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
Draw
First Round 1–10 October 1977 | Qualifying Round 21–30 October 1977 | |||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
Philippines | 5 | |||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
Thailand | 0 | |||||||
Philippines | 1 | |||||||
Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||||||||
Pakistan | 4 | |||||||
Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||
Pakistan | 2 | |||||||
South Korea | 3 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
South Korea | ||||||||
First round
Philippines vs. Thailand
Philippines 5 |
Manila, Philippines[3] 7–10 October 1977 |
Thailand 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
Japan 5 |
Tokyo, Japan[4] October 1977 |
Chinese Taipei 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pakistan vs. Malaysia
Pakistan 4 |
Rawalpindi, Pakistan[5] 1–3 October 1977 |
Malaysia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
Philippines vs. Japan
Philippines 1 |
Manila, Philippines[6] 21–23 October 1977 |
Japan 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Korea vs. Pakistan
South Korea 3 |
Seoul, South Korea[7] 28–30 October 1977 |
Pakistan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main draw
Draw
Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Semifinals 19–22 January | Final 24–26 February | |||||||||||
Australia | |||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | 1 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||
Coimbatore, India | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | 1 | ||||||||||||
New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||
India | 1 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Japan vs. Indonesia
Japan 4 |
Tokyo, Japan[8] 9–11 December 1977 |
Indonesia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India vs. South Korea
India 4 |
Coimbatore, India[9] 9–12 December 1977 |
South Korea 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Japan vs. Australia
Japan 0 |
Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[10] 20–22 January 1978 Clay |
Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India vs. New Zealand
India 1 |
New Delhi, India[11] 19–21 January 1978 |
New Zealand 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Australia vs. New Zealand
Australia 4 |
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[2] 24–26 February 1978 Grass |
New Zealand 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- 1 2 "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Philippines v Thailand". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Pakistan v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Japan v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "India v South Korea". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "India v New Zealand". daviscup.com.