The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 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 Australia in the Zone A final, and India received a walkover in the Zone B final after Pakistan withdrew.[2][3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw

Quarterfinals
27–29 March		Semifinals
2–5 April		Final
23–25 April
Hong Kong
 Australia5
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Hong Kong0
 Australia3
 Indonesia2
 Indonesia
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Australia2
 Japan3
bye
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines
 Philippines1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Quarterfinals

Hong Kong vs. Australia


Hong Kong
0		 Hong Kong[5]
27–29 March 1971
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hong Kong
Australia		 Louis Hsu
Colin Dibley		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hong Kong
Australia		 Kenneth Tsui
John Cooper		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Hong Kong
Australia		 Ling Fong / Kenneth Tsui
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Hong Kong
Australia		 Louis Hsu
John Cooper		 3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Hong Kong
Australia		 Charles Chang
Colin Dibley		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

Indonesia vs. Australia


Indonesia
2		 Jakarta, Indonesia[6]
3–5 April 1971
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Australia		 Atet Wijono
Ross Case		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Indonesia
Australia		 Gondo Widjojo
Bob Giltinan		 6
8 		4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   
3 Indonesia
Australia		 Budiman Aznar / Jacky Wulur
John Cooper / Colin Dibley		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4 Indonesia
Australia		 Atet Wijono
John Cooper		 6
4		 6
4		 10
8		      
5 Indonesia
Australia		 Gondo Widjojo
Colin Dibley		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		    

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
1		 Manila, Philippines[7]
2–4 April 1971
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan		 Raymundo Deyro
Jun Kuki		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Philippines
Japan		 Eduardo Cruz
Toshiro Sakai		 7
5		 6
1		 5
7 		8
6		    
3 Philippines
Japan		 Eduardo Cruz / Raymundo Deyro
Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura		 2
6 		6
8 		6
3		 6
8 		   
4 Philippines
Japan		 Eduardo Cruz
Jun Kuki		 0
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Philippines
Japan		 Raymundo Deyro
Toshiro Sakai		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan[2]
23–25 April 1971
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia		 Keishiro Yanagi
John Cooper		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		  
2 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley		 5
7 		8
6		 6
3		 6
2		    
3 Japan
Australia		 Junzo Kawamori / Takeshi Koura
Colin Dibley / Bob Giltinan		 1
6 		6
3		 9
11 		1
6 		   
4 Japan
Australia		 Keishiro Yanagi
Colin Dibley		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
8 		 
5 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
John Cooper		 6
1		 15
13		 8
6		      

Zone B

Draw

Semifinals
30 March–4 April		Final
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India4
 Ceylon0
 Indiaw/o
Lahore, Pakistan
 Pakistan
 Malaysia0
 Pakistan5

Semifinals

Ceylon vs. India


Ceylon
0		 Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[8]
2–4 April 1971
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Senaka Kumara
Gaurav Misra		 2
6 		11
13 		2
6 		     
2 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Bernard Pinto
Jaidip Mukerjea		 5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
3 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Bernard Pinto / Ranjan Wattegedera
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Ranjan Wattegedera
Gaurav Misra		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5 Dominion of Ceylon
India		 Neville Senaratne
Anand Amritraj		 2
6 		1
6 		      not
completed

Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
5		 Lahore, Pakistan[9]
30 March–1 April 1971
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Malaysia		 Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Pakistan
Malaysia		 Munawar Iqbal
Song-Kean Tan		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 Pakistan
Malaysia		 Munawar Iqbal / Haroon Rahim
Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
4 Pakistan
Malaysia		 Meer Mohammed Khan
Song-Kean Tan		 7
5		 7
5		 7
5		      
5 Pakistan
Malaysia		 Munawar Iqbal
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      

Final

India defeated Pakistan by walkover.[3]

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2		 Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[4]
15–17 May 1971
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
India		 Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
2		    
3 Japan
India		 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 9
7		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
8 		 
4 Japan
India		 Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Japan
India		 Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
4		 6
3		 6
0		      

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. 1 2 "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Hong Kong v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Indonesia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
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