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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 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] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
1–3 March
Semifinals
26–28 April
Final
17–19 May
Madras, India
  India5
Manila, Philippines
  Malaya0
  India2
  Philippines3
  Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
  Philippines3
  Japan2
bye
Tokyo, Japan
  Ceylon
  Ceylon0
  Japan5
bye
  Japan

Quarterfinals

India vs. Malaya


India
5
Madras, India [3]
1–3 March 1957

Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Federation of Malaya
Naresh Kumar
Moses Tay
6
4
7
5
7
5
     
2 India
Federation of Malaya
Ramanathan Krishnan
Chew-Bee Ong
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
3 India
Federation of Malaya
Ramanathan Krishnan /  Naresh Kumar
Kit-Soon Khong /  Chew-Bee Ong
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
4 India
Federation of Malaya
A.J. Udaykumar
Moses Tay
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
5 India
Federation of Malaya
Naresh Kumar
Chew-Bee Ong
6
1
7
5
6
2
     

Semifinals

Philippines vs. India


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines [4]
26–28 April 1957

India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
India
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
6
2
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Philippines
India
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
3 Philippines
India
Felicisimo Ampon /  Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan /  Naresh Kumar
7
5
1
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Philippines
India
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
2
2
6
6
4
   
5 Philippines
India
Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
4
6
2
6
     

Japan vs. Ceylon


Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan [5]
26–28 April 1957

Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
3 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo /  Atsushi Miyagi
Rupert Ferdinands /  Bernard Pinto
6
0
6
2
7
5
     
4 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Tunetake Okadome
Rupert Ferdinands
6
3
5
7
4
6
6
3
6
3
 
5 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Final

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines [2]
17–19 May 1957

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
4
   
2 Philippines
Japan
Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo
6
2
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
3 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon /  Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo /  Atsushi Miyagi
4
6
6
4
5
7
2
6
   
4 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo
6
1
4
6
5
7
6
3
6
1
 
5 Philippines
Japan
Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi
6
4
1
6
1
6
4
6
   

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 "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

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