1959 Wightman Cup

{{short description|International women's tennis competition}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{ Davis Cup season  | name = 1959 Wightman Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | duration = | edition = 31st | teams = | categories =  | winning nation= {{Wightman|USA}} | previous = [[1958 Wightman Cup|1958]] | next = [[1960 Wightman Cup|1960]] }}

The '''1959 Wightman Cup''' was the 31st edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the [[United States]] and [[Great Britain]]. It was held in [[Edgeworth, Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0-942257-70-0|edition=2nd|page=531}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=USTA|first=United States Tennis Association|title=Official Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1979|publisher=Harper & Row|location=New York|isbn=0060144785|edition=Rev. and updated 1st|editor=Bill Shannon|page=[https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/369 369]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/369}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=George Allen & Unwin Ltd|location=London|isbn=0047960426|editor=Max Robertson|page=391}}</ref>

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==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Wightman Cups by year]] [[Category:1959 in American tennis|Wightman Cup]] [[Category:1959 in British women's sport|Wightman Cup]] [[Category:1959 in women's tennis|Wightman Cup]] [[Category:1959 in sports in Pennsylvania|Wightman Cup]]