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. 10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw.

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and India received byes into the quarterfinals, while

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and New Zealand received byes into the semifinals. 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 New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Preliminary rounds

Draw

Pre-qualifying round

Pakistan vs. South Korea

Preliminary round

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Pakistan India vs. Indonesia

Semifinals

New Zealand vs. Japan India vs. Australia

Final

New Zealand vs. Australia

References

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External links

Davis Cup official website
Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Eastern Zone Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...

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