1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1970 Davis Cup

11 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]

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

Zone A

Draw
  Quarterfinals
14–30 March		 Semifinals
3–12 April		 Final
17–19 April
                           
 
    Philippines  
   bye     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 0  
      Australia 5  
    Australia w/o
    South Korea     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 5
  Hong Kong       Japan 0
    Hong Kong 0  
    Japan 5     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 5
  Saigon, South Vietnam     South Vietnam 0  
    South Vietnam 3
    Indonesia 0  

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Japan


Hong Kong
0		 Hong Kong [5]
14–16 March 1970
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ling Fong
Keishiro Yanagi		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Kenneth Tsui
Isao Kobayashi		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Ling Fong
Isao Kobayashi		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5
Kenneth Tsui
Isao Watanabe		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Indonesia


South Vietnam
3		 Saigon, South Vietnam [6]
28–30 March 1970
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nguyễn Văn Thành
Atet Wijono		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
2
Võ Văn Bảy
Gondo Widjojo		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Võ Văn Bảy / Mao Văn Rèn
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Võ Văn Bảy
Atet Wijono		           not
played
5
Nguyễn Văn Thành
Gondo Widjojo		           not
played

Semifinals

Philippines vs. Australia


Philippines
0		 Manila, Philippines [7]
3–5 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Cruz
Ray Ruffels		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Raymundo Deyro
Dick Crealy		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Raymundo Deyro
Ray Ruffels		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5
Eduardo Cruz
John Alexander		 6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Japan vs. South Vietnam


Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [8]
10–12 April 1970
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Koji Watanabe
Võ Văn Thành		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Isao Kobayashi
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 6
4		 9
11 		6
2		    
3
Hidesaburo Kuromatsu / Yuji Tezuka
Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành		 6
1		 8
6		 6
1		      
4
Koji Watanabe
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Isao Kobayashi
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 8
6		 6
3		      

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
0		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
17–19 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Koji Watanabe
Allan Stone		 6
8 		9
7		 4
6 		0
6 		   
2
Isao Kobayashi
Dick Crealy		 4
6 		2
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
3
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone		 5
7 		7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Koji Watanabe
Dick Crealy		 11
9		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
5
Isao Kobayashi
Ray Ruffels		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Zone B

Draw
  Semifinals
14–30 March		 Final
17–19 April
                 
  Patna, India
    India 3  
    Pakistan 1     Bombay, India
      India 5
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia     Ceylon 0
    Malaysia 0
    Ceylon 3  

Semifinals

India vs. Pakistan


India
3		 Patna, India [9]
28–30 March 1970
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Haroon Rahim		 4
6 		5
7 		10
8		 6
2		    
retired
2
Premjit Lall
Munawar Iqbal		 13
11		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Sashi Menon
Munawar Iqbal		 6
8 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
Vijay Amritraj
Mohammed Arif Ilahi		 7
5		 7
5		 8
10 		5
5		   not
completed

Malaysia vs. Ceylon


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [10]
14–16 March 1970
Ceylon
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Bernard Pinto		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Song-Kean Tan
Rupert Ferdinands		 5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		0
6 		 
4
Song-Kean Tan
Bernard Pinto		           not
played
5
Sultan-Aman Azman
Rupert Ferdinands		           not
played

Final

India vs. Ceylon


India
5		 Bombay, India [3]
17–19 April 1970
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Vijay Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		    
4
Vijay Amritraj
Senaka Kumara		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
5
Sashi Menon
Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
1		 4
6 		8
6		    

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia


India
3		 Bangalore, India [4]
3–5 May 1970
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Dick Crealy		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
3		 6
2		  
2
Premjit Lall
Ray Ruffels		 6
2		 6
8 		6
3		 3
6 		14
12		  
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
John Alexander / Allan Stone		 13
15 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Premjit Lall
Dick Crealy		 8
6		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ray Ruffels		 6
3		 7
5		 4
6 		3
6 		6
6		 not
completed
gollark: Evil idea: make it have a prime *so big* it can only be factorized using bignums.
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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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. "South Vietnam v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Philippines v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  9. "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  10. "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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