1969 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1969 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1969 Davis Cup.

8 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 received a walkover in the Zone A final after South Vietnam withdrew, while India defeated Ceylon 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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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
28–30 March| | | Semifinals
4–20 April| | | Final
| Jakarta, Indonesia| |
|  Indonesia| 0
| | | Tokyo, Japan
|  Philippines| 3| |
| | |  Philippines| 0
| | | | |
| | |  Japan| 5| |
|  Japan| | | | |
| | | |
| bye| | |
| | |  Japan| w/o
| | |
| | |  South Vietnam|
| bye| | | | | |
| | | Seoul, South Korea|
|  South Korea| | |
| | |  South Korea| 2|
| | | | |
| | |  South Vietnam| 3| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  South Vietnam| | |
| | | |
| | | | |

### Quarterfinals

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#### Indonesia vs. Philippines

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Indonesia
0 | Jakarta, Indonesia[5]
28–30 March 1969

Philippines

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1  |
| Atet Wijono
Eduardo Cruz | 2
6  | 7
5  | 6
4  | 2
6  | 2
6  |
2  |
| Sutarjo Sugiarto
Raymundo Deyro | 3
6  | 6
8  | 2
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo
Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial | 3
6  | 4
6  | 6
4  | 7
9  |  |
4  |
| Sutarjo Sugiarto
Eduardo Cruz |  |  |  |  |  | not
played
5  |
| Atet Wijono
Raymundo Deyro |  |  |  |  |  | not
played

### Semifinals

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#### Japan vs. Philippines

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Japan
5 | Tokyo, Japan[6]
18–20 April 1969

Philippines

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1  |
| Koji Watanabe
Raymundo Deyro | 6
2  | 6
1  | 6
2  |  |  |
2  |
| Keishiro Yanagi
Eduardo Cruz | 6
1  | 6
3  | 6
2  |  |  |
3  |
| Junzo Kawamori / Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz / Alexander Marcial | 6
4  | 6
4  | 6
3  |  |  |
4  |
| Keishiro Yanagi
Raymundo Deyro | 6
1  | 6
1  | 6
2  |  |  |
5  |
| Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz | 6
3  | 6
4  | 6
4  |  |  |

#### South Korea vs. South Vietnam

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South Korea
2 | Seoul, South Korea[7]
4–6 April 1969

South Vietnam

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1  |
| Chung Yong-ho
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 6
4  | 0
6  | 5
7  | 7
9  |  |
2  |
| Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Thành | 4
6  | 3
6  | 6
3  | 6
4  | 5
7  |
3  |
| Chung Yong-ho / Kim Doo-hwan
Võ Văn Bảy / Lưu Hoàng Đức | 0
6  | 0
6  | 0
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Kim Doo-hwan
Lưu Hoàng Đức | 6
3  | 2
6  | 6
4  | 6
2  |  |
5  |
| Chung Yong-ho
Võ Văn Thành | 6
4  | 5
7  | 2
6  | 6
3  | 8
6  |

### Final

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Japan defeated South Vietnam by walkover.[2]

## Zone B

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### Draw

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| | | | | | | |
| Semifinals
1–3 March| | | Final
25–27 March
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|
|  Malaysia| 0
| | | Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
|  India| 5| |
| | |  India| 4
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| | |  Ceylon| 1
| bye| | |
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|  Ceylon| | |
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### Semifinals

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#### Malaysia vs. India

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Malaysia
0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[8]
1–3 March 1969

India

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1  |
| Sultan-Aman Azman
Gaurav Misra | 1
6  | 1
6  | 1
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Billy Yap
Ramanathan Krishnan | 2
6  | 3
6  | 1
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Moses Tay / Billy Yap
Anand Amritraj / Gaurav Misra | 4
6  | 3
6  | 4
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Sultan-Aman Azman
Anand Amritraj | 2
6  | 2
6  | 4
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Abdul-Rahman Bakar
Gaurav Misra | 2
6  | 0
6  | 4
6  |  |  |

### Final

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#### Ceylon vs. India

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Ceylon
1 | Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[3]
25–27 March 1969
Clay  |
India

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1  |
| Senaka Kumara
Ramanathan Krishnan | 0
6  | 0
6  | 0
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Rupert Ferdinands
Shiv Prakash Misra | 3
6  | 3
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Anand Amritraj / Gaurav Misra | 2
6  | 7
9  | 14
12  | 7
5  | 6
4  |
4  |
| Senaka Kumara
Shiv Prakash Misra | 2
6  | 2
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Suresh Melvani
Anand Amritraj | 2
6  | 2
6  | 1
6  |  |  |

## Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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### India vs. Japan

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India
5 | Poona, India[4]
10–12 May 1969

Japan

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1  |
| Ramanathan Krishnan
Ichizō Konishi | 6
2  | 6
4  | 6
4  |  |  |
2  |
| Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe | 6
2  | 6
3  | 6
4  |  |  |
3  |
| Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe | 6
3  | 13
11  | 7
9  | 6
4  |  |
4  |
| Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi | 6
3  | 6
1  | 6
1  |  |  |
5  |
| Shiv Prakash Misra
Koji Watanabe | 6
3  | 6
3  | 5
7  | 6
2  |  |

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

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website