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1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1974 Davis Cup.

11 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 9 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]

India defeated Australia in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2] With a total of 327 games, the Eastern Zone final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie, still standing as of 2019.[3]

Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First round

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Philippines vs. Indonesia


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[4]
5–7 April 1974

Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Indonesia
Eduardo Cruz
Atet Wijono
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
2 Philippines
Indonesia
Romeo Rafon
Gondo Widjojo
2
6
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
2
 
3 Philippines
Indonesia
Eduardo Cruz / Jesus Hernandez
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
1
6
6
2
6
0
6
2
   
4 Philippines
Indonesia
Bien Dimalanta
Hadiman
11
9
4
6
0
6
3
6
   
5 Philippines
Indonesia
Eduardo Cruz
Gondo Widjojo
          not
played

Japan vs. South Korea


Japan
3
Tokyo, Japan[5]
5–7 April 1974

South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Korea
Kenichi Hirai
Kim Sung-bae
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
2 Japan
South Korea
Toshiro Sakai
Kim Moon-il
6
3
6
0
6
1
     
3 Japan
South Korea
Kenichi Hirai / Kiyoshi Tanabe
Kim Moon-il / Kim Sung-bae
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
4 Japan
South Korea
Kenichi Hirai
Kim Moon-il
          not
played
5 Japan
South Korea
Toshiro Sakai
Kim Sung-bae
          not
played

Qualifying round

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Pakistan vs. Malaysia


Pakistan
4
Karachi, Pakistan[6]
5–7 April 1974

Malaysia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Malaysia
Saeed Meer
Mohammed Akbar-Baba
6
3
6
0
6
1
     
2 Pakistan
Malaysia
Munawar Iqbal
Lee Wai-ching
6
0
6
4
3
6
6
4
   
3 Pakistan
Malaysia
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer
Chow Weng-wah / Lee Wai-ching
6
4
8
6
6
3
     
4 Pakistan
Malaysia
Ismail Majeed
Lee Wai-ching
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
5 Pakistan
Malaysia
Fazal Mahmoud
Chow Weng-wah
3
6
6
2
4
6
1
2
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Philippines vs. Hong Kong


Philippines
5
Manila, Philippines[7]
12–14 April 1974

Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Hong Kong
Eduardo Cruz
Charles Chang
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2 Philippines
Hong Kong
Romeo Rafon
Hy Ny
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
3 Philippines
Hong Kong
Bien Dimalanta / Jesus Hernandez
Hy Ny / Hans Rusli
6
0
6
2
6
1
     
4 Philippines
Hong Kong
Bien Dimalanta
Hans Rusli
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
5 Philippines
Hong Kong
Romeo Rafon
Ma Yat-lung
6
0
6
0
6
4
     

Japan vs. South Vietnam


Japan
3
Tokyo, Japan[8]
19–21 April 1974

South Vietnam
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Vietnam
Toshiro Sakai
Đinh Quốc Tuấn
6
0
6
2
6
0
     
2 Japan
South Vietnam
Kenichi Hirai
Võ Văn Bảy
6
0
6
3
6
1
     
3 Japan
South Vietnam
Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai
Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
4 Japan
South Vietnam
Toshiro Sakai
Võ Văn Bảy
          not
played
5 Japan
South Vietnam
Kenichi Hirai
Đinh Quốc Tuấn
          not
played

Main Draw

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
26–28 April
Semifinals
3–5 May
Final
10–12 May
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
 Australia
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
bye
 Australia3
Lahore, Pakistan
 Pakistan0
 Pakistan4
Calcutta, India
 Philippines1
 Australia2
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
 India3
 Chinese Taipei0
Kanpur, India
 Japan3
 Japan1
 India4
bye
 India

Quarterfinals

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Pakistan vs. Philippines


Pakistan
4
Lahore, Pakistan[9]
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[10]
26–28 April 1974
Hard

Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Lin Chi-yuan
Kiyoshi Tanabe
0
6
0
6
2
6
     
2 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Tang Fu-shun
Toshiro Sakai
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Lin Chi-yuan / Tang Fu-shun
Kenichi Hirai / Kiyoshi Tanabe
3
6
1
6
1
6
     
4 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Tang Fu-shun
Kiyoshi Tanabe
          not
played
5 Chinese Taipei
Japan
Lin Chi-yuan
Toshiro Sakai
          not
played

Semifinals

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Pakistan vs. Australia


Pakistan
0
Rawalpindi, Pakistan[11]
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[12]
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
Kiyoshi Tanabe
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
5 India
Japan
Jasjit Singh
Toshiro Sakai
6
4
3
6
2
6
3
6
   

Final

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India
3
Calcutta, India[2]
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
   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Philippines v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Japan v South Vietnam". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Pakistan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Japan". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Pakistan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
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