1961 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1961 Davis Cup

7 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
  Quarterfinals
18–28 March		 Semifinals
1–24 April		 Final
6–8 May
                           
 
    Philippines  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 2  
      Japan 3  
    Japan w/o
    South Korea     New Delhi, India
      Japan 1
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)       India 4
    Ceylon 2  
    Thailand 3     Lucknow, India
      Thailand 0
  Bandung, Indonesia     India 5  
    Indonesia 1
    India 4  

Quarterfinals

Ceylon vs. Thailand

Ceylon
2		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
18–20 March 1961
Clay
Thailand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gamini Perera
Sutiraphan Karalak		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Bernard Pinto
Seri Charuchinda		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Seri Charuchinda / Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
2		 6
2		 2
6 		8
6		    
4
Bernard Pinto
Sutiraphan Karalak		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		1
6 		   
5
Gamini Perera
Seri Charuchinda		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		7
9 		   

Indonesia vs. India

Indonesia
1		 Bandung, Indonesia [4]
26–28 March 1961
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Liep Tjiauw Tan
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
1		 2
6 		6
4		    
2
Itjas Sumarno
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Kong-Loen Sie / Sutarjo Sugiarto
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
4
Itjas Sumarno
Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Premjit Lall		 2
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan [5]
22–24 April 1961
Philippines
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro		 4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José		 8
6		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
4		  
5
Osamu Ishiguro
Raymundo Deyro		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      

India vs. Thailand

India
5		 Lucknow, India [6]
1–3 April 1961
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Ramanathan Krishnan
Seri Charuchinda		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Seri Charuchinda / Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Seri Charuchinda		 6
1		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		    
5
Premjit Lall
Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      

Final

India vs. Japan

India
4		 New Delhi, India [2]
6–8 May 1961
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Atsushi Miyagi		 2
6 		7
9 		6
2		 2
6 		   
2
Ramanathan Krishnan
Osamu Ishiguro		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Ramanathan Krishnan
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Akhtar Ali
Osamu Ishiguro		 4
6 		6
4		 6
0		 2
6 		6
4		  

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. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ceylon v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Indonesia v India". daviscup.com.
  5. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
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