# 1977 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.
12 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 8 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.
Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Preliminary rounds
### Draw

| First Round 1–17 October 1976 | First Round 1–17 October 1976 | First Round 1–17 October 1976 | Qualifying Round 12–14 November 1976 | Qualifying Round 12–14 November 1976 | Qualifying Round 12–14 November 1976 |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Thailand | Thailand | w/o |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | Thailand | Thailand | w/o |
| Thailand | Thailand | 4 | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | w/o | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | w/o | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| Tokyo, Japan (hard) | Tokyo, Japan (hard) | Tokyo, Japan (hard) | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| Tokyo, Japan (hard) | Tokyo, Japan (hard) | Tokyo, Japan (hard) | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |

### First round

Philippines vs. Sri Lanka
| Philippines 4 | Manila, Philippines October 1976 | Manila, Philippines October 1976 | Sri Lanka 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Micky Dominguez Everard de Silva 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Eduardo Cruz Arjun Fernando 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Eduardo Cruz / Micky Dominguez Everard de Silva / Arjun Fernando 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Alexander Marcial Everard de Silva 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Romeo Rafon Arjun Fernando 2 1         not completed ||||
Malaysia vs. Thailand
| Malaysia 1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8–10 October 1976 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8–10 October 1976 | Thailand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohammed Akbar-Baba Somparn Champisri 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Chiew Fook-chong Chana Techasen 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 Mohammed Akbar-Baba / Chiew Fook-chong Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri 3 6 5 7 6 8       4 Chiew Fook-chong Somparn Champisri 4 6 6 8 3 6       5 Roy Anchant Prasert Khaimarn 3 6 3 6 3 6 ||||
Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
| Japan 5 | Tokyo, Japan 15–17 October 1976 Hard | Tokyo, Japan 15–17 October 1976 Hard | Chinese Taipei 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jun Kamiwazumi Tang Fu-shun 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Kenichi Hirai Hsu Huang-jung 6 3 6 2 6 3       3 Shigeyuki Nishio / Yuji Tezuka Hsu Huang-jung / Tang Fu-shun 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Jun Kamiwazumi Lin Chi-yuan 6 1 6 1 6 4       5 Yuji Tezuka Lin Den-wen 6 1 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Qualifying round

South Korea vs. Japan
| South Korea 2 | Seoul, South Korea 12–14 November 1976 | Seoul, South Korea 12–14 November 1976 | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Choi Boo-kil Jun Kamiwazumi 2 6 1 6 2 6       2 Ju Chang-nam Kenichi Hirai 4 6 7 5 3 6 2 6     3 Choi Boo-kil / Ju Chang-nam Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 6 3 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Choi Boo-kil Kiyoshi Tanabe 7 5 6 3 2 6 2 6 6 2   5 Ju Chang-nam Sochio Kato 6 3 7 5 6 1 ||||

## Main draw
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 2–12 December 1976 | Quarterfinals 2–12 December 1976 | Quarterfinals 2–12 December 1976 | Semifinals 21–23 January | Semifinals 21–23 January | Semifinals 21–23 January | Final 11–13 February | Final 11–13 February | Final 11–13 February |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 | | | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | | | |
| India | India | 3 | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | | | |
| India | India | 3 | India | India | 0 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Indonesia vs. Thailand
| Indonesia 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia 10–12 December 1976 | Jakarta, Indonesia 10–12 December 1976 | Thailand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gondo Widjojo Chana Techasen 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Yustedjo Tarik Somparn Champisri 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 0     3 Yustedjo Tarik / Gondo Widjojo Somparn Champisri / Prasert Khaimarn 6 3 6 1 10 8       4 Ludi Wijono Prasert Khaimarn 7 5 3 6 8 6 6 1     5 Samudra Sangitan Chana Techasen 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||
India vs. Japan
| India 3 | New Delhi, India 2–4 December 1976 | New Delhi, India 2–4 December 1976 | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sashi Menon Jun Kamiwazumi 6 8 2 6 6 8       2 Anand Amritraj Kenichi Hirai 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5     3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 6 3 6 3 6 2       4 Sashi Menon Kenichi Hirai 7 5 6 4 8 10 5 7 1 6   5 Anand Amritraj Jun Kamiwazumi 8 6 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Semifinals

New Zealand vs. Indonesia
| New Zealand 5 | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 21–23 January 1977 Grass | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 21–23 January 1977 Grass | Indonesia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Onny Parun Atet Wijono 6 4 6 0 6 4       2 Brian Fairlie Yustedjo Tarik 3 6 6 1 6 2 2 6 9 7   3 Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 7 5 6 4 6 2       4 Chris Lewis Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 2 6 0       5 Brian Fairlie Atet Wijono 6 3 6 2 8 6 ||||
Australia vs. India
| Australia 5 | Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia 21–23 January 1977 Grass | Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia 21–23 January 1977 Grass | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Edmondson Vijay Amritraj 6 2 7 5 2 6 8 6     2 John Alexander Anand Amritraj 6 0 6 2 6 1       3 John Alexander / Phil Dent Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 2 6 3       4 Mark Edmondson Anand Amritraj 6 2 9 7 10 8       5 Phil Dent Sashi Menon 9 7 11 9 6 4 ||||

### Final

New Zealand vs. Australia
| New Zealand 0 | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 11–13 February 1977 Grass | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 11–13 February 1977 Grass | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Onny Parun Mark Edmondson 3 6 5 7 7 5 4 6     2 Brian Fairlie John Alexander 3 6 2 6 3 6       3 Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun John Alexander / Phil Dent 1 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 4 6   4 Onny Parun John Alexander 11 9 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6   5 Chris Lewis Mark Edmondson 4 6 6 4 4 6     not completed ||||