The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 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 Ceylon in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
28–30 March		Semifinals
23 April–4 May		Final
21–23 May
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan5
Tokyo, Japan
 Thailand0
 Japan2
 Philippines3
 Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
 Philippines5
 Ceylon0
bye
Singapore (grass)
 Ceylon
 Ceylon3
 Malaya1
bye
 Malaya

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Thailand


Japan
5		 Tokyo, Japan[3]
28–30 March 1958
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Thailand		 Osamu Ishiguro
Anek Duangudom		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
2 Japan
Thailand		 Kosei Kamo
Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
4		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Japan
Thailand		 Kosei Kamo / Yoshihisa Shibata
Sutiraphan Karalak / Kravi Sudasna		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 9
7		    
4 Japan
Thailand		 Yoshihisa Shibata
Anek Duangudom		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Japan
Thailand		 Osamu Ishiguro
Sutiraphan Karalak		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Japan vs. Philippines


Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan[4]
2–4 May 1958
Philippines
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Philippines		 Kosei Kamo
Raymundo Deyro		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Japan
Philippines		 Osamu Ishiguro
Felicisimo Ampon		 4
6 		3
6 		8
10 		     
3 Japan
Philippines		 Kosei Kamo / Yoshihisa Shibata
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
4 Japan
Philippines		 Kosei Kamo
Juan-Johnson Jose		 6
3		 6
0		 6
2		      
5 Japan
Philippines		 Osamu Ishiguro
Miguel Dungo		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		    

Malaya vs. Ceylon


Malaya
1		 Singapore[5]
23–25 April 1958
Grass
Ceylon
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Federation of Malaya
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hee-Chin Lim
Rupert Ferdinands		 7
9 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Federation of Malaya
Dominion of Ceylon		 Chew-Bee Ong
Bernard Pinto		 9
7		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Federation of Malaya
Dominion of Ceylon		 Kit-Soon Khong / Moses Tay
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Federation of Malaya
Dominion of Ceylon		 Chew-Bee Ong
Rupert Ferdinands		 4
6 		3
6 		8
10 		     
5 Federation of Malaya
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hee-Chin Lim
Raja Praesody		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		    not
completed

Final

Philippines vs. Ceylon


Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines[2]
21–23 May 1958
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Dominion of Ceylon		 Felicisimo Ampon
Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
2 Philippines
Dominion of Ceylon		 Raymundo Deyro
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Philippines
Dominion of Ceylon		 Miguel Dungo / Juan-Johnson Jose
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
4 Philippines
Dominion of Ceylon		 Miguel Dungo
Raja Praesody		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
5 Philippines
Dominion of Ceylon		 Juan-Johnson Jose
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
1		 6
4		 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 "Philippines v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Japan v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Malaya v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
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