1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1972 Davis Cup

11 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]

Australia defeated Japan in the Zone A final, and India defeated Malaysia in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw
  Quarterfinals
24–26 March		 Semifinals
8–16 April		 Final
28–30 April
                           
 
    Australia  
   bye     Seoul, South Korea
      Australia 5  
      South Korea 0  
    South Korea w/o
    Philippines     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 4
  Saigon, South Vietnam       Japan 1
    South Vietnam 5  
    Chinese Taipei 0     Saigon, South Vietnam
      South Vietnam 2
  Hong Kong     Japan 3  
    Hong Kong 0
    Japan 5  

Quarterfinals

South Vietnam vs. Chinese Taipei


South Vietnam
5		 Saigon, South Vietnam [5]
24–26 March 1972
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Võ Văn Bảy
Lin Chi-yuan		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2
Võ Văn Thành
Tang Fu-shun		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Lee Shui-chang / Tang Fu-shun		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
4
Lý Alline An
Lin Chi-yuan		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Võ Văn Bảy
Tang Fu-shun		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      

Hong Kong vs. Japan


Hong Kong
0		 Hong Kong [6]
24–26 March 1972
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ling Fong
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Charles Chang
Jun Kuki		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3
Louis Hsu / Kenneth Tsui
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ling Fong
Jun Kuki		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Charles Chang
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

South Korea vs. Australia


South Korea
0		 Seoul, South Korea [7]
14–16 April 1972
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kim Sung-bae
Colin Dibley		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Chung Yong-ho
Mal Anderson		 6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3
Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Chung Yong-ho
Colin Dibley		 5
7 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5
Kim Sung-bae
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Japan


South Vietnam
2		 Saigon, South Vietnam [8]
8–10 April 1972
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Võ Văn Bảy
Toshiro Sakai		 11
13 		6
4		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi		 6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		10
12 		3
1		 retired
 
4
Dương Văn Minh
Toshiro Sakai		 1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5
Võ Văn Bảy
Jun Kamiwazumi		 6
3		 8
6		 3
6 		6
4		    

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan [2]
28–30 April 1972
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Jun Kuki
Colin Dibley		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters		 6
3		 9
7		 1
6 		6
3		    
4
Jun Kuki
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		 

Zone B

Draw
  Semifinals
1–3 April		 Final
28–30 April
                 
  Lucknow, India
    India 5  
    Ceylon 0     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      India 5
      Malaysia 0
    Malaysia w/o
    Pakistan  

Semifinals

India vs. Ceylon


India
5		 Lucknow, India [9]
1–3 April 1972
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Premjit Lall
Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara / Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      

Final

Malaysia vs. India


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [3]
28–30 April 1972
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
2
Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Sultan-Aman Azman
Premjit Lall		 0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Song-Kean Tan
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia


India
0		 Bangalore, India [4]
16–18 May 1972
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Jaidip Mukerjea
Geoff Masters		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 3
6 		 
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Anand Amritraj
Ross Case		 1
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
5
Vijay Amritraj
Colin Dibley		 5
7 		6
4		 3
6 		2
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. "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Malaysia v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "South Vietnam v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  6. "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
  7. "South Korea v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. "South Vietnam v Japan". daviscup.com.
  9. "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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