1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 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] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[2]

Draw[edit]

Quarterfinals
1–3 March

Semifinals
26–28 April

Final
17–19 May

Madras, India

India

5

Manila, Philippines

Malaya

0

India

2

3

bye

3

Japan

2

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Ceylon

0

Japan

5

bye

Japan

Quarterfinals[edit]

India vs. Malaya[edit]

India
5

Madras, India^[3]
1–3 March 1957

Malaya
0

		1	2	3
1	Naresh Kumar Moses Tay	6 4	7 5	7 5
2	Ramanathan Krishnan Chew-Bee Ong	6 2	6 4	6 1
3	Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar Kit-Soon Khong / Chew-Bee Ong	6 4	6 3	6 1
4	A.J. Udaykumar Moses Tay	6 2	6 2	6 4
5	Naresh Kumar Chew-Bee Ong	6 1	7 5	6 2

Semifinals[edit]

Philippines vs. India[edit]

Philippines
3

Manila, Philippines^[4]
26–28 April 1957

India
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan	4 6	6 2	2 6	6 4	6 3
2	Felicisimo Ampon Naresh Kumar	6 2	6 1	6 4
3	Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar	7 5	1 6	2 6	4 6
4	Raymundo Deyro Naresh Kumar	6 3	6 2	2 6	6 4
5	Juan-Johnson José Ramanathan Krishnan	2 6	4 6	2 6

Japan vs. Ceylon[edit]

Japan
5

Tokyo, Japan^[5]
26–28 April 1957

Ceylon
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kosei Kamo Rupert Ferdinands	6 2	6 3	6 2
2	Atsushi Miyagi Bernard Pinto	6 1	6 0	6 2
3	Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto	6 0	6 2	7 5
4	Tunetake Okadome Rupert Ferdinands	6 3	5 7	4 6	6 3	6 3
5	Kosei Kamo Bernard Pinto	6 4	6 1	6 2

Final[edit]

Philippines vs. Japan[edit]

Philippines
3

Manila, Philippines^[2]
17–19 May 1957

Japan
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Felicisimo Ampon Atsushi Miyagi	3 6	6 4	6 1	6 4
2	Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo	6 2	4 6	6 1	2 6	6 3
3	Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi	4 6	6 4	5 7	2 6
4	Felicisimo Ampon Kosei Kamo	6 1	4 6	5 7	6 3	6 1
5	Eduardo Dungo Atsushi Miyagi	6 4	1 6	1 6	4 6

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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.

[Eastern_Final-2] "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.

[3] "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.

[4] "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.

[5] "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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