1969 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1969 Davis Cup.

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8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zones would play against each other to determine who would compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone. [1]

Japan received a walkover in the Zone A final after South Vietnam withdrew, while India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final. [2] [3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [4]

Zone A

Draw

 Quarterfinals
28–30 March		Semifinals
4–20 April		Final
              
  Jakarta, Indonesia
  Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0 
  Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 3   Tokyo, Japan
   Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0 
   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5 
  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  bye  
   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan w/o
    Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
  bye 
  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea    Seoul, South Korea
   Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2
   Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam 3 
  bye
  Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam  

Quarterfinals

Indonesia vs. Philippines

Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
0		 Jakarta, Indonesia [5]
28–30 March 1969
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
3
12345
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Atet Wijono
Eduardo Cruz 		2
6 		7
5		6
4		2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Sutarjo Sugiarto
Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		6
8 		2
6 		   
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Sutarjo Sugiarto  /  Gondo Widjojo
Eduardo Cruz  /  Alexander Marcial 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4		7
9 		  
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Sutarjo Sugiarto
Eduardo Cruz 		     not
played
5 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Atet Wijono
Raymundo Deyro 		     not
played

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [6]
18–20 April 1969
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
0
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Koji Watanabe
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2		6
1		6
2		   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Keishiro Yanagi
Eduardo Cruz 		6
1		6
3		6
2		   
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Junzo Kawamori  /  Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz  /  Alexander Marcial 		6
4		6
4		6
3		   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Keishiro Yanagi
Raymundo Deyro 		6
1		6
1		6
2		   
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 		Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz 		6
3		6
4		6
4		   

South Korea vs. South Vietnam

Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
South Korea
2		 Seoul, South Korea [7]
4–6 April 1969
Flag of South Vietnam.svg
South Vietnam
3
12345
1 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 		Chung Yong-ho
Lưu Hoàng Đức 		6
4		0
6 		5
7 		7
9 		  
2 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 		Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Thành 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3		6
4		5
7 		 
3 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 		Chung Yong-ho  /  Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Bảy  /  Lưu Hoàng Đức 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
4 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 		Kim Doo-hwan
Lưu Hoàng Đức 		6
3		2
6 		6
4		6
2		  
5 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 		Chung Yong-ho
Võ Văn Thành 		6
4		5
7 		2
6 		6
3		8
6		 

Final

Japan defeated South Vietnam by walkover. [2]

Zone B

Draw

 Semifinals
1–3 March		Final
25–27 March
         
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0 
  Flag of India.svg  India 5   Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
   Flag of India.svg  India 4
   Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 1
  bye
  Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon  

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. India

Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [8]
1–3 March 1969
Flag of India.svg
India
5
12345
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Sultan-Aman Azman
Gaurav Misra 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Billy Yap
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Moses Tay  /  Billy Yap
Anand Amritraj  /  Gaurav Misra 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Sultan-Aman Azman
Anand Amritraj 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Abdul-Rahman Bakar
Gaurav Misra 		2
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   

Final

Ceylon vs. India

Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Ceylon
1		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
25–27 March 1969
Clay		Flag of India.svg
India
4
12345
1 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Senaka Kumara
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Rupert Ferdinands
Shiv Prakash Misra 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
3 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Rupert Ferdinands  /  Bernard Pinto
Anand Amritraj  /  Gaurav Misra 		2
6 		7
9 		14
12		7
5		6
4		 
4 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Senaka Kumara
Shiv Prakash Misra 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Suresh Melvani
Anand Amritraj 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

Flag of India.svg
India
5		 Poona, India [4]
10–12 May 1969
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
0
12345
1 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi 		6
2		6
4		6
4		   
2 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 		Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe 		6
2		6
3		6
4		   
3 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 		Premjit Lall  /  Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe  /  Koji Watanabe 		6
3		13
11		7
9 		6
4		  
4 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 		Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi 		6
3		6
1		6
1		   
5 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 		Shiv Prakash Misra
Koji Watanabe 		6
3		6
3		5
7 		6
2		  

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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 "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Indonesia v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "South Korea v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia v India". daviscup.com.
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