1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

International tennis competition 1973 Davis Cup The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup. 10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and India in the main draw. The winner of the main draw went on to 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 India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Preliminary round Draw 1 23–28 March Preliminary Round Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 1 JPN 1947 4 Jakarta, Indonesia INA 5 HKG 1959 0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MAS 0 PAK 3 Penang, Malaysia (grass) South Vietnam 3 SRI 0 Results South Korea vs. Japan South Korea 1949 Japan 1947 Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-PR-KOR-JPN-01 South Korea v Japan daviscup.com 23–25 March 1973 1 4 Kim Sung-bae 8 6 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 1 4 Kim Moon-il 4 4 2 Jun Kuki 6 6 6 Chung Yong-ho Kim Moon-il 2 2 6 6 3 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 6 6 2 3 6 Kim Moon-il 2 6 0 0 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 1 6 6 Kim Sung-bae 5 5 0 Jun Kuki 7 7 6 Indonesia vs. Hong Kong Indonesia Hong Kong 1959 Jakarta, Indonesiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-PR-INA-HKG-01 Indonesia v Hong Kong daviscup.com 26–28 March 1973 5 0 Gondo Widjojo 6 6 6 Tao Po 0 0 0 Atet Wijono 6 6 6 Kenneth Tsui 2 1 2 Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 6 6 6 Kenneth Tsui Winston Wei-Chung 3 3 4 Yustedjo Tarik 6 6 6 Kenneth Tsui 1 2 3 Samudra Sangitan 7 6 6 Tao Po 5 0 2 Malaysia vs. Pakistan Malaysia Pakistan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-PR-MAS-PAK-01 Malaysia v Pakistan daviscup.com 23–25 March 1973 0 3 Munawar Iqbal 6 6 6 Zainuddin Meah 0 4 1 Saeed Meer 6 6 6 Sultan-Aman Azman 0 0 2 Munawar Iqbal Saeed Meer 6 6 6 Weng-Wah Chow Wai-Ching Lee 2 4 2 Munawar Iqbal 6 1 Sultan-Aman Azman 1 4 2 Saeed Meer Zainuddin Meah South Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka South Vietnam Sri Lanka Penang, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-PR-VIE-SRI-01 South Vietnam v Sri Lanka daviscup.com 23–25 March 1973 Grass 3 0 Võ Văn Bảy 6 6 4 6 Senaka Kumara 4 3 6 4 Võ Văn Thành 6 6 4 6 Bernard Pinto 4 3 6 4 Lý Alline An Võ Văn Bảy 6 6 12 6 Senaka Kumara Bernard Pinto 1 2 14 4 Võ Văn Bảy Bernard Pinto Võ Văn Thành Senaka Kumara Main Draw Draw 9–15 April 20–22 April 4–6 May AUS bye Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 3 INA 0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) PAK 4 South Vietnam 1 bye IND Tokyo, Japan AUS 4 JPN 1947 1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) PAK 0 IND 4 Madras, India AUS 4 IND 0 Quarterfinals Japan vs. Indonesia Japan 1947 Indonesia Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-M-JPN-INA-01 Japan v Indonesia daviscup.com 13–15 April 1973 3 0 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 7 Gondo Widjojo 1 4 5 Toshiro Sakai 6 6 6 Atet Wijono 3 4 1 Kenichi Hirai Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 7 Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 3 2 5 Jun Kamiwazumi Atet Wijono Toshiro Sakai Gondo Widjojo Pakistan vs. South Vietnam Pakistan South Vietnam Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-M-PAK-VIE-01 Pakistan v South Vietnam daviscup.com 9–11 April 1973 Grass 4 1 Saeed Meer 6 6 5 9 6 Võ Văn Thành 2 4 7 11 2 Munawar Iqbal 6 6 8 Võ Văn Bảy 4 4 6 Munawar Iqbal Saeed Meer 6 3 4 6 10 Lý Alline An Võ Văn Bảy 4 6 6 3 8 Munawar Iqbal 6 6 6 Võ Văn Thành 4 3 1 Saeed Meer 8 0 3 2 Võ Văn Bảy 6 6 6 6 Semifinals Japan vs. Australia Japan 1947 Australia Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-M-JPN-AUS-01 Japan v Australia daviscup.com 20–22 April 1973 1 4 Toshiro Sakai 2 7 6 1 Mal Anderson 6 9 3 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 2 5 1 John Newcombe 6 7 6 Jun Kamiwazumi Toshiro Sakai 4 5 4 Geoff Masters John Newcombe 6 7 6 Toshiro Sakai 8 6 4 0 6 John Newcombe 6 4 6 6 3 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 4 4 6 Mal Anderson 4 4 6 6 8 India vs. Pakistan India Pakistan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-M-IND-PAK-01 India v Pakistan daviscup.com 20–22 April 1973 Grass 4 0 Vijay Amritraj 6 6 8 Saeed Meer 1 4 6 Anand Amritraj 6 6 6 Munawar Iqbal 2 2 2 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6 Munawar Iqbal Saeed Meer 3 4 4 Vijay Amritraj 2 6 6 2 Munawar Iqbal 6 3 4 3 4 Chiradip Mukerjea 4 Saeed Meer 6 2 Final India vs. Australia India Australia Madras, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01 India v Australia daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 0 4 Anand Amritraj 2 1 0 John Newcombe 6 6 6 Vijay Amritraj 1 2 1 Mal Anderson 6 6 6 Vijay Amritraj Premjit Lall 6 2 5 3 Geoff Masters John Newcombe 4 6 7 6 Premjit Lall 6 0 6 1 John Cooper 4 6 8 6 Vijay Amritraj 10 6 John Newcombe 12 3 3 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