The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] India defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
 India
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
bye
 India4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 Sri Lanka1
 Sri Lanka3
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Hong Kong2
 India5
 Thailand0
 Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
bye
 Thailand3
 Chinese Taipei2
bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
 Chinese Taipei
 India3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 Japan2
 Philippines5
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 Malaysia0
 Philippines1
 South Korea4
bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
 South Korea
 South Korea1
 Japan4
 China
Osaka, Japan (hard)
bye
 China2
 Japan3
bye
 Japan

First round

Sri Lanka vs. Hong Kong


Sri Lanka
3		 Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka[3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay
Hong Kong
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong		 Arjun Fernando
Mark Bailey		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong		 Frank Sebaratnam
Kelvin Ng		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		      
retired
3 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong		 Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey / Pang Chi-yuen		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
4 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong		 Frank Sebaratnam
Mark Bailey		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
5 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong		 Arjun Perera
Paul Bailey		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Philippines vs. Malaysia


Philippines
5		 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines[4]
14–16 January 1983
Clay (indoors)
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Malaysia		 Ody Gabriel
Adam Malik		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Philippines
Malaysia		 Romeo Rafon
Roy ANchant		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
3 Philippines
Malaysia		 Enrique Capulong / Raymundo Suarez
Adam Malik / Abdul-Rahman Ramlal		 6
3		 7
9 		6
2		 7
5		    
4 Philippines
Malaysia		 Ody Gabriel
Abdul-Rahman Ramlal		 6
2		 6
1		        
5 Philippines
Malaysia		 Romeo Rafon
Adam Malik		 6
0		 6
0		        

Quarterfinals

Sri Lanka vs. India


Sri Lanka
1		 Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka[5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sri Lanka
India		 Frank Sebaratnam
Sashi Menon		 0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Sri Lanka
India		 Arjun Fernando
Vijay Amritraj		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sri Lanka
India		 Arjun Fernando / Frank Sebaratnam
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Sri Lanka
India		 Frank Sebaratnam
Srinivasan Vasudevan		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Sri Lanka
India		 Arjun Fernando
Sashi Menon		 4
6 		2
1		        
retired

Chinese Taipei vs. Thailand


Chinese Taipei
2		 Taipei, Taiwan[6]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)
Thailand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Thailand		 Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil		 6
2		 8
10 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
2 Chinese Taipei
Thailand		 Hsu Huang-jung
Sombat Uamongkol		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3 Chinese Taipei
Thailand		 Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil / Sombat Uamongkol		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Thailand		 Wu Chang-rung
Sombat Uamongkol		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		  
5 Chinese Taipei
Thailand		 Hsu Huang-jung
Panomkorn Pladchurnil		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		1
6 		 

South Korea vs. Philippines


South Korea
4		 Tong Dae Mun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea[7]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Philippines		 Jeon Young-dai
Beeyong Sison		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
2 South Korea
Philippines		 Kim Choon-ho
Romeo Rafon		 8
6		 6
3		 6
0		      
3 South Korea
Philippines		 Lee Woo-ryong / Song Dong-wook
Ody Gabriel / Beeyong Sison		 11
9		 6
3		 9
7		      
4 South Korea
Philippines		 Song Dong-wook
Manuel Valleramos		 6
2		 6
2		        
5 South Korea
Philippines		 Kim Choon-ho
Beeyong Sison		 8
10 		3
6 		       

Japan vs. China


Japan
3		 Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan[8]
4–6 March 1983
Hard
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
China		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Li Shiqin		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
2 Japan
China		 Hitoshi Shirato
Liu Shuhua		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		 
3 Japan
China		 Hitoshi Shirato / Toru Yonezawa
Liu Shuhua / Ma Keqin		 4
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
4		 5
7 		 
4 Japan
China		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Liu Shuhua		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 Japan
China		 Hitoshi Shirato
Li Shiqin		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      

Semifinals

India vs. Thailand


India
5		 New Delhi, India[9]
6–8 May 1983
Grass
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Thailand		 Vijay Amritraj
Sombat Uamongkol		 6
4		 6
0		 6
3		      
2 India
Thailand		 Sashi Menon
Supot Meesawat		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
3 India
Thailand		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Supot Meesawat / Sombat Uamongkol		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4 India
Thailand		 Sashi Menon
Sombat Uamongkol		 7
5		 6
3		        
5 India
Thailand		 Nandan Bal
Supot Meesawat		 6
4		 9
7		        

Japan vs. South Korea


Japan
4		 Green Tennis Club, Nagoya, Japan[10]
6–8 May 1983
Hard
South Korea
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
South Korea		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Song Dong-wook		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
2 Japan
South Korea		 Hitoshi Shirato
Lee Woo-ryong		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 Japan
South Korea		 Shigeyuki Nishio / Toru Yonezawa
Jeon Young-dai / Song Dong-wook		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		7
5		  
4 Japan
South Korea		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Lee Woo-ryong		 6
1		 6
1		        
5 Japan
South Korea		 Hitoshi Shirato
Song Dong-wook		 5
7 		5
7 		       

Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2		 Den-En Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Hard
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Ramesh Krishnan		 4
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		 
2 Japan
India		 Hitoshi Shirato
Vijay Amritraj		 2
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3 Japan
India		 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toru Yonezawa
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 1
6 		8
6		 4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Japan
India		 Hitoshi Shirato
Ramesh Krishnan		 2
6 		6
4		 7
5		      
5 Japan
India		 Tsuyoshi Fukui
Vijay Amritraj		 7
5		 6
3		        

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 "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Philippines v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Chinese Taipei v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "South Korea v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
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