1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

International tennis competition 1971 Davis Cup The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 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 Australia in the Zone A final, and India received a walkover in the Zone B final after Pakistan withdrew. In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Draw 27–29 March 2–5 April 23–25 April Hong Kong AUS 5 HKG 1959 0 INA bye bye PHI 1936 bye JPN 1947 Jakarta, Indonesia AUS 3 INA 2 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 1 JPN 1947 4 Tokyo, Japan AUS 2 JPN 1947 3 Quarterfinals Hong Kong vs. Australia Hong Kong 1959 Australia Hong Konghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-A-M-HKG-AUS-01 Hong Kong v Australia daviscup.com 27–29 March 1971 0 5 Louis Hsu 1 2 2 Colin Dibley 6 6 6 Kenneth Tsui 2 4 2 John Cooper 6 6 6 Ling Fong Kenneth Tsui 2 3 4 Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan 6 6 6 Louis Hsu 3 1 0 John Cooper 6 6 6 Charles Chang 2 2 1 Colin Dibley 6 6 6 Semifinals Indonesia vs. Australia Indonesia Australia Jakarta, Indonesiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-A-M-INA-AUS-01 Indonesia v Australia daviscup.com 3–5 April 1971 2 3 Atet Wijono 2 6 6 3 3 Ross Case 6 2 4 6 6 Gondo Widjojo 6 4 6 4 Bob Giltinan 8 6 0 6 Budiman Aznar Jacky Wulur 2 0 1 John Cooper Colin Dibley 6 6 6 Atet Wijono 6 6 10 John Cooper 4 4 8 Gondo Widjojo 6 4 7 6 Colin Dibley 1 6 5 1 Philippines vs. Japan Philippines 1936 Japan 1947 Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-A-M-PHI-JPN-01 Philippines v Japan daviscup.com 2–4 April 1971 1 4 Raymundo Deyro 1 4 2 Jun Kuki 6 6 6 Eduardo Cruz 7 6 5 8 Toshiro Sakai 5 1 7 6 Eduardo Cruz Raymundo Deyro 2 6 6 6 Junzo Kawamori Takeshi Koura 6 8 3 8 Eduardo Cruz 0 6 2 1 Jun Kuki 6 3 6 6 Raymundo Deyro 4 2 3 Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 Final Japan vs. Australia Japan 1947 Australia Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-A-M-JPN-AUS-01 Japan v Australia daviscup.com 23–25 April 1971 3 2 Keishiro Yanagi 6 6 2 1 6 John Cooper 3 4 6 6 3 Toshiro Sakai 5 8 6 6 Colin Dibley 7 6 3 2 Junzo Kawamori Takeshi Koura 1 6 9 1 Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan 6 3 11 6 Keishiro Yanagi 3 4 7 6 6 Colin Dibley 6 6 5 3 8 Toshiro Sakai 6 15 8 John Cooper 1 13 6 Zone B Draw 30 March–4 April Colombo, Ceylon (clay) IND 4 CEY 1951 0 Lahore, Pakistan MAS 0 PAK 5 IND w/o PAK Semifinals Ceylon vs. India Ceylon 1951 India Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylonhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-B-M-SRI-IND-01 Ceylon v India daviscup.com 2–4 April 1971 Clay 0 4 Senaka Kumara 2 11 2 Gaurav Misra 6 13 6 Bernard Pinto 5 6 5 Jaidip Mukerjea 7 8 7 Bernard Pinto Ranjan Wattegedera 2 3 4 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Ranjan Wattegedera 6 3 2 2 Gaurav Misra 4 6 6 6 Neville Senaratne 2 1 Anand Amritraj 6 6 3 Pakistan vs. Malaysia Pakistan Malaysia Lahore, Pakistanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-B-M-PAK-MAS-01 Pakistan v Malaysia daviscup.com 30 March–1 April 1971 5 0 Haroon Rahim 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman 2 2 2 Munawar Iqbal 6 6 6 Song-Kean Tan 3 3 1 Munawar Iqbal Haroon Rahim 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman Song-Kean Tan 2 1 3 Meer Mohammed Khan 7 7 7 Song-Kean Tan 5 5 5 Munawar Iqbal 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman 1 3 0 Final India defeated Pakistan by walkover.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-B-M-IND-PAK-01 India v Pakistan daviscup.com Eastern Inter-Zonal Final Japan vs. India Japan India Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 15–17 May 1971 Clay 2 3 Toshiro Sakai 0 0 4 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Keishiro Yanagi 3 6 6 6 Premjit Lall 6 3 1 2 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 9 1 6 1 6 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 7 6 3 6 8 Toshiro Sakai 2 2 4 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Keishiro Yanagi 6 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 4 3 0 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