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1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup

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 edit

Draw edit

Pre-qualifying round
2–4 October 1978		Preliminary round
3–5 November 1978
  Philippines
bye
  Philippines
Peshawar, Pakistan
  Pakistanw/o
  Pakistan3
  South Korea2
  Chinese Taipeiw/o
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Chinese Taipei0
  Indonesia4
bye
  Indonesia

Pre-qualifying round edit

Pakistan vs. South Korea

 
Pakistan
3 		Peshawar, Pakistan[3]
2–4 October 1978
  
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Saeed Meer
Kim Bong-suk 		7
5 		9
7 		7
9 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Nadir Ali Khan
Ju Chang-nam 		6
3 		6
8 		10
8 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Jamil Ahmed / Nadir Ali Khan
Ju Chang-nam / Kim Bong-suk 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Saeed Meer
Ju Chang-nam 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Nadir Ali Khan
Kim Bong-suk 		6
3 		6
4 		9
7 		     

Preliminary round edit

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei

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

Main Draw edit

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
5–10 December 1978		Semifinals
9–12 February		Final
16–19 March
  New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
bye
  New Zealand3
Kasuga, Japan
  Japan0
  Japan4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Pakistan1
  New Zealand2
Ahmedabad, India
  Australia3
  Indonesia1
Madras, India (clay)
  India4
  India2
  Australia3
bye
  Australia

Quarterfinals edit

Japan vs. Pakistan

 
Japan
4 		Kasuga, Japan[5]
8–10 December 1978
  
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jun Kuki
Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		7
9 		   
3  
  		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Jun Kuki
Saeed Meer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Kenichi Hirai
Meer Mohammed Khan 		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  
  		Sashi Menon
Atet Wijono 		7
5 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Anand Amritraj
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
1 		10
8 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Anand Amritraj
Atet Wijono 		           
w/o
5  
  		Sashi Menon
Yustedjo Tarik 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Semifinals edit

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  
  		Russell Simpson
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Onny Parun
Kenichi Hirai 		6
3 		12
14 		10
8 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Brian Fairlie / Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai 		          not
played
5  
  		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  
  		Sashi Menon
Ross Case 		7
9 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
8 		6
1 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case / Geoff Masters 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Sashi Menon
John Alexander 		8
6 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Final edit

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  
  		Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Russell Simpson
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Russell Simpson
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Onny Parun
John Alexander 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     

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. ^ "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.

External links edit

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