1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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

Main article: 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
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 5
1
Mohammed Akbar-Baba
Somporn 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 / Somporn Champisri		 3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
4
Chiew Fook-chong
Somporn 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 4 5
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  
   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
Gondo Widjojo
Chana Techasen		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Yustedjo Tarik
Somporn Champisri		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		6
0		    
3
Yustedjo Tarik / Gondo Widjojo
Somporn 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 5
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
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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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