# 1969 Davis Cup

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.

## Americas Zone
### North & Central America Zone

| Semifinals 3–5 May | Semifinals 3–5 May | Semifinals 3–5 May | Final 23–25 May | Final 23–25 May | Final 23–25 May |
| Bridgetown, Barbados | Bridgetown, Barbados | Bridgetown, Barbados | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Australia | Australia | | | | |

### South America Zone

| Quarterfinals 2–5 May | Quarterfinals 2–5 May | Quarterfinals 2–5 May | Semifinals 16–18 May | Semifinals 16–18 May | Semifinals 16–18 May | Final 14–16 June | Final 14–16 June | Final 14–16 June |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Colombia | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | Colombia | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | | | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Brazil vs. Mexico
| Brazil 4 | Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil 19–21 June 1969 Clay | Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil 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 | Quarterfinals 28–30 March | Quarterfinals 28–30 March | Semifinals 4–20 April | Semifinals 4–20 April | Semifinals 4–20 April | Final | Final | Final |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Japan | Japan | w/o |
| | | | | | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | |
| bye | bye | | | | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | |
| bye | bye | | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| | | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 3 | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | | | | | | |

### Zone B

| Semifinals 1–3 March | Semifinals 1–3 March | Semifinals 1–3 March | Final 25–27 March | Final 25–27 March | Final 25–27 March |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) |
| India | India | 5 | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) |
| India | India | 5 | India | India | 4 |
| | | | Ceylon | Ceylon | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Ceylon | Ceylon | 1 |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | | | | |

### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan
| India 5 | Poona, India 10–12 May 1969 | Poona, India 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 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Zone A

| First Round 24 April–11 May | First Round 24 April–11 May | First Round 24 April–11 May | Quarterfinals 22–26 May | Quarterfinals 22–26 May | Quarterfinals 22–26 May | Semifinals 12–14 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Final 17–19 July | Final 17–19 July | Final 17–19 July |
| Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 4 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | | | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | South Africa | w/o | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | South Africa | w/o | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Poland | Poland | | | | | | |
| Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | Poland | Poland | | | | | | |
| Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Zone A Final

Great Britain vs. South Africa
| Great Britain 3 | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 17–19 July 1969 Grass | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 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 | First Round 4–12 May | First Round 4–12 May | Quarterfinals 22–25 May | Quarterfinals 22–25 May | Quarterfinals 22–25 May | Semifinals 13–15 June | Semifinals 13–15 June | Semifinals 13–15 June | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 0 | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Maribor, Yugoslavia | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Maribor, Yugoslavia | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | | | |
| France | France | 2 | | | | Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | | | |
| France | France | 2 | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Italy | 0 | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | Italy | 0 | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Barletta, Italy (clay) | Barletta, Italy (clay) | Barletta, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | Barletta, Italy (clay) | Barletta, Italy (clay) | Barletta, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | |
| Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | |
| Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Zone B Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union
| Romania 4 | Bucharest, Romania 18–20 July 1969 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 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 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 31 July–3 August | Semifinals 31 July–3 August | Semifinals 31 July–3 August | Final 14–16 August | Final 14–16 August | Final 14–16 August |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| EUR-B | Romania | 4 | | | |
| EUR-B | Romania | 4 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) |
| EAS | India | 0 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) |
| EAS | India | 0 | EUR-A | Romania | 3 |
| Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | EUR-A | Romania | 3 |
| Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | EUR-B | Great Britain | 2 |
| AME | Brazil | 2 | EUR-B | Great Britain | 2 |
| EUR-A | Great Britain | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals

Romania vs. India
| Romania 4 | Bucharest, Romania 1–3 August 1969 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 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 31 July–3 August 1969 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 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 14–16 August 1969 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 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 ||||

## Challenge Round

United States vs. Romania
| United States 5 | Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 19–21 September 1969 Hard | Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 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 ||||