1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

9 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] India defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

First Round
17–19 March
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 Ceylon0
 Pakistan4
Quarterfinals
27 March–7 April		Semifinals
19–22 April		Final
4–6 May
Poona, India
 Pakistan1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
 India4
 India4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
 Malaya0
 Malaya3
Tokyo, Japan
 Burma2
 India3
Fukuoka, Japan
 Japan2
 Japan5
Tokyo, Japan
 South Korea0
 Japan4
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines1
 New Zealand1
 Philippines3

First round

Ceylon vs. Pakistan


Ceylon
0 		Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[3]
17–19 March 1963
Clay
Pakistan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raja Praesody
Munir Pirzada 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Gamini Perera
Sheikh Qutubuddin 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada 		7
9 		7
5 		7
9 		4
6 		   
4
Raja Praesody
Zulfiqar Rahim 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
5
Gamini Perera
Munir Pirzada 		1
6 		3
6 		      not
completed

Quarterfinals

India vs. Pakistan


India
4 		Poona, India[4]
31 March–2 April 1963
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramanathan Krishnan
Sheikh Qutubuddin 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Munir Pirzada 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		 
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sheikh Qutubuddin 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5
Akhtar Ali
Zulfiqar Rahim 		8
6 		2
6 		6
1 		5
7 		3
6 		 

Malaya vs. Burma


Malaya
3 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaya[5]
27–30 March 1963
Burma
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Joe Ba Maung 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Than Lwin 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung / Than Lwin 		16
14 		6
0 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		 
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Than Lwin 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     

Japan vs. South Korea


Japan
5 		Fukuoka, Japan[6]
5–7 April 1963
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun 		6
2 		1
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2
Koji Watanabe
Kim Doo-hwan 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Lee Sang-yun / Park Do-sung 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		   
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Kim Doo-hwan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5
Koji Watanabe
Lee Sang-yun 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Philippines vs. New Zealand


Philippines
3 		Manila, Philippines[7]
29–31 March 1963
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		9
7 		   
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Ian Crookenden 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
3
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4
Felicisimo Ampon
Lew Gerrard 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
5
Juan-Johnson José
Ian Crookenden 		          not
played

Semifinals

Malaya vs. India


Malaya
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaya[8]
19–22 April 1963
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Ramanathan Krishnan 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Billy Yap
Jaidip Mukerjea 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok
Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Billy Yap
Akhtar Ali 		3
6 		2
6 		      not
completed

Japan vs. Philippines


Japan
4 		Tokyo, Japan[9]
19–22 April 1963
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José 		3
6 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		   
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
3 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		   
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		8
6 		   
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José 		6
0 		2
6 		1
6 		8
10 		   
5
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		8
6 		   

Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Tokyo, Japan[2]
3–7 May 1963
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		5
7 		6
4 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		5
7 		       
5
Atsushi Miyagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		   

References

  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 India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Malaya v Burma". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Malaya v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
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