1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of three Zones of competition in the 1974 Davis Cup. India won the zone and advanced to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Preliminary rounds

  First round
5–7 April		 Quarterfinals
5–21 April
                 
  Pakistan  
Karachi, Pakistan
 bye  
    Pakistan 4
    Malaysia 1
  Malaysia
 bye  
Manila, Philippines
  Philippines 3  
Manila, Philippines
  Indonesia 1  
    Philippines 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Hong Kong
 bye  
  Chinese Taipei  
 bye  
    Chinese Taipei w/o
    Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka
 bye  
Tokyo, Japan
  Japan 3  
Tokyo, Japan
  South Korea 0  
    Japan 3
    South Vietnam 0
 bye
  South Vietnam  

Pakistan, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, and Japan advance to Main Draw

Main draw

  First Round
26–28 April		     Semifinals
3–5 May		     Finals
10–12 May
                           
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  Lahore, Pakistan       Australia 3  
    Pakistan 4       Pakistan 0     Calcutta, India
    Philippines 1           Australia 2
  Kanpur, India       India 3
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       India 4    
    Chinese Taipei 0       Japan 1  
    Japan 3  

First round

Pakistan vs. Philippines


Pakistan
4		 Lahore, Pakistan
26–28 April 1974
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Philippines		 Munawar Iqbal
Eduardo Cruz		 4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2 Pakistan
Philippines		 Saeed Meer
Romeo Rafon		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Pakistan
Philippines		 Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Eduardo Cruz / Jesus Hernandez		 6
8 		6
4		 6
4		 6
2		    
4 Pakistan
Philippines		 Saeed Meer
Eduardo Cruz		 10
8		 6
0		 6
1		      
5 Pakistan
Philippines		 Meer Mohammed Khan
Bien Dimalanta		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

Chinese Taipei vs. Japan


Chinese Taipei
0		 Taipei, Taiwan
26–28 April 1974
hard
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Japan		 Chi-Yuan Lin
Kiyoshi Tanabe		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Chinese Taipei
Japan		 Fu-Shun Tang
Toshiro Sakai		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Chinese Taipei
Japan		 Chi-Yuan Lin / Fu-Shun Tang
Kenichi Hirai / Kiyoshi Tanabe		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Japan		 Fu-Shun Tang
Kiyoshi Tanabe		           not
played
5 Chinese Taipei
Japan		 Chi-Yuan Lin
Toshiro Sakai		           not
played

Semifinals

Pakistan vs. Australia


Pakistan
0		 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3–5 May 1974
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Australia		 Haroon Rahim
Tony Roche		 7
5		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Pakistan
Australia		 Saeed Meer
Syd Ball		 4
6 		5
7 		14
16 		     
3 Pakistan
Australia		 Saeed Meer / Haroon Rahim
Colin Dibley / Tony Roche		 18
20 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Pakistan
Australia		 Saeed Meer
Tony Roche		           not
played
5 Pakistan
Australia		 Haroon Rahim
Syd Ball		           not
played

India vs. Japan


India
4		 Kanpur, India
3–5 May 1974
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Japan		 Vijay Amritraj
Toshiro Sakai		 3
6 		6
0		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
2 India
Japan		 Anand Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai		 6
4		 12
10		 6
3		      
3 India
Japan		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai		 6
3		 8
6		 8
6		      
4 India
Japan		 Sashi Menon
Kenichi Hirai		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 India
Japan		 Jasjit Singh
Toshiro Sakai		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   

Final


India
3		 Calcutta, India
10–12 May 1974
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia		 Jasjit Singh
Bob Giltinan		 11
9		 9
11 		12
10		 8
6		    
2 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander		 12
14 		15
17 		8
6		 2
6 		   
3 India
Australia		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander / Colin Dibley		 17
15		 6
8 		6
3		 16
18 		6
4		  
4 India
Australia		 Jasjit Singh
John Alexander		 6
8 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
Bob Giltinan		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		    

See also

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