1968 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1968 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 the Philippines in the Zone A final, and 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

Draw
  Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
23–25 March; 26–28 April		 Final
10–12 May
                           
 
    Indonesia w/o  
    South Vietnam     Manila, Philippines
      Indonesia 1  
      Philippines 4  
    Philippines
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 1
        Japan 4
   bye  
    South Korea     Tokyo, Japan
      South Korea 0
      Japan 5  
   bye
    Japan  

Semifinals

Philippines vs. Indonesia

Philippines
4		 Manila, Philippines [5]
26–28 April 1968
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Cruz
Diko Murdono		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Gondo Widjojo		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 3
0		    
retired
3
Federico Deyro / Miguel Dungo
Sutarjo Sugiarto / Gondo Widjojo		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4
Eduardo Cruz
Gondo Widjojo		 6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		    
5
Felicisimo Ampon
Diko Murdono		 7
5		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		    

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan [6]
23–25 March 1968
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Lee Ek-son		 6
1		 6
2		 6
8 		6
1		    
2
Koji Watanabe
Chung Yong-ho		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Jun Kamiwazumi
Kim Moon-il		 8
6		 8
6		 6
1		      
5
Toshiro Sakai
Chung Yong-ho		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      

Final

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
4		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
10–12 May 1969
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ichizō Konishi
Felicisimo Ampon		 1
6 		6
1		 8
6		 6
2		    
2
Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz		 4
6 		6
2		 6
0		 6
2		    
3
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Eduardo Cruz / Federico Deyro		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Ichizō Konishi
Eduardo Cruz		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
5
Toshiro Sakai
Felicisimo Ampon		 5
7 		6
1		 4
6 		3
6 		   

Zone B

Draw
  Semifinals
20–22 March		 Final
26–28 April
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    Malaysia 1  
    Ceylon 4     Guwahati, India
      Ceylon 2
      India 3
   bye
    India  

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. Malaysia

Ceylon
4		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [7]
20–22 March 1968
Clay
Malaysia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Pinto
Sultan-Aman Azman		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		 
2
Senaka Kumara
Billy Yap		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay		 8
6		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Bernard Pinto
Billy Yap		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      
5
Senaka Kumara
Sultan-Aman Azman		 8
6		 6
3		 6
2		      

Final

India vs. Ceylon

India
3		 Guwahati, India [3]
26–28 April 1968
Ceylon
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Shyam Minotra
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 5
7 		6
2		 6
8 		8
6		  
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Anand Amritraj / Gaurav Misra
Rupert Ferdinands / Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Anand Amritraj
Rupert Ferdinands		 5
7 		6
4		 1
6 		7
9 		   
5
Shyam Minotra
Senaka Kumara		 2
6 		1
6 		6
2		 0
6 		   

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan [4]
21–23 September 1968
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 0
6 		 
4
Keishiro Yanagi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      

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. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. "Philippines v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. "Ceylon v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
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