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

Draw

First round

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

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		   retired
 

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

Draw

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

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

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


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

  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. ↑ "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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