1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup.

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

Japan defeated Australia in the Zone A final, and India received a walkover in the Zone B final after Pakistan withdrew.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw

Quarterfinals
27–29 March		Semifinals
2–5 April		Final
23–25 April
Hong Kong
 Australia5
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Hong Kong0
 Australia3
 Indonesia2
 Indonesia
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Australia2
 Japan3
bye
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines
 Philippines1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Australia


Hong Kong
0 		Hong Kong[5]
27–29 March 1971
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louis Hsu
Colin Dibley 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Kenneth Tsui
John Cooper 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Ling Fong / Kenneth Tsui
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Louis Hsu
John Cooper 		3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5
Charles Chang
Colin Dibley 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

Indonesia vs. Australia


Indonesia
2 		Jakarta, Indonesia[6]
3–5 April 1971
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atet Wijono
Ross Case 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Gondo Widjojo
Bob Giltinan 		6
8 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		   
3
Budiman Aznar / Jacky Wulur
John Cooper / Colin Dibley 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4
Atet Wijono
John Cooper 		6
4 		6
4 		10
8 		     
5
Gondo Widjojo
Colin Dibley 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
1 		Manila, Philippines[7]
2–4 April 1971
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Jun Kuki 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Eduardo Cruz
Toshiro Sakai 		7
5 		6
1 		5
7 		8
6 		   
3
Eduardo Cruz / Raymundo Deyro
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura 		2
6 		6
8 		6
3 		6
8 		   
4
Eduardo Cruz
Jun Kuki 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Raymundo Deyro
Toshiro Sakai 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
3 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
23–25 April 1971
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Keishiro Yanagi
John Cooper 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		 
2
Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley 		5
7 		8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan 		1
6 		6
3 		9
11 		1
6 		   
4
Keishiro Yanagi
Colin Dibley 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		 
5
Toshiro Sakai
John Cooper 		6
1 		15
13 		8
6 		     

Zone B

Draw

Semifinals
30 March–4 April		Final
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India4
 Ceylon0
 Indiaw/o
Lahore, Pakistan
 Pakistan
 Malaysia0
 Pakistan5

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0 		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
2–4 April 1971
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Senaka Kumara
Gaurav Misra 		2
6 		11
13 		2
6 		     
2
Bernard Pinto
Jaidip Mukerjea 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
3
Bernard Pinto / Ranjan Wattegedera
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ranjan Wattegedera
Gaurav Misra 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5
Neville Senaratne
Anand Amritraj 		2
6 		1
6 		      not
completed

Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
5 		Lahore, Pakistan[9]
30 March–1 April 1971
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2
Munawar Iqbal
Song-Kean Tan 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3
Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4
Meer Mohammed Khan
Song-Kean Tan 		7
5 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5
Munawar Iqbal
Sultan-Aman Azman 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Final

India defeated Pakistan by walkover.[3]

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[4]
15–17 May 1971
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2
Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		 
4
Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

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 "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
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