1976 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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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[edit]

Draw[edit]

First round[edit]

Malaysia vs. Pakistan


Malaysia
0 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
26–28 September 1975
Pakistan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Tan Poh-seng
Meer Mohammed Khan 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Mohammed Akbar-Baba
Saeed Meer 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
3 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Zainuddin Meah / Tan Poh-seng
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Malaysia
Pakistan 		Zainuddin Meah
Meer Mohammed Khan 		9
7 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5 Malaysia
Pakistan 		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 India
Thailand 		Vijay Amritraj
Somparn Champisri 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 India
Thailand 		Anand Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 India
Thailand 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 India
Thailand 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Pichet Boratisa 		6
4 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5 India
Thailand 		Chiradip Mukerjea
Somparn Champisri 		6
3 		9
7 		6
1 		     

Qualifying round[edit]

Indonesia vs. South Korea


Indonesia
3 		Jakarta, Indonesia[5]
30 September–1 October 1975
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Indonesia
South Korea 		Atet Wijono
Kim Moon-il 		8
6 		4
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
2 Indonesia
South Korea 		Gondo Widjojo
Kim Sung-bae 		6
3 		1
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
3 Indonesia
South Korea 		Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik
Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam 		6
4 		8
6 		6
1 		     
4 Indonesia
South Korea 		Atet Wijono
Kim Sung-bae 		6
2 		6
4 		9
7 		     
5 Indonesia
South Korea 		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 Sri Lanka
Pakistan 		Lassantha Fernando
Meer Mohammed Khan 		3
6 		6
2 		1
6 		0
6 		   
2 Sri Lanka
Pakistan 		Ajit Perera
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Sri Lanka
Pakistan 		Lassantha Fernando / Suresh Melvani
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Sri Lanka
Pakistan 		Lassantha Fernando
Saeed Meer 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Sri Lanka
Pakistan 		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 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Vijay Amritraj 		5
7 		5
7 		6
0 		2
6 		   
2 Japan
India 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Anand Amritraj 		7
5 		8
6 		9
7 		     
3 Japan
India 		Kenichi Hirai / Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Anand Amritraj 		6
3 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Japan
India 		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 Chinese Taipei
Philippines 		Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Chinese Taipei
Philippines 		Lin Den-wen
Micky Dominguez 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
3 Chinese Taipei
Philippines 		Lin Den-wen / Tang Fu-shun
Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Chinese Taipei
Philippines 		Lin Yung-yan
Alexander Marcial 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Chinese Taipei
Philippines 		Tang Fu-shun
Micky Dominguez 		           

Main draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

Quarterfinals
28 November–21 December 1975		Semifinals
9–18 January		Final
27 February–1 March
 Australia
Hobart, Australia (grass)
bye
 Australia5
Karachi, Pakistan
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Pakistan1
 Australia3
Manila, Philippines
 New Zealand1
 India4
Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
 Philippines0
 India2
 New Zealand3
bye
 New Zealand

Quarterfinals[edit]

Pakistan vs. Indonesia


Pakistan
1 		Karachi, Pakistan[9]
28–30 November 1975
Indonesia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pakistan
Indonesia 		Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo 		2
6 		12
10 		9
7 		6
2 		   
2 Pakistan
Indonesia 		Meer Mohammed Khan
Atet Wijono 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Pakistan
Indonesia 		Altaf Hussain / Saeed Meer
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		2
6 		5
7 		9
11 		     
4 Pakistan
Indonesia 		Saeed Meer
Atet Wijono 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5 Pakistan
Indonesia 		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 Philippines
India 		Eduardo Cruz
Chiradip Mukerjea 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 
2 Philippines
India 		Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Philippines
India 		Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez
Sashi Menon / Chiradip Mukerjea 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
4 Philippines
India 		Micky Dominguez
Chiradip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		 
5 Philippines
India 		Eduardo Cruz
Sashi Menon 		          not
played

Semifinals[edit]

Australia vs. Indonesia


Australia
5 		Domain Centre, Hobart, Australia[11]
9–11 January 1976
Grass
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Indonesia 		Tony Roche
Atet Wijono 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Australia
Indonesia 		John Newcombe
Gondo Widjojo 		6
1 		6
2 		6
5 		     
3 Australia
Indonesia 		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 Australia
Indonesia 		John Newcombe
Atet Wijono 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Australia
Indonesia 		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 New Zealand
India 		Brian Fairlie
Anand Amritraj 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2 New Zealand
India 		Onny Parun
Vijay Amritraj 		6
4 		3
6 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3 New Zealand
India 		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		6
1 		6
1 		15
13 		     
4 New Zealand
India 		Brian Fairlie
Vijay Amritraj 		3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		     
5 New Zealand
India 		Onny Parun
Anand Amritraj 		6
2 		9
7 		6
4 		     

Final[edit]

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 Australia
New Zealand 		Ross Case
Brian Fairlie 		6
3 		8
10 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
2 Australia
New Zealand 		John Newcombe
Onny Parun 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Australia
New Zealand 		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4 Australia
New Zealand 		John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie 		8
6 		5
7 		11
9 		6
3 		   
5 Australia
New Zealand 		Ross Case
Onny Parun 		          not
played

References[edit]

  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. ^ "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[edit]

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