1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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 edit

Draw edit

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 edit

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
Somparn 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 / Somparn Champisri
3
6
5
7
6
8
     
4  
 
Chiew Fook-chong
Somparn 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 edit

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 edit

Draw edit

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 edit

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
Somparn Champisri
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
0
   
3  
 
Yustedjo Tarik / Gondo Widjojo
Somparn 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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. ^ "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.

External links edit