The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.

11 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]

Australia defeated Japan in the Zone A final, and India defeated Malaysia in the Zone B final.[2][3] In the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

Zone A

Draw

Quarterfinals

South Vietnam vs. Chinese Taipei


South Vietnam
5		 Saigon, South Vietnam[5]
24–26 March 1972
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Vietnam
Chinese Taipei		 Võ Văn Bảy
Lin Chi-yuan		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2 South Vietnam
Chinese Taipei		 Võ Văn Thành
Tang Fu-shun		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 South Vietnam
Chinese Taipei		 Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Lee Shui-chang / Tang Fu-shun		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
4 South Vietnam
Chinese Taipei		 Lý Alline An
Lin Chi-yuan		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 South Vietnam
Chinese Taipei		 Võ Văn Bảy
Tang Fu-shun		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      

Hong Kong vs. Japan


Hong Kong
0		 Hong Kong[6]
24–26 March 1972
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hong Kong
Japan		 Ling Fong
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hong Kong
Japan		 Charles Chang
Jun Kuki		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hong Kong
Japan		 Louis Hsu / Kenneth Tsui
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Hong Kong
Japan		 Ling Fong
Jun Kuki		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Hong Kong
Japan		 Charles Chang
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

South Korea vs. Australia


South Korea
0		 Seoul, South Korea[7]
14–16 April 1972
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Australia		 Kim Sung-bae
Colin Dibley		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2 South Korea
Australia		 Chung Yong-ho
Mal Anderson		 6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3 South Korea
Australia		 Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 South Korea
Australia		 Chung Yong-ho
Colin Dibley		 5
7 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5 South Korea
Australia		 Kim Sung-bae
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

South Vietnam vs. Japan


South Vietnam
2		 Saigon, South Vietnam[8]
8–10 April 1972
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Vietnam
Japan		 Võ Văn Bảy
Toshiro Sakai		 11
13 		6
4		 6
2		 6
3		    
2 South Vietnam
Japan		 Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi		 6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 South Vietnam
Japan		 Võ Văn Bảy / Võ Văn Thành
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		10
12 		3
1		 retired
 
4 South Vietnam
Japan		 Dương Văn Minh
Toshiro Sakai		 1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5 South Vietnam
Japan		 Võ Văn Bảy
Jun Kamiwazumi		 6
3		 8
6		 3
6 		6
4		    

Final

Japan vs. Australia


Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan[2]
28–30 April 1972
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Japan
Australia		 Jun Kuki
Colin Dibley		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3 Japan
Australia		 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson / Geoff Masters		 6
3		 9
7		 1
6 		6
3		    
4 Japan
Australia		 Jun Kuki
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
Colin Dibley		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		 

Zone B

Draw

Semifinals
1–3 April		Final
28–30 April
Lucknow, India
 India5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Ceylon0
 India5
 Malaysia0
 Malaysiaw/o
 Pakistan

Semifinals

India vs. Ceylon


India
5		 Lucknow, India[9]
1–3 April 1972
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall
Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Senaka Kumara / Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Ranjan Wattegedera		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
5 India
Dominion of Ceylon		 Premjit Lall
Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      

Final

Malaysia vs. India


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
28–30 April 1972
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
India		 Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
2 Malaysia
India		 Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3 Malaysia
India		 Sultan-Aman Azman / Song-Kean Tan
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Malaysia
India		 Sultan-Aman Azman
Premjit Lall		 0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Malaysia
India		 Song-Kean Tan
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia


India
0		 Bangalore, India[4]
16–18 May 1972
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 India
Australia		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Geoff Masters		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 3
6 		 
3 India
Australia		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4 India
Australia		 Anand Amritraj
Ross Case		 1
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
5 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
Colin Dibley		 5
7 		6
4		 3
6 		2
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 "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Malaysia v India". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "South Vietnam v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong v Japan". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "South Korea v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "South Vietnam v Japan". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "India v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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