1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone.[1] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
1–3 March
Semifinals
26–28 April
Final
17–19 May
Madras, India
  India5
Manila, Philippines
  Malaya0
  India2
  Philippines3
  Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
  Philippines3
  Japan2
bye
Tokyo, Japan
  Ceylon
  Ceylon0
  Japan5
bye
  Japan

Quarterfinals edit

India vs. Malaya edit

 
India
5
Madras, India[3]
1–3 March 1957
 
Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Naresh Kumar
Moses Tay
6
4
7
5
7
5
     
2  
 
Ramanathan Krishnan
Chew-Bee Ong
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
3  
 
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Kit-Soon Khong / Chew-Bee Ong
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
4  
 
A.J. Udaykumar
Moses Tay
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
5  
 
Naresh Kumar
Chew-Bee Ong
6
1
7
5
6
2
     

Semifinals edit

Philippines vs. India edit

 
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[4]
26–28 April 1957
 
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
6
2
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
2  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
3  
 
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
7
5
1
6
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
2
2
6
6
4
   
5  
 
Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
4
6
2
6
     

Japan vs. Ceylon edit

 
Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan[5]
26–28 April 1957
 
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2  
 
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
3  
 
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
6
0
6
2
7
5
     
4  
 
Tunetake Okadome
Rupert Ferdinands
6
3
5
7
4
6
6
3
6
3
 
5  
 
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Final edit

Philippines vs. Japan edit

 
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[2]
17–19 May 1957
 
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo
6
2
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
3  
 
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
4
6
6
4
5
7
2
6
   
4  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo
6
1
4
6
5
7
6
3
6
1
 
5  
 
Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi
6
4
1
6
1
6
4
6
   

References edit

  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. ^ "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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