1968 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone of the 1968 Davis Cup 1968 Davis Cup The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Japan defeated the Philippines in the Zone A final, and India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final. In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Draw 23–25 March; 26–28 April 10–12 May INA w/o South Vietnam PHI 1936 bye bye KOR 1949 bye JPN 1947 Manila, Philippines INA 1 PHI 1936 4 Tokyo, Japan KOR 1949 0 JPN 1937 5 Tokyo, Japan PHI 1936 1 JPN 1947 4 Semifinals Philippines vs. Indonesia Philippines 1936 Indonesia Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-A-M-PHI-INA-01 Philippines v Indonesia daviscup.com 26–28 April 1968 4 1 Eduardo Cruz 4 6 6 6 Diko Murdono 6 2 2 3 Felicisimo Ampon 6 3 6 3 Gondo Widjojo 4 6 3 0 4 Federico Deyro Miguel Dungo 2 3 6 3 Sutarjo Sugiarto Gondo Widjojo 6 6 4 6 Eduardo Cruz 6 6 4 6 Gondo Widjojo 2 3 6 3 Felicisimo Ampon 7 4 6 6 Diko Murdono 5 6 1 1 Japan vs. South Korea Japan 1947 South Korea 1949 Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-A-M-JPN-KOR-01 Japan v South Korea daviscup.com 23–25 March 1968 5 0 Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 6 Lee Ek-son 1 2 8 1 Koji Watanabe 6 6 6 Chung Yong-ho 1 1 4 Isao Watanabe Koji Watanabe 6 6 6 Chung Yong-ho Kim Moon-il 4 4 2 Jun Kamiwazumi 8 8 6 Kim Moon-il 6 6 1 Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 Chung Yong-ho 1 1 1 Final Japan vs. Philippines Japan 1947 Philippines 1936 Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-A-M-JPN-PHI-01 Japan v Philippines daviscup.com 10–12 May 1969 4 1 Ichizō Konishi 1 6 8 6 Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 2 Koji Watanabe 4 6 6 6 Eduardo Cruz 6 2 0 2 Isao Watanabe Koji Watanabe 6 6 6 Eduardo Cruz Federico Deyro 1 2 2 Ichizō Konishi 6 6 6 Eduardo Cruz 1 0 4 Toshiro Sakai 5 6 4 3 Felicisimo Ampon 7 1 6 6 Zone B Draw 20–22 March 26–28 April Colombo, Ceylon (clay) MAS 1 CEY 1951 4 bye IND Guwahati, India CEY 1951 2 IND 3 Semifinals Ceylon vs. Malaysia Ceylon 1951 Malaysia Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylonhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-B-M-SRI-MAS-01 Ceylon v Malaysia daviscup.com 20–22 March 1968 Clay 4 1 Bernard Pinto 4 4 6 6 4 Sultan-Aman Azman 6 6 3 3 6 Senaka Kumara 6 6 6 Billy Yap 0 2 4 Rupert Ferdinands Bernard Pinto 8 6 7 Sultan-Aman Azman Moses Tay 6 2 5 Bernard Pinto 6 6 7 Billy Yap 3 3 5 Senaka Kumara 8 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman 6 3 2 Final India vs. Ceylon India Ceylon 1951 Guwahati, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-B-M-IND-SRI-01 India v Ceylon daviscup.com 26–28 April 1968 3 2 Shyam Minotra 6 5 6 6 8 Rupert Ferdinands 2 7 2 8 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 5 6 6 6 Senaka Kumara 7 4 3 2 Anand Amritraj Gaurav Misra 6 6 6 Rupert Ferdinands Senaka Kumara 4 4 4 Anand Amritraj 5 6 1 7 Rupert Ferdinands 7 4 6 9 Shyam Minotra 2 1 6 0 Senaka Kumara 6 6 2 6 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 21–23 September 1968 1 4 Keishiro Yanagi 2 4 3 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Koji Watanabe 2 6 3 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 6 Isao Watanabe Koji Watanabe 2 2 7 6 0 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 5 1 6 Keishiro Yanagi 4 3 1 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Koji Watanabe 8 6 6 Premjit Lall 6 1 2 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Eastern Zone