1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

9 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] India defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  First Round
17–19 March
       
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    Ceylon 0
    Pakistan 4
  Quarterfinals
27 March–7 April		 Semifinals
19–22 April		 Final
4–6 May
                           
  Poona, India
    Pakistan 1  
    India 4     Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
      India 4  
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaya     Malaya 0  
    Malaya 3
    Burma 2     Tokyo, Japan
      India 3
  Fukuoka, Japan       Japan 2
    Japan 5  
    South Korea 0     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 4
  Manila, Philippines     Philippines 1  
    New Zealand 1
    Philippines 3  

First round

Ceylon vs. Pakistan

Ceylon
0		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
17–19 March 1963
Clay
Pakistan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raja Praesody
Munir Pirzada		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Gamini Perera
Sheikh Qutubuddin		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada		 7
9 		7
5		 7
9 		4
6 		   
4
Raja Praesody
Zulfiqar Rahim		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
5
Gamini Perera
Munir Pirzada		 1
6 		3
6 		      not
completed

Quarterfinals

India vs. Pakistan

India
4		 Poona, India [4]
31 March–2 April 1963
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramanathan Krishnan
Sheikh Qutubuddin		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Munir Pirzada		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada		 3
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		  
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sheikh Qutubuddin		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Akhtar Ali
Zulfiqar Rahim		 8
6		 2
6 		6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		 

Malaya vs. Burma

Malaya
3		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya [5]
27–30 March 1963
Burma
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Joe Ba Maung		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Than Lwin		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung / Than Lwin		 16
14		 6
0		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		  
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Than Lwin		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan
5		 Fukuoka, Japan [6]
5–7 April 1963
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun		 6
2		 1
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
Koji Watanabe
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Lee Sang-yun / Park Do-sung		 3
6 		6
0		 6
2		 6
1		    
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
5
Koji Watanabe
Lee Sang-yun		 6
4		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    

Philippines vs. New Zealand

Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines [7]
29–31 March 1963
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 9
7		    
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Ian Crookenden		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
3
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Felicisimo Ampon
Lew Gerrard		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
5
Juan-Johnson José
Ian Crookenden		           not
played

Semifinals

Malaya vs. India

Malaya
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya [8]
19–22 April 1963
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Ramanathan Krishnan		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Billy Yap
Jaidip Mukerjea		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Billy Yap
Akhtar Ali		 3
6 		2
6 		      not
completed

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
4		 Tokyo, Japan [9]
19–22 April 1963
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		 7
5		    
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 6
0		 3
6 		6
3		    
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		 8
6		    
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José		 6
0		 2
6 		1
6 		8
10 		   
5
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 8
6		    

Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
3–7 May 1963
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 5
7 		6
4		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		       
5
Atsushi Miyagi
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		    
gollark: It's literally selecting for maximum abuse of psychology (well, up to a point).
gollark: Yes, exactly.
gollark: Do they actually *care* though?
gollark: The aim is basically to just associate warm fuzzy feelings with you and bad feelings with your opposition through chains of connections.
gollark: Politics isn't really *about* actual objective facts or truths though.

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. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  3. "Sri Lanka v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Malaya v Burma". daviscup.com.
  6. "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. "Philippines v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. "Malaya v India". daviscup.com.
  9. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
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