1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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

Draw

First Round 24 April–11 May

Quarterfinals 22–26 May

Semifinals 12–14 June

Final 17–19 July

Cologne, West 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

First round

West Germany vs. New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sweden vs. West Germany

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

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

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

Great Britain vs. West Germany

Great Britain 3	Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, England [15] 12–14 June 1969 Grass		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

Great Britain vs. South Africa

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

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

First round

Rhodesia vs. Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yugoslavia vs. Spain

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

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

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

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

Spain vs. Romania

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

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

Romania vs. Soviet Union

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

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
3. "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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website