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1969 Davis Cup 

The 1969 Davis Cup was the 58th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 51 teams would enter the competition, 34 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Americas Zone, and 8 in the Eastern Zone.

Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Romania and Great Britain won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Great Britain defeated Brazil, Romania defeated India, and then Romania defeated Great Britain in the final. Romania then fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, OH, United States on 19-21 September. This marked the first time the final was played on hard courts.

Contents

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

  1st Round
3-5 May
Final
24-26 May
                 
  Bridgetown, Barbados
    Mexico 4  
    Caribbean/West Indies 1     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 3
    Australia 2
   bye
    Australia  

South America draw

  1st Round
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

Flag of Brazil
Brazil
4
Pinheiros Sports Club, São Paulo, Brazil
19 June - 21 June 1969
clay
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Brazil
Flag of Mexico
José Edison Mandarino
Marcelo Lara
4
6
6
2
6
4
5
7
6
3
 
2 Flag of Brazil
Flag of Mexico
Tomas Koch
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
7
5
6
1
6
3
     
3 Flag of Brazil
Flag of Mexico
Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Luis Augusto García / Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
19
17
6
3
6
4
     
4 Flag of Brazil
Flag of Mexico
José Edison Mandarino
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
6
2
7
5
5
7
3
6
5
7
 
5 Flag of Brazil
Flag of Mexico
Tomas Koch
Luis Augusto García
4
6
6
1
6
2
6
4
   


Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

  1st Round
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 Draw

  1st Round
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

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


Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

  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 A Final

Flag of Romania
Romania
4
Bucharest, Romania
18 July - 20 July 1969
clay
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union
Ion Ţiriac
Tomas Lejus
6
3
6
3
8
6
     
2 Flag of Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli
6
4
6
2
7
5
     
3 Flag of Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
6
8
6
1
6
4
8
6
   
4 Flag of Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase
Tomas Lejus
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
2
   
5 Flag of Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union
Sever Dron
Vladimir Korotkov
1
6
4
6
4
6
     


Zone B draw

  First round
24 April-11 May
Quarterfinals
22-26 May
Semifinals
12-14 June
Final
17-19 July
                                     
Cologne, 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 B Final

Flag of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
3
Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Redland, Bristol, England
17 July - 19 July 1969
grass
Flag of South Africa
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of South Africa
Mark Cox
Bob Maud
3
6
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
2 Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of South Africa
Graham Stilwell
Bob Hewitt
9
7
3
6
6
3
2
6
3
6
 
3 Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of South Africa
Mark Cox /