1965 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1965 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who would compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Japan defeated South Korea in the Zone A final, and India defeated South Vietnam in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

## Zone A

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### Draw

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| | | | | | | |
| Semifinals
23–25 April| | | Final
1–3 May
| Tokyo, Japan|
|  Philippines| 0
| | | Seoul, South Korea
|  Japan| 5| |
| | |  Japan| 5
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| | |  South Korea| 0
| bye| | |
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|  South Korea| | |
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### Semifinals

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#### Japan vs. Philippines

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Japan
5 | Tokyo, Japan[5]
23–25 April 1965

Philippines

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1  |
| Ichizō Konishi
Augusto Villanueva | 9
7  | 6
2  | 6
0  |  |  |
2  |
| Osamu Ishiguro
Samuel Ang | 10
8  | 6
2  | 6
4  |  |  |
3  |
| Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Samuel Ang / Alfredo Cruz | 2
6  | 6
3  | 3
6  | 7
5  | 6
0  |
4  |
| Ichizō Konishi
Delfin Contreras | 6
0  | 6
1  | 6
2  |  |  |
5  |
| Koji Watanabe
Augusto Villanueva | 8
6  | 6
1  | 6
2  |  |  |

### Final

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#### South Korea vs. Japan

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South Korea
0 | Seoul, South Korea[2]
1–3 May 1965

Japan

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1  |
| Im Chung-yang
Osamu Ishiguro | 1
6  | 5
7  | 3
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Chung Yong-ho
Koji Watanabe | 0
6  | 0
6  | 4
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Chung Yong-ho / Im Chung-yang
Mitsuru Motoi / Koji Watanabe | 2
6  | 3
6  | 4
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Kim Doo-hwan
Mitsuru Motoi | 7
5  | 3
6  | 3
6  | 3
6  |  |
5  |
| Baek Se-hyun
Koji Watanabe | 0
6  | 0
6  | 2
6  |  |  |

## Zone B

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### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
19 February–1 March| | | Semifinals
13–29 March| | | Final
10–12 April
| | |
|  Ceylon|
| | | Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  Ceylon| 0
| Abadan, Iran| | | |
| | |  India| 5| |
|  India| 5| | | |
| | | | Vijayawada, India
|  Iran| 0| |
| | |  India| 4
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)| | |
| | |  South Vietnam| 0
|  South Vietnam| 4| | |
| | | Saigon, South Vietnam|
|  Pakistan| 1| |
| | |  South Vietnam| 5|
| | | | |
| | |  Malaysia| 0| | |
| bye| | | | |
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|  Malaysia| | |
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### Quarterfinals

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#### Iran vs. India

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Iran
0 | Abadan, Iran[6]
19–21 February 1965

India

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1  |
| Taghi Akbari
Jaidip Mukerjea | 6
2  | 3
6  | 3
6  | 3
6  |  |
2  |
| Nematollah Nemati
Premjit Lall | 2
6  | 2
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea | 4
6  | 1
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Issa Khodaei
Shiv Prakash Misra | 0
6  | 0
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Taghi Akbari
Premjit Lall | 3
6  | 0
6  | 4
6  |  |  |

#### Pakistan vs. South Vietnam

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Pakistan
1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[7]
27 February–1 March 1965
Grass  |
South Vietnam

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1  |
| Haroon Rahim
Võ Văn Bảy | 3
6  | 3
6  | 7
5  | 7
5  | 6
1  |
2  |
| Munawar Iqbal
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 5
7  | 1
6  | 4
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Azim Inayat / Haroon Rahim
Lưu Hoàng Đức / Võ Văn Bảy | 5
7  | 5
7  | 1
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Bảy | 3
6  | 1
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Haroon Rahim
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 2
6  | 4
6  | 2
6  |  |  |

### Semifinals

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#### Ceylon vs. India

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Ceylon
0 | Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
27–29 March 1965
Clay  |
India

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1  |
| Gamini Perera
Jaidip Mukerjea | 3
6  | 3
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Bernard Pinto
Premjit Lall | 2
6  | 2
6  | 1
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Gamini Perera / Bernard Pinto
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea | 4
6  | 2
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Bernard Pinto
Ravi Venkatesan | 0
6  | 6
2  | 0
6  | 1
6  |  |
5  |
| Gamini Perera
Shiv Prakash Misra | 1
6  | 3
6  | 4
6  |  |  |

#### South Vietnam vs. Malaysia

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South Vietnam
5 | Saigon, South Vietnam[9]
13–15 March 1965

Malaysia

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1  |
| Lưu Hoàng Đức
Sultan-Aman Azman | 6
1  | 7
5  | 6
2  |  |  |
2  |
| Võ Văn Bảy
Sharin Osman | 6
2  | 6
3  | 6
3  |  |  |
3  |
| Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok | 6
3  | 6
2  | 6
1  |  |  |
4  |
| Võ Văn Thành
Sultan-Aman Azman | 6
0  | 6
1  | 6
0  |  |  |
5  |
| Lưu Hoàng Đức
Sharin Osman | 6
2  | 6
2  | 6
1  |  |  |

### Final

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#### India vs. South Vietnam

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India
4 | Vijayawada, India[3]
10–12 April 1965

South Vietnam

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1  |
| Premjit Lall
Võ Văn Thành | 6
3  | 6
3  | 6
1  |  |  |
2  |
| Jaidip Mukerjea
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 6
1  | 6
2  | 6
0  |  |  |
3  |
| Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Lưu Hoàng Đức / Võ Văn Thành | 6
1  | 6
4  | 3
6  | 8
6  |  |
4  |
| Ravi Venkatesan
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 6
2  | 6
3  | 6
8  | 6
3  |  |
5  |
| Shiv Prakash Misra
Võ Văn Thành | 6
2  | 6
4  | 0
1  |  |  | not
completed

## Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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### Japan vs. India

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Japan
1 | Tokyo, Japan[4]
1–3 October 1965

India

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1  |
| Koji Watanabe
Jaidip Mukerjea | 0
6  | 4
6  | 5
7  |  |  |
2  |
| Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan | 4
6  | 4
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea | 6
3  | 6
4  | 2
6  | 6
4  |  |
4  |
| Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan | 6
8  | 2
6  | 7
9  |  |  |
5  |
| Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea | 7
5  | 7
5  | 2
6  | 6
8  | 4
6  |

## References

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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 "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
3. ^ a b "India v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
4. ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
6. ^ "Iran v India". daviscup.com.
7. ^ "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
8. ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
9. ^ "South Vietnam v Malaysia". daviscup.com.

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website