmark2
 Czechoslovakia3
 Czechoslovakia
Warsaw, Poland
 South Africaw/o
 Poland3
 Hungary2
 Poland
Cape Town, South Africa
 South Africaw/o
 Iran0
 South Africa5

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 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Mark Cox
Bob Maud 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 
2 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Graham Stilwell
Bob Hewitt 		9
7 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		9
7 		 
4 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Graham Stilwell
Bob Maud 		8
6 		11
9 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa 		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)
 Spain5
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Rhodesia0
 Spain5
Maribor, Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia0
 Yugoslavia3
Valencia, Spain (clay)
 France2
 Spain1
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Romania4
 Romania3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Egypt2
 Romania5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Israel0
 Portugal1
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Israel4
 Romania4
Athens, Greece
 Soviet Union1
 Greece0
Moscow, Soviet Union (clay)
 Soviet Union5
 Soviet Union4
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Canada1
 Netherlands2
Moscow, Soviet Union
 Canada3
 Soviet Union5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Italy0
 Norway0
Barletta, Italy (clay)
 Austria5
 Austria0
Genoa, Italy (clay)
 Italy5
 Belgium1
 Italy4

Zone B Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union


Romania
4 		Bucharest, Romania[7]
18–20 July 1969
Clay
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ion Țiriac
Toomas Leius 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
2 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 		6
8 		6
1 		6
4 		8
6 		   
4 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase
Toomas Leius 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5 Romania
Soviet Union 		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 Romania4
Wimbledon, England (grass)
EAS India0
EUR-A Romania3
Wimbledon, England (grass)
EUR-B Great Britain2
AME Brazil2
EUR-A Great Britain3

Semifinals

Romania vs. India


Romania
4 		Bucharest, Romania[8]
1–3 August 1969
Clay
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
India 		Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Romania
India 		Ilie Năstase
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
3 Romania
India 		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Romania
India 		Petre Mărmureanu
Gaurav Misra 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Romania
India 		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 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Graham Stilwell
José Edison Mandarino 		6
3 		8
6 		8
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Mark Cox
Thomaz Koch 		6
4 		13
11 		3
6 		6
8 		6
8 		 
3 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Graham Stilwell
Thomaz Koch 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United Kingdom
Brazil 		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 5
1 United Kingdom
Romania 		Mark Cox
Ion Țiriac 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
Romania 		Graham Stilwell
Ilie Năstase 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 United Kingdom
Romania 		Mark Cox / Graham Stilwell
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		8
10 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Romania 		Graham Stilwell
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 United Kingdom
Romania 		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 United States
Romania 		Arthur Ashe
Ilie Năstase 		6
2 		15
13 		7
5 		     
2 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ion Țiriac 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		 
3 United States
Romania 		Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		8
6 		6
1 		11
9 		     
4 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		11
9 		 
5 United States
Romania 		Arthur Ashe
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		8
6 		3
6 		4
0 		   
retired

References

  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.
  3. ^ a b "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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