1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and India in the main draw. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Australia defeated India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary Round[]

Draw[]

  Preliminary Round
23–28 March
       
  Seoul, South Korea
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 3
  Penang, Malaysia (grass)
    South Vietnam 3
    Sri Lanka 0

Results[]

South Korea vs. Japan


South Korea
1 		Seoul, South Korea[3]
23–25 March 1973
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Japan
Jun Kamiwazumi 		8
6 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 South Korea
Japan
Jun Kuki 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 South Korea
Japan 		 / 
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		 
4 South Korea
Japan
Jun Kamiwazumi 		2
6 		6
1 		0
6 		0
6 		   
5 South Korea
Japan
Jun Kuki 		5
7 		5
7 		0
6 		     

Indonesia vs. Hong Kong


Indonesia
5 		Jakarta, Indonesia[4]
26–28 March 1973
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Hong Kong 		Gondo Widjojo
 6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Indonesia
Hong Kong 		Atet Wijono
 6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Indonesia
Hong Kong 		Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
 /  		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Indonesia
Hong Kong 		Yustedjo Tarik
 6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Indonesia
Hong Kong
7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		     

Malaysia vs. Pakistan


Malaysia
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[5]
23–25 March 1973
Pakistan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Saeed Meer
 6
0 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
 /  		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
1 		1
4 		      not
completed
5 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Saeed Meer
           not
played

South Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka


South Vietnam
3 		Penang, Malaysia[6]
23–25 March 1973
Grass
Sri Lanka
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka
6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka
6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka 		 / 
 /  		6
1 		6
2 		12
14 		6
4 		   
4 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka
          not
played
5 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka
          not
played

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
9–15 April 		Semifinals
20–22 April 		Final
4–6 May
                           
 
    Australia  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 4  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 1  
    Japan 3
    Indonesia 0     Madras, India
      Australia 4
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)       India 0
    Pakistan 4  
    South Vietnam 1     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
      Pakistan 0
      India 4  
   bye
    India  

Quarterfinals[]

Japan vs. Indonesia


Japan
3 		Tokyo, Japan[7]
13–15 April 1973
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Indonesia 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo 		6
1 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2 Japan
Indonesia 		Toshiro Sakai
Atet Wijono 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Japan
Indonesia 		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4 Japan
Indonesia 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Atet Wijono 		          not
played
5 Japan
Indonesia 		Toshiro Sakai
Gondo Widjojo 		          not
played

Pakistan vs. South Vietnam


Pakistan
4 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[8]
9–11 April 1973
Grass
South Vietnam
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
South Vietnam 		Saeed Meer
 6
2 		6
4 		5
7 		9
11 		6
2 		 
2 Pakistan
South Vietnam 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
3 Pakistan
South Vietnam 		Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
 /  		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		10
8 		 
4 Pakistan
South Vietnam 		Munawar Iqbal
 6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Pakistan
South Vietnam 		Saeed Meer
 8
6 		0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals[]

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[9]
20–22 April 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia 		Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson 		2
6 		7
9 		6
3 		1
6 		   
2 Japan
Australia 		Jun Kamiwazumi
John Newcombe 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
3 Japan
Australia 		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 Japan
Australia 		Toshiro Sakai
John Newcombe 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		0
6 		6
3 		 
5 Japan
Australia 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Mal Anderson 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 

India vs. Pakistan


India
4 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[10]
20–22 April 1973
Grass
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Pakistan 		Vijay Amritraj
Saeed Meer 		6
1 		6
4 		8
6 		     
2 India
Pakistan 		Anand Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 India
Pakistan 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 India
Pakistan 		Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		2
3 		   
retired
5 India
Pakistan 		Chiradip Mukerjea
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		        not
completed

Final[]

India vs. Australia


India
0 		Madras, India[2]
4–6 May 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Anand Amritraj
John Newcombe 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4 India
Australia 		Premjit Lall
John Cooper 		6
4 		0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
John Newcombe 		10
12 		6
3 		      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 "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Indonesia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "South Vietnam v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

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