1985 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.

12 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.^[1] New Zealand defeated South Korea in the final and qualified for the 1986 World Group.^[2]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

First Round
18–20 January

Quarterfinals
8–10 March

Semifinals
10–12 May

Final
4–6 October

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand (hard)

bye

New Zealand

5

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Chinese Taipei

0

Chinese Taipei

5

Wellington, New Zealand (indoor hard)

Sri Lanka

0

New Zealand

5

China

0

China

Shanghai, China (clay)

bye

China

3

Singapore (grass)

Hong Kong

2

Hong Kong

4

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Singapore

1

New Zealand

4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)

South Korea

0

Philippines

5

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Malaysia

0

Philippines

4

Thailand

1

bye

Manila, Philippines (hard)

Thailand

Philippines

0

Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)

South Korea

5

South Korea

5

Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

Indonesia

0

South Korea

4

Pakistan

1

bye

Pakistan

First round[]

Chinese Taipei vs. Sri Lanka[]

Chinese Taipei
5

Taipei, Taiwan^[3]
18–20 January 1985
Hard (indoors)

Sri Lanka
0

		1	2	3
1		6 1	6 1	6 0
2		6 3	9 7	6 4
3	/ /	6 1	6 4	7 5
4		6 4	6 2
5		6 1	6 2

Singapore vs. Hong Kong[]

Singapore
1

Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore^[4]
18–20 January 1985
Grass

Hong Kong
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1		7 9	5 7	1 6
2		4 6	6 3	6 4	3 6	6 4
3	/ Randall King /	7 9	6 3	6 8	3 6
4		1 6	2 6	7 9
5		4 6	4 6	2 6

Malaysia vs. Philippines[]

Malaysia
0

Selangor Tennis Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[5]
18–20 January 1985
Grass

Philippines
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Felix Barrientos	1 6	2 6	3 6
2	Adam Malik Rodrigo Rafael	6 4	4 6	4 6	0 6
3	Adam Malik / Felix Barrientos / Raymundo Suarez	3 6	4 6	3 6
4	Adam Malik Felix Barrientos	7 9	5 7
5	Manny Tolentino	4 6	2 6

South Korea vs. Indonesia[]

South Korea
5

Jamsil Arena, Seoul, South Korea^[6]
18–20 January 1985
Carpet (indoors)

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3
1	Roh Gap-taik Tintus Arianto Wibowo	6 4	6 2	6 2
2	Hary Suharyadi	8 6	6 2	6 0
3	Kim Bong-soo / Yoo Jin-sun Donald Wailan-Walalangi /	6 4	10 8	6 2
4	Tintus Arianto Wibowo	6 3			retired
5	Roh Gap-taik Hary Suharyadi	6 1	6 3

Quarterfinals[]

New Zealand vs. Chinese Taipei[]

New Zealand
5

Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand^[7]
8–10 March 1985
Hard

Chinese Taipei
0

		1	2	3
1	David Mustard	6 1	6 1	6 1
2	Russell Simpson	6 4	6 2	6 3
3	David Lewis / David Mustard /	6 3	6 1	6 4
4	David Lewis	6 1	6 3
5	Russell Simpson	4 3			retired

China vs. Hong Kong[]

China
3

Shanghai, China^[8]
8–10 March 1985
Clay

Hong Kong
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1		9 7	6 1	6 3
2		3 6	6 0	6 0	6 2
3	/ /	12 14	2 6	8 10
4		3 6	2 6	6 1	8 6	6 3
5		3 6	5 7

Thailand vs. Philippines[]

Thailand
1

Bangkok, Thailand^[9]
8–10 March 1985
Hard

Philippines
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Rodrigo Rafael	4 6	1 6	3 6
2	Tanakorn Srichaphan Felix Barrientos	5 7	10 12	6 4	1 6
3	/ Vittaya Samrej Felix Barrientos / Raymundo Suarez	2 6	6 1	4 6	2 6
4	Tanakorn Srichaphan Manny Tolentino	4 6	6 0	2 0		retired
5	Raymundo Suarez	2 6	0 6

Pakistan vs. South Korea[]

Pakistan
1

Islamabad, Pakistan^[10]
8–10 March 1985
Clay

South Korea
4

		1	2	3	4
1		2 6	2 6	4 6
2	Kim Bong-soo	4 6	2 6	3 6
3	/ Kim Bong-soo / Yoo Jin-sun	3 6	4 6	6 3	4 6
4	Roh Gap-taik	5 7	2 6
5	Yoo Jin-sun	1 6	6 3	6 4

Semifinals[]

New Zealand vs. China[]

New Zealand
5

Winter Sporting Club, Wellington, New Zealand^[11]
10–12 May 1985
Hard (indoors)

China
0

		1	2	3
1	Chris Lewis	6 1	6 2	6 4
2	Russell Simpson	6 4	6 1	6 2
3	Kelly Evernden / Chris Lewis /	6 4	6 3	6 3
4	Chris Lewis	7 5	7 5
5	Steve Guy	6 1	6 1

Philippines vs. South Korea[]

Philippines
0

Manila, Philippines^[12]
10–12 May 1985
Hard

South Korea
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Manny Tolentino	3 6	6 3	0 6	3 6
2	Rodrigo Rafael Yoo Jin-sun	6 8	8 10	0 6
3	Rodrigo Rafael / Raymundo Suarez Kim Bong-soo / Yoo Jin-sun	6 4	1 6	6 1	6 8	3 6
4	Rodrigo Rafael	3 6	2 6
5	Manny Tolentino Kim Bong-soo	0 6	2 6

Final[]

New Zealand vs. South Korea[]

New Zealand
4

Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand^[2]
4–6 October 1985
Grass

South Korea
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Kelly Evernden Roh Gap-taik	6 3	6 2	6 4
2	Chris Lewis Kim Bong-soo	6 4	6 4	6 2
3	Kelly Evernden / Russell Simpson / Yoo Jin-sun	5 7	6 3	6 2	6 4
4	Kelly Evernden Kim Bong-soo	9 7	6 4
5	Chris Lewis Roh Gap-taik					not played

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 "New Zealand v South Korea". daviscup.com.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
^ "Singapore v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
^ "New Zealand v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
^ "China v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Thailand v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "Pakistan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
^ "New Zealand v China". daviscup.com.
^ "Philippines v South Korea". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Eastern_Final-2] "New Zealand v South Korea". daviscup.com.

[3] "Chinese Taipei v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.

[4] "Singapore v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[5] "Malaysia v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[6] "South Korea v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

[7] "New Zealand v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.

[8] "China v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[9] "Thailand v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[10] "Pakistan v South Korea". daviscup.com.

[11] "New Zealand v China". daviscup.com.

[12] "Philippines v South Korea". daviscup.com.

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