1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 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 Australia in the Zone A final, and India received a walkover in the Zone B final after Pakistan withdrew.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]
Zone A[]
Draw[]
Quarterfinals 27–29 March |
Semifinals 2–5 April |
Final 23–25 April | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||
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5 | ||||||||||||||
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0 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
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bye | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
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1 | ||||||||||||||
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4 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals[]
Hong Kong vs. Australia
![]() Hong Kong 0 |
Hong Kong[5] 27–29 March 1971 |
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Semifinals[]
Indonesia vs. Australia
![]() Indonesia 2 |
Jakarta, Indonesia[6] 3–5 April 1971 |
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Philippines vs. Japan
![]() Philippines 1 |
Manila, Philippines[7] 2–4 April 1971 |
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Final[]
Japan vs. Australia
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Tokyo, Japan[2] 23–25 April 1971 |
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Zone B[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 30 March–4 April |
Final | |||||||||
Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | ||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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w/o | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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5 |
Semifinals[]
Ceylon vs. India
![]() Ceylon 0 |
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8] 2–4 April 1971 Clay |
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Pakistan vs. Malaysia
![]() Pakistan 5 |
Lahore, Pakistan[9] 30 March–1 April 1971 |
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Final[]
India defeated Pakistan by walkover.[3]
Eastern Inter-Zonal Final[]
Japan vs. India
![]() Japan 2 |
Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[4] 15–17 May 1971 Clay |
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References[]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
- 1971 Davis Cup
- 1971 in tennis
- 1971 in Ceylon
- 1971 in Indonesian sport
- 1971 in Japanese tennis
- 1971 in Pakistani sport
- 1971 in Philippine sport