1965 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who would compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan defeated South Korea in the Zone A final, and India defeated South Vietnam in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw

Semifinals
23–25 April
Final
1–3 May
Tokyo, Japan
 Philippines0
Seoul, South Korea
 Japan5
 Japan5
 South Korea0
bye
 South Korea

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines


Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan[5]
23–25 April 1965

Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ichizō Konishi
Augusto Villanueva
9
7
6
2
6
0
     
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Samuel Ang
10
8
6
2
6
4
     
3
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang / Alfredo Cruz
2
6
6
3
3
6
7
5
6
0
 
4
Ichizō Konishi
Delfin Contreras
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
5
Koji Watanabe
Augusto Villanueva
8
6
6
1
6
2
     

Final

South Korea vs. Japan


South Korea
0
Seoul, South Korea[2]
1–3 May 1965

Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Im Chung-yang
Osamu Ishiguro
1
6
5
7
3
6
     
2
Chung Yong-ho
Koji Watanabe
0
6
0
6
4
6
     
3
Chung Yong-ho / Im Chung-yang
Mitsuru Motoi / Koji Watanabe
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Kim Doo-hwan
Mitsuru Motoi
7
5
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
5
Baek Se-hyun
Koji Watanabe
0
6
0
6
2
6
     

Zone B

Draw

Quarterfinals
19 February–1 March
Semifinals
13–29 March
Final
10–12 April
 Ceylon
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
bye
 Ceylon0
Abadan, Iran
 India5
 India5
Vijayawada, India
 Iran0
 India4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 South Vietnam0
 South Vietnam4
Saigon, South Vietnam
 Pakistan1
 South Vietnam5
 Malaysia0
bye
 Malaysia

Quarterfinals

Iran vs. India


Iran
0
Abadan, Iran[6]
19–21 February 1965

India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Taghi Akbari
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
2
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
2
Nematollah Nemati
Premjit Lall
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
4
Issa Khodaei
Shiv Prakash Misra
0
6
0
6
2
6
     
5
Taghi Akbari
Premjit Lall
3
6
0
6
4
6
     

Pakistan vs. South Vietnam


Pakistan
1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[7]
27 February–1 March 1965
Grass

South Vietnam
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Haroon Rahim
Võ Văn Bảy
3
6
3
6
7
5
7
5
6
1
 
2
Munawar Iqbal
Lưu Hoàng Đức
5
7
1
6
4
6
     
3
Azim Inayat / Haroon Rahim
Lưu Hoàng Đức / Võ Văn Bảy
5
7
5
7
1
6
     
4
Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Bảy
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
5
Haroon Rahim
Lưu Hoàng Đức
2
6
4
6
2
6
     

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
27–29 March 1965
Clay

India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gamini Perera
Jaidip Mukerjea
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2
Bernard Pinto
Premjit Lall
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
3
Gamini Perera / Bernard Pinto
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
Bernard Pinto
Ravi Venkatesan
0
6
6
2
0
6
1
6
   
5
Gamini Perera
Shiv Prakash Misra
1
6
3
6
4
6
     

South Vietnam vs. Malaysia


South Vietnam
5
Saigon, South Vietnam[9]
13–15 March 1965

Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lưu Hoàng Đức
Sultan-Aman Azman
6
1
7
5
6
2
     
2
Võ Văn Bảy
Sharin Osman
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3
Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
4
Võ Văn Thành
Sultan-Aman Azman
6
0
6
1
6
0
     
5
Lưu Hoàng Đức
Sharin Osman
6
2
6
2
6
1
     

Final

India vs. South Vietnam


India
4
Vijayawada, India[3]
10–12 April 1965

South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Premjit Lall
Võ Văn Thành
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Lưu Hoàng Đức
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Lưu Hoàng Đức / Võ Văn Thành
6
1
6
4
3
6
8
6
   
4
Ravi Venkatesan
Lưu Hoàng Đức
6
2
6
3
6
8
6
3
   
5
Shiv Prakash Misra
Võ Văn Thành
6
2
6
4
0
1
    not
completed

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
1
Tokyo, Japan[4]
1–3 October 1965

India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Koji Watanabe
Jaidip Mukerjea
0
6
4
6
5
7
     
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
3
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
6
3
6
4
2
6
6
4
   
4
Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
8
2
6
7
9
     
5
Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea
7
5
7
5
2
6
6
8
4
6
 

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 "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Iran v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "South Vietnam v Malaysia". daviscup.com.