1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1974 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup

11 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 9 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and India in the main draw. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

India defeated Australia in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2] With a total of 327 games, the Eastern Zone final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie, still standing as of 2019.[3]

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
5–7 April		 Qualifying Round
5–21 April
                 
  Pakistan  
Karachi, Pakistan
 bye  
    Pakistan 4
    Malaysia 1
  Malaysia
 bye  
Manila, Philippines
  Philippines 3  
Manila, Philippines
  Indonesia 1  
    Philippines 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Hong Kong
 bye  
 bye  
Tokyo, Japan
  South Vietnam  
    South Vietnam 0
Tokyo, Japan
    Japan 3
  Japan 3
  South Korea 0  
 bye  
  Chinese Taipei  
    Chinese Taipei w/o
    Sri Lanka
 bye
  Sri Lanka  

First Round

Philippines vs. Indonesia


Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines [4]
5–7 April 1974
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Cruz
Atet Wijono		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Romeo Rafon
Gondo Widjojo		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
2		  
3
Eduardo Cruz / Jesus Hernandez
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 1
6 		6
2		 6
0		 6
2		    
4
Bien Dimalanta
Hadiman Hadiman		 11
9		 4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5
Eduardo Cruz
Gondo Widjojo		           not
played

Japan vs. South Korea


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan [5]
5–7 April 1974
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kenichi Hirai
Kim Sung-bae		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Toshiro Sakai
Kim Moon-il		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
3
Kenichi Hirai / Kiyoshi Tanabe
Kim Moon-il / Kim Sung-bae		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Kenichi Hirai
Kim Moon-il		           not
played
5
Toshiro Sakai
Kim Sung-bae		           not
played

Qualifying Round

Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
4		 Karachi, Pakistan [6]
5–7 April 1974
Malaysia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Saeed Meer
Mohammed Akbar-Baba		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Munawar Iqbal
Lee Wai-ching		 6
0		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		    
3
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Chow Weng-wah / Lee Wai-ching		 6
4		 8
6		 6
3		      
4
Ismail Majeed
Lee Wai-ching		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Fazal Mahmoud
Chow Weng-wah		 3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		1
2		   retired
 

Philippines vs. Hong Kong


Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines [7]
12–14 April 1974
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Cruz
Charles Chang		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Romeo Rafon
Hy Ny		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
3
Bien Dimalanta / Jesus Hernandez
Hy Ny / Hans Rusli		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Bien Dimalanta
Hans Rusli		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Romeo Rafon
Ma Yat-lung		 6
0		 6
0		 6
4		      

Japan vs. South Vietnam


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan [8]
19–21 April 1974
South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toshiro Sakai
Đinh Quốc Tuấn		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Kenichi Hirai
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai
Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Toshiro Sakai
Võ Văn Bảy		           not
played
5
Kenichi Hirai
Đinh Quốc Tuấn		           not
played

Main Draw

Draw
  Quarterfinals
26–28 April		 Semifinals
3–5 May		 Final
10–12 May
                           
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan
    Australia  
   bye     Rawalpindi, Pakistan
      Australia 3  
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan 0  
    Pakistan 4
    Philippines 1     Calcutta, India
      Australia 2
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       India 3
    Chinese Taipei 0  
    Japan 3     Kanpur, India
      Japan 1
      India 4  
   bye
    India  

Quarterfinals

Pakistan vs. Philippines


Pakistan
4		 Lahore, Pakistan [9]
26–28 April 1974
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Munawar Iqbal
Eduardo Cruz		 4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2
Saeed Meer
Romeo Rafon		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Eduardo Cruz / Jesus Hernandez		 6
8 		6
4		 6
4		 6
2		    
4
Saeed Meer
Eduardo Cruz		 10
8		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Meer Mohammed Khan
Bien Dimalanta		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

Chinese Taipei vs. Japan


Chinese Taipei
0		 Taipei, Taiwan [10]
26–28 April 1974
Hard
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lin Chi-yuan
Kiyoshi Tanabe		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2
Tang Fu-shun
Toshiro Sakai		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Lin Chi-yuan / Tang Fu-shun
Kenichi Hirai / Kiyoshi Tanabe		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4
Tang Fu-shun
Kiyoshi Tanabe		           not
played
5
Lin Chi-yuan
Toshiro Sakai		           not
played

Semifinals

Pakistan vs. Australia


Pakistan
0		 Rawalpindi, Pakistan [11]
3–5 May 1974
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Haroon Rahim
Tony Roche		 7
5		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Saeed Meer
Syd Ball		 4
6 		5
7 		14
16 		     
3
Saeed Meer / Haroon Rahim
Colin Dibley / Tony Roche		 18
20 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Saeed Meer
Tony Roche		           not
played
5
Haroon Rahim
Syd Ball		           not
played

India vs. Japan


India
4		 Kanpur, India [12]
3–5 May 1974
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vijay Amritraj
Toshiro Sakai		 3
6 		6
0		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
2
Anand Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai		 6
4		 12
10		 6
3		      
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai		 6
3		 8
6		 8
6		      
4
Sashi Menon
Kiyoshi Tanabe		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Jasjit Singh
Toshiro Sakai		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   

Final

India
3		 Calcutta, India [2]
10–12 May 1974
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jasjit Singh
Bob Giltinan		 11
9		 9
11 		12
10		 8
6		    
2
Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander		 12
14 		15
17 		8
6		 2
6 		   
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander / Colin Dibley		 17
15		 6
8 		6
3		 16
18 		6
4		  
4
Jasjit Singh
John Alexander		 6
8 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5
Vijay Amritraj
Bob Giltinan		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		    

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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. "Philippines v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  6. "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Philippines v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  8. "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
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  11. "Pakistan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  12. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
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