The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

8 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] India defeated the Philippines in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
21 March–12 April		Semifinals
25 April–3 May		Final
1 June
Tokyo, Japan
 Ceylon0
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan5
 Japan2
 India3
 Indiaw/o
Calcutta, India
 South Korea
 India4
 Philippines1
 Iran
Bangkok, Thailand
 Thailandw/o
 Thailand0
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines5
 Malaya0
 Philippines5

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Ceylon


Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan[3]
10–12 April 1959
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Atsushi Miyagi
Bernard Pinto		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
2 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kosei Kamo
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
3 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 12
10		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Susumu Matsuura
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
4		 7
5		 6
0		      
5 Japan
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kosei Kamo
Bernard Pinto		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      

Philippines vs. Malaya


Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines[4]
21–23 March 1959
Malaya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Federation of Malaya		 Felicisimo Ampon
Moses Tay		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Philippines
Federation of Malaya		 Raymundo Deyro
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Philippines
Federation of Malaya		 Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong / Moses Tay		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Philippines
Federation of Malaya		 Eduardo Dungo
Moses Tay		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Philippines
Federation of Malaya		 Juan-Johnson José
Chew-Bee Ong		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Japan vs. India


Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan[5]
1–3 May 1959
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Susumu Matsuura
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
India		 Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 1
6 		6
0		 8
6		    
3 Japan
India		 Atsushi Miyagi / Yoshihisa Shibata
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Japan
India		 Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
3		 2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		   
5 Japan
India		 Susumu Matsuura
Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  

Thailand vs. Philippines


Thailand
0		 Bangkok, Thailand[6]
25–27 April 1959
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Thailand
Philippines		 Sutiraphan Karalak
Raymundo Deyro		 1
6 		2
6 		7
5		 1
6 		   
2 Thailand
Philippines		 Suthep Bulakul
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3 Thailand
Philippines		 Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Thailand
Philippines		 Sutiraphan Karalak
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Thailand
Philippines		 Suthep Bulakul
Raymundo Deyro		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Final

India vs. Philippines


India
4		 Calcutta, India[2]
1 June 1959
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Philippines		 Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 India
Philippines		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 India
Philippines		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José		 6
3		 8
6		 6
2		      
4 India
Philippines		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
5 India
Philippines		 Premjit Lall
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
8 		1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 1
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 "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Japan v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Philippines v Malaya". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Thailand v Philippines". daviscup.com.
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