The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.
3 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 Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]
Draw
editSemifinals
editCeylon vs. India
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Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon[3] 22–24 March 1956 Clay |
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Final
editJapan vs. India
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Tokyo, Japan[2] 18–20 May 1956 |
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ceylon v India". daviscup.com.