1969 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1969 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1969 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 Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan received a walkover in the Zone A final after South Vietnam withdrew, while 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
  Quarterfinals
28–30 March		 Semifinals
4–20 April		 Final
                           
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 0  
    Philippines 3     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 0  
      Japan 5  
    Japan
   bye    
      Japan w/o
        South Vietnam
   bye  
    South Korea     Seoul, South Korea
      South Korea 2
      South Vietnam 3  
   bye
    South Vietnam  

Quarterfinals

Indonesia vs. Philippines

Indonesia
0		 Jakarta, Indonesia [5]
28–30 March 1969
Philippines
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atet Wijono
Eduardo Cruz		 2
6 		7
5		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		 
2
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
3
Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo
Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 7
9 		   
4
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Eduardo Cruz		           not
played
5
Atet Wijono
Raymundo Deyro		           not
played

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [6]
18–20 April 1969
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Koji Watanabe
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Keishiro Yanagi
Eduardo Cruz		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Junzo Kawamori / Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Keishiro Yanagi
Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      

South Korea vs. South Vietnam

South Korea
2		 Seoul, South Korea [7]
4–6 April 1969
South Vietnam
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Chung Yong-ho
Lưu Hoàng Đức		 6
4		 0
6 		5
7 		7
9 		   
2
Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Thành		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		 
3
Chung Yong-ho / Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Bảy / Lưu Hoàng Đức		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4
Kim Doo-hwan
Lưu Hoàng Đức		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
5
Chung Yong-ho
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		6
3		 8
6		  

Final

Japan defeated South Vietnam by walkover.[2]

Zone B

Draw
  Semifinals
1–3 March		 Final
25–27 March
                 
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0  
    India 5     Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
      India 4
      Ceylon 1
   bye
    Ceylon  

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. India

Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [8]
1–3 March 1969
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Gaurav Misra		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Billy Yap
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Moses Tay / Billy Yap
Anand Amritraj / Gaurav Misra		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Anand Amritraj		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Abdul-Rahman Bakar
Gaurav Misra		 2
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     

Final

Ceylon vs. India

Ceylon
1		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
25–27 March 1969
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Senaka Kumara
Ramanathan Krishnan		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Rupert Ferdinands
Shiv Prakash Misra		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Anand Amritraj / Gaurav Misra		 2
6 		7
9 		14
12		 7
5		 6
4		  
4
Senaka Kumara
Shiv Prakash Misra		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Suresh Melvani
Anand Amritraj		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

India
5		 Poona, India [4]
10–12 May 1969
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 13
11		 7
9 		6
4		    
4
Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Shiv Prakash Misra
Koji Watanabe		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		    

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