1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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

Main article: 1959 Davis Cup

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
    Ceylon 0  
    Japan 5     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 2  
      India 3  
    India w/o
    South Korea     Calcutta, India
      India 4
        Philippines 1
    Iran  
    Thailand w/o     Bangkok, Thailand
      Thailand 0
  Manila, Philippines     Philippines 5  
    Malaya 0
    Philippines 5  

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Ceylon

Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [3]
10–12 April 1959
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
3
Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 12
10		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Susumu Matsuura
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
4		 7
5		 6
0		      
5
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      

Philippines vs. Malaya

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines [4]
21–23 March 1959
Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Felicisimo Ampon
Moses Tay		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Raymundo Deyro
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong / Moses Tay		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Eduardo Dungo
Moses Tay		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Japan vs. India

Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan [5]
1–3 May 1959
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Susumu Matsuura
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 1
6 		6
0		 8
6		    
3
Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
3		 2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		   
5
Susumu Matsuura
Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  

Thailand vs. Philippines

Thailand
0		 Bangkok, Thailand [6]
25–27 April 1959
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sutiraphan Karalak
Raymundo Deyro		 1
6 		2
6 		7
5		 1
6 		   
2
Suthep Bulakul
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3
Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Sutiraphan Karalak
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Suthep Bulakul
Raymundo Deyro		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Final

India vs. Philippines

India
4		 Calcutta, India [2]
1 June 1959
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 6
3		 8
6		 6
2		      
4
Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
5
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. "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.
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