1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1966 Davis Cup

8 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 America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

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

Zone A

Draw
  Semifinals
17–19 April		 Final
30 April–2 May
                 
  Seoul, South Korea
    Philippines 3  
    South Korea 2     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 2
      Japan 3
   bye
    Japan  

Semifinals

South Korea vs. Philippines

South Korea
2		 Seoul, South Korea [5]
17–19 April 1966
Philippines
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kim Doo-hwan
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2
Im Chung-yang
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
3
Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan
Samuel Ang / Augusto Villanueva		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
4
Im Chung-yang
Felicisimo Ampon		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Kim Doo-hwan
Raymundo Deyro		 7
9 		6
4		 6
3		 6
4		    

Final

Philippines vs. Japan

Philippines
2		 Manila, Philippines [2]
30 April–2 May 1966
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Felicisimo Ampon
Koji Watanabe		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 6
1		  
3
Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Raymundo Deyro
Koji Watanabe		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Felicisimo Ampon
Osamu Ishiguro		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      

Zone B

Draw
  Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
19 March–19 April		 Final
7–9 May
                           
 
    Ceylon w/o  
    South Vietnam     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Ceylon 4  
      Malaysia 1  
    Malaysia
   bye     Madras, India
      Ceylon 0
        India 5
   bye  
    Iran     Ahmedabad, India
      Iran 0
      India 5  
   bye
    India  

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. Ceylon

Malaysia
1		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [6]
17–19 April 1966
Ceylon
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Senaka Kumara		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Billy Yap
Bernard Pinto		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
2		 10
12 		3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		 
4
Billy Yap
Senaka Kumara		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		3
6 		   
5
Sultan-Aman Azman
Gamini Perera		 6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
1		  

India vs. Iran

India
5		 Ahmedabad, India [7]
19–21 March 1966
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2
Premjit Lall
Nematollah Nemati		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Shiv Prakash Misra
Nematollah Nemati		 7
5		 6
0		 6
0		      
5
Ravi Venkatesan
Ezzat Nemati		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      

Final

India vs. Ceylon

India
5		 Madras, India [3]
7–9 May 1966
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Shiv Prakash Misra
Bernard Pinto		 9
7		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Ravi Venkatesan
Gamini Perera		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		    
5
Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan [4]
30 September–3 October 1966
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		8
10 		   
2
Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		9
7		  
3
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5
Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     

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. "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  7. "India v Iran". daviscup.com.
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