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1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1966 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

8 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 America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan defeated the Philippines in the Zone A final, and India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
17–19 April		Final
30 April–2 May
Seoul, South Korea
  Philippines3
Manila, Philippines
  South Korea2
  Philippines2
  Japan3
bye
  Japan

Semifinals edit

South Korea vs. Philippines edit

 
South Korea
2 		Seoul, South Korea[5]
17–19 April 1966
  
Philippines
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kim Doo-hwan
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Im Chung-yang
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan
Samuel Ang / Augusto Villanueva 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		 
4  
  		Im Chung-yang
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Kim Doo-hwan
Raymundo Deyro 		7
9 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Final edit

Philippines vs. Japan edit

 
Philippines
2 		Manila, Philippines[2]
30 April–2 May 1966
  
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Felicisimo Ampon
Koji Watanabe 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Raymundo Deyro
Koji Watanabe 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Felicisimo Ampon
Osamu Ishiguro 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Zone B edit

Draw edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
19 March–19 April		Final
7–9 May
  Ceylonw/o
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  South Vietnam
  Ceylon4
  Malaysia1
  Malaysia
Madras, India
bye
  Ceylon0
  India5
bye
Ahmedabad, India
  Iran
  Iran0
  India5
bye
  India

Semifinals edit

Malaysia vs. Ceylon edit

 
Malaysia
1 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[6]
17–19 April 1966
  
Ceylon
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman
Senaka Kumara 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Billy Yap
Bernard Pinto 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto 		6
2 		10
12 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		 
4  
  		Billy Yap
Senaka Kumara 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman
Gamini Perera 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 

India vs. Iran edit

 
India
5 		Ahmedabad, India[7]
19–21 March 1966
  
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Premjit Lall
Nematollah Nemati 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Shiv Prakash Misra
Nematollah Nemati 		7
5 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Ravi Venkatesan
Ezzatollah Nemati 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Final edit

India vs. Ceylon edit

 
India
5 		Madras, India[3]
7–9 May 1966
  
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Shiv Prakash Misra
Bernard Pinto 		9
7 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Ravi Venkatesan
Gamini Perera 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final edit

Japan vs. India edit

 
Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[4]
30 September–3 October 1966
  
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		8
10 		   
2  
  		Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		9
7 		 
3  
  		Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5  
  		Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		5
7 		0
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. ^ a b "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Iran". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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