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1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone.[1] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
1–3 March
Semifinals
26–28 April
Final
17–19 May
Madras, India
 India5
Manila, Philippines
 Malaya0
 India2
 Philippines3
 Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
 Philippines3
 Japan2
bye
Tokyo, Japan
 Ceylon
 Ceylon0
 Japan5
bye
 Japan

Quarterfinals

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India vs. Malaya

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India
5
Madras, India[3]
1–3 March 1957

Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Federation of Malaya
Naresh Kumar
Moses Tay
6
4
7
5
7
5
     
2 India
Federation of Malaya
Ramanathan Krishnan
Chew-Bee Ong
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
3 India
Federation of Malaya
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Kit-Soon Khong / Chew-Bee Ong
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
4 India
Federation of Malaya
A.J. Udaykumar
Moses Tay
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
5 India
Federation of Malaya
Naresh Kumar
Chew-Bee Ong
6
1
7
5
6
2
     

Semifinals

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Philippines vs. India

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Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[4]
26–28 April 1957

India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
India
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
6
2
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Philippines
India
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
3 Philippines
India
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
7
5
1
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Philippines
India
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
2
2
6
6
4
   
5 Philippines
India
Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
4
6
2
6
     

Japan vs. Ceylon

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Japan
5
Tokyo, Japan[5]
26–28 April 1957

Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
3 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto
6
0
6
2
7
5
     
4 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Tunetake Okadome
Rupert Ferdinands
6
3
5
7
4
6
6
3
6
3
 
5 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon
Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Final

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Philippines vs. Japan

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Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[2]
17–19 May 1957

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
4
   
2 Philippines
Japan
Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo
6
2
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
3 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
4
6
6
4
5
7
2
6
   
4 Philippines
Japan
Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo
6
1
4
6
5
7
6
3
6
1
 
5 Philippines
Japan
Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi
6
4
1
6
1
6
4
6
   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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