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
editDraw
editFirst Round 1–17 October 1976 | Qualifying Round 12–14 November 1976 | |||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
Philippines | 4 | |||||||
Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||
Philippines | ||||||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||
Thailand | w/o | |||||||
Malaysia | 1 | |||||||
Thailand | 4 | |||||||
South Korea | w/o | |||||||
Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
Pakistan | ||||||||
South Korea | 2 | |||||||
Tokyo, Japan (hard) | ||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||
First round
editPhilippines vs. Sri Lanka
Philippines 4 |
Manila, Philippines[3] October 1976 |
Sri Lanka 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaysia vs. Thailand
Malaysia 1 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[4] 8–10 October 1976 |
Thailand 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
Japan 5 |
Tokyo, Japan[5] 15–17 October 1976 Hard |
Chinese Taipei 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
editSouth Korea vs. Japan
South Korea 2 |
Seoul, South Korea[6] 12–14 November 1976 |
Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main draw
editDraw
editQuarterfinals 2–12 December 1976 | Semifinals 21–23 January | Final 11–13 February | |||||||||||
New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||
Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||
Indonesia | 0 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||
New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
Perth, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
India | 3 | ||||||||||||
India | 0 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australia | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editIndonesia vs. Thailand
Indonesia 5 |
Jakarta, Indonesia[7] 10–12 December 1976 |
Thailand 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India vs. Japan
India 3 |
New Delhi, India[8] 2–4 December 1976 |
Japan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
editNew Zealand vs. Indonesia
New Zealand 5 |
Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[9] 21–23 January 1977 Grass |
Indonesia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. India
Australia 5 |
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[10] 21–23 January 1977 Grass |
India 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editNew Zealand vs. Australia
New Zealand 0 |
Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[2] 11–13 February 1977 Grass |
Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Malaysia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Indonesia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "New Zealand v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v India". daviscup.com.