1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1956 Davis Cup

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

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
	Japan
						Tokyo, Japan
	bye
						Japan		2
	Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
						India		3
	Ceylon		0
	India		5

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India

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

Final

Japan vs. India

Japan 2	Tokyo, Japan [2] 18–20 May 1956		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Atsushi Miyagi Ramanathan Krishnan 3 6 0 6 3 6       2 Kosei Kamo Naresh Kumar 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 4 6 0   3 Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 4 6 3 6 1 6       4 Atsushi Miyagi Naresh Kumar 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Kosei Kamo Ramanathan Krishnan 8 6 3 6 4 6 5 7

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. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
3. "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website