1978 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.
11 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 7 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 1–10 October 1977 |
Qualifying Round 21–30 October 1977 | |||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
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Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||||||||
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Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
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First Round[]
Philippines vs. Thailand
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Manila, Philippines[3] 7–10 October 1977 |
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Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
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Tokyo, Japan[4] October 1977 |
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Pakistan vs. Malaysia
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Rawalpindi, Pakistan[5] 1–3 October 1977 |
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Qualifying Round[]
Philippines vs. Japan
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Manila, Philippines[6] 21–23 October 1977 |
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South Korea vs. Pakistan
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Seoul, South Korea[7] 28–30 October 1977 |
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Main Draw[]
Draw[]
Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 |
Semifinals 19–22 January |
Final 24–26 February | |||||||||||||
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bye | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | ||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals[]
Japan vs. Indonesia
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Tokyo, Japan[8] 9–11 December 1977 |
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India vs. South Korea
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Coimbatore, India[9] 9–12 December 1977 |
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Semifinals[]
Japan vs. Australia
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Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[10] 20–22 January 1978 Clay |
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India vs. New Zealand
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New Delhi, India[11] 19–21 January 1978 |
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Final[]
Australia vs. New Zealand
![]() Australia 4 |
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[2] 24–26 February 1978 Grass |
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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 "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Thailand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v South Korea". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
- 1978 Davis Cup
- 1978 in Australian tennis
- 1978 in Indian tennis
- 1978 in Japanese tennis
- 1978 in New Zealand tennis