1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

International tennis competition 1977 Davis Cup 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Preliminary rounds Draw 2 1–17 October 1976 12–14 November 1976 First Round Qualifying Round Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 4 SRI 0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MAS 1 THA 4 KOR 1949 w/o PAK Tokyo, Japan (hard) JPN 1947 5 TPE 0 PHI 1936 THA w/o Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 2 JPN 1947 3 First round Philippines vs. Sri Lanka Philippines 1936 Sri Lanka Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-PR-PHI-SRI-01 Philippines v Sri Lanka daviscup.com October 1976 4 0 Micky Dominguez 6 6 6 Everard de Silva 1 1 2 Eduardo Cruz 6 6 6 Arjun Fernando 1 1 4 Eduardo Cruz Micky Dominguez 6 6 6 Everard de Silva Arjun Fernando 2 3 1 Alexander Marcial 6 6 6 Everard de Silva 0 1 1 Romeo Rafon 2 Arjun Fernando 1 1 Malaysia vs. Thailand Malaysia Thailand Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-PR-MAS-THA-01 Malaysia v Thailand daviscup.com 8–10 October 1976 1 4 Mohammed Akbar-Baba 0 2 3 Somparn Champisri 6 6 6 Chiew Fook-chong 7 4 6 6 Chana Techasen 5 6 3 2 Mohammed Akbar-Baba Chiew Fook-chong 3 5 6 Pichet Boratisa Somparn Champisri 6 7 8 Chiew Fook-chong 4 6 3 Somparn Champisri 6 8 6 Roy Anchant 3 3 3 Prasert Khaimarn 6 6 6 Japan vs. Chinese Taipei Japan 1947 Chinese Taipei Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-PR-JPN-TPE-01 Japan v Chinese Taipei daviscup.com 15–17 October 1976 Hard 5 0 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 6 Tang Fu-shun 4 4 2 Kenichi Hirai 6 6 6 Hsu Huang-jung 3 2 3 Shigeyuki Nishio Yuji Tezuka 6 6 6 Hsu Huang-jung Tang Fu-shun 3 4 4 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 6 Lin Chi-yuan 1 1 4 Yuji Tezuka 6 6 6 Lin Den-wen 1 1 2 Qualifying round South Korea vs. Japan South Korea 1949 Japan 1947 Seoul, South Koreahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-PR-KOR-JPN-01 South Korea v Japan daviscup.com 12–14 November 1976 2 3 Choi Boo-kil 2 1 2 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 6 Ju Chang-nam 4 7 3 2 Kenichi Hirai 6 5 6 6 Choi Boo-kil Ju Chang-nam 6 3 4 4 Kenichi Hirai Jun Kamiwazumi 3 6 6 6 Choi Boo-kil 7 6 2 2 6 Kiyoshi Tanabe 5 3 6 6 2 Ju Chang-nam 6 7 6 Sachio Kato 3 5 1 Main draw Draw 2–12 December 1976 21–23 January 11–13 February NZL bye Jakarta, Indonesia INA 5 THA 0 New Delhi, India JPN 1947 2 IND 3 bye AUS Auckland, New Zealand (grass) NZL 5 INA 0 Perth, Australia (grass) IND 0 AUS 5 Auckland, New Zealand (grass) NZL 0 AUS 4 Quarterfinals Indonesia vs. Thailand Indonesia Thailand Jakarta, Indonesiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-M-INA-THA-01 Indonesia v Thailand daviscup.com 10–12 December 1976 5 0 Gondo Widjojo 6 6 6 Chana Techasen 1 3 3 Yustedjo Tarik 6 6 3 6 Somparn Champisri 3 4 6 0 Yustedjo Tarik Gondo Widjojo 6 6 10 Somparn Champisri Prasert Khaimarn 3 1 8 Ludi Wijono 7 3 8 6 Prasert Khaimarn 5 6 6 1 Samudra Sangitan 6 6 6 Chana Techasen 2 4 3 India vs. Japan India Japan 1947 New Delhi, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-M-IND-JPN-01 India v Japan daviscup.com 2–4 December 1976 3 2 Sashi Menon 6 2 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 8 6 8 Anand Amritraj 6 3 6 7 Kenichi Hirai 2 6 1 5 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6 Kenichi Hirai Jun Kamiwazumi 3 3 2 Sashi Menon 7 6 8 5 1 Kenichi Hirai 5 4 10 7 6 Anand Amritraj 8 6 6 Jun Kamiwazumi 6 1 4 Semifinals New Zealand vs. Indonesia New Zealand Indonesia Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-M-NZL-INA-01 New Zealand v Indonesia daviscup.com 21–23 January 1977 Grass 5 0 Onny Parun 6 6 6 Atet Wijono 4 0 4 Brian Fairlie 3 6 6 2 9 Yustedjo Tarik 6 1 2 6 7 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 7 6 6 Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 5 4 2 Chris Lewis 6 6 6 Yustedjo Tarik 2 2 0 Brian Fairlie 6 6 8 Atet Wijono 3 2 6 Australia vs. India Australia India Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-M-AUS-IND-01 Australia v India daviscup.com 21–23 January 1977 Grass 5 0 Mark Edmondson 6 7 2 8 Vijay Amritraj 2 5 6 6 John Alexander 6 6 6 Anand Amritraj 0 2 1 John Alexander Phil Dent 6 6 6 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 3 2 3 Mark Edmondson 6 9 10 Anand Amritraj 2 7 8 Phil Dent 9 11 6 Sashi Menon 7 9 4 Final New Zealand vs. Australia New Zealand Australia Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1977-EAS-M-NZL-AUS-01 New Zealand v Australia daviscup.com 11–13 February 1977 Grass 0 4 Onny Parun 3 5 7 4 Mark Edmondson 6 7 5 6 Brian Fairlie 3 2 3 John Alexander 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 1 6 6 1 4 John Alexander Phil Dent 6 3 4 6 6 Onny Parun 11 6 4 3 4 John Alexander 9 4 6 6 6 Chris Lewis 4 6 4 Mark Edmondson 6 4 6 4 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Eastern Zone Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup