1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1973 Davis Cup

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and India in the main draw. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Australia defeated India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary Round

Draw
  Preliminary Round
23–28 March
       
  Seoul, South Korea
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 3
  Penang, Malaysia (grass)
    South Vietnam 3
    Sri Lanka 0

Results

South Korea vs. Japan


South Korea
1		 Seoul, South Korea [3]
23–25 March 1973
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kim Sung-bae
Jun Kamiwazumi		 8
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Kim Moon-il
Jun Kuki		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 2
6 		2
6 		6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		 
4
Kim Moon-il
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		6
1		 0
6 		0
6 		   
5
Kim Sung-bae
Jun Kuki		 5
7 		5
7 		0
6 		     

Indonesia vs. Hong Kong


Indonesia
5		 Jakarta, Indonesia [4]
26–28 March 1973
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gondo Widjojo
Tao Po		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2
Atet Wijono
Kenneth Tsui		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Yustedjo Tarik
Kenneth Tsui		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Samudra Sangitan
Tao Po		 7
5		 6
0		 6
2		      

Malaysia vs. Pakistan


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [5]
23–25 March 1973
Pakistan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Munawar Iqbal
Zainuddin Meah		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      
2
Saeed Meer
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
3
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Weng-Wah Chow / Wai-Ching Lee		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Munawar Iqbal
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
1		 1
4		       not
completed
5
Saeed Meer
Zainuddin Meah		           not
played

South Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka


South Vietnam
3		 Penang, Malaysia [6]
23–25 March 1973
Grass
Sri Lanka
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Võ Văn Bảy
Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
2
Võ Văn Thành
Bernard Pinto		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
3
Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
2		 12
14 		6
4		    
4
Võ Văn Bảy
Bernard Pinto		           not
played
5
Võ Văn Thành
Senaka Kumara		           not
played

Main Draw

Draw
  Quarterfinals
9–15 April		 Semifinals
20–22 April		 Final
4–6 May
                           
 
    Australia  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 4  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 1  
    Japan 3
    Indonesia 0     Madras, India
      Australia 4
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)       India 0
    Pakistan 4  
    South Vietnam 1     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
      Pakistan 0
      India 4  
   bye
    India  

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Indonesia


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan [7]
13–15 April 1973
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      
2
Toshiro Sakai
Atet Wijono		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Jun Kamiwazumi
Atet Wijono		           not
played
5
Toshiro Sakai
Gondo Widjojo		           not
played

Pakistan vs. South Vietnam


Pakistan
4		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [8]
9–11 April 1973
Grass
South Vietnam
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Saeed Meer
Võ Văn Thành		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		9
11 		6
2		  
2
Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
3
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 10
8		  
4
Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Saeed Meer
Võ Văn Bảy		 8
6		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan [9]
20–22 April 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		7
9 		6
3		 1
6 		   
2
Jun Kamiwazumi
John Newcombe		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4
Toshiro Sakai
John Newcombe		 8
6		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		  
5
Jun Kamiwazumi
Mal Anderson		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 

India vs. Pakistan


India
4		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [10]
20–22 April 1973
Grass
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vijay Amritraj
Saeed Meer		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
2
Anand Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 2
3		    
retired
5
Chiradip Mukerjea
Saeed Meer		 4
6 		        not
completed

Final

India vs. Australia


India
0		 Madras, India [2]
4–6 May 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anand Amritraj
John Newcombe		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4
Premjit Lall
John Cooper		 6
4		 0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5
Vijay Amritraj
John Newcombe		 10
12 		6
3		       not
completed

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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Indonesia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  5. "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  6. "South Vietnam v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
  7. "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  9. "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  10. "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
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