1962 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1962 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
17 March–8 April		 Semifinals
13–16 April		 Final
4–6 May
                           
  Lahore, Pakistan
    India 5  
    Pakistan 0     Jaipur, India
      India 4  
  Tehran, Iran     Iran 0  
    Iran 3
    Malaya 2     New Delhi, India
      India 5
  Seoul, South Korea       Philippines 0
    South Korea 0  
    Japan 5     Manila, Philippines
      Japan 2
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)     Philippines 3  
    Ceylon 0
    Philippines 4  

Quarterfinals

Pakistan vs. India

Pakistan
0		 Lahore, Pakistan[3]
31 March–2 April 1962
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Munir Pirzada
Premjit Lall		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Khwaja Saeed Hai
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mohammed Naaem
Akhtar Ali / Premjit Lall		 7
9 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Khwaja Saeed Hai
Premjit Lall		 6
8 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Munir Pirzada
Akhtar Ali		 2
6 		5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		   

Iran vs. Malaya

Iran
3		 Tehran, Iran[4]
6–8 April 1962
Malaya
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Reza Akbari
Sultan-Aman Azman		 3
6 		1
6 		      retired
 
2
Taghi Akbari
Billy Yap		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Taghi Akbari / Arsham Yassai
Sultan-Aman Azman / Billy Yap		 6
0		 10
8		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Reza Akbari
Billy Yap		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
5
Taghi Akbari
Sultan-Aman Azman		 10
8		 6
3		 5
7 		6
0		    

South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea
0		 Seoul, South Korea[5]
30 March–1 April 1962
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lee Sang-yun
Osamu Ishiguro		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2
Chung Yong-ho
Michio Fujii		 3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3
Chung Yong-ho / Lee Sang-yun
Michio Fujii / Osamu Ishiguro		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Kim Doo-hwan
Michio Fujii		 0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Lee Tong-won
Seikichi Suga		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Ceylon vs. Philippines

Ceylon
0		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[6]
17–19 March 1962
Clay
Philippines
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Pinto
Juan-Johnson José		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2
Raja Praesody
Raymundo Deyro		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Bernard Pinto / Raja Praesody
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Senaka Kumara
Eduardo Dungo		 2
6 		7
5		 3
6 		0
6 		   
5
Raja Praesody
Juan-Johnson José		 0
5		         not
completed

Semifinals

India vs. Iran

India
4		 Jaipur, India[7]
14–16 April 1962
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Premjit Lall
Reza Akbari		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Taghi Akbari		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Taghi Akbari / Arsham Yassai		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Akhtar Ali
Reza Akbari		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Premjit Lall
Taghi Akbari		 6
4		         not
completed

Philippines vs. Japan

Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines[8]
13–15 April 1962
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Atsushi Miyagi		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Juan-Johnson José
Osamu Ishiguro		 7
5		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Eduardo Dungo
Michio Fujii		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Final

India vs. Philippines

India
5		 New Delhi, India[2]
4–6 May 1962
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Juan-Johnson José		 9
11 		7
5		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 8
6		 6
1		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 6
4		 3
6 		9
7		 6
1		    
4
Premjit Lall
Juan-Johnson José		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
5
Jaidip Mukerjea
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		    

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