1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

9 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 Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw[edit]

First Round
17–19 March
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 Ceylon0
 Pakistan4

First round[edit]

Ceylon vs. Pakistan[edit]


Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[3]
17–19 March 1963
Clay

Pakistan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dominion of Ceylon
Pakistan
Raja Praesody
Munir Pirzada
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
2 Dominion of Ceylon
Pakistan
Gamini Perera
Sheikh Qutubuddin
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
3 Dominion of Ceylon
Pakistan
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada
7
9
7
5
7
9
4
6
   
4 Dominion of Ceylon
Pakistan
Raja Praesody
Zulfiqar Rahim
1
6
6
3
1
6
6
2
4
6
 
5 Dominion of Ceylon
Pakistan
Gamini Perera
Munir Pirzada
1
6
3
6
      not
completed

Quarterfinals[edit]

India vs. Pakistan[edit]


India
4
Poona, India[4]
31 March–2 April 1963

Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Pakistan
Ramanathan Krishnan
Sheikh Qutubuddin
6
0
6
3
6
0
     
2 India
Pakistan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Munir Pirzada
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
3 India
Pakistan
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada
3
6
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
2
 
4 India
Pakistan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sheikh Qutubuddin
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
5 India
Pakistan
Akhtar Ali
Zulfiqar Rahim
8
6
2
6
6
1
5
7
3
6
 

Malaya vs. Burma[edit]


Malaya
3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya[5]
27–30 March 1963

Burma
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Federation of Malaya
Myanmar
Sultan-Aman Azman
Joe Ba Maung
4
6
6
1
6
3
6
1
   
2 Federation of Malaya
Myanmar
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Than Lwin
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Federation of Malaya
Myanmar
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung / Than Lwin
16
14
6
0
3
6
1
6
6
4
 
4 Federation of Malaya
Myanmar
Sultan-Aman Azman
Than Lwin
6
0
6
2
6
2
     
5 Federation of Malaya
Myanmar
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung
4
6
5
7
2
6
     

Japan vs. South Korea[edit]


Japan
5
Fukuoka, Japan[6]
5–7 April 1963

South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Korea
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun
6
2
1
6
6
3
6
2
   
2 Japan
South Korea
Koji Watanabe
Kim Doo-hwan
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
3 Japan
South Korea
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Lee Sang-yun / Park Do-sung
3
6
6
0
6
2
6
1
   
4 Japan
South Korea
Osamu Ishiguro
Kim Doo-hwan
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
5 Japan
South Korea
Koji Watanabe
Lee Sang-yun
6
4
2
6
6
3
6
2
   

Philippines vs. New Zealand[edit]


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[7]
29–31 March 1963

New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
New Zealand
Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard
2
6
6
3
6
3
9
7
   
2 Philippines
New Zealand
Felicisimo Ampon
Ian Crookenden
4
6
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
1
 
3 Philippines
New Zealand
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson
4
6
3
6
6
3
3
6
   
4 Philippines
New Zealand
Felicisimo Ampon
Lew Gerrard
6
1
4
6
6
3
6
4
   
5 Philippines
New Zealand
Juan-Johnson José
Ian Crookenden
          not
played

Semifinals[edit]

Malaya vs. India[edit]


Malaya
0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya[8]
19–22 April 1963

India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Federation of Malaya
India
Sultan-Aman Azman
Ramanathan Krishnan
1
6
1
6
0
6
     
2 Federation of Malaya
India
Billy Yap
Jaidip Mukerjea
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
3 Federation of Malaya
India
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Federation of Malaya
India
Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Federation of Malaya
India
Billy Yap
Akhtar Ali
3
6
2
6
      not
completed

Japan vs. Philippines[edit]


Japan
4
Tokyo, Japan[9]
19–22 April 1963

Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Philippines
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José
3
6
6
1
6
2
7
5
   
2 Japan
Philippines
Osamu Ishiguro
Felicisimo Ampon
6
3
6
0
3
6
6
3
   
3 Japan
Philippines
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
6
4
3
6
7
5
8
6
   
4 Japan
Philippines
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José
6
0
2
6
1
6
8
10
   
5 Japan
Philippines
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon
2
6
6
3
6
4
8
6
   

Final[edit]

Japan vs. India[edit]


Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan[2]
3–7 May 1963

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan
5
7
6
4
0
6
0
6
   
2 Japan
India
Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
3 Japan
India
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
6
4
3
6
2
6
5
7
   
4 Japan
India
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
5
7
       
5 Japan
India
Atsushi Miyagi
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
3
6
2
3
6
7
5
   

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Malaya v Burma". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Malaya v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.

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