1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] India defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  First Round
14–16 January		 Quarterfinals
4–6 March		 Semifinals
6–8 May		 Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  India  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye  
    India 4  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    Sri Lanka 1  
  Sri Lanka 3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Hong Kong 2  
    India 5  
    Thailand 0  
  Thailand  
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Thailand 3
    Chinese Taipei 2  
 bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
  Chinese Taipei  
    India 3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
    Japan 2
  Philippines 5  
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Malaysia 0  
    Philippines 1
    South Korea 4  
 bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
  South Korea  
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4  
  China  
Osaka, Japan (hard)
 bye  
    China 2
    Japan 3  
 bye
  Japan  

First round

Sri Lanka vs. Hong Kong

Sri Lanka
3		 Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka [3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay
Hong Kong
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arjun Fernando
Mark Bailey		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Frank Sebaratnam
Kelvin Ng		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		      
retired
3
Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey / Pang Chi-yuen		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
4
Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
5
Arjun Perera
Paul Bailey		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Philippines vs. Malaysia

Philippines
5		 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines [4]
14–16 January 1983
Clay (indoors)
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ody Gabriel
Adam Malik		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Romeo Rafon
Roy ANchant		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
3
Enrique Capulong / Raymundo Suarez
Adam Malik / Abdul-Rahman Ramlal		 6
3		 7
9 		6
2		 7
5		    
4
Ody Gabriel
Abdul-Rahman Ramlal		 6
2		 6
1		        
5
Romeo Rafon
Adam Malik		 6
0		 6
0		        

Quarterfinals

Sri Lanka vs. India

Sri Lanka
1		 Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka [5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Sebaratnam
Sashi Menon		 0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Arjun Fernando
Vijay Amritraj		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Frank Sebaratnam
Srinivasan Vasudevan		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5
Arjun Fernando
Sashi Menon		 4
6 		2
1		        
retired

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand

Chinese Taipei
2		 Taipei, Taiwan [6]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)
Thailand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil		 6
2		 8
10 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
2
Hsu Huang-jung
Sombat Uamongkol		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3
Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil / Sombat Uamongkol		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Wu Chang-rung
Sombat Uamongkol		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		  
5
Hsu Huang-jung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		1
6 		 

South Korea vs. Philippines

South Korea
4		 Tong Dae Mun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea [7]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jeon Young-dai
Beejong Sisson		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
2
Kim Choon-ho
Romeo Rafon		 8
6		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Lee Woo-ryong / Song Dong-wook
Ody Gabriel / Beejong Sisson		 11
9		 6
3		 9
7		      
4
Song Dong-wook
Manuel Valleramos		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
Kim Choon-ho
Beejong Sisson		 8
10 		3
6 		       

Japan vs. China

Japan
3		 Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan [8]
4–6 March 1983
Hard
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Li Shiqin		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Hitoshi Shirato
Liu Shuhua		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		 
3
Hitoshi Shirato / Toru Yonezawa
Liu Shuhua / Ma Keqin		 4
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
4		 5
7 		 
4
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Liu Shuhua		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Hitoshi Shirato
Li Shiqin		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      

Semifinals

India vs. Thailand

India
5		 New Delhi, India [9]
6–8 May 1983
Grass
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vijay Amritraj
Sombat Uamongkol		 6
4		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Sashi Menon
Supot Meesawat		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Supot Meesawat / Sombat Uamongkol		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Sashi Menon
Sombat Uamongkol		 7
5		 6
3		        
5
Nandan Bal
Supot Meesawat		 6
4		 9
7		        

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan
4		 Green Tennis Club, Nagoya, Japan [10]
6–8 May 1983
Hard
South Korea
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Song Dong-wook		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
2
Hitoshi Shirato
Lee Woo-ryong		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
3		    
3
Shigeyuki Nishio / Toru Yonezawa
Jeon Young-dai / Song Dong-wook		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		7
5		  
4
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Lee Woo-ryong		 6
1		 6
1		        
5
Hitoshi Shirato
Song Dong-wook		 5
7 		5
7 		       

Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
2		 Den-En Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan [2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Hard
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Ramesh Krishnan		 4
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		 
2
Hitoshi Shirato
Vijay Amritraj		 2
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toru Yonezawa
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 1
6 		8
6		 4
6 		2
6 		   
4
Hitoshi Shirato
Ramesh Krishnan		 2
6 		6
4		 7
5		      
5
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Vijay Amritraj		 7
5		 6
3		        

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 India". daviscup.com.
  3. "Sri Lanka v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  4. "Philippines v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Sri Lanka v India". daviscup.com.
  6. "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  7. "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  8. "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
  9. "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  10. "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
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