1969 Davis Cup

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1969 Davis Cup
Details
Duration1 March – 21 September
Edition58th
Teams50
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

Further information: 1969 Davis Cup 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
Marcello 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

Further information: 1969 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

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

Further information: 1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

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

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 Marmureanu
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, OH, 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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