1976 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup

12 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 10 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's finalists Australia and New Zealand in the main draw. 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

Malaysia vs. Pakistan


Malaysia
0		 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
26–28 September 1975
Pakistan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Tan Poh-seng
Meer Mohammed Khan		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Mohammed Akbar-Baba
Saeed Meer		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Zainuddin Meah / Tan Poh-seng
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Zainuddin Meah
Meer Mohammed Khan		 9
7		 2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5 Malaysia
Pakistan		 Tan Poh-seng
Saeed Meer		 4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

India vs. Thailand


India
5		 Amritsar, India[4]
26–28 September 1975
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Thailand		 Vijay Amritraj
Somparn Champisri		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
2 India
Thailand		 Anand Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 India
Thailand		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 India
Thailand		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Pichet Boratisa		 6
4		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		    
5 India
Thailand		 Chiradip Mukerjea
Somparn Champisri		 6
3		 9
7		 6
1		      

Qualifying round

Indonesia vs. South Korea


Indonesia
3		 Jakarta, Indonesia[5]
30 September–1 October 1975
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
South Korea		 Atet Wijono
Kim Moon-il		 8
6		 4
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
2 Indonesia
South Korea		 Gondo Widjojo
Kim Sung-bae		 6
3		 1
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
3 Indonesia
South Korea		 Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik
Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam		 6
4		 8
6		 6
1		      
4 Indonesia
South Korea		 Atet Wijono
Kim Sung-bae		 6
2		 6
4		 9
7		      
5 Indonesia
South Korea		 Gondo Widjojo
Kim Moon-il		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      

Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan


Sri Lanka
0		 Sri Lanka LTA, Colombo, Sri Lanka[6]
30 September–1 October 1975
Clay
Pakistan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sri Lanka
Pakistan		 Lassantha Fernando
Meer Mohammed Khan		 3
6 		6
2		 1
6 		0
6 		   
2 Sri Lanka
Pakistan		 Ajit Perera
Saeed Meer		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Sri Lanka
Pakistan		 Lassantha Fernando / Suresh Melvani
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Sri Lanka
Pakistan		 Lassantha Fernando
Saeed Meer		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Sri Lanka
Pakistan		 Ajit Perera
Tayyab Iftikhar		 6
2		 4
6 		3
3		     not
completed

Japan vs. India


Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan[7]
30 September–1 October 1975
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Toshiro Sakai
Vijay Amritraj		 5
7 		5
7 		6
0		 2
6 		   
2 Japan
India		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Anand Amritraj		 7
5		 8
6		 9
7		      
3 Japan
India		 Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Japan
India		 Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj		 6
3		 0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Japan
India		 Jun Kuki
Sashi Menon		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
4		    

Chinese Taipei vs. Philippines


Chinese Taipei
0		 Taipei, Taiwan[8]
30 September–1 October 1975
Hard
Philippines
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chinese Taipei
Philippines		 Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Chinese Taipei
Philippines		 Lin Den-wen
Micky Dominguez		 1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
3 Chinese Taipei
Philippines		 Lin Den-wen / Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Philippines		 Lin Yung-yan
Alexander Marcial		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Chinese Taipei
Philippines		 Tang Fu-shun
Micky Dominguez		            

Main draw

Draw
Quarterfinals
28 November–21 December 1975		Semifinals
9–18 January		Final
27 February–1 March
 Australia
Hobart, Australia (grass)
bye
 Australia5
Karachi, Pakistan
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Pakistan1
 Australia3
Manila, Philippines
 New Zealand1
 India4
Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
 Philippines0
 India2
 New Zealand3
bye
 New Zealand

Quarterfinals

Pakistan vs. Indonesia


Pakistan
1		 Karachi, Pakistan[9]
28–30 November 1975
Indonesia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Indonesia		 Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo		 2
6 		12
10		 9
7		 6
2		    
2 Pakistan
Indonesia		 Meer Mohammed Khan
Atet Wijono		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Pakistan
Indonesia		 Altaf Hussain / Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 2
6 		5
7 		9
11 		     
4 Pakistan
Indonesia		 Saeed Meer
Atet Wijono		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
5 Pakistan
Indonesia		 Meer Mohammed Khan
Gondo Widjojo		 7
9 		1
6 		       

Philippines vs. India


Philippines
0		 Manila, Philippines[10]
19–21 December 1975
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
India		 Eduardo Cruz
Chiradip Mukerjea		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
2 Philippines
India		 Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Philippines
India		 Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon / Chiradip Mukerjea		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
4 Philippines
India		 Micky Dominguez
Chiradip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		 
5 Philippines
India		 Eduardo Cruz
Sashi Menon		           not
played

Semifinals

Australia vs. Indonesia


Australia
5		 Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia[11]
9–11 January 1976
Grass
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Indonesia		 Tony Roche
Atet Wijono		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2 Australia
Indonesia		 John Newcombe
Gondo Widjojo		 6
1		 6
2		 6
5		      
3 Australia
Indonesia		 John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
4 Australia
Indonesia		 John Newcombe
Atet Wijono		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Indonesia		 Tony Roche
Yustedjo Tarik		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

New Zealand vs. India


New Zealand
3		 Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[12]
16–18 January 1976
Grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
India		 Brian Fairlie
Anand Amritraj		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
2 New Zealand
India		 Onny Parun
Vijay Amritraj		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3 New Zealand
India		 Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 6
1		 6
1		 15
13		      
4 New Zealand
India		 Brian Fairlie
Vijay Amritraj		 3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5 New Zealand
India		 Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj		 6
2		 9
7		 6
4		      

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand


Australia
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[2]
27 February–1 March 1976
Grass
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
New Zealand		 Ross Case
Brian Fairlie		 6
3		 8
10 		1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe
Onny Parun		 8
6		 6
3		 7
5		      
3 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
4 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie		 8
6		 5
7 		11
9		 6
3		    
5 Australia
New Zealand		 Ross Case
Onny Parun		           not
played

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. "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  5. "Indonesia v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  6. "Malaysia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  7. "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  8. "Chinese Taipei v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  9. "Pakistan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  10. "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  11. "Australia v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  12. "New Zealand v India". daviscup.com.

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