1961 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 Davis Cup.

Contents

7 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

Quarterfinals
18–28 March
Semifinals
1–24 April
Final
6–8 May
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Tokyo, Japan
bye
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 2
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan w/o
New Delhi, India
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 2
Lucknow, India
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
Bandung, Indonesia
Flag of India.svg  India 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Flag of India.svg  India 4

Quarterfinals

Ceylon vs. Thailand

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Ceylon
2
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
18–20 March 1961
Clay
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
3
12345
1 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Gamini Perera
Sutiraphan Karalak
2
6
2
6
4
6
   
2 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Bernard Pinto
Seri Charuchinda
6
0
6
3
6
0
   
3 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto
Seri Charuchinda  /  Sutiraphan Karalak
6
2
6
2
2
6
8
6
  
4 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Bernard Pinto
Sutiraphan Karalak
4
6
6
1
3
6
1
6
  
5 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Gamini Perera
Seri Charuchinda
6
4
4
6
6
8
7
9
  

Indonesia vs. India

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Indonesia
1
Bandung, Indonesia [4]
26–28 March 1961
Flag of India.svg
India
4
12345
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of India.svg
Liep Tjiauw Tan
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
2
6
1
2
6
6
4
  
2 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of India.svg
Itjas Sumarno
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
1
6
1
6
   
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of India.svg
Kong-Loen Sie  /  Sutarjo Sugiarto
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Premjit Lall
2
6
4
6
0
6
   
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of India.svg
Itjas Sumarno
Jaidip Mukerjea
2
6
1
6
1
6
   
5 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of India.svg
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Premjit Lall
2
6
1
6
6
8
   

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

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Japan
3
Tokyo, Japan [5]
22–24 April 1961
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
2
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro
4
6
5
7
5
7
   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José
3
6
2
6
3
6
   
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Atsushi Miyagi  /  Masao Nagasaki
Eduardo Dungo  /  Juan-Johnson José
8
6
6
3
6
1
   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José
6
2
1
6
6
1
3
6
6
4
 
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Raymundo Deyro
6
4
6
2
6
4
   

India vs. Thailand

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India
5
Lucknow, India [6]
1–3 April 1961
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Thailand
0
12345
1 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sutiraphan Karalak
6
4
6
3
6
4
   
2 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Seri Charuchinda
6
0
6
3
6
1
   
3 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Premjit Lall
Seri Charuchinda  /  Sutiraphan Karalak
6
0
6
2
6
1
   
4 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Jaidip Mukerjea
Seri Charuchinda
6
1
3
6
6
1
7
5
  
5 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
Premjit Lall
Sutiraphan Karalak
6
1
7
5
6
2
   

Final

India vs. Japan

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India
4
New Delhi, India [2]
6–8 May 1961
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
1
12345
1 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Jaidip Mukerjea
Atsushi Miyagi
2
6
7
9
6
2
2
6
  
2 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Osamu Ishiguro
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
  
3 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Premjit Lall
Atsushi Miyagi  /  Masao Nagasaki
6
4
6
3
6
4
   
4 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Atsushi Miyagi
6
4
6
1
6
4
   
5 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Akhtar Ali
Osamu Ishiguro
4
6
6
4
6
0
2
6
6
4
 

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 Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ceylon v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Indonesia v India". daviscup.com.
  5. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.