1968 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.

9 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 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[]

  Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
23–25 March; 26–28 April 		Final
10–12 May
                           
 
    Indonesia w/o  
    South Vietnam     Manila, Philippines
      Indonesia 1  
      Philippines 4  
    Philippines
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 1
        Japan 4
   bye  
    South Korea     Tokyo, Japan
      South Korea 0
      Japan 5  
   bye
    Japan  

Semifinals[]

Philippines vs. Indonesia[]


Philippines
4 		Manila, Philippines[5]
26–28 April 1968
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Indonesia
4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Philippines
Indonesia 		Felicisimo Ampon
Gondo Widjojo 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		3
0 		   
retired
3 Philippines
Indonesia 		 / 
Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4 Philippines
Indonesia
Gondo Widjojo 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5 Philippines
Indonesia 		Felicisimo Ampon
 7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   

Japan vs. South Korea[]


Japan
5 		Tokyo, Japan[6]
23–25 March 1968
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Korea 		Toshiro Sakai
 6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		6
1 		   
2 Japan
South Korea 		Koji Watanabe
 6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Japan
South Korea 		Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
 /  		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Japan
South Korea 		Jun Kamiwazumi
 8
6 		8
6 		6
1 		     
5 Japan
South Korea 		Toshiro Sakai
 6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Final[]

Japan vs. Philippines[]


Japan
4 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
10–12 May 1969
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Philippines
Felicisimo Ampon 		1
6 		6
1 		8
6 		6
2 		   
2 Japan
Philippines 		Koji Watanabe
 4
6 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
Philippines 		Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
 /  		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Japan
Philippines
6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Japan
Philippines 		Toshiro Sakai
Felicisimo Ampon 		5
7 		6
1 		4
6 		3
6 		   

Zone B[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
20–22 March 		Final
26–28 April
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    Malaysia 1  
    Ceylon 4     Guwahati, India
      Ceylon 2
      India 3
   bye
    India  

Semifinals[]

Ceylon vs. Malaysia[]


Ceylon
4 		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[7]
20–22 March 1968
Clay
Malaysia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dominion of Ceylon
Malaysia
4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		 
2 Dominion of Ceylon
Malaysia
6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Dominion of Ceylon
Malaysia 		 / 
 /  		8
6 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4 Dominion of Ceylon
Malaysia
6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
5 Dominion of Ceylon
Malaysia
8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Final[]

India vs. Ceylon[]


India
3 		Guwahati, India[3]
26–28 April 1968
Ceylon
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon
6
2 		5
7 		6
2 		6
8 		8
6 		 
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Jaidip Mukerjea
 5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Anand Amritraj / 
 /  		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Anand Amritraj
 5
7 		6
4 		1
6 		7
9 		   
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon
2
6 		1
6 		6
2 		0
6 		   

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final[]

Japan vs. India[]


Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[4]
21–23 September 1968
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 Japan
India 		Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		0
6 		 
4 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall 		8
6 		6
1 		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. ^ a b "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Philippines v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Ceylon v Malaysia". daviscup.com.

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