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

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	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 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

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

Draw

Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975

Semifinals 9–18 January

Final 27 February–1 March

Australia

Hobart, Australia (grass)

bye

Australia

5

Karachi, Pakistan

Indonesia

0

Indonesia

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Pakistan

1

Australia

3

Manila, Philippines

New Zealand

1

India

4

Auckland, New Zealand (grass)

Philippines

0

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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website