1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 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 Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

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

Zone A

Draw

  Quarterfinals
27–29 March
Semifinals
2–5 April
Final
23–25 April
                           
  Hong Kong
    Australia 5  
    Hong Kong 0     Jakarta, Indonesia
      Australia 3  
      Indonesia 2  
    Indonesia
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 2
        Japan 3
   bye  
    Philippines     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 1
      Japan 4  
   bye
    Japan  

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Australia


Hong Kong
0
Hong Kong [5]
27–29 March 1971

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louis Hsu
Colin Dibley
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
2
Kenneth Tsui
John Cooper
2
6
4
6
2
6
     
3
Ling Fong / Kenneth Tsui
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Louis Hsu
John Cooper
3
6
1
6
0
6
     
5
Charles Chang
Colin Dibley
2
6
2
6
1
6
     

Semifinals

Indonesia vs. Australia


Indonesia
2
Jakarta, Indonesia [6]
3–5 April 1971

Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atet Wijono
Ross Case
2
6
6
2
6
4
3
6
3
6
 
2
Gondo Widjojo
Bob Giltinan
6
8
4
6
6
0
4
6
   
3
Budiman Aznar / Jacky Wulur
John Cooper / Colin Dibley
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
4
Atet Wijono
John Cooper
6
4
6
4
10
8
     
5
Gondo Widjojo
Colin Dibley
6
1
4
6
7
5
6
1
   

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
1
Manila, Philippines [7]
2–4 April 1971

Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Jun Kuki
1
6
4
6
2
6
     
2
Eduardo Cruz
Toshiro Sakai
7
5
6
1
5
7
8
6
   
3
Eduardo Cruz / Raymundo Deyro
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
2
6
6
8
6
3
6
8
   
4
Eduardo Cruz
Jun Kuki
0
6
6
3
2
6
1
6
   
5
Raymundo Deyro
Toshiro Sakai
4
6
2
6
3
6
     

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
3
Tokyo, Japan [2]
23–25 April 1971

Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Keishiro Yanagi
John Cooper
6
3
6
4
2
6
1
6
6
3
 
2
Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley
5
7
8
6
6
3
6
2
   
3
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan
1
6
6
3
9
11
1
6
   
4
Keishiro Yanagi
Colin Dibley
3
6
4
6
7
5
6
3
6
8
 
5
Toshiro Sakai
John Cooper
6
1
15
13
8
6
     

Zone B

Draw

  Semifinals
30 March–4 April
Final
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    India 4  
    Ceylon 0    
      India w/o
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 5  

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [8]
2–4 April 1971
Clay

India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Senaka Kumara
Gaurav Misra
2
6
11
13
2
6
     
2
Bernard Pinto
Jaidip Mukerjea
5
7
6
8
5
7
     
3
Bernard Pinto / Ranjan Wattegedera
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Ranjan Wattegedera
Gaurav Misra
6
4
3
6
2
6
2
6
   
5
Neville Senaratne
Anand Amritraj
2
6
1
6
      not
completed

Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
5
Lahore, Pakistan [9]
30 March–1 April 1971

Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2
Munawar Iqbal
Song-Kean Tan
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
3
Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
6
2
6
1
6
3
     
4
Meer Mohammed Khan
Song-Kean Tan
7
5
7
5
7
5
     
5
Munawar Iqbal
Sultan-Aman Azman
6
1
6
3
6
0
     

Final

India defeated Pakistan by walkover.[3]

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2
Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan [4]
15–17 May 1971
Clay

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea
0
6
0
6
4
6
     
2
Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall
3
6
6
3
6
1
6
2
   
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
9
7
1
6
6
3
1
6
6
8
 
4
Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5
Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
4
6
3
6
0
     

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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  9. "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
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