1969 Federation Cup (tennis)

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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]

1969 Federation Cup
Details
Duration19 – 25 May
Edition7th
Champion
Winning nation United States
1968
1970

Participating teams

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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

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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

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Indonesia vs. Greece

 
Indonesia
3
Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[2]
19 May 1969
Clay
 
Greece
0
1 2 3
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 3
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

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United States vs. Yugoslavia

 
United States
3
Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[5]
21 May 1969
Clay
 
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3
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 3
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 3
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

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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 3
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 3
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

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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

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Australia vs. United States

 
United States
2
Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[18]
25 May 1969
Clay
 
Australia
1
1 2 3
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

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Qualifying Draw

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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

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Belgium vs. Canada

 
Belgium
2
Athens Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[19]
23 May 1969
Clay
 
Canada
1
1 2 3
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

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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

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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

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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.