1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] India defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.[2]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
 India
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
bye
 India4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 Sri Lanka1
 Sri Lanka3
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Hong Kong2
 India5
 Thailand0
 Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
bye
 Thailand3
 Chinese Taipei2
bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
 Chinese Taipei
 India3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 Japan2
 Philippines5
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 Malaysia0
 Philippines1
 South Korea4
bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
 South Korea
 South Korea1
 Japan4
 China
Osaka, Japan (hard)
bye
 China2
 Japan3
bye
 Japan

First round[edit]

Sri Lanka vs. Hong Kong[edit]


Sri Lanka
3 		Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka[3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay
Hong Kong
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 		Arjun Fernando
Mark Bailey 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 		Frank Sebaratnam
Kelvin Ng 		2
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
retired
3 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 		Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey / Pang Chi-yuen 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
4 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 		Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey 		7
5 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 
5 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 		Arjun Perera
Paul Bailey 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Philippines vs. Malaysia[edit]


Philippines
5 		Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines[4]
14–16 January 1983
Clay (indoors)
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Malaysia 		Ody Gabriel
Adam Malik 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Philippines
Malaysia 		Romeo Rafon
Roy ANchant 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 Philippines
Malaysia 		Enrique Capulong / Raymundo Suarez
Adam Malik / Abdul-Rahman Ramlal 		6
3 		7
9 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4 Philippines
Malaysia 		Ody Gabriel
Abdul-Rahman Ramlal 		6
2 		6
1 		       
5 Philippines
Malaysia 		Romeo Rafon
Adam Malik 		6
0 		6
0 		       

Quarterfinals[edit]

Sri Lanka vs. India[edit]


Sri Lanka
1 		Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka[5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sri Lanka
India 		Frank Sebaratnam
Sashi Menon 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Sri Lanka
India 		Arjun Fernando
Vijay Amritraj 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sri Lanka
India 		Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Sri Lanka
India 		Frank Sebaratnam
Srinivasan Vasudevan 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Sri Lanka
India 		Arjun Fernando
Sashi Menon 		4
6 		2
1 		       
retired

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand[edit]


Chinese Taipei
2 		Taipei, Taiwan[6]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)
Thailand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil 		6
2 		8
10 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		Hsu Huang-jung
Sombat Uamongkol 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil / Sombat Uamongkol 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		Wu Chang-rung
Sombat Uamongkol 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		 
5 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 		Hsu Huang-jung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		1
6 		 

South Korea vs. Philippines[edit]


South Korea
4 		Tong Dae Mun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea[7]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Philippines 		Jeon Young-dai
Beeyong Sison 		6
1 		6
4 		8
6 		     
2 South Korea
Philippines 		Kim Choon-ho
Romeo Rafon 		8
6 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 South Korea
Philippines 		Lee Woo-ryong / Song Dong-wook
Ody Gabriel / Beeyong Sison 		11
9 		6
3 		9
7 		     
4 South Korea
Philippines 		Song Dong-wook
Manuel Valleramos 		6
2 		6
2 		       
5 South Korea
Philippines 		Kim Choon-ho
Beeyong Sison 		8
10 		3
6 		       

Japan vs. China[edit]


Japan
3 		Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan[8]
4–6 March 1983
Hard
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
China 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Li Shiqin 		6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 Japan
China 		Hitoshi Shirato
Liu Shuhua 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3 Japan
China 		Hitoshi Shirato / Toru Yonezawa
Liu Shuhua / Ma Keqin 		4
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		5
7 		 
4 Japan
China 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Liu Shuhua 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Japan
China 		Hitoshi Shirato
Li Shiqin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     

Semifinals[edit]

India vs. Thailand[edit]


India
5 		New Delhi, India[9]
6–8 May 1983
Grass
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Thailand 		Vijay Amritraj
Sombat Uamongkol 		6
4 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 India
Thailand 		Sashi Menon
Supot Meesawat 		7
5 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 India
Thailand 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Supot Meesawat / Sombat Uamongkol 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 India
Thailand 		Sashi Menon
Sombat Uamongkol 		7
5 		6
3 		       
5 India
Thailand 		Nandan Bal
Supot Meesawat 		6
4 		9
7 		       

Japan vs. South Korea[edit]


Japan
4 		Green Tennis Club, Nagoya, Japan[10]
6–8 May 1983
Hard
South Korea
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Korea 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Song Dong-wook 		2
6 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Japan
South Korea 		Hitoshi Shirato
Lee Woo-ryong 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		   
3 Japan
South Korea 		Shigeyuki Nishio / Toru Yonezawa
Jeon Young-dai / Song Dong-wook 		7
5 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		 
4 Japan
South Korea 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Lee Woo-ryong 		6
1 		6
1 		       
5 Japan
South Korea 		Hitoshi Shirato
Song Dong-wook 		5
7 		5
7 		       

Final[edit]

Japan vs. India[edit]


Japan
2 		Den-En Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Hard
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Ramesh Krishnan 		4
6 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		0
6 		 
2 Japan
India 		Hitoshi Shirato
Vijay Amritraj 		2
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3 Japan
India 		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toru Yonezawa
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		1
6 		8
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Japan
India 		Hitoshi Shirato
Ramesh Krishnan 		2
6 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5 Japan
India 		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Vijay Amritraj 		7
5 		6
3 		       

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 Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Philippines v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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