1960 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.

6 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 India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
22–24 April
Final
27–29 May
  Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
  Philippines3
Tokyo, Japan
  Japan2
  Japan5
Manila, Philippines
  South Korea0
  Philippines3
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  India0
  India5
Bangkok, Thailand
  Ceylon0
  India5
  Thailand0
bye
  Thailand

Quarterfinals edit

Japan vs. South Korea edit

 
Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan[3]
4–6 April 1960
 
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
2  
 
Yuzuru Furuta
Um Hwa-yong
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3  
 
Akira Ichiyama / Masao Nagasaki
Kim Ke-hwan / Lee Sang-yun
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
4  
 
Yuzuru Furuta
Lee Sang-yun
6
2
7
5
6
4
     
5  
 
Osamu Ishiguro
Um Hwa-yong
6
2
6
2
6
4
     

Ceylon vs. India edit

 
Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[4]
4–6 April 1960
Clay
 
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
David Nevins-Selvadurai
Ramanathan Krishnan
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Bernard Pinto
Naresh Kumar
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
3
6
4
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Bernard Pinto
Ramanathan Krishnan
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
5  
 
David Nevins-Selvadurai
Naresh Kumar
1
6
2
6
0
6
     

Semifinals edit

Philippines vs. Japan edit

 
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[5]
22–24 April 1960
 
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Masao Nagasaki
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
2  
 
Juan-Johnson José
Osamu Ishiguro
6
4
3
6
4
6
6
0
3
6
 
3  
 
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Osamu Ishiguro / Masao Nagasaki
6
2
7
5
6
1
     
4  
 
Juan-Johnson José
Masao Nagasaki
0
6
1
6
9
7
6
4
6
0
 
5  
 
Eduardo Dungo
Osamu Ishiguro
1
6
4
6
4
6
     

Thailand vs. India edit

 
Thailand
0
Bangkok, Thailand[6]
22–24 April 1960
 
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Sutiraphan Karalak
Jaidip Mukerjea
9
11
6
0
2
6
6
3
3
6
 
2  
 
Seri Charuchinda
Naresh Kumar
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna
Naresh Kumar / Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
4  
 
Sutiraphan Karalak
Naresh Kumar
10
8
3
6
0
6
6
4
2
6
 
5  
 
Seri Charuchinda
Jaidip Mukerjea
1
6
3
6
7
5
2
6
   

Final edit

Philippines vs. India edit

 
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[2]
27–29 May 1960
 
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
3
8
6
6
1
     
3  
 
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
          not
played
5  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
          not
played

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 India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Thailand v India". daviscup.com.

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