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1978 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1978 Davis Cup

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.

11 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 7 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

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Draw

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First Round
1–10 October 1977		Qualifying Round
21–30 October 1977
Manila, Philippines
  Philippines5
Manila, Philippines
  Thailand0
  Philippines1
Tokyo, Japan
  Japan4
  Japan5
  Chinese Taipei0
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  Pakistan4
Seoul, South Korea
  Malaysia0
  Pakistan2
  South Korea3
bye
  South Korea

First round

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Philippines vs. Thailand

 
Philippines
5 		Manila, Philippines[3]
7–10 October 1977
  
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Eduardo Cruz
Somparn Champisri 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Romeo Rafon
Pichet Boratisa 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Ody Gabriel / Alexander Marcial
Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Romeo Rafon
Prasert Khaimarn 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ody Gabriel
Chana Techasen 		6
3 		6
0 		8
6 		     

Japan vs. Chinese Taipei

 
Japan
5 		Tokyo, Japan[4]
October 1977
  
Chinese Taipei
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kenichi Hirai
Hsu Huang-jung 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Wu Chang-rung 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio
Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Takao Yamamoto
Lin Den-wen 		6
2 		12
10 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Shigeyuki Nishio
Hsu Huang-jung 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Pakistan vs. Malaysia

 
Pakistan
4 		Rawalpindi, Pakistan[5]
1–3 October 1977
  
Malaysia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Saeed Meer
Mohammed Akbar-Baba 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Altaf Hussain
Albert Cheah 		6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan
Mohammed Akbar-Baba / Chiew Fook-chong 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Meer Mohammed Khan
Albert Cheah 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Jamil Ahmed
Mohammed Akbar-Baba 		11
9 		6
2 		6
6 		    not
completed

Qualifying round

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Philippines vs. Japan

 
Philippines
1 		Manila, Philippines[6]
21–23 October 1977
  
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Alexander Marcial
Kenichi Hirai 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		0
6 		   
2  
  		Romeo Rafon
Tsuyoshi Fukui 		3
6 		4
6 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Ody Gabriel / Manuel Valleramos
Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio 		7
5 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Romeo Rafon
Kenichi Hirai 		2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Alexander Marcial
Takao Yamamoto 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     

South Korea vs. Pakistan

 
South Korea
3 		Seoul, South Korea[7]
28–30 October 1977
  
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kim Moon-il
Saeed Meer 		6
4 		6
8 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Ju Chang-nam
Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Ju Chang-nam / Kim Moon-il
Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		7
5 		   
4  
  		Kim Moon-il
Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ju Chang-nam
Saeed Meer 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Main draw

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
9–12 December 1977		Semifinals
19–22 January		Final
24–26 February
  Australia
Tokyo, Japan (clay)
bye
  Australia5
Tokyo, Japan
  Japan0
  Indonesia1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Japan4
  Australia4
Coimbatore, India
  New Zealand0
  South Korea1
New Delhi, India
  India4
  India1
  New Zealand4
bye
  New Zealand

Quarterfinals

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Japan vs. Indonesia

 
Japan
4 		Tokyo, Japan[8]
9–11 December 1977
  
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Atet Wijono 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Kenichi Hirai
Gondo Widjojo 		8
6 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
2 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Gondo Widjojo 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Takao Yamamoto
Yustedjo Tarik 		8
6 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		6
3 		 

India vs. South Korea

 
India
4 		Coimbatore, India[9]
9–12 December 1977
  
South Korea
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sashi Menon
Kim Moon-il 		6
4 		8
6 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Anand Amritraj
Ju Chang-nam 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Ju Chang-nam / Kim Bong-suk 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4  
  		Sashi Menon
Choi Boo-kil 		6
3 		6
2 		1
6 		    retired
 
5  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Kim Moon-il 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

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Japan vs. Australia

 
Japan
0 		Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[10]
20–22 January 1978
Clay 		 
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jun Kuki
Geoff Masters 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Kenichi Hirai
Phil Dent 		2
6 		8
10 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Geoff Masters / Allan Stone 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Jun Kuki
Kim Warwick 		6
2 		7
5 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		 
5  
  		Tsuyoshi Fukui
Allan Stone 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		 

India vs. New Zealand

 
India
1 		New Delhi, India[11]
19–21 January 1978
  
New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sashi Menon
Chris Lewis 		4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Anand Amritraj
Onny Parun 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis 		6
2 		16
14 		10
12 		2
6 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Sashi Menon
Onny Parun 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Russell Simpson 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Final

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Australia vs. New Zealand

 
Australia
4 		Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[2]
24–26 February 1978
Grass 		 
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tony Roche
Chris Lewis 		13
11 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2  
  		John Alexander
Brian Fairlie 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3  
  		John Alexander / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis 		6
3 		6
4 		12
14 		4
6 		6
1 		 
4  
  		John Alexander
Chris Lewis 		8
10 		16
14 		6
1 		9
7 		   
5  
  		Allan Stone
Brian Fairlie 		2
6 		6
1 		      not
completed

References

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  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. ^ "Philippines v Thailand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "India v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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