1967 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1967 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1967 Davis Cup

9 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 Iran 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

Draw
Quarterfinals
25–27 March		Semifinals
14–16 April		Final
5–8 May
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines5
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea0
 Philippines5
 South Vietnam0
 South Vietnam
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Philippines0
 Japan5
bye
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Indonesia
 Indonesia0
 Japan5
bye
 Japan

Philippines vs. South Korea

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines[5]
25–27 March 1967
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
South Korea		 Raymundo Deyro
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Philippines
South Korea		 Felicisimo Ampon
Im Chung-yang		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Philippines
South Korea		 Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan		 2
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
2		    
4 Philippines
South Korea		 Samuel Ang
Kim Doo-hwan		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      
5 Philippines
South Korea		 Eduardo Cruz
Im Chung-yang		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      

Philippines vs. South Vietnam

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines[6]
14–16 April 1967
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
South Vietnam		 Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Philippines
South Vietnam		 Felicisimo Ampon
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Philippines
South Vietnam		 Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Bảy / Lưu Hoàng Đức		 4
6 		19
17		 6
2		 6
3		    
4 Philippines
South Vietnam		 Samuel Ang
Lưu Hoàng Đức		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
5 Philippines
South Vietnam		 Eduardo Cruz
Võ Văn Thành		 12
10		 9
7		 6
1		      

Indonesia vs. Japan

Indonesia
0		 Jakarta, Indonesia[7]
14–16 April 1967
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Japan		 Gondo Widjojo
Keishiro Yanagi		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Indonesia
Japan		 Sutarjo Sugiarto
Ichizō Konishi		 1
6 		2
6 		       
3 Indonesia
Japan		 Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo
Isao Kobayashi / Koji Watanabe		 8
6		 3
6 		3
6 		10
8		 3
6 		 
4 Indonesia
Japan		 Gondo Widjojo
Ichizō Konishi		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Indonesia
Japan		 Sutarjo Sugiarto
Keishiro Yanagi		 6
1		 2
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan[2]
5–8 May 1967
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Philippines		 Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Japan
Philippines		 Ichizō Konishi
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
3 Japan
Philippines		 Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang / Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Japan
Philippines		 Ichizō Konishi
Samuel Ang		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 Japan
Philippines		 Koji Watanabe
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      

Zone B

Draw
Semifinals
25–27 February		Final
28–30 April
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India5
Tehran, Iran
 Ceylon0
 India4
 Iran1
 Iranw/o
 Malaysia

Ceylon vs. India

Ceylon
0		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
25–27 February 1967
Clay
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Lassantha Fernando
Jaidip Mukerjea		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Senaka Kumara
Shiv Prakash Misra		 0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto
Shiv Prakash Misra / Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
4 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Lassantha Fernando
Ravi Venkatesan		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Kanagaratnam Arichandran
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Iran vs. India

Iran
1		 Tehran, Iran[3]
28–30 April 1967
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Iran
India		 Ezzatollah Nemati
Shiv Prakash Misra		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Iran
India		 Taghi Akbari
Jaidip Mukerjea		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3 Iran
India		 Hussain Akbari / Taghi Akbari
Shiv Prakash Misra / Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Iran
India		 Issa Khodaei
Jaidip Mukerjea		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5 Iran
India		 Taghi Akbari
Shiv Prakash Misra		 6
2		 3
0		        
retired

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

India
4		 New Delhi, India[4]
29 September–1 October 1967
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Japan		 Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 India
Japan		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Ichizō Konishi		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		9
7		 6
3		  
3 India
Japan		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe		 6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		6
0		    
4 India
Japan		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Koji Watanabe		 8
6		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5 India
Japan		 Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi		 6
2		 9
7		 6
3		      

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. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. "Iran v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Philippines v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  6. "Philippines v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  7. "Indonesia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
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