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1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1972 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.

11 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.[1]

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

Zone A edit

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
24–26 March		Semifinals
8–16 April		Final
28–30 April
  Australia
Seoul, South Korea
bye
  Australia5
  South Korea0
  South Koreaw/o
Tokyo, Japan
  Philippines
  Australia4
Saigon, South Vietnam
  Japan1
  South Vietnam5
Saigon, South Vietnam
  Chinese Taipei0
  South Vietnam2
Hong Kong
  Japan3
  Hong Kong0
  Japan5

Quarterfinals edit

South Vietnam vs. Chinese Taipei

 
South Vietnam
5 		Saigon, South Vietnam[5]
24–26 March 1972
  
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Võ Văn Bảy
Lin Chi-yuan 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Võ Văn Thành
Tang Fu-shun 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Lee Shui-chang / Tang Fu-shun 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Lý Alline An
Lin Chi-yuan 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Võ Văn Bảy
Tang Fu-shun 		6
2 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Hong Kong vs. Japan

 
Hong Kong
0 		Hong Kong[6]
24–26 March 1972
  
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ling Fong
Jun Kamiwazumi 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Charles Chang
Jun Kuki 		0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Louis Hsu / Kenneth Tsui
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Ling Fong
Jun Kuki 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Charles Chang
Jun Kamiwazumi 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals edit

South Korea vs. Australia

 
South Korea
0 		Seoul, South Korea[7]
14–16 April 1972
  
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kim Sung-bae
Colin Dibley 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Chung Yong-ho
Mal Anderson 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3  
  		Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Chung Yong-ho
Colin Dibley 		5
7 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Kim Sung-bae
Mal Anderson 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Japan

 
South Vietnam
2 		Saigon, South Vietnam[8]
8–10 April 1972
  
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Võ Văn Bảy
Toshiro Sakai 		11
13 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		10
12 		3
1 		retired
 
4  
  		Dương Văn Minh
Toshiro Sakai 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Võ Văn Bảy
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
3 		8
6 		3
6 		6
4 		   

Final edit

Japan vs. Australia

 
Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
28–30 April 1972
  
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Jun Kuki
Colin Dibley 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		1
6 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters 		6
3 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Jun Kuki
Mal Anderson 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		3
6 		 

Zone B edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
1–3 April		Final
28–30 April
Lucknow, India
  India5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Ceylon0
  India5
  Malaysia0
  Malaysiaw/o
  Pakistan

Semifinals edit

India vs. Ceylon

 
India
5 		Lucknow, India[9]
1–3 April 1972
  
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Premjit Lall
Ranjan Wattegedera 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara / Ranjan Wattegedera 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ranjan Wattegedera 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Final edit

Malaysia vs. India

 
Malaysia
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
28–30 April 1972
  
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea 		2
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Sultan-Aman Azman
Premjit Lall 		0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Song-Kean Tan
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final edit

India vs. Australia

 
India
0 		Bangalore, India[4]
16–18 May 1972
  
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Geoff Masters 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Anand Amritraj
Ross Case 		1
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Colin Dibley 		5
7 		6
4 		3
6 		2
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 "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Malaysia v India". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Vietnam v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Korea v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "South Vietnam v Japan". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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