# 1978 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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.
Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Preliminary rounds
### Draw

| First Round 1–10 October 1977 | First Round 1–10 October 1977 | First Round 1–10 October 1977 | Qualifying Round 21–30 October 1977 | Qualifying Round 21–30 October 1977 | Qualifying Round 21–30 October 1977 |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Philippines | Philippines | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Philippines | Philippines | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
| bye | bye | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | South Korea | | | | |

### First round

Philippines vs. Thailand
| Philippines 5 | Manila, Philippines 7–10 October 1977 | Manila, Philippines 7–10 October 1977 | Thailand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Cruz Somparn Champisri 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Romeo Rafon Pichet Boratisa 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Ody Gabriel / Alexander Marcial Pichet Boratisa / Somparn Champisri 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Romeo Rafon Prasert Khaimarn 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Ody Gabriel Chana Techasen 6 3 6 0 8 6 ||||
Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
| Japan 5 | Tokyo, Japan October 1977 | Tokyo, Japan October 1977 | Chinese Taipei 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenichi Hirai Hsu Huang-jung 6 2 6 0 6 2       2 Tsuyoshi Fukui Wu Chang-rung 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Takao Yamamoto Lin Den-wen 6 2 12 10 6 1       5 Shigeyuki Nishio Hsu Huang-jung 6 1 6 1 6 2 ||||
Pakistan vs. Malaysia
| Pakistan 4 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1–3 October 1977 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1–3 October 1977 | Malaysia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Saeed Meer Mohammed Akbar-Baba 6 4 6 2 6 1       2 Altaf Hussain Albert Cheah 6 1 6 0 6 3       3 Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan Mohammed Akbar-Baba / Chiew Fook-chong 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Meer Mohammed Khan Albert Cheah 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Jamil Ahmed Mohammed Akbar-Baba 11 9 6 2 6 6     not completed ||||

### Qualifying round

Philippines vs. Japan
| Philippines 1 | Manila, Philippines 21–23 October 1977 | Manila, Philippines 21–23 October 1977 | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Marcial Kenichi Hirai 4 6 6 3 4 6 0 6     2 Romeo Rafon Tsuyoshi Fukui 3 6 4 6 6 0 6 3 6 2   3 Ody Gabriel / Manuel Valleramos Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio 7 5 0 6 2 6 2 6     4 Romeo Rafon Kenichi Hirai 2 6 2 6 5 7       5 Alexander Marcial Takao Yamamoto 5 7 4 6 3 6 ||||
South Korea vs. Pakistan
| South Korea 3 | Seoul, South Korea 28–30 October 1977 | Seoul, South Korea 28–30 October 1977 | Pakistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kim Moon-il Saeed Meer 6 4 6 8 4 6 6 4 5 7   2 Ju Chang-nam Meer Mohammed Khan 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Ju Chang-nam / Kim Moon-il Munawar Iqbal / Saeed Meer 6 3 6 4 4 6 7 5     4 Kim Moon-il Meer Mohammed Khan 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Ju Chang-nam Saeed Meer 2 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

## Main draw
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Quarterfinals 9–12 December 1977 | Semifinals 19–22 January | Semifinals 19–22 January | Semifinals 19–22 January | Final 24–26 February | Final 24–26 February | Final 24–26 February |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | Tokyo, Japan (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | Coimbatore, India | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 1 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 1 | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | |
| India | India | 4 | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 1 | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Indonesia
| Japan 4 | Tokyo, Japan 9–11 December 1977 | Tokyo, Japan 9–11 December 1977 | Indonesia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsuyoshi Fukui Atet Wijono 6 0 6 2 6 4       2 Kenichi Hirai Gondo Widjojo 8 6 6 2 7 5       3 Kenichi Hirai / Shigeyuki Nishio Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 6 2 1 6 6 3 4 6 2 6   4 Tsuyoshi Fukui Gondo Widjojo 6 4 6 1 6 3       5 Takao Yamamoto Yustedjo Tarik 8 6 6 3 7 9 3 6 6 3 ||||
India vs. South Korea
| India 4 | Coimbatore, India 9–12 December 1977 | Coimbatore, India 9–12 December 1977 | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sashi Menon Kim Moon-il 6 4 8 6 6 2       2 Anand Amritraj Ju Chang-nam 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Ju Chang-nam / Kim Bong-suk 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Sashi Menon Choi Boo-kil 6 3 6 2 1 6     retired  5 Ramesh Krishnan Kim Moon-il 6 2 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Semifinals

Japan vs. Australia
| Japan 0 | Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 20–22 January 1978 Clay | Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 20–22 January 1978 Clay | Australia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jun Kuki Geoff Masters 1 6 3 6 2 6       2 Kenichi Hirai Phil Dent 2 6 8 10 0 6       3 Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi Geoff Masters / Allan Stone 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jun Kuki Kim Warwick 6 2 7 5 3 6 3 6 1 6   5 Tsuyoshi Fukui Allan Stone 3 6 5 7 6 3 6 2 2 6 ||||
India vs. New Zealand
| India 1 | New Delhi, India 19–21 January 1978 | New Delhi, India 19–21 January 1978 | New Zealand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sashi Menon Chris Lewis 4 6 3 6 5 7       2 Anand Amritraj Onny Parun 4 6 6 3 7 9 3 6     3 Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis 6 2 16 14 10 12 2 6 2 6   4 Sashi Menon Onny Parun 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Ramesh Krishnan Russell Simpson 6 4 4 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Final

Australia vs. New Zealand
| Australia 4 | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 24–26 February 1978 Grass | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 24–26 February 1978 Grass | New Zealand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Roche Chris Lewis 13 11 6 3 6 2       2 John Alexander Brian Fairlie 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 John Alexander / Tony Roche Brian Fairlie / Chris Lewis 6 3 6 4 12 14 4 6 6 1   4 John Alexander Chris Lewis 8 10 16 14 6 1 9 7     5 Allan Stone Brian Fairlie 2 6 6 1       not completed ||||