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
 Philippines4
 Sri Lanka0
 Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Thailandw/o
 Malaysia1
 Thailand4
 South Koreaw/o
Seoul, South Korea
 Pakistan
 South Korea2
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
 Japan3
 Japan5
 Chinese Taipei0

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		 Micky Dominguez
Everard de Silva		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2 Philippines
Sri Lanka		 Eduardo Cruz
Arjun Fernando		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Philippines
Sri Lanka		 Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez
Everard de Silva / Arjun Fernando		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
4 Philippines
Sri Lanka		 Alexander Marcial
Everard de Silva		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Philippines
Sri Lanka		 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 Malaysia
Thailand		 Mohammed Akbar-Baba
Somparn Champisri		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Thailand		 Chiew Fook-chong
Chana Techasen		 7
5		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
3 Malaysia
Thailand		 Mohammed Akbar-Baba / Chiew Fook-chong
Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri		 3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
4 Malaysia
Thailand		 Chiew Fook-chong
Somparn Champisri		 4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5 Malaysia
Thailand		 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 Japan
Chinese Taipei		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Tang Fu-shun		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Japan
Chinese Taipei		 Kenichi Hirai
Hsu Huang-jung		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Japan
Chinese Taipei		 Shigeyuki Nishio / Yuji Tezuka
Hsu Huang-jung / Tang Fu-shun		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Japan
Chinese Taipei		 Jun Kamiwazumi
Lin Chi-yuan		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Japan
Chinese Taipei		 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 South Korea
Japan		 Choi Boo-kil
Jun Kamiwazumi		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 South Korea
Japan		 Ju Chang-nam
Kenichi Hirai		 4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3 South Korea
Japan		 Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 South Korea
Japan		 Choi Boo-kil
Kiyoshi Tanabe		 7
5		 6
3		 2
6 		2
6 		6
2		  
5 South Korea
Japan		 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
Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
bye
 New Zealand5
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia5
Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
 Thailand0
 New Zealand0
New Delhi, India
 Australia4
 Japan2
Perth, Australia (grass)
 India3
 India0
 Australia5
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
Chana Techasen		 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 / Prasert Khaimarn		 6
3		 6
1		 10
8		      
4 Indonesia
Thailand		 Ludi Wijono
Prasert Khaimarn		 7
5		 3
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
5 Indonesia
Thailand		 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 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. "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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