1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 Davis Cup.

11 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]

Australia defeated Japan in the Zone A final, and India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final.^[2]^[3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Australia and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

Zone A

Draw

Quarterfinals
14–30 March

Semifinals
3–12 April

Final
17–19 April

bye

0

5

w/o

5

Japan

0

Hong Kong

0

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Japan

5

Saigon, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

3

Indonesia

0

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Japan

Hong Kong
0

Hong Kong^[5]
14–16 March 1970

Japan
5

		1	2	3
1	Ling Fong Keishiro Yanagi	2 6	2 6	2 6
2	Kenneth Tsui Isao Kobayashi	2 6	3 6	3 6
3	Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe	4 6	3 6	1 6
4	Ling Fong Isao Kobayashi	3 6	2 6	1 6
5	Kenneth Tsui Isao Watanabe	0 6	0 6	2 6

South Vietnam vs. Indonesia

South Vietnam
3

Saigon, South Vietnam^[6]
28–30 March 1970

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nguyễn Văn Thành Atet Wijono	3 6	6 3	0 6	6 4	6 1
2	Võ Văn Bảy Gondo Widjojo	6 0	6 1	6 1
3	Võ Văn Bảy / Mao Văn Rèn Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono	6 0	6 1	6 1
4	Võ Văn Bảy Atet Wijono						not played
5	Nguyễn Văn Thành Gondo Widjojo						not played

Semifinals

Philippines vs. Australia

Philippines
0

Manila, Philippines^[7]
3–5 April 1970

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Eduardo Cruz Ray Ruffels	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	Raymundo Deyro Dick Crealy	2 6	6 4	2 6	1 6
3	Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial Dick Crealy / Allan Stone	3 6	4 6	4 6
4	Raymundo Deyro Ray Ruffels	1 6	0 6	2 6
5	Eduardo Cruz John Alexander	6 8	3 6	3 6

Japan vs. South Vietnam

Japan
5

Tokyo, Japan^[8]
10–12 April 1970

South Vietnam
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Koji Watanabe Võ Văn Thành	6 3	6 3	6 1
2	Isao Kobayashi Võ Văn Bảy	6 4	6 4	9 11	6 2
3	Hidesaburo Kuromatsu / Yuji Tezuka Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành	6 1	8 6	6 1
4	Koji Watanabe Võ Văn Bảy	6 2	6 3	6 4
5	Isao Kobayashi Võ Văn Thành	6 4	8 6	6 3

Final

Japan vs. Australia

Japan
0

Tokyo, Japan^[2]
17–19 April 1970

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Koji Watanabe Allan Stone	6 8	9 7	4 6	0 6
2	Isao Kobayashi Dick Crealy	4 6	2 6	6 2	4 6
3	Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone	5 7	7 5	2 6	4 6
4	Koji Watanabe Dick Crealy	11 9	2 6	1 6	6 3	3 6
5	Isao Kobayashi Ray Ruffels	2 6	2 6	0 6

Zone B

Draw


Semifinals 14–30 March		Final 17–19 April

Patna, India

India	3
		Bombay, India
Pakistan	1
		India	5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Ceylon	0
Malaysia	0

Ceylon	3

Semifinals

India vs. Pakistan

India
3

Patna, India^[9]
28–30 March 1970

Pakistan
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Haroon Rahim	4 6	5 7	10 8	6 2	retired
2	Premjit Lall Munawar Iqbal	13 11	6 4	6 4
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim	6 4	6 1	6 4
4	Sashi Menon Munawar Iqbal	6 8	1 6	4 6
5	Vijay Amritraj Mohammed Arif Ilahi	7 5	7 5	8 10	5 5	not completed

Malaysia vs. Ceylon

Malaysia
0

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[10]
14–16 March 1970

Ceylon
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sultan-Aman Azman Bernard Pinto	1 6	2 6	1 6
2	Song-Kean Tan Rupert Ferdinands	5 7	3 6	1 6
3	Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto	6 4	3 6	6 3	0 6	0 6
4	Song-Kean Tan Bernard Pinto						not played
5	Sultan-Aman Azman Rupert Ferdinands						not played

Final

India vs. Ceylon

India
5

Bombay, India^[3]
17–19 April 1970

Ceylon
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Bernard Pinto	6 3	6 1	6 4
2	Premjit Lall Senaka Kumara	6 0	6 3	6 2
3	Vijay Amritraj / Sashi Menon Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto	6 3	6 4	5 7	6 4
4	Vijay Amritraj Senaka Kumara	6 1	6 0	6 3
5	Sashi Menon Bernard Pinto	6 3	6 1	4 6	8 6

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia

India
3

Bangalore, India^[4]
3–5 May 1970

Australia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Dick Crealy	3 6	6 8	6 4	6 3	6 2
2	Premjit Lall Ray Ruffels	6 2	6 8	6 3	3 6	14 12
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea John Alexander / Allan Stone	13 15	4 6	4 6
4	Premjit Lall Dick Crealy	8 6	6 2	6 2
5	Jaidip Mukerjea Ray Ruffels	6 3	7 5	4 6	3 6	6 6	not completed

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "South Vietnam v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
^ "Philippines v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[A_Final-2] "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.

[B_Final-3] "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

[Eastern_Final-4] "India v Japan". daviscup.com.

[5] "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.

[6] "South Vietnam v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Philippines v Australia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.

[9] "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

[10] "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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