1969 Davis Cup

1969 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	1 March – 21 September 1969
Edition	58th
Teams	50
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]

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

India vs. Japan

India 5	Poona, India[5] 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

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

Romania vs. Soviet Union

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania[7] 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

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

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 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

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

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