1961_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone References

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 Davis Cup.

7 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

Quarterfinals
18–28 March

Semifinals
1–24 April

Final
6–8 May

Philippines

Tokyo, Japan

bye

Philippines

2

Japan

3

Japan

w/o

New Delhi, India

South Korea

Japan

1

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

India

4

Ceylon

2

Lucknow, India

Thailand

3

Thailand

0

Bandung, Indonesia

India

5

Indonesia

1

India

4

Quarterfinals

Ceylon vs. Thailand

Ceylon
2

Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon^[3]
18–20 March 1961
Clay

Thailand
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Gamini Perera Sutiraphan Karalak	2 6	2 6	4 6
2	Bernard Pinto Seri Charuchinda	6 0	6 3	6 0
3	Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto Seri Charuchinda / Sutiraphan Karalak	6 2	6 2	2 6	8 6
4	Bernard Pinto Sutiraphan Karalak	4 6	6 1	3 6	1 6
5	Gamini Perera Seri Charuchinda	6 4	4 6	6 8	7 9

Indonesia vs. India

Indonesia
1

Bandung, Indonesia^[4]
26–28 March 1961

India
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Liep Tjiauw Tan Jaidip Mukerjea	6 2	6 1	2 6	6 4
2	Itjas Sumarno Ramanathan Krishnan	2 6	1 6	1 6
3	Kong-Loen Sie / Sutarjo Sugiarto Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall	2 6	4 6	0 6
4	Itjas Sumarno Jaidip Mukerjea	2 6	1 6	1 6
5	Sutarjo Sugiarto Premjit Lall	2 6	1 6	6 8

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
3

Tokyo, Japan^[5]
22–24 April 1961

Philippines
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Atsushi Miyagi Raymundo Deyro	4 6	5 7	5 7
2	Osamu Ishiguro Juan-Johnson José	3 6	2 6	3 6
3	Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José	8 6	6 3	6 1
4	Atsushi Miyagi Juan-Johnson José	6 2	1 6	6 1	3 6	6 4
5	Osamu Ishiguro Raymundo Deyro	6 4	6 2	6 4

India vs. Thailand

India
5

Lucknow, India^[6]
1–3 April 1961

Thailand
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Sutiraphan Karalak	6 4	6 3	6 4
2	Ramanathan Krishnan Seri Charuchinda	6 0	6 3	6 1
3	Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Seri Charuchinda / Sutiraphan Karalak	6 0	6 2	6 1
4	Jaidip Mukerjea Seri Charuchinda	6 1	3 6	6 1	7 5
5	Premjit Lall Sutiraphan Karalak	6 1	7 5	6 2

Final

India vs. Japan

India
4

New Delhi, India^[2]
6–8 May 1961

Japan
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Atsushi Miyagi	2 6	7 9	6 2	2 6
2	Ramanathan Krishnan Osamu Ishiguro	4 6	6 3	6 3	6 3
3	Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki	6 4	6 3	6 4
4	Ramanathan Krishnan Atsushi Miyagi	6 4	6 1	6 4
5	Akhtar Ali Osamu Ishiguro	4 6	6 4	6 0	2 6	6 4

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Ceylon v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "Indonesia v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Eastern_Final-2] "India v Japan". daviscup.com.

[3] "Ceylon v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[4] "Indonesia v India". daviscup.com.

[5] "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[6] "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]