1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

International tennis competition 1972 Davis Cup The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup. 11 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 Australia defeated Japan in the Zone A final, and India defeated Malaysia in the Zone B final. In the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Draw 24–26 March 8–16 April 28–30 April AUS bye KOR 1949 w/o PHI 1936 Saigon, South Vietnam South Vietnam 5 TPE 0 Hong Kong HKG 1959 0 JPN 1947 5 Seoul, South Korea AUS 5 KOR 1949 0 Saigon, South Vietnam South Vietnam 2 JPN 1947 3 Tokyo, Japan AUS 4 JPN 1947 1 Quarterfinals South Vietnam vs. Chinese Taipei South Vietnam Chinese Taipei Saigon, South Vietnamhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-A-M-VIE-TPE-01 South Vietnam v Chinese Taipei daviscup.com 24–26 March 1972 5 0 Võ Văn Bảy 6 6 6 Lin Chi-yuan 0 0 0 Võ Văn Thành 6 6 6 Tang Fu-shun 3 2 3 Võ Văn Bảy Võ Văn Thành 6 6 6 Lee Shui-chang Tang Fu-shun 2 1 0 Lý Alline An 6 6 6 Lin Chi-yuan 3 2 1 Võ Văn Bảy 6 6 6 Tang Fu-shun 2 0 0 Hong Kong vs. Japan Hong Kong 1959 Japan 1947 Hong Konghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-A-M-HKG-JPN-01 Hong Kong v Japan daviscup.com 24–26 March 1972 0 5 Ling Fong 2 4 2 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 6 Charles Chang 0 0 3 Jun Kuki 6 6 6 Louis Hsu Kenneth Tsui 4 4 4 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 Ling Fong 0 1 2 Jun Kuki 6 6 6 Charles Chang 2 3 0 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 6 Semifinals South Korea vs. Australia South Korea 1949 Australia Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-A-M-KOR-AUS-01 South Korea v Australia daviscup.com 14–16 April 1972 0 5 Kim Sung-bae 1 6 4 3 Colin Dibley 6 4 6 6 Chung Yong-ho 6 0 2 5 Mal Anderson 4 6 6 7 Chung Yong-ho Kim Moon-il 5 2 2 Mal Anderson Geoff Masters 7 6 6 Chung Yong-ho 5 8 1 Colin Dibley 7 10 6 Kim Sung-bae 2 2 2 Mal Anderson 6 6 6 South Vietnam vs. Japan South Vietnam Japan 1947 Saigon, South Vietnamhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-A-M-VIE-JPN-01 South Vietnam v Japan daviscup.com 8–10 April 1972 2 3 Võ Văn Bảy 11 6 6 6 Toshiro Sakai 13 4 2 3 Võ Văn Thành 6 3 1 Jun Kamiwazumi 8 6 6 Võ Văn Bảy Võ Văn Thành 6 6 3 10 3 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 4 4 6 12 1 5 Dương Văn Minh 1 0 1 Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 Võ Văn Bảy 6 8 3 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 3 6 6 4 Final Japan vs. Australia Japan 1947 Australia Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-A-M-JPN-AUS-01 Japan v Australia daviscup.com 28–30 April 1972 1 4 Toshiro Sakai 3 3 3 Mal Anderson 6 6 6 Jun Kuki 4 6 6 1 3 Colin Dibley 6 3 3 6 6 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 6 9 1 6 Mal Anderson Geoff Masters 3 7 6 3 Jun Kuki 2 3 2 Mal Anderson 6 6 6 Toshiro Sakai 6 4 6 5 3 Colin Dibley 4 6 4 7 6 Zone B Draw 1–3 April 28–30 April Lucknow, India IND 5 CEY 1951 0 MAS w/o PAK Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IND 5 MAS 0 Semifinals India vs. Ceylon India Ceylon 1951 Lucknow, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-B-M-IND-SRI-01 India v Ceylon daviscup.com 1–3 April 1972 5 0 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Senaka Kumara 3 4 4 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Ranjan Wattegedera 1 1 1 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Senaka Kumara Ranjan Wattegedera 3 2 3 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Ranjan Wattegedera 2 1 2 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Senaka Kumara 4 2 2 Final Malaysia vs. India Malaysia India Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-B-M-MAS-IND-01 Malaysia v India daviscup.com 28–30 April 1972 0 5 Sultan-Aman Azman 2 0 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 8 Song-Kean Tan 1 2 0 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman Song-Kean Tan 3 4 4 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman 0 3 4 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Song-Kean Tan 0 4 0 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final India vs. Australia India Australia Bangalore, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01 India v Australia daviscup.com 16–18 May 1972 0 5 Vijay Amritraj 4 4 2 Mal Anderson 6 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 3 3 6 6 3 Geoff Masters 6 6 3 1 6 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 2 4 6 3 Colin Dibley Geoff Masters 6 6 3 6 Anand Amritraj 1 6 5 Ross Case 6 8 7 Vijay Amritraj 5 6 3 2 Colin Dibley 7 4 6 6 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 Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup