1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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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 4 5
1 Philippines
Sri Lanka
6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Philippines
Sri Lanka
6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Philippines
Sri Lanka 		 / 
 /  		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
4 Philippines
Sri Lanka 		Alexander Marcial
 6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Philippines
Sri Lanka
2
1 		        not
completed

Malaysia vs. Thailand


Malaysia
1 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[4]
8–10 October 1976
Thailand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Thailand
Somparn Champisri 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Thailand
7
5 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Malaysia
Thailand 		 / 
 / Somparn Champisri 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
4 Malaysia
Thailand
Somparn Champisri 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5 Malaysia
Thailand
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 4 5
1 Japan
Chinese Taipei 		Jun Kamiwazumi
 6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 Japan
Chinese Taipei 		Kenichi Hirai
 6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Japan
Chinese Taipei 		Shigeyuki Nishio / Yuji Tezuka
 /  		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Japan
Chinese Taipei 		Jun Kamiwazumi
 6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Japan
Chinese Taipei 		Yuji Tezuka
 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 South Korea
Japan
Jun Kamiwazumi 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 South Korea
Japan
Kenichi Hirai 		4
6 		7
5 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 South Korea
Japan 		 / 
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 South Korea
Japan
Kiyoshi Tanabe 		7
5 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		 
5 South Korea
Japan
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  
   bye     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 5  
  Jakarta, Indonesia     Indonesia 0  
    Indonesia 5
    Thailand 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 0
  New Delhi, India       Australia 4
    Japan 2  
    India 3     Perth, Australia (grass)
      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 5
1 Indonesia
Thailand 		Gondo Widjojo
 6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Indonesia
Thailand 		Yustedjo Tarik
Somparn Champisri 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
0 		   
3 Indonesia
Thailand 		Yustedjo Tarik / Gondo Widjojo
Somparn Champisri /  		6
3 		6
1 		10
8 		     
4 Indonesia
Thailand
7
5 		3
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
5 Indonesia
Thailand
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 India
Japan 		Sashi Menon
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
8 		2
6 		6
8 		     
2 India
Japan 		Anand Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		7
5 		   
3 India
Japan 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4 India
Japan 		Sashi Menon
Kenichi Hirai 		7
5 		6
4 		8
10 		5
7 		1
6 		 
5 India
Japan 		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 New Zealand
Indonesia 		Onny Parun
Atet Wijono 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 New Zealand
Indonesia 		Brian Fairlie
Yustedjo Tarik 		3
6 		6
1 		6
2 		2
6 		9
7 		 
3 New Zealand
Indonesia 		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 New Zealand
Indonesia 		Chris Lewis
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 New Zealand
Indonesia 		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 5
1 Australia
India 		Mark Edmondson
Vijay Amritraj 		6
2 		7
5 		2
6 		8
6 		   
2 Australia
India 		John Alexander
Anand Amritraj 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Australia
India 		John Alexander / Phil Dent
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
India 		Mark Edmondson
Anand Amritraj 		6
2 		9
7 		10
8 		     
5 Australia
India 		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 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		   
2 New Zealand
Australia 		Brian Fairlie
John Alexander 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 New Zealand
Australia 		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
John Alexander 		11
9 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 New Zealand
Australia 		Chris Lewis
Mark Edmondson 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		    not
completed

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. ^ a b "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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