1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.

12 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. India and Indonesia received byes into the quarterfinals, while Australia 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.^[1]

Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[2]

Preliminary rounds

Draw


First Round 1–17 October 1976		Qualifying Round 12–14 November 1976

Manila, Philippines

Philippines	4

Sri Lanka	0
		Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Thailand	w/o
Malaysia	1

Thailand	4



South Korea	w/o
		Seoul, South Korea
Pakistan
		South Korea	2
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
		Japan	3
Japan	5

Chinese Taipei	0

First round

Philippines vs. Sri Lanka

Philippines
4

Manila, Philippines^[3]
October 1976

Sri Lanka
0

		1	2	3
1	Micky Dominguez Everard de Silva	6 1	6 1	6 2
2	Eduardo Cruz Arjun Fernando	6 1	6 1	6 4
3	Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez Everard de Silva / Arjun Fernando	6 2	6 3	6 1
4	Alexander Marcial Everard de Silva	6 0	6 1	6 1
5	Romeo Rafon Arjun Fernando	2 1			not completed

Malaysia vs. Thailand

Malaysia
1

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
8–10 October 1976

Thailand
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Mohammed Akbar-Baba Somparn Champisri	0 6	2 6	3 6
2	Chiew Fook-chong Chana Techasen	7 5	4 6	6 3	6 2
3	Mohammed Akbar-Baba / Chiew Fook-chong Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri	3 6	5 7	6 8
4	Chiew Fook-chong Somparn Champisri	4 6	6 8	3 6
5	Roy Anchant Prasert Khaimarn	3 6	3 6	3 6

Japan vs. Chinese Taipei

Japan
5

Tokyo, Japan^[5]
15–17 October 1976
Hard

Chinese Taipei
0

		1	2	3
1	Jun Kamiwazumi Tang Fu-shun	6 4	6 4	6 2
2	Kenichi Hirai Hsu Huang-jung	6 3	6 2	6 3
3	Shigeyuki Nishio / Yuji Tezuka Hsu Huang-jung / Tang Fu-shun	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Jun Kamiwazumi Lin Chi-yuan	6 1	6 1	6 4
5	Yuji Tezuka Lin Den-wen	6 1	6 1	6 2

Qualifying round

South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea
2

Seoul, South Korea^[6]
12–14 November 1976

Japan
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Choi Boo-kil Jun Kamiwazumi	2 6	1 6	2 6
2	Ju Chang-nam Kenichi Hirai	4 6	7 5	3 6	2 6
3	Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi	6 3	3 6	4 6	4 6
4	Choi Boo-kil Kiyoshi Tanabe	7 5	6 3	2 6	2 6	6 2
5	Ju Chang-nam Sochio Kato	6 3	7 5	6 1

Main draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
2–12 December 1976

Semifinals
21–23 January

Final
11–13 February

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand (grass)

bye

5

0

5

Auckland, New Zealand (grass)

0

0

4

Japan

2

Perth, Australia (grass)

India

3

India

0

Australia

5

bye

Australia

Quarterfinals

Indonesia vs. Thailand

Indonesia
5

Jakarta, Indonesia^[7]
10–12 December 1976

Thailand
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Gondo Widjojo Chana Techasen	6 1	6 3	6 3
2	Yustedjo Tarik Somparn Champisri	6 3	6 4	3 6	6 0
3	Yustedjo Tarik / Gondo Widjojo Somparn Champisri / Prasert Khaimarn	6 3	6 1	10 8
4	Ludi Wijono Prasert Khaimarn	7 5	3 6	8 6	6 1
5	Samudra Sangitan Chana Techasen	6 2	6 4	6 3

India vs. Japan

India
3

New Delhi, India^[8]
2–4 December 1976

Japan
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sashi Menon Jun Kamiwazumi	6 8	2 6	6 8
2	Anand Amritraj Kenichi Hirai	6 2	3 6	6 1	7 5
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi	6 3	6 3	6 2
4	Sashi Menon Kenichi Hirai	7 5	6 4	8 10	5 7	1 6
5	Anand Amritraj Jun Kamiwazumi	8 6	6 1	6 4

Semifinals

New Zealand vs. Indonesia

New Zealand
5

Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand^[9]
21–23 January 1977
Grass

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Onny Parun Atet Wijono	6 4	6 0	6 4
2	Brian Fairlie Yustedjo Tarik	3 6	6 1	6 2	2 6	9 7
3	Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono	7 5	6 4	6 2
4	Chris Lewis Yustedjo Tarik	6 2	6 2	6 0
5	Brian Fairlie Atet Wijono	6 3	6 2	8 6

Australia vs. India

Australia
5

Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia^[10]
21–23 January 1977
Grass

India
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Mark Edmondson Vijay Amritraj	6 2	7 5	2 6	8 6
2	John Alexander Anand Amritraj	6 0	6 2	6 1
3	John Alexander / Phil Dent Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	6 3	6 2	6 3
4	Mark Edmondson Anand Amritraj	6 2	9 7	10 8
5	Phil Dent Sashi Menon	9 7	11 9	6 4

Final

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand
0

Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand^[2]
11–13 February 1977
Grass

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Onny Parun Mark Edmondson	3 6	5 7	7 5	4 6
2	Brian Fairlie John Alexander	3 6	2 6	3 6
3	Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun John Alexander / Phil Dent	1 6	6 3	6 4	1 6	4 6
4	Onny Parun John Alexander	11 9	6 4	4 6	3 6	4 6
5	Chris Lewis Mark Edmondson	4 6	6 4	4 6			not completed

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Philippines v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "New Zealand v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v India". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Eastern_Final-2] "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.

[3] "Philippines v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.

[4] "Malaysia v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[5] "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.

[6] "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.

[7] "Indonesia v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[8] "India v Japan". daviscup.com.

[9] "New Zealand v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

[10] "Australia v India". daviscup.com.

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