1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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

Main article: 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
    Australia 5  
    Hong Kong 0     Jakarta, Indonesia
      Australia 3  
      Indonesia 2  
    Indonesia
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 2
        Japan 3
   bye  
    Philippines     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 1
      Japan 4  
   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)
    India 4  
    Ceylon 0    
      India w/o
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 5  

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		      
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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 Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "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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