1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.

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. Japan and India 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[]

  Pre-Qualifying Round
2–4 October 1978 		Preliminary Round
3–5 November 1978
                 
  Philippines  
 bye  
    Philippines
Peshawar, Pakistan
    Pakistan w/o
  Pakistan 3
  South Korea 2  
  Chinese Taipei w/o  
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Malaysia  
    Chinese Taipei 0
    Indonesia 4
 bye
  Indonesia  

Pre-Qualifying Round[]

Pakistan vs. South Korea


Pakistan
3 		Peshawar, Pakistan[3]
2–4 October 1978
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
South Korea 		Saeed Meer
 7
5 		9
7 		7
9 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Pakistan
South Korea
6
3 		6
8 		10
8 		6
4 		   
3 Pakistan
South Korea 		 / 
 /  		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4 Pakistan
South Korea 		Saeed Meer
 6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Pakistan
South Korea
6
3 		6
4 		9
7 		     

Preliminary Round[]

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei


Indonesia
4 		Jakarta, Indonesia[4]
3–5 November 1978
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
Chinese Taipei 		Yustedjo Tarik
 6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Indonesia
Chinese Taipei 		Atet Wijono
 6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Indonesia
Chinese Taipei 		Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono
 /  		6
2 		9
7 		6
1 		     
4 Indonesia
Chinese Taipei 		Yustedjo Tarik
 6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		6
0 		   
5 Indonesia
Chinese Taipei 		Hadiman
 4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		5
4 		  not
completed

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
5–10 December 1978 		Semifinals
9–12 February 		Final
16–19 March
                           
 
    New Zealand  
   bye     Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 3  
  Kasuga, Japan     Japan 0  
    Japan 4
    Pakistan 1     Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 2
  Ahmedabad, India       Australia 3
    Indonesia 1  
    India 4     Madras, India (clay)
      India 2
      Australia 3  
   bye
    Australia  

Quarterfinals[]

Japan vs. Pakistan


Japan
4 		Kasuga, Japan[5]
8–10 December 1978
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kuki
 6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		7
9 		   
3 Japan
Pakistan 		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer /  		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kuki
Saeed Meer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Japan
Pakistan 		Kenichi Hirai
 6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     

India vs. Indonesia


India
4 		Ahmedabad, India[6]
5–7 December 1978
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Indonesia 		Sashi Menon
Atet Wijono 		7
5 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
1 		10
8 		6
2 		     
4 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj
Atet Wijono 		           
w/o
5 India
Indonesia 		Sashi Menon
Yustedjo Tarik 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Semifinals[]

New Zealand vs. Japan


New Zealand
3 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[7]
9–11 February 1979
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Japan 		Russell Simpson
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 New Zealand
Japan 		Onny Parun
Kenichi Hirai 		6
3 		12
14 		10
8 		6
3 		   
3 New Zealand
Japan 		Brian Fairlie / Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 New Zealand
Japan 		Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai 		          not
played
5 New Zealand
Japan 		Onny Parun
Jun Kamiwazumi 		          not
played

India vs. Australia


India
2 		Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras, India[8]
9–12 February 1979
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Sashi Menon
Ross Case 		7
9 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
8 		6
1 		3
6 		   
3 India
Australia 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case / Geoff Masters 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 India
Australia 		Sashi Menon
John Alexander 		8
6 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Final[]

New Zealand vs. Australia


New Zealand
2 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[2]
16–19 March 1979
Grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 New Zealand
Australia 		Russell Simpson
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
4 New Zealand
Australia 		Russell Simpson
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
John Alexander 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     

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. ^ "Pakistan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Indonesia v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "India v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "New Zealand v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

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