1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1969 Davis Cup 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd 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. Zone A Draw 24 April–11 May 22–26 May 12–14 June 17–19 July First Round Cologne, West Germany FRG 4 NZL 1 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 1 SWE 4 Zürich, Switzerland (clay) SUI 0 GBR 5 Cork, Ireland IRL 5 LUX 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 3 BUL 1967 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 2 TCH 3 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 3 HUN 2 Cape Town, South Africa IRI 1964 0 RSA 1928 5 Båstad, Sweden (clay) FRG 4 SWE 1 Eastbourne, England (grass) GBR 5 IRL 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 0 TCH 5 POL 1928 RSA 1928 w/o Birmingham, England (grass) FRG 2 GBR 3 TCH RSA 1928 w/o Bristol, England (grass) GBR 3 RSA 1928 2 First round West Germany vs. New Zealand West Germany New Zealand Cologne, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-FRG-NZL-01 West Germany v New Zealand daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 4 1 Wilhelm Bungert 6 9 6 Onny Parun 4 7 0 Christian Kuhnke 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie 3 1 4 Ingo Buding Christian Kuhnke 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 2 3 4 Wilhelm Bungert 0 5 0 Brian Fairlie 6 7 6 Christian Kuhnke 7 6 3 6 Onny Parun 5 4 6 4 Finland vs. Sweden Finland Sweden Helsingfors Lawn Tennisklubb, Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-FIN-SWE-01 Finland v Sweden daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 1 4 George Berner 7 2 3 4 Ove Bengtson 5 6 6 6 Heikki Hedman 2 0 4 Hans Nerell 6 6 6 George Berner Heikki Hedman 0 2 3 Ove Bengtson Martin Carlstein 6 6 6 George Berner 3 6 6 6 Hans Nerell 6 4 1 3 Heikki Hedman 4 0 3 Ove Bengtson 6 6 6 Switzerland vs. Great Britain Switzerland Great Britain Zürich, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-SUI-GBR-01 Switzerland v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 0 5 Theodor Stalder 4 6 2 Mark Cox 6 8 6 Dimitri Sturdza 6 4 1 Graham Stilwell 8 6 6 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 1 3 3 Mark Cox Peter Curtis 6 6 6 Dimitri Sturdza 3 0 6 2 Mark Cox 6 6 4 6 Theodor Stalder 2 0 2 Graham Stilwell 6 6 6 Ireland vs. Luxembourg Ireland Luxembourg Cork, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-IRL-LUX-01 Ireland v Luxembourg daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 5 0 Michael Hickey 5 6 6 6 Thierry Brasseur 7 3 4 4 Peter Jackson 8 7 6 Jean Neuman 6 5 2 Michael Hickey Peter Jackson 6 18 8 Frank Baden Thierry Brasseur 2 16 6 Peter Jackson 6 6 6 Thierry Brasseur 4 1 3 Michael Hickey 6 7 6 Jean Neuman 2 5 2 Monaco vs. Bulgaria Monaco Bulgaria 1967 Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-MON-BUL-01 Monaco v Bulgaria daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 3 2 Patrick Landau 7 10 6 4 6 Ljuben Genov 5 12 2 6 4 Adrien Viviani 3 6 6 2 1 Kiril Yashmakov 6 3 2 6 6 Patrick Landau Francis Truchi 6 3 2 7 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov Matei Pampoulov 3 6 6 5 2 Patrick Landau 7 6 3 7 Kiril Yashmakov 5 2 6 5 Adrien Viviani 6 8 6 5 Ljuben Genov 8 6 8 7 Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia Denmark Czechoslovakia Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-DEN-TCH-01 Denmark v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 2 3 Jan Leschly 2 2 3 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Jørgen Ulrich 0 6 6 3 7 Milan Holeček 6 4 4 6 5 Jan Leschly Jørgen Ulrich 6 11 2 4 Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal 8 9 6 6 Jørgen Ulrich 2 2 4 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Jan Leschly 6 3 7 6 Milan Holeček 0 6 5 2 Poland vs. Hungary Poland 1928 Hungary Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-POL-HUN-01 Poland v Hungary daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 3 2 Wiesław Gąsiorek 7 6 7 6 6 Péter Szőke 9 4 9 0 2 Mieczysław Rybarczyk 6 6 7 István Gulyás 4 4 5 Tadeusz Nowicki Mieczysław Rybarczyk 3 4 4 Szabolcs Baranyi Róbert Machán 6 6 6 Mieczysław Rybarczyk 11 6 3 6 Péter Szőke 9 4 6 4 Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 6 6 3 István Gulyás 8 6 1 3 6 South Africa vs. Iran South Africa 1928 Iran 1964 Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-RSA-IRI-01 South Africa v Iran daviscup.com 24–26 April 1969 5 0 Bob Maud 6 6 8 Taghi Akbari 4 3 6 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Issa Khodaei 3 1 1 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Issa Khodaei Ezzatollah Nemati 2 0 1 Bob Maud 6 6 6 Issa Khodaei 1 0 1 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Taghi Akbari 4 3 3 Quarterfinals Sweden vs. West Germany Sweden West Germany Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-SWE-FRG-01 Sweden v West Germany daviscup.com 24–26 May 1969 Clay 1 4 Ove Bengtson 3 5 3 Christian Kuhnke 6 7 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 4 4 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Ove Bengtson Hans Nerell 6 6 6 Ingo Buding Christian Kuhnke 3 3 3 Ove Bengtson 11 3 4 1 Wilhelm Bungert 9 6 6 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 4 7 3 Christian Kuhnke 3 3 6 9 6 Great Britain vs. Ireland Great Britain Ireland Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-GBR-IRL-01 Great Britain v Ireland daviscup.com 22–24 May 1969 Grass 5 0 Graham Stilwell 6 6 6 Peter Jackson 2 2 1 Mark Cox 6 6 6 Michael Hickey 2 2 3 Mark Cox Peter Curtis 6 6 6 Michael Hickey Peter Jackson 2 3 2 Mark Cox 6 6 6 Peter Jackson 3 2 1 Graham Stilwell 8 6 6 Michael Hickey 6 4 1 Monaco vs. Czechoslovakia Monaco Czechoslovakia Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-MON-TCH-01 Monaco v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 23–25 May 1969 Clay 0 5 René Ruzic 1 2 1 Jan Kukal 6 6 6 Francis Truchi 1 1 1 Vladimír Zedník 6 6 6 Francis Truchi André Vatrican 0 1 2 Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal 6 6 6 Adrien Viviani 0 5 3 Vladimír Zedník 6 7 6 André Vatrican 1 1 0 Jan Kukal 6 6 6 Semifinals Great Britain vs. West Germany Great Britain West Germany Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-GBR-FRG-01 Great Britain v West Germany daviscup.com 12–14 June 1969 Grass 3 2 Mark Cox 4 6 6 6 Christian Kuhnke 6 3 4 2 Graham Stilwell 9 6 7 Wilhelm Bungert 7 3 5 Mark Cox Peter Curtis 8 19 11 6 2 Wilhelm Bungert Christian Kuhnke 10 17 13 3 6 Graham Stilwell 4 12 5 Christian Kuhnke 6 14 7 Mark Cox 6 2 8 7 6 Wilhelm Bungert 3 6 10 5 2 Final Great Britain vs. South Africa Great Britain South Africa 1928 Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-A-M-GBR-RSA-01 Great Britain v South Africa daviscup.com 17–19 July 1969 Grass 3 2 Mark Cox 3 6 6 3 6 Bob Maud 6 3 4 6 4 Graham Stilwell 9 3 6 2 3 Bob Hewitt 7 6 3 6 6 Mark Cox Peter Curtis 6 3 4 6 9 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4 6 6 4 7 Graham Stilwell 8 11 6 Bob Maud 6 9 3 Mark Cox 6 0 6 3 7 Bob Hewitt 3 6 4 6 9 Zone B Draw 4–12 May 22–25 May 13–15 June 18–20 July First Round Lisbon, Portugal (clay) ESP 1945 5 RHO 0 Maribor, Yugoslavia YUG 3 FRA 2 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 3 EGY 1958 2 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 1 ISR 4 Athens, Greece GRE old 0 URS 5 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 2 CAN 3 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 AUT 5 Genoa, Italy (clay) BEL 1 ITA 4 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) ESP 1945 5 YUG 0 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 5 ISR 0 Moscow, Soviet Union (clay) URS 4 CAN 1 Barletta, Italy (clay) AUT 0 ITA 5 Valencia, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 1 ROU 1965 4 Moscow, Soviet Union URS 5 ITA 0 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 4 URS 1 First round Rhodesia vs. Spain Rhodesia Spain 1965 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ESP-RHO-01 Rhodesia v Spain daviscup.com 4–6 May 1969 Clay 0 5 Frank Saloman 2 5 6 Manuel Orantes 6 7 8 Douglas Irvine 2 1 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Alan Saloman Frank Saloman 3 3 4 Manuel Orantes Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Douglas Irvine 3 4 5 José María Gisbert 6 6 7 Frank Saloman 0 2 2 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. France Yugoslavia France Maribor, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-YUG-FRA-01 Yugoslavia v France daviscup.com 10–12 May 1969 3 2 Nikola Špear 3 2 1 François Jauffret 6 6 6 Željko Franulović 6 6 7 Georges Goven 3 3 5 Željko Franulović Nikola Špear 6 6 6 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 2 2 4 Nikola Špear 3 2 1 Georges Goven 6 6 6 Željko Franulović 6 6 6 François Jauffret 3 3 3 Romania vs. Egypt Romania 1965 Egypt 1958 Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ROU-EGY-01 Romania v Egypt daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 3 2 Ion Țiriac 3 3 3 Ismail El Shafei 6 6 6 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Moataz El Sonbol 4 0 4 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Ismail El Shafei Moataz El Sonbol 3 4 0 Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 6 Moataz El Sonbol 4 6 4 3 Ilie Năstase 2 6 3 1 Ismail El Shafei 6 1 6 6 Portugal vs. Israel Portugal Israel Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-POR-ISR-01 Portugal v Israel daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 1 4 João Lagos 2 3 0 Josef Stabholz 6 6 6 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 2 6 6 5 3 Eleazar Davidman 6 4 3 7 6 João Roquette Alfredo Vaz Pinto 3 0 1 Eleazar Davidman Ian Froman 6 6 6 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz 1 4 4 Olivio Silva 2 0 1 Eleazar Davidman 6 6 6 Greece vs. Soviet Union Greece old Soviet Union Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-URS-GRE-01 Greece v Soviet Union daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 0 5 Periclis Gavrilidis 0 1 1 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7 6 4 2 0 Toomas Leius 5 3 6 6 4 5 Epaminondas Argyriou Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 2 2 6 2 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 6 6 3 6 Periclis Gavrilidis 1 6 4 4 Toomas Leius 6 1 6 6 Epaminondas Argyriou 2 3 Vladimir Korotkov 6 6 Netherlands vs. Canada Netherlands Canada Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-CAN-NED-01 Netherlands v Canada daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 2 3 Jan Hordijk 6 6 6 François Godbout 1 2 1 Niklaus Fleury 4 4 0 Mike Belkin 6 6 6 Niklaus Fleury Jan Hordijk 4 4 7 2 Mike Belkin Henry Fauquier 6 6 5 6 Niklaus Fleury 7 6 6 6 François Godbout 5 2 8 3 Jan Hordijk 1 1 2 Mike Belkin 6 6 6 Norway vs. Austria Norway Austria Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-NOR-AUT-01 Norway v Austria daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 0 5 Jon-Erik Ross 2 4 4 Ernst Blanke 6 6 6 Finn-Dag Jagge 1 4 1 Detlef Herdy 6 6 6 Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen Jon-Erik Ross 2 5 1 Ernst Blanke Detlef Herdy 6 7 6 Finn-Dag Jagge 2 2 6 3 Ernst Blanke 6 6 4 6 Jon-Erik Ross 2 4 0 Detlef Herdy 6 6 6 Italy vs. Belgium Italy Belgium Genoa, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ITA-BEL-01 Italy v Belgium daviscup.com 9–11 May 1969 Clay 4 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Patrick Hombergen 3 2 3 Eugenio Castigliano 6 4 6 5 6 Eric Drossart 4 6 4 7 1 Vittorio Crotta Pietro Marzano 2 3 5 Eric Drossart Patrick Hombergen 6 6 7 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 7 6 Eric Drossart 5 4 9 4 Eugenio Castigliano 3 6 6 6 Patrick Hombergen 6 3 4 4 Quarterfinals Yugoslavia vs. Spain Yugoslavia Spain 1945 Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ESP-YUG-01 Yugoslavia v Spain daviscup.com 23–25 May 1969 Clay 0 5 Željko Franulović 5 4 6 Manuel Orantes 7 6 8 Boro Jovanović 1 1 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Željko Franulović Boro Jovanović 6 1 5 Manuel Orantes Manuel Santana 8 6 7 Željko Franulović 4 6 7 2 Manuel Santana 6 3 9 6 Boro Jovanović 2 4 4 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 Romania vs. Israel Romania 1965 Israel Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ROU-ISR-01 Romania v Israel daviscup.com 22–24 May 1969 Clay 5 0 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz 2 2 0 Ion Țiriac 6 7 6 Eleazar Davidman 2 5 2 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Eleazar Davidman Ian Froman 2 0 4 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz 2 2 0 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Eleazar Davidman 0 2 4 Soviet Union vs. Canada Soviet Union Canada Moscow, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-URS-CAN-01 Soviet Union v Canada daviscup.com 23–25 May 1969 Clay 4 1 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 John Sharpe 0 0 4 Toomas Leius 9 3 6 2 7 Mike Belkin 7 6 4 6 9 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Henry Fauquier John Sharpe 2 3 2 Toomas Leius 6 6 6 John Sharpe 4 4 4 Alex Metreveli 2 8 Mike Belkin 6 9 2 Italy vs. Austria Italy Austria Barletta, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ITA-AUT-01 Italy v Austria daviscup.com 23–25 May 1969 Clay 5 0 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 8 6 Detlef Herdy 1 6 3 Eugenio Castigliano 1 6 3 4 Ernst Blanke 6 3 6 4 4 Vittorio Crotta Pietro Marzano 6 6 6 Detlef Herdy Hans Kary 2 2 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 7 6 1 8 Ernst Blanke 6 5 2 6 6 Eugenio Castigliano 3 6 6 6 Dieter Schultheiss 6 1 2 1 Semifinals Spain vs. Romania Spain 1945 Romania 1965 Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ESP-ROU-01 Spain v Romania daviscup.com 13–15 June 1969 Clay 1 4 José Luis Arilla 4 6 2 Ilie Năstase 6 8 6 Manuel Orantes 4 3 6 6 3 Ion Țiriac 6 6 4 1 6 José Luis Arilla Manuel Orantes 4 8 7 9 6 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 6 9 7 8 José Luis Arilla 2 6 2 4 Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 6 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 Petre Mărmureanu 1 1 1 Soviet Union vs. Italy Soviet Union Italy Moscow, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-URS-ITA-01 Soviet Union v Italy daviscup.com 13–15 June 1969 5 0 Toomas Leius 6 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 4 8 3 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Eugenio Castigliano 1 2 3 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 7 6 8 Vittorio Crotta Pietro Marzano 5 4 6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 2 2 2 Toomas Leius 4 3 6 7 6 Eugenio Castigliano 6 6 4 5 2 Final Romania vs. Soviet Union Romania 1965 Soviet Union Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1969-EUR-B-M-ROU-URS-01 Romania v Soviet Union daviscup.com 18–20 July 1969 Clay 4 1 Ion Țiriac 6 6 8 Toomas Leius 3 3 6 Ilie Năstase 6 6 7 Alex Metreveli 4 2 5 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 8 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 8 1 4 6 Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 6 Toomas Leius 6 3 2 2 Sever Dron 1 4 4 Vladimir Korotkov 6 6 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone