1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and India in the main draw. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.^[1]

Australia defeated India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[2]

Preliminary round

Draw

Preliminary Round
23–28 March

Semifinals

Final

Seoul, South Korea

South Korea

1

Japan

4

Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia

5

Hong Kong

0

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia

0

Pakistan

3

Penang, Malaysia (grass)

South Vietnam

3

Sri Lanka

0

Results

South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea
1

Seoul, South Korea^[3]
23–25 March 1973

Japan
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kim Sung-bae Jun Kamiwazumi	8 6	6 1	6 4
2	Kim Moon-il Jun Kuki	4 6	4 6	2 6
3	Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai	2 6	2 6	6 2	6 3	3 6
4	Kim Moon-il Jun Kamiwazumi	2 6	6 1	0 6	0 6
5	Kim Sung-bae Jun Kuki	5 7	5 7	0 6

Indonesia vs. Hong Kong

Indonesia
5

Jakarta, Indonesia^[4]
26–28 March 1973

Hong Kong
0

		1	2	3
1	Gondo Widjojo Tao Po	6 0	6 0	6 0
2	Atet Wijono Kenneth Tsui	6 2	6 1	6 2
3	Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung	6 3	6 3	6 4
4	Yustedjo Tarik Kenneth Tsui	6 1	6 2	6 3
5	Samudra Sangitan Tao Po	7 5	6 0	6 2

Malaysia vs. Pakistan

Malaysia
0

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[5]
23–25 March 1973

Pakistan
3

		1	2	3
1	Munawar Iqbal Zainuddin Meah	6 0	6 4	6 1
2	Saeed Meer Sultan-Aman Azman	6 0	6 0	6 2
3	Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer Weng-Wah Chow / Wai-Ching Lee	6 2	6 4	6 2
4	Munawar Iqbal Sultan-Aman Azman	6 1	1 4		not completed
5	Saeed Meer Zainuddin Meah				not played

South Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka

South Vietnam
3

Penang, Malaysia^[6]
23–25 March 1973
Grass

Sri Lanka
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Võ Văn Bảy Senaka Kumara	6 4	6 3	4 6	6 4
2	Võ Văn Thành Bernard Pinto	6 4	6 3	4 6	6 4
3	Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto	6 1	6 2	12 14	6 4
4	Võ Văn Bảy Bernard Pinto					not played
5	Võ Văn Thành Senaka Kumara					not played

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
9–15 April

Semifinals
20–22 April

Final
4–6 May

bye

4

Japan

1

Japan

3

Madras, India

Indonesia

0

Australia

4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)

India

0

Pakistan

4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)

South Vietnam

1

Pakistan

0

India

4

bye

India

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Indonesia

Japan
3

Tokyo, Japan^[7]
13–15 April 1973

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3
1	Jun Kamiwazumi Gondo Widjojo	6 1	6 4	7 5
2	Toshiro Sakai Atet Wijono	6 3	6 4	6 1
3	Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono	6 3	6 2	7 5
4	Jun Kamiwazumi Atet Wijono				not played
5	Toshiro Sakai Gondo Widjojo				not played

Pakistan vs. South Vietnam

Pakistan
4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[8]
9–11 April 1973
Grass

South Vietnam
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Saeed Meer Võ Văn Thành	6 2	6 4	5 7	9 11	6 2
2	Munawar Iqbal Võ Văn Bảy	6 4	6 4	8 6
3	Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy	6 4	3 6	4 6	6 3	10 8
4	Munawar Iqbal Võ Văn Thành	6 4	6 3	6 1
5	Saeed Meer Võ Văn Bảy	8 6	0 6	3 6	2 6

Semifinals

Japan vs. Australia

Japan
1

Tokyo, Japan^[9]
20–22 April 1973

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Toshiro Sakai Mal Anderson	2 6	7 9	6 3	1 6
2	Jun Kamiwazumi John Newcombe	2 6	5 7	1 6
3	Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai Geoff Masters / John Newcombe	4 6	5 7	4 6
4	Toshiro Sakai John Newcombe	8 6	6 4	4 6	0 6	6 3
5	Jun Kamiwazumi Mal Anderson	6 4	6 4	4 6	4 6	6 8

India vs. Pakistan

India
4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[10]
20–22 April 1973
Grass

Pakistan
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Vijay Amritraj Saeed Meer	6 1	6 4	8 6
2	Anand Amritraj Munawar Iqbal	6 2	6 2	6 2
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Vijay Amritraj Munawar Iqbal	2 6	6 3	6 4	2 3	retired
5	Chiradip Mukerjea Saeed Meer	4 6				not completed

Final

India vs. Australia

India
0

Madras, India^[2]
4–6 May 1973

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Anand Amritraj John Newcombe	2 6	1 6	0 6
2	Vijay Amritraj Mal Anderson	1 6	2 6	1 6
3	Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall Geoff Masters / John Newcombe	6 4	2 6	5 7	3 6
4	Premjit Lall John Cooper	6 4	0 6	6 8	1 6
5	Vijay Amritraj John Newcombe	10 12	6 3			not completed

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 "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
^ "South Vietnam v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
^ "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Pakistan". 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.

[Eastern_Final-2] "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

[3] "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.

[4] "Indonesia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[5] "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

[6] "South Vietnam v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.

[7] "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Pakistan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.

[9] "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.

[10] "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

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