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

Draw

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 West Germany
New Zealand
Wilhelm Bungert
Onny Parun
6
4
9
7
6
0
     
2 West Germany
New Zealand
Christian Kuhnke
Brian Fairlie
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
3 West Germany
New Zealand
Ingo Buding / Christian Kuhnke
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 West Germany
New Zealand
Wilhelm Bungert
Brian Fairlie
0
6
5
7
0
6
     
5 West Germany
New Zealand
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 Finland
Sweden
George Berner
Ove Bengtson
7
5
2
6
3
6
4
6
   
2 Finland
Sweden
Heikki Hedman
Hans Nerell
2
6
0
6
4
6
     
3 Finland
Sweden
George Berner / Heikki Hedman
Ove Bengtson / Martin Carlstein
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
4 Finland
Sweden
George Berner
Hans Nerell
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5 Finland
Sweden
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 Switzerland
United Kingdom
Theodor Stalder
Mark Cox
4
6
6
8
2
6
     
2 Switzerland
United Kingdom
Dimitri Sturdza
Graham Stilwell
6
8
4
6
1
6
     
3 Switzerland
United Kingdom
Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
4 Switzerland
United Kingdom
Dimitri Sturdza
Mark Cox
3
6
0
6
6
4
2
6
   
5 Switzerland
United Kingdom
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 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
Michael Hickey
Thierry Brasseur
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
Peter Jackson
Jean Neuman
8
6
7
5
6
2
     
3 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur
6
2
18
16
8
6
     
4 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
Peter Jackson
Thierry Brasseur
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
5 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
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 Monaco
Bulgaria
Patrick Landau
Ljuben Genov
7
5
10
12
6
2
4
6
6
4
 
2 Monaco
Bulgaria
Adrien Viviani
Kiril Yashmakov
3
6
6
3
6
2
2
6
1
6
 
3 Monaco
Bulgaria
Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov
6
3
3
6
2
6
7
5
6
2
 
4 Monaco
Bulgaria
Patrick Landau
Kiril Yashmakov
7
5
6
2
3
6
7
5
   
5 Monaco
Bulgaria
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 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Jan Leschly
Jan Kodeš
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Jørgen Ulrich
Milan Holeček
0
6
6
4
6
4
3
6
7
5
 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
6
8
11
9
2
6
4
6
   
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Jørgen Ulrich
Jan Kodeš
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
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 Poland
Hungary
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Péter Szőke
7
9
6
4
7
9
6
0
6
2
 
2 Poland
Hungary
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
István Gulyás
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
3 Poland
Hungary
Tadeusz Nowicki / Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Szabolcs Baranyi / Róbert Machán
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Poland
Hungary
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Péter Szőke
11
9
6
4
3
6
6
4
   
5 Poland
Hungary
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 South Africa
Iran
Bob Maud
Taghi Akbari
6
4
6
3
8
6
     
2 South Africa
Iran
Bob Hewitt
Issa Khodaei
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
3 South Africa
Iran
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Issa Khodaei / Ezzatollah Nemati
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
4 South Africa
Iran
Bob Maud
Issa Khodaei
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
5 South Africa
Iran
Bob Hewitt
Taghi Akbari
6
4
6
3
6
3
     

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 Sweden
West Germany
Ove Bengtson
Christian Kuhnke
3
6
5
7
3
6
     
2 Sweden
West Germany
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Wilhelm Bungert
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
3 Sweden
West Germany
Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell
Ingo Buding / Christian Kuhnke
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Sweden
West Germany
Ove Bengtson
Wilhelm Bungert
11
9
3
6
4
6
1
6
   
5 Sweden
West Germany
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 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Graham Stilwell
Peter Jackson
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Mark Cox
Michael Hickey
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Mark Cox
Peter Jackson
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
5 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
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 Monaco
Czechoslovakia
René Ruzic
Jan Kukal
1
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Monaco
Czechoslovakia
Francis Truchi
Vladimír Zedník
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
3 Monaco
Czechoslovakia
Francis Truchi / André Vatrican
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
4 Monaco
Czechoslovakia
Adrien Viviani
Vladimír Zedník
0
6
5
7
3
6
     
5 Monaco
Czechoslovakia
André Vatrican
Jan Kukal
1
6
1
6
0
6
     

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 United Kingdom
West Germany
Mark Cox
Christian Kuhnke
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
2 United Kingdom
West Germany
Graham Stilwell
Wilhelm Bungert
9
7
6
3
7
5
     
3 United Kingdom
West Germany
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
8
10
19
17
11
13
6
3
2
6
 
4 United Kingdom
West Germany
Graham Stilwell
Christian Kuhnke
4
6
12
14
5
7
     
5 United Kingdom
West Germany
Mark Cox
Wilhelm Bungert
6
3
2
6
8
10
7
5
6
2
 

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 United Kingdom
South Africa
Mark Cox
Bob Maud
3
6
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
2 United Kingdom
South Africa
Graham Stilwell
Bob Hewitt
9
7
3
6
6
3
2
6
3
6
 
3 United Kingdom
South Africa
Mark Cox / Peter Curtis
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
6
4
3
6
4
6
6
4
9
7
 
4 United Kingdom
South Africa
Graham Stilwell
Bob Maud
8
6
11
9
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa
Mark Cox
Bob Hewitt
6
3
0
6
6
4
3
6
7
9
 

Zone B

Draw

Rhodesia vs. Spain


Rhodesia
0
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[16]
4–6 May 1969
Clay

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Rhodesia
Spain
Frank Saloman
Manuel Orantes
2
6
5
7
6
8
     
2 Rhodesia
Spain
Douglas Irvine
Manuel Santana
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Rhodesia
Spain
Alan Saloman / Frank Saloman
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Rhodesia
Spain
Douglas Irvine
José María Gisbert
3
6
4
6
5
7
     
5 Rhodesia
Spain
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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Nikola Špear
François Jauffret
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Željko Franulović
Georges Goven
6
3
6
3
7
5
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Željko Franulović / Nikola Špear
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Nikola Špear
Georges Goven
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
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 Romania
Egypt
Ion Țiriac
Ismail El Shafei
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 Romania
Egypt
Ilie Năstase
Moataz El Sonbol
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
3 Romania
Egypt
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Ismail El Shafei / Moataz El Sonbol
6
3
6
4
6
0
     
4 Romania
Egypt
Ion Țiriac
Moataz El Sonbol
6
4
3
6
6
4
6
3
   
5 Romania
Egypt
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 Portugal
Israel
João Lagos
Josef Stabholz
2
6
3
6
0
6
     
2 Portugal
Israel
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Eleazar Davidman
2
6
6
4
6
3
5
7
3
6
 
3 Portugal
Israel
João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman
3
6
0
6
1
6
     
4 Portugal
Israel
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
Josef Stabholz
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5 Portugal
Israel
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 Greece
Soviet Union
Periclis Gavrilidis
Alex Metreveli
0
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Greece
Soviet Union
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Toomas Leius
7
5
6
3
4
6
2
6
0
4
retired
 
3 Greece
Soviet Union
Epaminondas Argyriou / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
2
6
2
6
6
3
2
6
   
4 Greece
Soviet Union
Periclis Gavrilidis
Toomas Leius
1
6
6
1
4
6
4
6
   
5 Greece
Soviet Union
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 Netherlands
Canada
Jan Hordijk
François Godbout
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
2 Netherlands
Canada
Niklaus Fleury
Mike Belkin
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
3 Netherlands
Canada
Niklaus Fleury / Jan Hordijk
Mike Belkin / Henry Fauquier
4
6
4
6
7
5
2
6
   
4 Netherlands
Canada
Niklaus Fleury
François Godbout
7
5
6
2
6
8
6
3
   
5 Netherlands
Canada
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 Norway
Austria
Jon-Erik Ross
Ernst Blanke
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Norway
Austria
Finn-Dag Jagge
Detlef Herdy
1
6
4
6
1
6
     
3 Norway
Austria
Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen / Jon-Erik Ross
Ernst Blanke / Detlef Herdy
2
6
5
7
1
6
     
4 Norway
Austria
Finn-Dag Jagge
Ernst Blanke
2
6
2
6
6
4
3
6
   
5 Norway
Austria
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 Italy
Belgium
Nicola Pietrangeli
Patrick Hombergen
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2 Italy
Belgium
Eugenio Castigliano
Eric Drossart
6
4
4
6
6
4
5
7
6
1
 
3 Italy
Belgium
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
Eric Drossart / Patrick Hombergen
2
6
3
6
5
7
     
4 Italy
Belgium
Nicola Pietrangeli
Eric Drossart
7
5
6
4
7
9
6
4
   
5 Italy
Belgium
Eugenio Castigliano
Patrick Hombergen
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   

Yugoslavia vs. Spain


Yugoslavia
0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[24]
23–25 May 1969
Clay

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
Željko Franulović
Manuel Orantes
5
7
4
6
6
8
     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
Boro Jovanović
Manuel Santana
1
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
6
8
1
6
5
7
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
Željko Franulović
Manuel Santana
4
6
6
3
7
9
2
6
   
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
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 Romania
Israel
Ilie Năstase
Josef Stabholz
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
2 Romania
Israel
Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman
6
2
7
5
6
2
     
3 Romania
Israel
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
4 Romania
Israel
Ion Țiriac
Josef Stabholz
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
5 Romania
Israel
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 Soviet Union
Canada
Alex Metreveli
John Sharpe
6
0
6
0
6
4
     
2 Soviet Union
Canada
Toomas Leius
Mike Belkin
9
7
3
6
6
4
2
6
7
9
 
3 Soviet Union
Canada
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Henry Fauquier / John Sharpe
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4 Soviet Union
Canada
Toomas Leius
John Sharpe
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5 Soviet Union
Canada
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 Italy
Austria
Nicola Pietrangeli
Detlef Herdy
6
1
8
6
6
3
     
2 Italy
Austria
Eugenio Castigliano
Ernst Blanke
1
6
6
3
3
6
4
4
   
retired
3 Italy
Austria
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
Detlef Herdy / Hans Kary
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4 Italy
Austria
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ernst Blanke
3
6
7
5
6
2
1
6
8
6
 
5 Italy
Austria
Eugenio Castigliano
Dieter Schultheiss
3
6
6
1
6
2
6
1
   

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 Spain
Romania
José Luis Arilla
Ilie Năstase
4
6
6
8
2
6
     
2 Spain
Romania
Manuel Orantes
Ion Țiriac
4
6
3
6
6
4
6
1
3
6
 
3 Spain
Romania
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
4
6
8
6
7
9
9
7
6
8
 
4 Spain
Romania
José Luis Arilla
Ion Țiriac
2
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
5 Spain
Romania
Manuel Orantes
Petre Marmureanu
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 Soviet Union
Italy
Toomas Leius
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
6
4
6
8
6
3
   
2 Soviet Union
Italy
Alex Metreveli
Eugenio Castigliano
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3 Soviet Union
Italy
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Vittorio Crotta / Pietro Marzano
7
5
6
4
8
6
     
4 Soviet Union
Italy
Alex Metreveli
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
5 Soviet Union
Italy
Toomas Leius
Eugenio Castigliano
4
6
3
6
6
4
7
5
6
2
 

Romania vs. Soviet Union


Romania
4
Bucharest, Romania[3]
18–20 July 1969
Clay

Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Soviet Union
Ion Țiriac
Toomas Leius
6
3
6
3
8
6
     
2 Romania
Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli
6
4
6
2
7
5
     
3 Romania
Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
6
8
6
1
6
4
8
6
   
4 Romania
Soviet Union
Ilie Năstase
Toomas Leius
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
2
   
5 Romania
Soviet Union
Sever Dron
Vladimir Korotkov
1
6
4
6
4
6
     

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