# 1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.
10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. Japan and India 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

| Pre-qualifying round 2–4 October 1978 | Pre-qualifying round 2–4 October 1978 | Pre-qualifying round 2–4 October 1978 | Preliminary round 3–5 November 1978 | Preliminary round 3–5 November 1978 | Preliminary round 3–5 November 1978 |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Philippines | Philippines | |
| Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Peshawar, Pakistan | Pakistan | Pakistan | w/o |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | Pakistan | Pakistan | w/o |
| South Korea | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | w/o | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | w/o | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | |

### Pre-qualifying round

Pakistan vs. South Korea
| Pakistan 3 | Peshawar, Pakistan 2–4 October 1978 | Peshawar, Pakistan 2–4 October 1978 | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Saeed Meer Kim Bong-suk 7 5 9 7 7 9 4 6 2 6   2 Nadir Ali Khan Ju Chang-nam 6 3 6 8 10 8 6 4     3 Jamil Ahmed / Nadir Ali Khan Ju Chang-nam / Kim Bong-suk 6 1 6 8 3 6 1 6     4 Saeed Meer Ju Chang-nam 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Nadir Ali Khan Kim Bong-suk 6 3 6 4 9 7 ||||

### Preliminary round

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei
| Indonesia 4 | Jakarta, Indonesia 3–5 November 1978 | Jakarta, Indonesia 3–5 November 1978 | Chinese Taipei 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yustedjo Tarik Hsu Huang-jung 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Atet Wijono Wu Chang-rung 6 3 6 1 6 1       3 Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung 6 2 9 7 6 1       4 Yustedjo Tarik Wu Chang-rung 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 0     5 Hadiman Hsu Huang-jung 4 6 7 5 4 6 5 4   not completed ||||

## Main Draw
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Quarterfinals 5–10 December 1978 | Semifinals 9–12 February | Semifinals 9–12 February | Semifinals 9–12 February | Final 16–19 March | Final 16–19 March | Final 16–19 March |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Kasuga, Japan | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 4 | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | Madras, India (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Pakistan
| Japan 4 | Kasuga, Japan 8–10 December 1978 | Kasuga, Japan 8–10 December 1978 | Pakistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jun Kuki Meer Mohammed Khan 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Jun Kamiwazumi Saeed Meer 4 6 6 3 5 7 7 9     3 Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 6 0 6 2 6 2       4 Jun Kuki Saeed Meer 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Kenichi Hirai Meer Mohammed Khan 6 2 6 2 6 4 ||||
India vs. Indonesia
| India 4 | Ahmedabad, India 5–7 December 1978 | Ahmedabad, India 5–7 December 1978 | Indonesia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sashi Menon Atet Wijono 7 5 6 0 6 4       2 Anand Amritraj Yustedjo Tarik 6 4 6 2 6 4       3 Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 6 1 10 8 6 2       4 Anand Amritraj Atet Wijono            w/o 5 Sashi Menon Yustedjo Tarik 7 5 4 6 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Semifinals

New Zealand vs. Japan
| New Zealand 3 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 9–11 February 1979 Grass | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 9–11 February 1979 Grass | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson Jun Kamiwazumi 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Onny Parun Kenichi Hirai 6 3 12 14 10 8 6 3     3 Brian Fairlie / Russell Simpson Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4     4 Russell Simpson Kenichi Hirai           not played 5 Onny Parun Jun Kamiwazumi           not played ||||
India vs. Australia
| India 2 | Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras, India 9–12 February 1979 Clay | Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras, India 9–12 February 1979 Clay | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sashi Menon Ross Case 7 9 1 6 2 6       2 Vijay Amritraj John Alexander 4 6 6 8 6 1 3 6     3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Ross Case / Geoff Masters 6 8 6 4 6 1 6 3     4 Vijay Amritraj Ross Case 7 5 6 1 7 5       5 Sashi Menon John Alexander 8 6 6 3 3 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Final

New Zealand vs. Australia
| New Zealand 2 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 16–19 March 1979 Grass | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 16–19 March 1979 Grass | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Onny Parun Mark Edmondson 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 2     2 Russell Simpson John Alexander 4 6 6 4 5 7 4 6     3 Onny Parun / Russell Simpson John Alexander / Phil Dent 4 6 7 9 3 6       4 Russell Simpson Mark Edmondson 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Onny Parun John Alexander 7 5 6 3 6 3 ||||