1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

Contents

8 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 the Philippines in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
21 March–12 April
Semifinals
25 April–3 May
Final
1 June
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 0
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Flag of India.svg  India 3
Flag of India.svg  India w/o
Calcutta, India
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 1
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Bangkok, Thailand
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand w/o
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
Manila, Philippines
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 5
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg  Malaya 0
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 5

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Ceylon

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan [3]
10–12 April 1959
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Ceylon
0
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto
6
0
6
1
6
0
   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands
6
2
6
0
6
4
   
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Atsushi Miyagi  /  Yoshihisa Shibata
Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto
12
10
6
3
6
2
   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Susumu Matsuura
Rupert Ferdinands
6
4
7
5
6
0
   
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto
6
2
6
1
6
2
   

Philippines vs. Malaya

Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
5
Manila, Philippines [4]
21–23 March 1959
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Malaya
0
12345
1 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Felicisimo Ampon
Moses Tay
6
1
6
1
6
1
   
2 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Raymundo Deyro
Chew-Bee Ong
6
4
6
1
6
2
   
3 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Eduardo Dungo  /  Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong  /  Moses Tay
6
3
6
3
6
3
   
4 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Eduardo Dungo
Moses Tay
6
2
6
3
6
1
   
5 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong
6
1
6
2
6
3
   

Semifinals

Japan vs. India

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan [5]
1–3 May 1959
Flag of India.svg
India
3
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Susumu Matsuura
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
4
6
4
6
   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar
6
3
1
6
6
0
8
6
  
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Atsushi Miyagi  /  Yoshihisa Shibata
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
3
2
6
0
6
5
7
  
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Susumu Matsuura
Naresh Kumar
3
6
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
3
 

Thailand vs. Philippines

Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
0
Bangkok, Thailand [6]
25–27 April 1959
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
5
12345
1 Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Sutiraphan Karalak
Raymundo Deyro
1
6
2
6
7
5
1
6
  
2 Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Suthep Bulakul
Felicisimo Ampon
0
6
0
6
3
6
   
3 Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Sutiraphan Karalak  /  Kravi Sudasna
Raymundo Deyro  /  Juan-Johnson José
4
6
2
6
5
7
   
4 Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Sutiraphan Karalak
Felicisimo Ampon
0
6
6
4
2
6
1
6
  
5 Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Suthep Bulakul
Raymundo Deyro
0
6
0
6
3
6
   

Final

India vs. Philippines

Flag of India.svg
India
4
Calcutta, India [2]
1 June 1959
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Philippines
1
12345
1 Flag of India.svg
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
2 Flag of India.svg
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
3 Flag of India.svg
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro  /  Juan-Johnson José
6
3
8
6
6
2
   
4 Flag of India.svg
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José
6
1
6
4
6
1
   
5 Flag of India.svg
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Premjit Lall
Felicisimo Ampon
6
8
1
6
6
4
6
2
1
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. 1 2 "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. "Philippines v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  5. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. "Thailand v Philippines". daviscup.com.