The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

5 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.[1] The Philippines defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
1–3 March		Semifinals
26–28 April		Final
17–19 May
Madras, India
 India5
Manila, Philippines
 Malaya0
 India2
 Philippines3
 Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
 Philippines3
 Japan2
bye
Tokyo, Japan
 Ceylon
 Ceylon0
 Japan5
bye
 Japan

Quarterfinals

India vs. Malaya


India
5		 Madras, India[3]
1–3 March 1957
Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Federation of Malaya		 Naresh Kumar
Moses Tay		 6
4		 7
5		 7
5		      
2 India
Federation of Malaya		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 India
Federation of Malaya		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Kit-Soon Khong / Chew-Bee Ong		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4 India
Federation of Malaya		 A.J. Udaykumar
Moses Tay		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 India
Federation of Malaya		 Naresh Kumar
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Philippines vs. India


Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines[4]
26–28 April 1957
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
India		 Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
2 Philippines
India		 Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Philippines
India		 Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 7
5		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Philippines
India		 Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 6
2		 2
6 		6
4		    
5 Philippines
India		 Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Japan vs. Ceylon


Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan[5]
26–28 April 1957
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
3 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
0		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Tunetake Okadome
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		6
3		 6
3		  
5 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      

Final

Philippines vs. Japan


Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines[2]
17–19 May 1957
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Japan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		    
2 Philippines
Japan		 Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo		 6
2		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
3		  
3 Philippines
Japan		 Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		   
4 Philippines
Japan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo		 6
1		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
1		  
5 Philippines
Japan		 Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   

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 "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "India v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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