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

Results

South Korea vs. Japan


South Korea
1		 Seoul, South Korea[3]
23–25 March 1973
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Japan		 Kim Sung-bae
Jun Kamiwazumi		 8
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 South Korea
Japan		 Kim Moon-il
Jun Kuki		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 South Korea
Japan		 Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai		 2
6 		2
6 		6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		 
4 South Korea
Japan		 Kim Moon-il
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		6
1		 0
6 		0
6 		   
5 South Korea
Japan		 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 4 5
1 Indonesia
Hong Kong		 Gondo Widjojo
Tao Po		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2 Indonesia
Hong Kong		 Atet Wijono
Kenneth Tsui		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Indonesia
Hong Kong		 Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Indonesia
Hong Kong		 Yustedjo Tarik
Kenneth Tsui		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Indonesia
Hong Kong		 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 4 5
1 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Munawar Iqbal
Zainuddin Meah		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      
2 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Saeed Meer
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
3 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Weng-Wah Chow / Wai-Ching Lee		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Munawar Iqbal
Sultan-Aman Azman		 6
1		 1
4		       not
completed
5 Malaysia
Pakistan		 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 5
1 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka		 Võ Văn Bảy
Senaka Kumara		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
2 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka		 Võ Văn Thành
Bernard Pinto		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
3 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka		 Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy
Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
2		 12
14 		6
4		    
4 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka		 Võ Văn Bảy
Bernard Pinto		           not
played
5 South Vietnam
Sri Lanka		 Võ Văn Thành
Senaka Kumara		           not
played

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
9–15 April		Semifinals
20–22 April		Final
4–6 May
 Australia
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Australia4
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan1
 Japan3
Madras, India
 Indonesia0
 Australia4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 India0
 Pakistan4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 South Vietnam1
 Pakistan0
 India4
bye
 India

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Indonesia


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan[7]
13–15 April 1973
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Indonesia		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      
2 Japan
Indonesia		 Toshiro Sakai
Atet Wijono		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 Japan
Indonesia		 Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Japan
Indonesia		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Atet Wijono		           not
played
5 Japan
Indonesia		 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 Pakistan
South Vietnam		 Saeed Meer
Võ Văn Thành		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		9
11 		6
2		  
2 Pakistan
South Vietnam		 Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
3 Pakistan
South Vietnam		 Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 10
8		  
4 Pakistan
South Vietnam		 Munawar Iqbal
Võ Văn Thành		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Pakistan
South Vietnam		 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 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
Mal Anderson		 2
6 		7
9 		6
3		 1
6 		   
2 Japan
Australia		 Jun Kamiwazumi
John Newcombe		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
3 Japan
Australia		 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 Japan
Australia		 Toshiro Sakai
John Newcombe		 8
6		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		  
5 Japan
Australia		 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 5
1 India
Pakistan		 Vijay Amritraj
Saeed Meer		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
2 India
Pakistan		 Anand Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 India
Pakistan		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 India
Pakistan		 Vijay Amritraj
Munawar Iqbal		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 2
3		    
retired
5 India
Pakistan		 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 5
1 India
Australia		 Anand Amritraj
John Newcombe		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4 India
Australia		 Premjit Lall
John Cooper		 6
4		 0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5 India
Australia		 Vijay Amritraj
John Newcombe		 10
12 		6
3		       not
completed

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 "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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