1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup

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.[1]

Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary rounds

Draw

Pre-qualifying round
2–4 October 1978		Preliminary round
3–5 November 1978
 Philippines
bye
 Philippines
Peshawar, Pakistan
 Pakistanw/o
 Pakistan3
 South Korea2
 Chinese Taipeiw/o
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Chinese Taipei0
 Indonesia4
bye
 Indonesia

Pre-qualifying round

Pakistan vs. South Korea


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

Preliminary round

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei


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

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
5–10 December 1978		Semifinals
9–12 February		Final
16–19 March
 New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
bye
 New Zealand3
Kasuga, Japan
 Japan0
 Japan4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 Pakistan1
 New Zealand2
Ahmedabad, India
 Australia3
 Indonesia1
Madras, India (clay)
 India4
 India2
 Australia3
bye
 Australia

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Pakistan


Japan
4 		Kasuga, Japan[5]
8–10 December 1978
Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kuki
Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		7
9 		   
3 Japan
Pakistan 		Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi
Saeed Meer / Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Japan
Pakistan 		Jun Kuki
Saeed Meer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Japan
Pakistan 		Kenichi Hirai
Meer Mohammed Khan 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     

India vs. Indonesia


India
4 		Ahmedabad, India[6]
5–7 December 1978
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Indonesia 		Sashi Menon
Atet Wijono 		7
5 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj
Yustedjo Tarik 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Gondo Widjojo / Atet Wijono 		6
1 		10
8 		6
2 		     
4 India
Indonesia 		Anand Amritraj
Atet Wijono 		           
w/o
5 India
Indonesia 		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[7]
9–11 February 1979
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Japan 		Russell Simpson
Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 New Zealand
Japan 		Onny Parun
Kenichi Hirai 		6
3 		12
14 		10
8 		6
3 		   
3 New Zealand
Japan 		Brian Fairlie / Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai / Jun Kamiwazumi 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 New Zealand
Japan 		Russell Simpson
Kenichi Hirai 		          not
played
5 New Zealand
Japan 		Onny Parun
Jun Kamiwazumi 		          not
played

India vs. Australia


India
2 		Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras, India[8]
9–12 February 1979
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Sashi Menon
Ross Case 		7
9 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
8 		6
1 		3
6 		   
3 India
Australia 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case / Geoff Masters 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
Ross Case 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 India
Australia 		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[2]
16–19 March 1979
Grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 New Zealand
Australia 		Russell Simpson
John Alexander 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
4 New Zealand
Australia 		Russell Simpson
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
John Alexander 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     

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. ^ a b "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Pakistan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Indonesia v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "India v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "New Zealand v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.