1960 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.

6 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone.[1] The Philippines defeated India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
22–24 April
Final
27–29 May
 Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
 Philippines3
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan2
 Japan5
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea0
 Philippines3
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India0
 India5
Bangkok, Thailand
 Ceylon0
 India5
 Thailand0
bye
 Thailand

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. South Korea


Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan[3]
4–6 April 1960

South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
2
Yuzuru Furuta
Um Hwa-yong
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3
Akira Ichiyama / Masao Nagasaki
Kim Ke-hwan / Lee Sang-yun
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
4
Yuzuru Furuta
Lee Sang-yun
6
2
7
5
6
4
     
5
Osamu Ishiguro
Um Hwa-yong
6
2
6
2
6
4
     

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[4]
4–6 April 1960
Clay

India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nevins-Selvadurai
Ramanathan Krishnan
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
2
Bernard Pinto
Naresh Kumar
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
3
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
3
6
4
6
1
6
     
4
Bernard Pinto
Ramanathan Krishnan
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
5
David Nevins-Selvadurai
Naresh Kumar
1
6
2
6
0
6
     

Semifinals

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[5]
22–24 April 1960

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Masao Nagasaki
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
2
Juan-Johnson José
Osamu Ishiguro
6
4
3
6
4
6
6
0
3
6
 
3
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Osamu Ishiguro / Masao Nagasaki
6
2
7
5
6
1
     
4
Juan-Johnson José
Masao Nagasaki
0
6
1
6
9
7
6
4
6
0
 
5
Eduardo Dungo
Osamu Ishiguro
1
6
4
6
4
6
     

Thailand vs. India


Thailand
0
Bangkok, Thailand[6]
22–24 April 1960

India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sutiraphan Karalak
Jaidip Mukerjea
9
11
6
0
2
6
6
3
3
6
 
2
Seri Charuchinda
Naresh Kumar
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
3
Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna
Naresh Kumar / Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
4
Sutiraphan Karalak
Naresh Kumar
10
8
3
6
0
6
6
4
2
6
 
5
Seri Charuchinda
Jaidip Mukerjea
1
6
3
6
7
5
2
6
   

Final

Philippines vs. India


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[2]
27–29 May 1960

India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
3
8
6
6
1
     
3
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
          not
played
5
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
          not
played

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Thailand v India". daviscup.com.