1970 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1970 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 Ceylon in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Australia and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Draw

Quarterfinals
14–30 March		Semifinals
3–12 April		Final
17–19 April
 Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
 Philippines0
 Australia5
 Australiaw/o
Tokyo, Japan
 South Korea
 Australia5
Hong Kong
 Japan0
 Hong Kong0
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan5
 Japan5
Saigon, South Vietnam
 South Vietnam0
 South Vietnam3
 Indonesia0

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Japan


Hong Kong
0		 Hong Kong[5]
14–16 March 1970
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hong Kong
Japan		 Ling Fong
Keishiro Yanagi		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hong Kong
Japan		 Kenneth Tsui
Isao Kobayashi		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hong Kong
Japan		 Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Hong Kong
Japan		 Ling Fong
Isao Kobayashi		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hong Kong
Japan		 Kenneth Tsui
Isao Watanabe		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Indonesia


South Vietnam
3		 Saigon, South Vietnam[6]
28–30 March 1970
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Vietnam
Indonesia		 Nguyễn Văn Thành
Atet Wijono		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
2 South Vietnam
Indonesia		 Võ Văn Bảy
Gondo Widjojo		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 South Vietnam
Indonesia		 Võ Văn Bảy / Mao Văn Rèn
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 South Vietnam
Indonesia		 Võ Văn Bảy
Atet Wijono		           not
played
5 South Vietnam
Indonesia		 Nguyễn Văn Thành
Gondo Widjojo		           not
played

Semifinals

Philippines vs. Australia


Philippines
0		 Manila, Philippines[7]
3–5 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Australia		 Eduardo Cruz
Ray Ruffels		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Philippines
Australia		 Raymundo Deyro
Dick Crealy		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Philippines
Australia		 Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Philippines
Australia		 Raymundo Deyro
Ray Ruffels		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Philippines
Australia		 Eduardo Cruz
John Alexander		 6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Japan vs. South Vietnam


Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan[8]
10–12 April 1970
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Vietnam		 Koji Watanabe
Võ Văn Thành		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 Japan
South Vietnam		 Isao Kobayashi
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 6
4		 9
11 		6
2		    
3 Japan
South Vietnam		 Hidesaburo Kuromatsu / Yuji Tezuka
Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành		 6
1		 8
6		 6
1		      
4 Japan
South Vietnam		 Koji Watanabe
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Japan
South Vietnam		 Isao Kobayashi
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 8
6		 6
3		      

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
0		 Tokyo, Japan[2]
17–19 April 1970
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia		 Koji Watanabe
Allan Stone		 6
8 		9
7		 4
6 		0
6 		   
2 Japan
Australia		 Isao Kobayashi
Dick Crealy		 4
6 		2
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
3 Japan
Australia		 Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone		 5
7 		7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Japan
Australia		 Koji Watanabe
Dick Crealy		 11
9		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
5 Japan
Australia		 Isao Kobayashi
Ray Ruffels		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Zone B

Draw

Semifinals
14–30 March		Final
17–19 April
Patna, India
 India3
Bombay, India
 Pakistan1
 India5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Ceylon0
 Malaysia0
 Ceylon3

Semifinals

India vs. Pakistan


India
3		 Patna, India[9]
28–30 March 1970
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Pakistan		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Haroon Rahim		 4
6 		5
7 		10
8		 6
2		    
retired
2 India
Pakistan		 Premjit Lall
Munawar Iqbal		 13
11		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 India
Pakistan		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
4 India
Pakistan		 Sashi Menon
Munawar Iqbal		 6
8 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 India
Pakistan		 Vijay Amritraj
Mohammed Arif Ilahi		 7
5		 7
5		 8
10 		5
5		   not
completed

Malaysia vs. Ceylon


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[10]
14–16 March 1970
Ceylon
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sultan-Aman Azman
Bernard Pinto		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Song-Kean Tan
Rupert Ferdinands		 5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		0
6 		 
4 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Song-Kean Tan
Bernard Pinto		           not
played
5 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sultan-Aman Azman
Rupert Ferdinands		           not
played

Final

India vs. Ceylon


India
5		 Bombay, India[3]
17–19 April 1970
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Vijay Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		    
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Vijay Amritraj
Senaka Kumara		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sashi Menon
Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
1		 4
6 		8
6		    

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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