1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

8 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 America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan defeated the Philippines in the Zone A final, and India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw

Semifinals
17–19 April		Final
30 April–2 May
Seoul, South Korea
 Philippines3
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea2
 Philippines2
 Japan3
bye
 Japan

Semifinals

South Korea vs. Philippines


South Korea
2 		Seoul, South Korea[5]
17–19 April 1966
Philippines
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Philippines 		Kim Doo-hwan
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2 South Korea
Philippines 		Im Chung-yang
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 South Korea
Philippines 		Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan
Samuel Ang / Augusto Villanueva 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		 
4 South Korea
Philippines 		Im Chung-yang
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 South Korea
Philippines 		Kim Doo-hwan
Raymundo Deyro 		7
9 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Final

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
2 		Manila, Philippines[2]
30 April–2 May 1966
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan 		Felicisimo Ampon
Koji Watanabe 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		 
3 Philippines
Japan 		Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Philippines
Japan 		Raymundo Deyro
Koji Watanabe 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Philippines
Japan 		Felicisimo Ampon
Osamu Ishiguro 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Zone B

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
19 March–19 April		Final
7–9 May
 Ceylonw/o
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 South Vietnam
 Ceylon4
 Malaysia1
 Malaysia
Madras, India
bye
 Ceylon0
 India5
bye
Ahmedabad, India
 Iran
 Iran0
 India5
bye
 India

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. Ceylon


Malaysia
1 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[6]
17–19 April 1966
Ceylon
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		Sultan-Aman Azman
Senaka Kumara 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		Billy Yap
Bernard Pinto 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto 		6
2 		10
12 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		 
4 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		Billy Yap
Senaka Kumara 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon 		Sultan-Aman Azman
Gamini Perera 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 

India vs. Iran


India
5 		Ahmedabad, India[7]
19–21 March 1966
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Iran 		Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 India
Iran 		Premjit Lall
Nematollah Nemati 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 India
Iran 		Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 India
Iran 		Shiv Prakash Misra
Nematollah Nemati 		7
5 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5 India
Iran 		Ravi Venkatesan
Ezzatollah Nemati 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Final

India vs. Ceylon


India
5 		Madras, India[3]
7–9 May 1966
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Shiv Prakash Misra
Bernard Pinto 		9
7 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Ravi Venkatesan
Gamini Perera 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon 		Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[4]
30 September–3 October 1966
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		8
10 		   
2 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		9
7 		 
3 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		5
7 		0
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. ^ a b "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Iran". daviscup.com.