1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

8 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 America Zone and Europe Zone.^[1]

Japan defeated the Philippines in the Zone A final, and India defeated Ceylon in the Zone B final.^[2]^[3] In the Inter-Zonal final India defeated Japan and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

Zone A

Draw


Semifinals 17–19 April		Final 30 April–2 May

Seoul, South Korea

Philippines	3
		Manila, Philippines
South Korea	2
		Philippines	2

		Japan	3
bye

Japan

Semifinals

South Korea vs. Philippines

South Korea
2

Seoul, South Korea ^[5]
17–19 April 1966

Philippines
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kim Doo-hwan Felicisimo Ampon	6 3	4 6	3 6	1 6
2	Im Chung-yang Raymundo Deyro	6 2	6 4	7 5
3	Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan Samuel Ang / Augusto Villanueva	3 6	7 5	2 6	6 4	1 6
4	Im Chung-yang Felicisimo Ampon	2 6	2 6	3 6
5	Kim Doo-hwan Raymundo Deyro	7 9	6 4	6 3	6 4

Final

Philippines vs. Japan

Philippines
2

Manila, Philippines ^[2]
30 April–2 May 1966

Japan
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Felicisimo Ampon Koji Watanabe	5 7	4 6	3 6
2	Raymundo Deyro Osamu Ishiguro	6 4	1 6	2 6	6 1	6 1
3	Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe	1 6	2 6	5 7
4	Raymundo Deyro Koji Watanabe	2 6	4 6	2 6
5	Felicisimo Ampon Osamu Ishiguro	6 4	6 3	6 1

Zone B

Draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
19 March–19 April

Final
7–9 May

Ceylon

w/o

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

South Vietnam

Ceylon

4

Malaysia

1

Malaysia

Madras, India

bye

Ceylon

0

India

5

bye

Ahmedabad, India

Iran

0

India

5

bye

India

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. Ceylon

Malaysia
1

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ^[6]
17–19 April 1966

Ceylon
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sultan-Aman Azman Senaka Kumara	2 6	2 6	2 6
2	Billy Yap Bernard Pinto	3 6	3 6	4 6
3	Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto	6 2	10 12	3 6	6 4	7 9
4	Billy Yap Senaka Kumara	4 6	6 2	1 6	3 6
5	Sultan-Aman Azman Gamini Perera	6 1	2 6	1 6	6 4	6 1

India vs. Iran

India
5

Ahmedabad, India ^[7]
19–21 March 1966

Iran
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Shiv Prakash Misra Taghi Akbari	6 2	3 6	6 3	6 4
2	Premjit Lall Nematollah Nemati	6 2	6 3	6 1
3	Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati	6 2	6 4	6 4
4	Shiv Prakash Misra Nematollah Nemati	7 5	6 0	6 0
5	Ravi Venkatesan Ezzat Nemati	6 1	6 1	6 0

Final

India vs. Ceylon

India
5

Madras, India ^[3]
7–9 May 1966

Ceylon
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Premjit Lall Senaka Kumara	6 2	6 4	6 4
2	Shiv Prakash Misra Bernard Pinto	9 7	6 2	6 2
3	Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto	6 3	6 2	6 2
4	Ravi Venkatesan Gamini Perera	6 1	4 6	6 1	6 3
5	Shiv Prakash Misra Senaka Kumara	6 4	6 3	6 3

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
1

Tokyo, Japan ^[4]
30 September–3 October 1966

India
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan	3 6	6 2	2 6	8 10
2	Koji Watanabe Premjit Lall	6 3	4 6	6 3	3 6	9 7
3	Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall	2 6	3 6	3 6
4	Osamu Ishiguro Premjit Lall	6 2	6 8	5 7	8 10
5	Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan	2 6	5 7	0 6

References

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

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[A_Final-2] "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.

[B_Final-3] "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

[Eastern_Final-4] "Japan v India". daviscup.com.

[5] "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[6] "Malaysia v Ceylon". daviscup.com.

[7] "India v Iran". daviscup.com.

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