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
 Philippines3
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea2
 Philippines2
 Japan3
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 South Korea
Philippines		 Kim Doo-hwan
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2 South Korea
Philippines		 Im Chung-yang
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 South Korea
Philippines		 Im Chung-yang / Kim Doo-hwan
Samuel Ang / Augusto Villanueva		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
4 South Korea
Philippines		 Im Chung-yang
Felicisimo Ampon		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 South Korea
Philippines		 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 Philippines
Japan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Koji Watanabe		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Philippines
Japan		 Raymundo Deyro
Osamu Ishiguro		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 6
1		  
3 Philippines
Japan		 Samuel Ang / Eduardo Cruz
Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Philippines
Japan		 Raymundo Deyro
Koji Watanabe		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Philippines
Japan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Osamu Ishiguro		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      

Zone B

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
19 March–19 April		Final
7–9 May
 Ceylonw/o
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 South Vietnam
 Ceylon4
 Malaysia1
 Malaysia
Madras, India
bye
 Ceylon0
 India5
bye
Ahmedabad, India
 Iran
 Iran0
 India5
bye
 India

Semifinals

Malaysia vs. Ceylon


Malaysia
1		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[6]
17–19 April 1966
Ceylon
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sultan-Aman Azman
Senaka Kumara		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Billy Yap
Bernard Pinto		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Sultan-Aman Azman / Moses Tay
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
2		 10
12 		3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		 
4 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 Billy Yap
Senaka Kumara		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		3
6 		   
5 Malaysia
Dominion of Ceylon		 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 5
1 India
Iran		 Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2 India
Iran		 Premjit Lall
Nematollah Nemati		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 India
Iran		 Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Taghi Akbari / Nematollah Nemati		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 India
Iran		 Shiv Prakash Misra
Nematollah Nemati		 7
5		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 India
Iran		 Ravi Venkatesan
Ezzatollah 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 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Shiv Prakash Misra
Bernard Pinto		 9
7		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall / Shiv Prakash Misra
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Ravi Venkatesan
Gamini Perera		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		    
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 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 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		8
10 		   
2 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		9
7		  
3 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     

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 "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "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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