1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 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 Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]
Japan defeated Australia in the Zone A final, and India received a walkover in the Zone B final after Pakistan withdrew.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]
Zone A
Draw
Quarterfinals 27–29 March |
Semifinals 2–5 April |
Final 23–25 April | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Indonesia | |||||||||||||||
bye | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
Australia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
Philippines | Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
Japan |
Quarterfinals
Hong Kong vs. Australia
Hong Kong 0 |
Hong Kong [5] 27–29 March 1971 |
Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Indonesia vs. Australia
Indonesia 2 |
Jakarta, Indonesia [6] 3–5 April 1971 |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippines vs. Japan
Philippines 1 |
Manila, Philippines [7] 2–4 April 1971 |
Japan 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Japan vs. Australia
Japan 3 |
Tokyo, Japan [2] 23–25 April 1971 |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zone B
Draw
Semifinals 30 March–4 April |
Final | |||||||||
Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | ||||||||||
India | 4 | |||||||||
Ceylon | 0 | |||||||||
India | w/o | |||||||||
Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | |||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
Pakistan | 5 |
Semifinals
Ceylon vs. India
Ceylon 0 |
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [8] 2–4 April 1971 Clay |
India 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pakistan vs. Malaysia
Pakistan 5 |
Lahore, Pakistan [9] 30 March–1 April 1971 |
Malaysia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Inter-Zonal Final
Japan vs. India
Japan 2 |
Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan [4] 15–17 May 1971 Clay |
India 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
- "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
- "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
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