1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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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
    Australia 5  
    Hong Kong 0     Jakarta, Indonesia
      Australia 3  
      Indonesia 2  
    Indonesia
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 2
        Japan 3
   bye  
    Philippines     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 1
      Japan 4  
   bye
    Japan  

Quarterfinals[]

Hong Kong vs. Australia


Hong Kong
0 		Hong Kong[5]
27–29 March 1971
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hong Kong
Australia
Colin Dibley 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hong Kong
Australia
John Cooper 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Hong Kong
Australia 		 / 
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Hong Kong
Australia
John Cooper 		3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Hong Kong
Australia 		Charles Chang
Colin Dibley 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals[]

Indonesia vs. Australia


Indonesia
2 		Jakarta, Indonesia[6]
3–5 April 1971
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Australia 		Atet Wijono
Ross Case 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Indonesia
Australia 		Gondo Widjojo
Bob Giltinan 		6
8 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		   
3 Indonesia
Australia 		 / 
John Cooper / Colin Dibley 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4 Indonesia
Australia 		Atet Wijono
John Cooper 		6
4 		6
4 		10
8 		     
5 Indonesia
Australia 		Gondo Widjojo
Colin Dibley 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
1 		Manila, Philippines[7]
2–4 April 1971
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Jun Kuki 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Philippines
Japan
Toshiro Sakai 		7
5 		6
1 		5
7 		8
6 		   
3 Philippines
Japan 		 / Raymundo Deyro
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura 		2
6 		6
8 		6
3 		6
8 		   
4 Philippines
Japan
Jun Kuki 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Toshiro Sakai 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Final[]

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
3 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
23–25 April 1971
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia 		Keishiro Yanagi
John Cooper 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		 
2 Japan
Australia 		Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley 		5
7 		8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
Australia 		Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan 		1
6 		6
3 		9
11 		1
6 		   
4 Japan
Australia 		Keishiro Yanagi
Colin Dibley 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		 
5 Japan
Australia 		Toshiro Sakai
John Cooper 		6
1 		15
13 		8
6 		     

Zone B[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
30 March–4 April 		Final
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    India 4  
    Ceylon 0    
      India w/o
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 5  

Semifinals[]

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0 		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
2–4 April 1971
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dominion of Ceylon
India
2
6 		11
13 		2
6 		     
2 Dominion of Ceylon
India
Jaidip Mukerjea 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
3 Dominion of Ceylon
India 		 / 
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Dominion of Ceylon
India
6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5 Dominion of Ceylon
India
Anand Amritraj 		2
6 		1
6 		      not
completed

Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
5 		Lahore, Pakistan[9]
30 March–1 April 1971
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Malaysia 		Haroon Rahim
 6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Pakistan
Malaysia 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Pakistan
Malaysia 		Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim
 /  		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Pakistan
Malaysia
7
5 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5 Pakistan
Malaysia 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     

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
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
India 		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		 
4 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

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 Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.

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