1969 Federation Cup (tennis)

1969 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	19 – 25 May
Edition	7th
Champion
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]

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Bulgaria	Canada
Czechoslovakia	France	Great Britain	Greece	Hungary
Indonesia	Italy	Mexico	Netherlands	Poland
South Africa	Switzerland	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

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



							United States	3

							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

				Australia

First round

Indonesia vs. Greece

Indonesia
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[2]
19 May 1969
Clay

Greece
0

		1	2
1	Lany Kaligis Xantippe Vassiliadou	6 3	6 3
2	Lita Liem Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos	6 0	6 3
3	Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Dionissia Asteri / Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos	7 5	6 3

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands

Bulgaria
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[3]
19 May 1969
Clay

Netherlands
3

		1	2
1	Lubka Radkova Betty Stöve	2 6	1 6
2	Maria Chakarova Marijke Schaar	2 6	1 6
3	Maria Chakarova / Lubka Radkova Ada Bakker / Betty Stöve	2 6	0 6

Hungary vs. Canada

Hungary
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[4]
19 May 1969
Clay

Canada
3

		1	2	3
1	Katalin Borka Andrée Martin	6 3	5 7	9 11
2	Erzsébet Polgár Faye Urban	6 1	6 8	2 6
3	Katalin Borka / Éva Szabó Jane O'Hara / Faye Urban	1 6	8 10

Second round

United States vs. Yugoslavia

United States
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[5]
21 May 1969
Clay

Yugoslavia
0

		1	2
1	Nancy Richey Biljana Kostić	6 0	6 0
2	Julie Heldman Irena Škulj	6 0	6 3
3	Peaches Bartkowicz / Nancy Richey Lena Dvornik / Irena Škulj	6 1	6 0

Mexico vs. Italy

Mexico
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[6]
21 May 1969
Clay

Italy
3

		1	2	3
1	Elena Subirats Maria Teresa Riedl	6 4	2 6	1 6
2	Patricia Montaño Lea Pericoli	0 6	0 6
3	Lucia Gongora / Elena Subirats Lucia Bassi / Lea Pericoli	2 6	3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

Switzerland
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[7]
21 May 1969
Clay

Czechoslovakia
3

		1	2	3
1	Marianne Kindler Alena Palmeová	3 6	0 6
2	Anne-Marie Studer Vlasta Vopičková	0 6	7 5	2 6
3	Marianne Kindler / Anne-Marie Studer Alena Palmeová / Vlasta Vopičková	2 6	7 9

Indonesia vs. Netherlands

Indonesia
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[8]
21 May 1969
Clay

Netherlands
3

		1	2	3
1	Lita Liem Marijke Schaar	6 2	3 6	3 6
2	Lany Kaligis Betty Stöve	2 6	3 6
3	Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Marijke Schaar / Betty Stöve	6 4	1 6	1 6

West Germany vs. Canada

West Germany
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[9]
22 May 1969
Clay

Canada
0

		1	2
1	Almut Sturm Andrée Martin	6 2	6 2
2	Helga Niessen Faye Urban	6 4	6 1
3	Helga Niessen / Heide Schildknecht Jane O'Hara / Faye Urban	6 3	6 2

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[10]
22 May 1969
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2
1	Michele Kahn Winnie Shaw	1 6	0 6
2	Ingrid Palmieri Virginia Wade	2 6	2 6
3	Christiane Mercelis / Ingrid Palmieri Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams	4 6	0 6

France vs. South Africa

South Africa
1

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[11]
22 May 1969
Clay

France
2

		1	2	3
1	Brenda Kirk Gail Chanfreau	6 4	2 6	1 6
2	Maryna Proctor Rosie Darmon	5 7	7 5	6 1
3	Brenda Kirk / Maryna Proctor Gail Chanfreau / Rosie Darmon	4 6	2 6

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Italy

United States
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[12]
23 May 1969
Clay

Italy
0

		1	2	3
1	Nancy Richey Maria Teresa Riedl	6 0	6 0
2	Julie Heldman Lea Pericoli	6 1	6 2
3	Peaches Bartkowicz / Nancy Richey Lucia Bassi / Lea Pericoli	4 6	8 6	6 0

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands

Czechoslovakia
1

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[13]
23 May 1969
Clay

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3
1	Alena Palmeová Betty Stöve	4 6	1 6
2	Vlasta Vopičková Marijke Schaar	6 3	6 3
3	Alena Palmeová / Vlasta Vopičková Ada Bakker / Betty Stöve	6 4	5 7	4 6

West Germany vs. Great Britain

West Germany
1

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[14]
23 May 1969
Clay

Great Britain
2

		1	2
1	Almut Sturm Winnie Shaw	4 6	1 6
2	Helga Niessen Virginia Wade	6 4	6 2
3	Helga Niessen / Heide Schildknecht Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade	5 7	3 6

France vs. Australia

France
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[15]
23 May 1969
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2
1	Gail Chanfreau Kerry Melville	2 6	6 8
2	Rosie Darmon Margaret Court	1 6	1 6
3	Gail Chanfreau / Rosie Darmon Margaret Court / Judy Tegart	1 6	2 6

Semifinals

United States vs. Netherlands

United States
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[16]
24 May 1969
Clay

Netherlands
0

		1	2	3
1	Nancy Richey Betty Stöve	7 5	6 2
2	Julie Heldman Marijke Schaar	2 6	9 7	6 1
3	Peaches Bartkowicz / Nancy Richey Ada Bakker / Betty Stöve	6 2	4 6	6 3

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
0

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[17]
24 May 1969
Clay

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Winnie Shaw Kerry Melville	3 6	2 6
2	Virginia Wade Margaret Court	3 6	4 6
3	Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams Margaret Court / Judy Tegart	6 4	2 6	3 6

Final

Australia vs. United States

United States
2

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[18]
25 May 1969
Clay

Australia
1

		1	2
1	Julie Heldman Margaret Court	1 6	6 8
2	Nancy Richey Kerry Melville	6 4	6 3
3	Peaches Bartkowicz / Nancy Richey Margaret Court / Judy Tegart	6 4	6 4

Consolation rounds

Qualifying Draw

Consolation Qualifying Semifinals 23 May		Consolation Qualifying Final 24 May

Belgium	2

Canada	1
		Belgium	1

		South Africa	2
Indonesia	1

South Africa	2

Qualifying Semifinals

Belgium vs. Canada

Belgium
2

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[19]
23 May 1969
Clay

Canada
1

		1	2
1	Ingrid Palmieri Andrée Martin	6 4	6 4
2	Michele Kahn Jane O'Hara	6 4	6 3
3	Michele Kahn / Christiane Mercelis Andrée Martin / Jane O'Hara	2 6	1 6

South Africa vs. Indonesia

Indonesia
2

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[20]
23 May 1969
Clay

South Africa
1

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Qualifying Final

Belgium vs. South Africa

Belgium
1

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[21]
24 May 1969
Clay

South Africa
2

		1	2	3
1	Michele Kahn Brenda Kirk	4 6	6 8
2	Ingrid Palmieri Maryna Proctor	7 9	0 6
3	Michele Kahn / Christiane Mercelis Brenda Kirk / Wendy Tomlinson	6 4	5 7	6 1

Final

South Africa vs. Mexico

South Africa
3

Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[22]
25 May 1969
Clay

Mexico
0

			1	2	3
1
2
3

References

"1969 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
"Indonesia v Greece". fedcup.com.
"Bulgaria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
"Hungary v Canada". fedcup.com.
"United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
"Mexico v Italy". fedcup.com.
"Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
"Indonesia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
"West Germany v Canada". fedcup.com.
"Belgium v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
"South Africa v France". fedcup.com.
"United States v Italy". fedcup.com.
"Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
"West Germany v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
"France v Australia". fedcup.com.
"United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
"Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.
"United States v Australia". fedcup.com.
"Belgium v Canada". fedcup.com.
"Indonesia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
"Belgium v South Africa". fedcup.com.
"South Africa v Mexico". fedcup.com.

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[1] "1969 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.

[2] "Indonesia v Greece". fedcup.com.

[3] "Bulgaria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[4] "Hungary v Canada". fedcup.com.

[5] "United States v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.

[6] "Mexico v Italy". fedcup.com.

[7] "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[8] "Indonesia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[9] "West Germany v Canada". fedcup.com.

[10] "Belgium v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[11] "South Africa v France". fedcup.com.

[12] "United States v Italy". fedcup.com.

[13] "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[14] "West Germany v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[15] "France v Australia". fedcup.com.

[16] "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[17] "Great Britain v Australia". fedcup.com.

[18] "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.

[19] "Belgium v Canada". fedcup.com.

[20] "Indonesia v South Africa". fedcup.com.

[21] "Belgium v South Africa". fedcup.com.

[22] "South Africa v Mexico". fedcup.com.

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