Back كأس ديفيز 1969 Arabic Copa Davis 1969 Spanish Coupe Davis 1969 French גביע דייוויס 1969 HE Coppa Davis 1969 Italian Davis Cup 1969 Dutch Copa Davis de 1969 Portuguese Cupa Davis 1969 Romanian Davisov pokal 1969 Slovenian
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 March – 21 September 1969 |
| Edition | 58th |
| Teams | 50 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
← 1968 1970 → | |
The 1969 Davis Cup was the 58th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone.
Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Great Britain and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating South Africa and the Soviet Union respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Romania defeated India and Great Britain defeated Brazil in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Great Britain in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 19–21 September. This marked the first time the final was played on hard courts and the first final since 1937 not to feature Australia.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
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