1958 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 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 Ceylon in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 28–30 March

Semifinals 23 April–4 May

Final 21–23 May

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Tokyo, Japan

Thailand

0

Japan

2

Philippines

3

Philippines

Manila, Philippines

bye

Philippines

5

Ceylon

0

bye

Singapore (grass)

Ceylon

Ceylon

3

Malaya

1

bye

Malaya

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Thailand

Japan 5	Tokyo, Japan [3] 28–30 March 1958		Thailand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Osamu Ishiguro Anek Duangudom 6 1 6 0 6 3       2 Kosei Kamo Sutiraphan Karalak 6 4 6 1 6 0       3 Kosei Kamo  /  Yoshihisa Shibata Sutiraphan Karalak  /  Kravi Sudasna 4 6 6 1 6 4 9 7     4 Yoshihisa Shibata Anek Duangudom 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Osamu Ishiguro Sutiraphan Karalak 6 3 6 2 6 3

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan 2	Tokyo, Japan [4] 2–4 May 1958		Philippines 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kosei Kamo Raymundo Deyro 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Osamu Ishiguro Felicisimo Ampon 4 6 3 6 8 10       3 Kosei Kamo  /  Yoshihisa Shibata Felicisimo Ampon  /  Raymundo Deyro 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 8     4 Kosei Kamo Juan-Johnson Jose 6 3 6 0 6 2       5 Osamu Ishiguro Miguel Dungo 6 2 1 6 6 4 6 1

Malaya vs. Ceylon

Malaya 1	Singapore [5] 23–25 April 1958 Grass		Ceylon 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hee-Chin Lim Rupert Ferdinands 7 9 0 6 1 6       2 Chew-Bee Ong Bernard Pinto 9 7 6 3 6 4       3 Kit-Soon Khong  /  Moses Tay Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto 2 6 4 6 1 6       4 Chew-Bee Ong Rupert Ferdinands 4 6 3 6 8 10       5 Hee-Chin Lim Raja Praesody 6 4 6 4 5 7     not completed

Final

Philippines vs. Ceylon

Philippines 5	Manila, Philippines [2] 21–23 May 1958		Ceylon 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Felicisimo Ampon Bernard Pinto 6 1 6 0 6 1       2 Raymundo Deyro Rupert Ferdinands 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Miguel Dungo  /  Juan-Johnson Jose Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto 6 1 6 0 6 4       4 Miguel Dungo Raja Praesody 6 2 6 3 7 5       5 Juan-Johnson Jose Rupert Ferdinands 6 1 6 4 6 3

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website