1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
# 1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone. India defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 17–19 March | First Round 17–19 March | First Round 17–19 March |
| - | - | - |
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 |
| Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May |
| Poona, India | Poona, India | Poona, India | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | | | |
| India | India | 4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 4 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | India | India | 4 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Malaya | Malaya | 0 | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 3 | Malaya | Malaya | 0 | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 3 | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Burma | Burma | 2 | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Burma | Burma | 2 | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | | | |

## First round

### Ceylon vs. Pakistan

| Ceylon 0 | Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon 17–19 March 1963 Clay | Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon 17–19 March 1963 Clay | Pakistan 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raja Praesody Munir Pirzada 1 6 3 6 4 6       2 Gamini Perera Sheikh Qutubuddin 4 6 4 6 1 6       3 Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada 7 9 7 5 7 9 4 6     4 Raja Praesody Zulfiqar Rahim 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 4 6   5 Gamini Perera Munir Pirzada 1 6 3 6       not completed ||||

## Quarterfinals

### India vs. Pakistan

| India 4 | Poona, India 31 March–2 April 1963 | Poona, India 31 March–2 April 1963 | Pakistan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramanathan Krishnan Sheikh Qutubuddin 6 0 6 3 6 0       2 Jaidip Mukerjea Munir Pirzada 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Munir Pirzada 3 6 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 2   4 Jaidip Mukerjea Sheikh Qutubuddin 6 2 6 3 6 4       5 Akhtar Ali Zulfiqar Rahim 8 6 2 6 6 1 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Malaya vs. Burma

| Malaya 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 27–30 March 1963 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 27–30 March 1963 | Burma 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sultan-Aman Azman Joe Ba Maung 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 1     2 Yoke-Yen Kwok Than Lwin 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok Joe Ba Maung / Than Lwin 16 14 6 0 3 6 1 6 6 4   4 Sultan-Aman Azman Than Lwin 6 0 6 2 6 2       5 Yoke-Yen Kwok Joe Ba Maung 4 6 5 7 2 6 ||||

### Japan vs. South Korea

| Japan 5 | Fukuoka, Japan 5–7 April 1963 | Fukuoka, Japan 5–7 April 1963 | South Korea 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Osamu Ishiguro Lee Sang-yun 6 2 1 6 6 3 6 2     2 Koji Watanabe Kim Doo-hwan 6 3 6 2 7 5       3 Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi Lee Sang-yun / Park Do-sung 3 6 6 0 6 2 6 1     4 Osamu Ishiguro Kim Doo-hwan 6 2 6 2 6 0       5 Koji Watanabe Lee Sang-yun 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Philippines vs. New Zealand

| Philippines 3 | Manila, Philippines 29–31 March 1963 | Manila, Philippines 29–31 March 1963 | New Zealand 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan-Johnson José Lew Gerrard 2 6 6 3 6 3 9 7     2 Felicisimo Ampon Ian Crookenden 4 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 1   3 Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson 4 6 3 6 6 3 3 6     4 Felicisimo Ampon Lew Gerrard 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 4     5 Juan-Johnson José Ian Crookenden           not played ||||

## Semifinals

### Malaya vs. India

| Malaya 0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 19–22 April 1963 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 19–22 April 1963 | India 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sultan-Aman Azman Ramanathan Krishnan 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Billy Yap Jaidip Mukerjea 1 6 0 6 2 6       3 Sultan-Aman Azman / Yoke-Yen Kwok Akhtar Ali / Jaidip Mukerjea 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Sultan-Aman Azman Jaidip Mukerjea 2 6 2 6 3 6       5 Billy Yap Akhtar Ali 3 6 2 6       not completed ||||

### Japan vs. Philippines

| Japan 4 | Tokyo, Japan 19–22 April 1963 | Tokyo, Japan 19–22 April 1963 | Philippines 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atsushi Miyagi Juan-Johnson José 3 6 6 1 6 2 7 5     2 Osamu Ishiguro Felicisimo Ampon 6 3 6 0 3 6 6 3     3 Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José 6 4 3 6 7 5 8 6     4 Osamu Ishiguro Juan-Johnson José 6 0 2 6 1 6 8 10     5 Atsushi Miyagi Felicisimo Ampon 2 6 6 3 6 4 8 6 ||||

## Final

### Japan vs. India

| Japan 2 | Tokyo, Japan 3–7 May 1963 | Tokyo, Japan 3–7 May 1963 | India 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atsushi Miyagi Ramanathan Krishnan 5 7 6 4 0 6 0 6     2 Osamu Ishiguro Jaidip Mukerjea 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 3 6 2 6 5 7     4 Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 5 7         5 Atsushi Miyagi Jaidip Mukerjea 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 5 ||||
