1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1957 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 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] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 1–3 March

Semifinals 26–28 April

Final 17–19 May

Madras, India

India

5

Manila, Philippines

Malaya

0

India

2

Philippines

3

Philippines

Manila, Philippines

bye

Philippines

3

Japan

2

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Ceylon

Ceylon

0

Japan

5

bye

Japan

Quarterfinals

India vs. Malaya

India 5	Madras, India [3] 1–3 March 1957		Malaya 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Naresh Kumar Moses Tay 6 4 7 5 7 5       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Chew-Bee Ong 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar Kit-Soon Khong  /  Chew-Bee Ong 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 A.J. Udaykumar Moses Tay 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Naresh Kumar Chew-Bee Ong 6 1 7 5 6 2

Semifinals

Philippines vs. India

Philippines 3	Manila, Philippines [4] 26–28 April 1957		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 6 2 2 6 6 4 6 3   2 Felicisimo Ampon Naresh Kumar 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Felicisimo Ampon  /  Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 7 5 1 6 2 6 4 6     4 Raymundo Deyro Naresh Kumar 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 4     5 Juan-Johnson José Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 4 6 2 6

Japan vs. Ceylon

Japan 5	Tokyo, Japan [5] 26–28 April 1957		Ceylon 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kosei Kamo Rupert Ferdinands 6 2 6 3 6 2       2 Atsushi Miyagi Bernard Pinto 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto 6 0 6 2 7 5       4 Tunetake Okadome Rupert Ferdinands 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 3 6 3   5 Kosei Kamo Bernard Pinto 6 4 6 1 6 2

Final

Philippines vs. Japan

Philippines 3	Manila, Philippines [2] 17–19 May 1957		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Felicisimo Ampon Atsushi Miyagi 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4     2 Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo 6 2 4 6 6 1 2 6 6 3   3 Felicisimo Ampon  /  Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi 4 6 6 4 5 7 2 6     4 Felicisimo Ampon Kosei Kamo 6 1 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 1   5 Eduardo Dungo Atsushi Miyagi 6 4 1 6 1 6 4 6

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. "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
3. "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.
4. "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
5. "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website