1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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 South Korea
Philippines
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2 South Korea
Philippines
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 South Korea
Philippines 		 / 
 /  		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		 
4 South Korea
Philippines
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 South Korea
Philippines
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 Philippines
Japan 		Felicisimo Ampon
Koji Watanabe 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		 
3 Philippines
Japan 		 / 
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Koji Watanabe 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Philippines
Japan 		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 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		 / 
 /  		6
2 		10
12 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		 
4 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
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 India
Iran
Taghi Akbari 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 India
Iran 		Premjit Lall
 6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 India
Iran 		Premjit Lall / 
Taghi Akbari /  		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 India
Iran
7
5 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5 India
Iran
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 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Premjit Lall
 6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon
9
7 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Premjit Lall / 
 /  		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon
6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon
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 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		8
10 		   
2 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		9
7 		 
3 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5 Japan
India 		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. ^ a b "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "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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