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1976 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup

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

Draw edit

First round edit

Malaysia vs. Pakistan

 
Malaysia
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
26–28 September 1975
  
Pakistan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tan Poh-seng
Meer Mohammed Khan 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Mohammed Akbar-Baba
Saeed Meer 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Zainuddin Meah / Tan Poh-seng
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Zainuddin Meah
Meer Mohammed Khan 		9
7 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		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  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Somparn Champisri 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Anand Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Ramanathan Krishnan
Pichet Boratisa 		6
4 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Chiradip Mukerjea
Somparn Champisri 		6
3 		9
7 		6
1 		     

Qualifying round edit

Indonesia vs. South Korea

 
Indonesia
3 		Jakarta, Indonesia[5]
30 September–1 October 1975
  
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Atet Wijono
Kim Moon-il 		8
6 		4
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Gondo Widjojo
Kim Sung-bae 		6
3 		1
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik
Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam 		6
4 		8
6 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Atet Wijono
Kim Sung-bae 		6
2 		6
4 		9
7 		     
5  
  		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  
  		Lassantha Fernando
Meer Mohammed Khan 		3
6 		6
2 		1
6 		0
6 		   
2  
  		Ajit Perera
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Lassantha Fernando / Suresh Melvani
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Lassantha Fernando
Saeed Meer 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5  
  		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  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Vijay Amritraj 		5
7 		5
7 		6
0 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Jun Kamiwazumi
Anand Amritraj 		7
5 		8
6 		9
7 		     
3  
  		Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj 		6
3 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		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  
  		Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Lin Den-wen
Micky Dominguez 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Lin Den-wen / Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Lin Yung-yan
Alexander Marcial 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Tang Fu-shun
Micky Dominguez 		           

Main draw edit

Draw edit

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 edit

Pakistan vs. Indonesia

 
Pakistan
1 		Karachi, Pakistan[9]
28–30 November 1975
  
Indonesia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo 		2
6 		12
10 		9
7 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Meer Mohammed Khan
Atet Wijono 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Altaf Hussain / Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		2
6 		5
7 		9
11 		     
4  
  		Saeed Meer
Atet Wijono 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5  
  		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  
  		Eduardo Cruz
Chiradip Mukerjea 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon / Chiradip Mukerjea 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Micky Dominguez
Chiradip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		 
5  
  		Eduardo Cruz
Sashi Menon 		          not
played

Semifinals edit

Australia vs. Indonesia

 
Australia
5 		Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia[11]
9–11 January 1976
Grass 		 
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tony Roche
Atet Wijono 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2  
  		John Newcombe
Gondo Widjojo 		6
1 		6
2 		6
5 		     
3  
  		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4  
  		John Newcombe
Atet Wijono 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		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  
  		Brian Fairlie
Anand Amritraj 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Onny Parun
Vijay Amritraj 		6
4 		3
6 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3  
  		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		6
1 		6
1 		15
13 		     
4  
  		Brian Fairlie
Vijay Amritraj 		3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj 		6
2 		9
7 		6
4 		     

Final edit

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  
  		Ross Case
Brian Fairlie 		6
3 		8
10 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
2  
  		John Newcombe
Onny Parun 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3  
  		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4  
  		John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie 		8
6 		5
7 		11
9 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Ross Case
Onny Parun 		          not
played

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 "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.

External links edit

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