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| Duration | 19 – 25 May |
| Edition | 7th |
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| Winning Nation |  United States |
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The 1969 Federation Cup was the seventh edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 20 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Athens Tennis Club in Athens, Greece from 19 to 25 May. United States defeated Australia in the final, in what was the fourth final featuring both teams. [1]
All ties were played at the Athens Tennis Club in Athens, Greece on clay courts.
| First Round 19 May | Second Round 21–22 May | Quarterfinals 23 May | Semifinals 24 May | Final 25 May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia vs. Greece
 Indonesia 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [2] 19 May 1969 Clay |  Greece 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bulgaria vs. Netherlands
 Bulgaria 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [3] 19 May 1969 Clay |  Netherlands 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungary vs. Canada
 Hungary 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [4] 19 May 1969 Clay |  Canada 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Yugoslavia
 United States 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [5] 21 May 1969 Clay |  Yugoslavia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico vs. Italy
 Mexico 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [6] 21 May 1969 Clay |  Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland
 Switzerland 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [7] 21 May 1969 Clay |  Czechoslovakia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia vs. Netherlands
Indonesia 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [8] 21 May 1969 Clay | Netherlands 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Germany vs. Canada
 West Germany 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [9] 22 May 1969 Clay | Canada 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. Great Britain
 Belgium 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [10] 22 May 1969 Clay |  Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. South Africa
 South Africa 1 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [11] 22 May 1969 Clay |  France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Italy
United States 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [12] 23 May 1969 Clay | Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 1 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [13] 23 May 1969 Clay | Netherlands 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Germany vs. Great Britain
West Germany 1 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [14] 23 May 1969 Clay | Great Britain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Australia
France 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [15] 23 May 1969 Clay |  Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Netherlands
United States 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [16] 24 May 1969 Clay | Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Australia
Great Britain 0 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [17] 24 May 1969 Clay | Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
United States 2 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [18] 25 May 1969 Clay | Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Belgium | 2 | ||||||||
| Canada | 1 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||
Belgium vs. Canada
Belgium 2 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [19] 23 May 1969 Clay | Canada 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Indonesia
Indonesia 2 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [20] 23 May 1969 Clay | South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. South Africa
Belgium 1 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [21] 24 May 1969 Clay | South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Mexico
South Africa 3 | Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece [22] 25 May 1969 Clay | Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Federation Cup was the first edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. The tournament was created provide a team competition for women, similar to the Davis Cup men's competition. 16 nations participated in the first event, which was held at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom from 17–20 June. United States won the first title, defeating Australia in the final.
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The 1975 Federation Cup was the 13th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Aixoise C.C., Aix-en-Provence, France, from 5–11 May. Czechoslovakia defeated Australia in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their first title.
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The 1979 Federation Cup was the 17th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, from 30 April – 6 May. The United States won their fourth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their ninth final.
The 1980 Federation Cup was the 18th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 19–25 May. The United States won their fifth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their tenth and record eighth consecutive final. The US did not drop a single match during the tournament.
The 1981 Federation Cup was the 19th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Tamagawa-en Racquet Club in Tokyo, Japan, from 9–15 November. The United States won their sixth consecutive title, defeating Great Britain in the final, in what was a rematch of the 1967 Federation Cup.
The 1983 Federation Cup was the 21st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Albisguetli Tennis Club in Zürich, Switzerland from 17 to 24 July. Czechoslovakia won the title, defeating West Germany in the final, in what was the first final since 1972 that didn't involve United States or Australia.
The 1984 Federation Cup was the 22nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, from 15–22 July. Czechoslovakia successfully defended their title, defeating Australia in the final.
The 1985 Federation Cup was the 23rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Nagoya Green Tennis Club in Nagoya, Japan, from 6–14 October. Czechoslovakia defeated the United States in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their 4th and 3rd consecutive title.
The 1986 Federation Cup was the 24th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 20 to 27 July. The United States defeated three-time defending champions Czechoslovakia in the final, giving the USA their 12th title. The finals marked Martina Navratilova's first return to Czechoslovakia since her defection to the United States in 1975.
The 1987 Federation Cup was the 25th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Hollyburn Country Club in Vancouver, Canada, from 26 July – 2 August. West Germany won their first title, defeating the United States in the final. This was their first victory after four previous final appearances.
The 1988 Federation Cup was the 26th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 4–11 December. Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their 5th title, and 4th in six years.
The 1989 Federation Cup was the 27th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo, Japan, from 1–9 October. The United States won the tournament without losing a rubber, defeating Spain in the final, giving the USA their 13th title.
The 1990 Federation Cup was the 28th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Peachtree World of Tennis in Norcross, GA, United States, from 21–29 July. The United States defeated the Soviet Union in the final, giving the USA their 14th and 2nd consecutive title.
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