1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

8 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 the Philippines in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
21 March–12 April		Semifinals
25 April–3 May		Final
1 June
Tokyo, Japan
 Ceylon0
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan5
 Japan2
 India3
 Indiaw/o
Calcutta, India
 South Korea
 India4
 Philippines1
 Iran
Bangkok, Thailand
 Thailandw/o
 Thailand0
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines5
 Malaya0
 Philippines5

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Ceylon


Japan
5 		Tokyo, Japan[3]
10–12 April 1959
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3
Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto 		12
10 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4
Susumu Matsuura
Rupert Ferdinands 		6
4 		7
5 		6
0 		     
5
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Philippines vs. Malaya


Philippines
5 		Manila, Philippines[4]
21–23 March 1959
Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Felicisimo Ampon
Moses Tay 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2
Raymundo Deyro
Chew-Bee Ong 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong / Moses Tay 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4
Eduardo Dungo
Moses Tay 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5
Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Semifinals

Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Tokyo, Japan[5]
1–3 May 1959
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Susumu Matsuura
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar 		6
3 		1
6 		6
0 		8
6 		   
3
Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
3 		2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		   
5
Susumu Matsuura
Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Thailand vs. Philippines


Thailand
0 		Bangkok, Thailand[6]
25–27 April 1959
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sutiraphan Karalak
Raymundo Deyro 		1
6 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   
2
Suthep Bulakul
Felicisimo Ampon 		0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3
Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Sutiraphan Karalak
Felicisimo Ampon 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Suthep Bulakul
Raymundo Deyro 		0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Final

India vs. Philippines


India
4 		Calcutta, India[2]
1 June 1959
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2
Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 		6
3 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4
Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5
Premjit Lall
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
8 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		1
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 "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Philippines v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Thailand v Philippines". daviscup.com.
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