1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

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3 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone. [1] India defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [2]

Draw

Semifinals
22–24 March		Final
18–20 May
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Tokyo, Japan
bye
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
Flag of India.svg  India 3
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 0
Flag of India.svg  India 5

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India

Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Ceylon
0		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
22–24 March 1956
Clay		Flag of India.svg
India
5
12345
1 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Rupert Ferdinands
Naresh Kumar 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Percy Ernst
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Bernard Pinto
A.J. Udaykumar 		4
6 		9
7		1
6 		0
6 		  
5 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Koo De Saram
Ramanathan Krishnan 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   

Final

Japan vs. India

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
18–20 May 1956
Flag of India.svg
India
3
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar 		6
2		4
6 		2
6 		6
4		6
0		 
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar 		6
4		6
1		6
1		   
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan 		8
6		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		  

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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. 1 2 "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
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