1976 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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

Draw
  First Round
26–28 September 1975		 Qualifying Round
30 September–1 October 1975
                 
  Indonesia  
Jakarta, Indonesia
 bye  
    Indonesia 3
    South Korea 2
  South Korea
 bye  
  Sri Lanka  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye  
    Sri Lanka 0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Pakistan 4
  Malaysia 0
  Pakistan 5  
Amritsar, India
  India 5  
Tokyo, Japan
  Thailand 0  
    India 3
    Japan 2
 bye
  Japan  
 bye  
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
  Philippines  
    Philippines 4
    Chinese Taipei 0
 bye
  Chinese Taipei  

First Round

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
Somporn 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 / Somporn Champisri		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Ramanathan Krishnan
Pichet Boratisa		 6
4		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		    
5
Chiradip Mukerjea
Somporn Champisri		 6
3		 9
7		 6
1		      

Qualifying Round

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 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

Draw
  Quarterfinals
28 November–21 December 1975		 Semifinals
9–18 January		 Final
27 February–1 March
                           
 
    Australia  
   bye     Hobart, Australia (grass)
      Australia 5  
  Karachi, Pakistan     Indonesia 0  
    Indonesia 4
    Pakistan 1     Brisbane, Australia (grass)
      Australia 3
  Manila, Philippines       New Zealand 1
    India 4  
    Philippines 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      India 2
      New Zealand 3  
   bye
    New Zealand  

Quarterfinals

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

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

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
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "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.

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