1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1969 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.[1]

Great Britain defeated South Africa in the Zone A final, and Romania defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone B final, resulting in both Great Britain and Romania progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2][3]

Zone A

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Draw

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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

First round

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West Germany vs. New Zealand

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West Germany
4
Cologne, West Germany[4]
9–11 May 1969
 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Wilhelm Bungert
Onny Parun
6
4
9
7
6
0
     
2  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Brian Fairlie
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
3  
 
Ingo Buding / Christian Kuhnke
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4  
 
Wilhelm Bungert
Brian Fairlie
0
6
5
7
0
6
     
5  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Onny Parun
7
5
6
4
3
6
6
4
   

Finland vs. Sweden

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Finland
1
Helsingfors Lawn Tennisklubb, Helsinki, Finland[5]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
George Berner
Ove Bengtson
7
5
2
6
3
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Heikki Hedman
Hans Nerell
2
6
0
6
4
6
     
3  
 
George Berner / Heikki Hedman
Ove Bengtson / Martin Carlstein
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
4  
 
George Berner
Hans Nerell
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5  
 
Heikki Hedman
Ove Bengtson
4
6
0
6
3
6
     

Switzerland vs. Great Britain

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Switzerland
0
Zürich, Switzerland[6]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Theodor Stalder
Mark Cox
4
6
6
8
2
6
     
2  
 
Dimitri Sturdza
Graham Stilwell
6
8
4
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Dimitri Sturdza
Mark Cox
3
6
0
6
6
4
2
6
   
5  
 
Theodor Stalder
Graham Stilwell
2
6
0
6
2
6
     

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

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Ireland
5
Cork, Ireland[7]
9–11 May 1969
 
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Michael Hickey
Thierry Brasseur
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Peter Jackson
Jean Neuman
8
6
7
5
6
2
     
3  
 
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur
6
2
18
16
8
6
     
4  
 
Peter Jackson
Thierry Brasseur
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Michael Hickey
Jean Neuman
6
2
7
5
6
2
     

Monaco vs. Bulgaria

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Monaco
3
Monte Carlo, Monaco[8]
9–11 May 1969
 
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Patrick Landau
Ljuben Genov
7
5
10
12
6
2
4
6
6
4
 
2  
 
Adrien Viviani
Kiril Yashmakov
3
6
6
3
6
2
2
6
1
6
 
3  
 
Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov
6
3
3
6
2
6
7
5
6
2
 
4  
 
Patrick Landau
Kiril Yashmakov
7
5
6
2
3
6
7
5
   
5  
 
Adrien Viviani
Ljuben Genov
6
8
8
6
6
8
5
7
   

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

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Denmark
2
Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jan Leschly
Jan Kodeš
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Milan Holeček
0
6
6
4
6
4
3
6
7
5
 
3  
 
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
6
8
11
9
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Jan Kodeš
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Jan Leschly
Milan Holeček
6
0
3
6
7
5
6
2
   

Poland vs. Hungary

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Poland
3
Warsaw, Poland[10]
9–11 May 1969
 
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Péter Szőke
7
9
6
4
7
9
6
0
6
2
 
2  
 
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
István Gulyás
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
3  
 
Tadeusz Nowicki / Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Szabolcs Baranyi / Róbert Machán
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Péter Szőke
11
9
6
4
3
6
6
4
   
5  
 
Wiesław Gąsiorek
István Gulyás
6
8
4
6
6
1
6
3
3
6
 

South Africa vs. Iran

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South Africa
5
Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa[11]
24–26 April 1969
 
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Bob Maud
Taghi Akbari
6
4
6
3
8
6
     
2  
 
Bob Hewitt
Issa Khodaei
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
3  
 
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Issa Khodaei / Ezzatollah Nemati
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
4  
 
Bob Maud
Issa Khodaei
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
5  
 
Bob Hewitt
Taghi Akbari
6
4
6
3
6
3
     

Quarterfinals

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Sweden vs. West Germany

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Sweden
1
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[12]
24–26 May 1969
Clay
 
West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ove Bengtson
Christian Kuhnke
3
6
5
7
3
6
     
2  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Wilhelm Bungert
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell
Ingo Buding / Christian Kuhnke
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Ove Bengtson
Wilhelm Bungert
11
9
3
6
4
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Christian Kuhnke
6
3
6
3
4
6
7
9
3
6
 

Great Britain vs. Ireland

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Great Britain
5
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[13]
22–24 May 1969
Grass
 
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Graham Stilwell
Peter Jackson
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2  
 
Mark Cox
Michael Hickey
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3  
 
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4  
 
Mark Cox
Peter Jackson
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
5  
 
Graham Stilwell
Michael Hickey
8
6
6
4
6
1
     

Monaco vs. Czechoslovakia

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Monaco
0
Monte Carlo, Monaco[14]
23–25 May 1969
Clay
 
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
René Ruzic
Jan Kukal
1
6
2
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Francis Truchi
Vladimír Zedník
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Francis Truchi / André Vatrican
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Adrien Viviani
Vladimír Zedník
0
6
5
7
3
6
     
5  
 
André Vatrican
Jan Kukal
1
6
1
6
0
6
     

Semifinals

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Great Britain vs. West Germany

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Great Britain
3
Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, England[15]
12–14 June 1969
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West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mark Cox
Christian Kuhnke
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
2  
 
Graham Stilwell
Wilhelm Bungert
9
7
6
3
7
5
     
3  
 
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
8
10
19
17
11
13
6
3
2
6
 
4  
 
Graham Stilwell
Christian Kuhnke
4
6
12
14
5
7
     
5  
 
Mark Cox
Wilhelm Bungert
6
3
2
6
8
10
7
5
6
2
 

Final

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Great Britain vs. South Africa

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Great Britain
3
Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England[2]
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

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Draw

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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

First round

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Rhodesia vs. Spain

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Rhodesia
0
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[16]
4–6 May 1969
Clay
 
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Frank Saloman
Manuel Orantes
2
6
5
7
6
8
     
2  
 
Douglas Irvine
Manuel Santana
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Alan Saloman / Frank Saloman
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Douglas Irvine
José María Gisbert
3
6
4
6
5
7
     
5  
 
Frank Saloman
Manuel Santana
0
6
2
6
2
6
     

Yugoslavia vs. France

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Yugoslavia
3
Maribor, Yugoslavia[17]
10–12 May 1969
 
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nikola Špear
François Jauffret
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Željko Franulović
Georges Goven
6
3
6
3
7
5
     
3  
 
Željko Franulović / Nikola Špear
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Nikola Špear
Georges Goven
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
5  
 
Željko Franulović
François Jauffret
6
3
6
3
6
3
     

Romania vs. Egypt

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Romania
3
Bucharest, Romania[18]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ion Țiriac
Ismail El Shafei
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Ilie Năstase
Moataz El Sonbol
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
3  
 
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Ismail El Shafei / Moataz El Sonbol
6
3
6
4
6
0
     
4  
 
Ion Țiriac
Moataz El Sonbol
6
4
3
6
6
4
6
3
   
5  
 
Ilie Năstase
Ismail El Shafei
2
6
6
1
3
6
1
6
   

Portugal vs. Israel

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Portugal
1
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[19]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Israel
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
João Lagos
Josef Stabholz
2
6
3
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Eleazar Davidman
2
6
6
4
6
3
5
7
3
6
 
3  
 
João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman
3
6
0
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Josef Stabholz
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5  
 
Olivio Silva
Eleazar Davidman
2
6
0
6
1
6
     

Greece vs. Soviet Union

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Greece
0
Athens, Greece[20]
9–11 May 1969
 
Soviet Union
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Periclis Gavrilidis
Alex Metreveli
0
6
1
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Toomas Leius
7
5
6
3
4
6
2
6
0
4
retired
 
3  
 
Epaminondas Argyriou / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
2
6
2
6
6
3
2
6
   
4  
 
Periclis Gavrilidis
Toomas Leius
1
6
6
1
4
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Epaminondas Argyriou
Vladimir Korotkov
2
6
3
6
       

Netherlands vs. Canada

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Netherlands
2
Scheveningen, Netherlands[21]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Canada
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jan Hordijk
François Godbout
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
2  
 
Niklaus Fleury
Mike Belkin
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
3  
 
Niklaus Fleury / Jan Hordijk
Mike Belkin / Henry Fauquier
4
6
4
6
7
5
2
6
   
4  
 
Niklaus Fleury
François Godbout
7
5
6
2
6
8
6
3
   
5  
 
Jan Hordijk
Mike Belkin
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Norway vs. Austria

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Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[22]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jon-Erik Ross
Ernst Blanke
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Finn-Dag Jagge
Detlef Herdy
1
6
4
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen / Jon-Erik Ross
Ernst Blanke / Detlef Herdy
2
6
5
7
1
6
     
4  
 
Finn-Dag Jagge
Ernst Blanke
2
6
2
6
6
4
3
6
   
5  
 
Jon-Erik Ross
Detlef Herdy
2
6
4
6
0
6
     

Italy vs. Belgium

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Italy
4
Genoa, Italy[23]
9–11 May 1969
Clay
 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Patrick Hombergen
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2  
 
Eugenio Castigliano
Eric Drossart
6
4
4
6
6
4
5
7
6
1
 
3  
 
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
Eric Drossart / Patrick Hombergen
2
6
3
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Eric Drossart
7
5
6
4
7
9
6
4
   
5  
 
Eugenio Castigliano
Patrick Hombergen
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   

Quarterfinals

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Yugoslavia vs. Spain

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Yugoslavia
0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[24]
23–25 May 1969
Clay
 
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Željko Franulović
Manuel Orantes
5
7
4
6
6
8
     
2  
 
Boro Jovanović
Manuel Santana
1
6
1
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
6
8
1
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Željko Franulović
Manuel Santana
4
6
6
3
7
9
2
6
   
5  
 
Boro Jovanović
Manuel Orantes
2
6
4
6
4
6
     

Romania vs. Israel

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Romania
5
Bucharest, Romania[25]
22–24 May 1969
Clay
 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ilie Năstase
Josef Stabholz
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
2  
 
Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman
6
2
7
5
6
2
     
3  
 
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
4  
 
Ion Țiriac
Josef Stabholz
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
5  
 
Ilie Năstase
Eleazar Davidman
6
0
6
2
6
4
     

Soviet Union vs. Canada

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Soviet Union
4
Moscow, Soviet Union[26]
23–25 May 1969
Clay
 
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Alex Metreveli
John Sharpe
6
0
6
0
6
4
     
2  
 
Toomas Leius
Mike Belkin
9
7
3
6
6
4
2
6
7
9
 
3  
 
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Henry Fauquier / John Sharpe
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4  
 
Toomas Leius
John Sharpe
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5  
 
Alex Metreveli
Mike Belkin
2
6
8
9
       
retired

Italy vs. Austria

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Italy
5
Barletta, Italy[27]
23–25 May 1969
Clay
 
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Detlef Herdy
6
1
8
6
6
3
     
2  
 
Eugenio Castigliano
Ernst Blanke
1
6
6
3
3
6
4
4
   
retired
3  
 
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
Detlef Herdy / Hans Kary
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ernst Blanke
3
6
7
5
6
2
1
6
8
6
 
5  
 
Eugenio Castigliano
Dieter Schultheiss
3
6
6
1
6
2
6
1
   

Semifinals

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Spain vs. Romania

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Spain
1
Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spain[28]
13–15 June 1969
Clay
 
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
José Luis Arilla
Ilie Năstase
4
6
6
8
2
6
     
2  
 
Manuel Orantes
Ion Țiriac
4
6
3
6
6
4
6
1
3
6
 
3  
 
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
4
6
8
6
7
9
9
7
6
8
 
4  
 
José Luis Arilla
Ion Țiriac
2
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Manuel Orantes
Petre Mărmureanu
6
1
6
1
6
1
     

Soviet Union vs. Italy

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Soviet Union
5
Moscow, Soviet Union[29]
13–15 June 1969
 
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Toomas Leius
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
6
4
6
8
6
3
   
2  
 
Alex Metreveli
Eugenio Castigliano
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3  
 
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
7
5
6
4
8
6
     
4  
 
Alex Metreveli
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
5  
 
Toomas Leius
Eugenio Castigliano
4
6
3
6
6
4
7
5
6
2
 

Final

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Romania vs. Soviet Union

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Romania
4
Bucharest, Romania[3]
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
     

References

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  1. ^ a b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "West Germany v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Finland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Monaco v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Poland v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "South Africa v Iran". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Great Britain v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Monaco v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Great Britain v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Rhodesia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Romania v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Portugal v Israel". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Greece v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Netherlands v Canada". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Norway v Austria". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Romania v Israel". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Soviet Union v Canada". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Italy v Austria". daviscup.com.
  28. ^ "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
  29. ^ "Soviet Union v Italy". daviscup.com.
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