1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 Davis Cup.

11 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]

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

Zone A[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
14–30 March 		Semifinals
3–12 April 		Final
17–19 April
                           
 
    Philippines  
   bye     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 0  
      Australia 5  
    Australia w/o
    South Korea     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 5
  Hong Kong       Japan 0
    Hong Kong 0  
    Japan 5     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 5
  Saigon, South Vietnam     South Vietnam 0  
    South Vietnam 3
    Indonesia 0  

Quarterfinals[]

Hong Kong vs. Japan


Hong Kong
0 		Hong Kong[5]
14–16 March 1970
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hong Kong
Japan
Keishiro Yanagi 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hong Kong
Japan
2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hong Kong
Japan 		 / 
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Hong Kong
Japan
3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hong Kong
Japan
Isao Watanabe 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Indonesia


South Vietnam
3 		Saigon, South Vietnam[6]
28–30 March 1970
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Vietnam
Indonesia
Atet Wijono 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
2 South Vietnam
Indonesia
Gondo Widjojo 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 South Vietnam
Indonesia 		 / 
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 South Vietnam
Indonesia
Atet Wijono 		          not
played
5 South Vietnam
Indonesia
Gondo Widjojo 		          not
played

Semifinals[]

Philippines vs. Australia


Philippines
0 		Manila, Philippines[7]
3–5 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Australia
Ray Ruffels 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Philippines
Australia 		Raymundo Deyro
Dick Crealy 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Philippines
Australia 		 / Alexander Marcial
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Philippines
Australia 		Raymundo Deyro
Ray Ruffels 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Philippines
Australia
John Alexander 		6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Japan vs. South Vietnam


Japan
5 		Tokyo, Japan[8]
10–12 April 1970
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Vietnam 		Koji Watanabe
 6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Japan
South Vietnam
6
4 		6
4 		9
11 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
South Vietnam 		 / Yuji Tezuka
 /  		6
1 		8
6 		6
1 		     
4 Japan
South Vietnam 		Koji Watanabe
 6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5 Japan
South Vietnam
6
4 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Final[]

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
0 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
17–19 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia 		Koji Watanabe
Allan Stone 		6
8 		9
7 		4
6 		0
6 		   
2 Japan
Australia
Dick Crealy 		4
6 		2
6 		6
2 		4
6 		   
3 Japan
Australia 		Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone 		5
7 		7
5 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Japan
Australia 		Koji Watanabe
Dick Crealy 		11
9 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
5 Japan
Australia
Ray Ruffels 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Zone B[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
14–30 March 		Final
17–19 April
                 
  Patna, India
    India 3  
    Pakistan 1     Bombay, India
      India 5
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia     Ceylon 0
    Malaysia 0
    Ceylon 3  

Semifinals[]

India vs. Pakistan


India
3 		Patna, India[9]
28–30 March 1970
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Pakistan 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Haroon Rahim 		4
6 		5
7 		10
8 		6
2 		   
retired
2 India
Pakistan 		Premjit Lall
Munawar Iqbal 		13
11 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 India
Pakistan 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4 India
Pakistan 		Sashi Menon
Munawar Iqbal 		6
8 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 India
Pakistan 		Vijay Amritraj
Mohammed Arif Ilahi 		7
5 		7
5 		8
10 		5
5 		  not
completed

Malaysia vs. Ceylon


Malaysia
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[10]
14–16 March 1970
Ceylon
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		 / 
 /  		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		0
6 		 
4 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
          not
played
5 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon
          not
played

Final[]

India vs. Ceylon


India
5 		Bombay, India[3]
17–19 April 1970
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Jaidip Mukerjea
 6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Premjit Lall
 6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Vijay Amritraj / Sashi Menon
 /  		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		   
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Vijay Amritraj
 6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Sashi Menon
 6
3 		6
1 		4
6 		8
6 		   

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final[]

India vs. Australia


India
3 		Bangalore, India[4]
3–5 May 1970
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Dick Crealy 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		 
2 India
Australia 		Premjit Lall
Ray Ruffels 		6
2 		6
8 		6
3 		3
6 		14
12 		 
3 India
Australia 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
John Alexander / Allan Stone 		13
15 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 India
Australia 		Premjit Lall
Dick Crealy 		8
6 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 India
Australia 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ray Ruffels 		6
3 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		6
6 		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. ^ a b "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "South Vietnam v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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