1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.^[1] India defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.^[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
14–16 January

Quarterfinals
4–6 March

Semifinals
6–8 May

Final
30 September–2 October

India

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

bye

India

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

1

Sri Lanka

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

Hong Kong

2

India

5

Thailand

0

Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

bye

Thailand

3

Chinese Taipei

2

bye

Tokyo, Japan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

India

3

Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)

Japan

2

Philippines

5

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

Malaysia

0

Philippines

1

South Korea

4

bye

Nagoya, Japan (hard)

South Korea

1

Japan

4

China

Osaka, Japan (hard)

bye

China

2

Japan

3

bye

Japan

First round

Sri Lanka vs. Hong Kong

Sri Lanka
3

Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka^[3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay

Hong Kong
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Arjun Fernando Mark Bailey	5 7	3 6	5 7
2	Frank Sebaratnam Kelvin Ng	2 6	6 2	6 1			retired
3	Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam Mark Bailey / Pang Chi-yuen	6 4	3 6	4 6	6 4	6 1
4	Frank Sebaratnam Mark Bailey	7 5	3 6	2 6	6 4	6 4
5	Arjun Perera Paul Bailey	2 6	4 6	2 6

Philippines vs. Malaysia

Philippines
5

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines^[4]
14–16 January 1983
Clay (indoors)

Malaysia
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Ody Gabriel Adam Malik	6 4	6 0	6 2
2	Romeo Rafon Roy ANchant	6 0	6 0	6 0
3	Enrique Capulong / Raymundo Suarez Adam Malik / Abdul-Rahman Ramlal	6 3	7 9	6 2	7 5
4	Ody Gabriel Abdul-Rahman Ramlal	6 2	6 1
5	Romeo Rafon Adam Malik	6 0	6 0

Quarterfinals

Sri Lanka vs. India

Sri Lanka
1

Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka^[5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay

India
4

		1	2	3
1	Frank Sebaratnam Sashi Menon	0 6	1 6	3 6
2	Arjun Fernando Vijay Amritraj	3 6	1 6	4 6
3	Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	2 6	4 6	1 6
4	Frank Sebaratnam Srinivasan Vasudevan	1 6	2 6	0 6
5	Arjun Fernando Sashi Menon	4 6	2 1		retired

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand

Chinese Taipei
2

Taipei, Taiwan^[6]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)

Thailand
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Wu Chang-rung Panomkorn Pladchurnil	6 2	8 10	6 4	4 6	6 4
2	Hsu Huang-jung Sombat Uamongkol	6 4	4 6	2 6	5 7
3	Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung Panomkorn Pladchurnil / Sombat Uamongkol	3 6	2 6	4 6
4	Wu Chang-rung Sombat Uamongkol	4 6	6 4	6 2	4 6	6 2
5	Hsu Huang-jung Panomkorn Pladchurnil	6 4	4 6	6 2	1 6	1 6

South Korea vs. Philippines

South Korea
4

Tong Dae Mun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea^[7]
4–6 March 1983
Clay

Philippines
1

		1	2	3
1	Jeon Young-dai Beeyong Sison	6 1	6 4	8 6
2	Kim Choon-ho Romeo Rafon	8 6	6 3	6 0
3	Lee Woo-ryong / Song Dong-wook Ody Gabriel / Beeyong Sison	11 9	6 3	9 7
4	Song Dong-wook Manuel Valleramos	6 2	6 2
5	Kim Choon-ho Beeyong Sison	8 10	3 6

Japan vs. China

Japan
3

Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan^[8]
4–6 March 1983
Hard

China
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tsuyoshi Fukui Li Shiqin	6 0	6 0	6 1
2	Hitoshi Shirato Liu Shuhua	6 8	3 6	6 3	6 4	4 6
3	Hitoshi Shirato / Toru Yonezawa Liu Shuhua / Ma Keqin	4 6	3 6	6 1	6 4	5 7
4	Tsuyoshi Fukui Liu Shuhua	6 2	6 2	6 2
5	Hitoshi Shirato Li Shiqin	6 2	7 5	6 4

Semifinals

India vs. Thailand

India
5

New Delhi, India^[9]
6–8 May 1983
Grass

Thailand
0

		1	2	3
1	Vijay Amritraj Sombat Uamongkol	6 4	6 0	6 3
2	Sashi Menon Supot Meesawat	7 5	6 2	6 0
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Supot Meesawat / Sombat Uamongkol	6 1	6 2	6 0
4	Sashi Menon Sombat Uamongkol	7 5	6 3
5	Nandan Bal Supot Meesawat	6 4	9 7

Japan vs. South Korea

Japan
4

Green Tennis Club, Nagoya, Japan^[10]
6–8 May 1983
Hard

South Korea
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tsuyoshi Fukui Song Dong-wook	2 6	6 2	6 1	7 5
2	Hitoshi Shirato Lee Woo-ryong	4 6	6 1	6 4	6 3
3	Shigeyuki Nishio / Toru Yonezawa Jeon Young-dai / Song Dong-wook	7 5	5 7	6 3	3 6	7 5
4	Tsuyoshi Fukui Lee Woo-ryong	6 1	6 1
5	Hitoshi Shirato Song Dong-wook	5 7	5 7

Final

Japan vs. India

Japan
2

Den-En Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan^[2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Hard

India
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tsuyoshi Fukui Ramesh Krishnan	4 6	1 6	6 3	6 4	0 6
2	Hitoshi Shirato Vijay Amritraj	2 6	6 8	3 6
3	Jun Kamiwazumi / Toru Yonezawa Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	1 6	8 6	4 6	2 6
4	Hitoshi Shirato Ramesh Krishnan	2 6	6 4	7 5
5	Tsuyoshi Fukui Vijay Amritraj	7 5	6 3

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 "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Sri Lanka v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Philippines v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
^ "Sri Lanka v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v South Korea". 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] "Japan v India". daviscup.com.

[3] "Sri Lanka v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[4] "Philippines v Malaysia". daviscup.com.

[5] "Sri Lanka v India". daviscup.com.

[6] "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.

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

[8] "Japan v China". daviscup.com.

[9] "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.

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

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