# 1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.
10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 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.
Australia defeated India in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Preliminary round
### Draw

| Preliminary Round 23–28 March | Preliminary Round 23–28 March | Preliminary Round 23–28 March |
| Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| South Korea | South Korea | 1 |
| Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 |
| Penang, Malaysia (grass) | Penang, Malaysia (grass) | Penang, Malaysia (grass) |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 |

### Results

South Korea vs. Japan
| South Korea 1 | Seoul, South Korea 23–25 March 1973 | Seoul, South Korea 23–25 March 1973 | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kim Sung-bae Jun Kamiwazumi 8 6 6 1 6 4       2 Kim Moon-il Jun Kuki 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Chung Yong-ho / Kim Moon-il Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai 2 6 2 6 6 2 6 3 3 6   4 Kim Moon-il Jun Kamiwazumi 2 6 6 1 0 6 0 6     5 Kim Sung-bae Jun Kuki 5 7 5 7 0 6 ||||
Indonesia vs. Hong Kong
| Indonesia 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia 26–28 March 1973 | Jakarta, Indonesia 26–28 March 1973 | Hong Kong 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gondo Widjojo Tao Po 6 0 6 0 6 0       2 Atet Wijono Kenneth Tsui 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono Kenneth Tsui / Winston Wei-Chung 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Yustedjo Tarik Kenneth Tsui 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Samudra Sangitan Tao Po 7 5 6 0 6 2 ||||
Malaysia vs. Pakistan
| Malaysia 0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23–25 March 1973 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23–25 March 1973 | Pakistan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Munawar Iqbal Zainuddin Meah 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Saeed Meer Sultan-Aman Azman 6 0 6 0 6 2       3 Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer Weng-Wah Chow / Wai-Ching Lee 6 2 6 4 6 2       4 Munawar Iqbal Sultan-Aman Azman 6 1 1 4       not completed 5 Saeed Meer Zainuddin Meah           not played ||||
South Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka
| South Vietnam 3 | Penang, Malaysia 23–25 March 1973 Grass | Penang, Malaysia 23–25 March 1973 Grass | Sri Lanka 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Võ Văn Bảy Senaka Kumara 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 4     2 Võ Văn Thành Bernard Pinto 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 4     3 Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy Senaka Kumara / Bernard Pinto 6 1 6 2 12 14 6 4     4 Võ Văn Bảy Bernard Pinto           not played 5 Võ Văn Thành Senaka Kumara           not played ||||

## Main Draw
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 9–15 April | Quarterfinals 9–15 April | Quarterfinals 9–15 April | Semifinals 20–22 April | Semifinals 20–22 April | Semifinals 20–22 April | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | Madras, India | Madras, India | Madras, India |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | Madras, India | Madras, India | Madras, India |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | | | | India | India | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | | | | India | India | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 1 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| | | | India | India | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 4 | | | |
| India | India | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Indonesia
| Japan 3 | Tokyo, Japan 13–15 April 1973 | Tokyo, Japan 13–15 April 1973 | Indonesia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jun Kamiwazumi Gondo Widjojo 6 1 6 4 7 5       2 Toshiro Sakai Atet Wijono 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Jun Kamiwazumi Atet Wijono           not played 5 Toshiro Sakai Gondo Widjojo           not played ||||
Pakistan vs. South Vietnam
| Pakistan 4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9–11 April 1973 Grass | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9–11 April 1973 Grass | South Vietnam 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Saeed Meer Võ Văn Thành 6 2 6 4 5 7 9 11 6 2   2 Munawar Iqbal Võ Văn Bảy 6 4 6 4 8 6       3 Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer Lý Alline An / Võ Văn Bảy 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3 10 8   4 Munawar Iqbal Võ Văn Thành 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Saeed Meer Võ Văn Bảy 8 6 0 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Japan vs. Australia
| Japan 1 | Tokyo, Japan 20–22 April 1973 | Tokyo, Japan 20–22 April 1973 | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Toshiro Sakai Mal Anderson 2 6 7 9 6 3 1 6     2 Jun Kamiwazumi John Newcombe 2 6 5 7 1 6       3 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 4 6 5 7 4 6       4 Toshiro Sakai John Newcombe 8 6 6 4 4 6 0 6 6 3   5 Jun Kamiwazumi Mal Anderson 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 8 ||||
India vs. Pakistan
| India 4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20–22 April 1973 Grass | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20–22 April 1973 Grass | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Saeed Meer 6 1 6 4 8 6       2 Anand Amritraj Munawar Iqbal 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Vijay Amritraj Munawar Iqbal 2 6 6 3 6 4 2 3    retired 5 Chiradip Mukerjea Saeed Meer 4 6         not completed ||||

### Final

India vs. Australia
| India 0 | Madras, India 4–6 May 1973 | Madras, India 4–6 May 1973 | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Anand Amritraj John Newcombe 2 6 1 6 0 6       2 Vijay Amritraj Mal Anderson 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 6 4 2 6 5 7 3 6     4 Premjit Lall John Cooper 6 4 0 6 6 8 1 6     5 Vijay Amritraj John Newcombe 10 12 6 3       not completed ||||