1967 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1967 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1967 Davis Cup

9 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 America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan defeated the Philippines in the Zone A final, and India defeated Iran 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
25–27 March		 Semifinals
14–16 April		 Final
5–8 May
                           
  Manila, Philippines
    Philippines 5  
    South Korea 0     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 5  
      South Vietnam 0  
    South Vietnam
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 0
        Japan 5
   bye  
    Indonesia     Jakarta, Indonesia
      Indonesia 0
      Japan 5  
   bye
    Japan  

Philippines vs. South Korea

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines [5]
25–27 March 1967
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Im Chung-yang		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan		 2
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
2		    
4
Samuel Ang
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Eduardo Cruz
Im Chung-yang		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      

Philippines vs. South Vietnam

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines [6]
14–16 April 1967
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Bảy / Lưu Hoàng Đức		 4
6 		19
17		 6
2		 6
3		    
4
Samuel Ang
Lưu Hoàng Đức		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
5
Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Thành		 12
10		 9
7		 6
1		      

Indonesia vs. Japan

Indonesia
0		 Jakarta, Indonesia [7]
14–16 April 1967
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gondo Widjojo
Keishiro Yanagi		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Ichizō Konishi		 1
6 		2
6 		       
3
Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo
Isao Kobayashi / Koji Watanabe		 8
6		 3
6 		3
6 		10
8		 3
6 		 
4
Gondo Widjojo
Ichizō Konishi		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Sutarjo Sugiarto
Keishiro Yanagi		 6
1		 2
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
5–8 May 1967
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Ichizō Konishi
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
3
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang / Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Ichizō Konishi
Samuel Ang		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Koji Watanabe
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      

Zone B

Draw
  Semifinals
25–27 February		 Final
28–30 April
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    India 5  
    Ceylon 0     Tehran, Iran
      India 4
      Iran 1
    Iran w/o
    Malaysia  

Ceylon vs. India

Ceylon
0		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [8]
25–27 February 1967
Clay
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lassantha Fernando
Jaidip Mukerjea		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Senaka Kumara
Shiv Prakash Misra		 0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto
Shiv Prakash Misra / Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
4
Lassantha Fernando
Ravi Venkatesan		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5
Kanagaratnam Arichandran
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Iran vs. India

Iran
1		 Tehran, Iran [3]
28–30 April 1967
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ezzat Nemati
Shiv Prakash Misra		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Taghi Akbari
Jaidip Mukerjea		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3
Hussain Akbari / Taghi Akbari
Shiv Prakash Misra / Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Issa Khodaei
Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5
Taghi Akbari
Shiv Prakash Misra		 6
2		 3
0		        
retired

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

India
4		 New Delhi, India [4]
29 September–1 October 1967
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ichizō Konishi		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		9
7		 6
3		  
3
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		6
0		    
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Koji Watanabe		 8
6		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi		 6
2		 9
7		 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. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. "Iran v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Philippines v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  6. "Philippines v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  7. "Indonesia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
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