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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 Davis Cup team|India]] and [[Indonesia Davis Cup team|Indonesia]] received byes into the quarterfinals, while [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand Davis Cup team|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 [[1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone|Americas Zone]] and [[1978 Davis Cup Europe Zone|Europe Zone]].<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=2nd}}</ref>

Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the [[1978 Davis Cup#Inter-Zonal Zone|Inter-Zonal Zone]].<ref name="Eastern Final" />

==Preliminary rounds==

===Draw===
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=1–10 October 1977
| RD2-date=21–30 October 1977
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round

| RD1T1-loc=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|THA}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= {{davis|TPE}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=[[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]]
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score5=4
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|MAS}} | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|KOR|1949}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD2-score2=4

| RD2T2-loc=[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|PAK}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|KOR|1949}} | RD2-score4=3
}}

===First round===
'''Philippines vs. Thailand'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Philippines |team1-var=1936
|team2=Thailand
|venue=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-PR-PHI-THA-01|title=Philippines v Thailand|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=7–10 October 1977
|surface=
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Eduardo Cruz]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Somparn Champisri]] |2 |3 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Romeo Rafon]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Pichet Boratisa]] |2 |2 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ody Gabriel]] |T1P2=[[Alexander Marcial]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Pichet Boratisa]] |T2P2=[[Somparn Champisri]] |3 |2 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Romeo Rafon]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Prasert Khaimarn]] |0 |1 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ody Gabriel]] |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=[[Chana Techasen]] |3 |0 |6 | | }}
|}}

'''Japan vs. Chinese Taipei'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Japan |team1-var=1947
|team2=Chinese Taipei
|venue=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-PR-JPN-TPE-01|title=Japan v Chinese Taipei|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=October 1977
|surface=
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Hsu Huang-jung]] |2 |0 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tsuyoshi Fukui]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Wu Chang-rung]] |1 |3 |1 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |T1P2=[[Shigeyuki Nishio]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Hsu Huang-jung]] |T2P2=[[Wu Chang-rung]] |2 |3 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Takao Yamamoto]] |6 |12 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Lin Den-wen]] |2 |10 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Shigeyuki Nishio]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Hsu Huang-jung]] |1 |1 |2 | | }}
|}}

'''Pakistan vs. Malaysia'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Pakistan
|team2=Malaysia
|venue=[[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-PR-PAK-MAS-01|title=Pakistan v Malaysia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=1–3 October 1977
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Saeed Meer]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Mohammed Akbar-Baba]] |4 |2 |1 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Altaf Hussain (tennis)|Altaf Hussain]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Albert Cheah]] |1 |0 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Saeed Meer]] |T1P2=[[Meer Mohammed Khan]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Mohammed Akbar-Baba]] |T2P2=[[Chiew Fook-chong]] |3 |2 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Meer Mohammed Khan]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Albert Cheah]] |0 |0 |0 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jamil Ahmed (tennis)|Jamil Ahmed]] |11 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Mohammed Akbar-Baba]] |9 |2 |6 | | |nc=3 }}
|}}

===Qualifying round===
'''Philippines vs. Japan'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Philippines |team1-var=1936
|team2=Japan |team2-var=1947
|venue=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-PR-PHI-JPN-01|title=Philippines v Japan|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=21–23 October 1977
|surface=
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexander Marcial]] |4 |6 |4 |0 | |T2P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Romeo Rafon]] |3 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Tsuyoshi Fukui]] |6 |6 |0 |3 |2 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ody Gabriel]] |T1P2=[[Manuel Valleramos]] |7 |0 |2 |2 | |T2P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |T2P2=[[Shigeyuki Nishio]] |5 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Romeo Rafon]] |2 |2 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexander Marcial]] |5 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Takao Yamamoto]] |7 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

'''South Korea vs. Pakistan'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=South Korea |team1-var=1949
|team2=Pakistan
|venue=[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-PR-KOR-PAK-01|title=South Korea v Pakistan|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=28–30 October 1977
|surface=
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kim Moon-il]] |6 |6 |4 |6 |5 |T2P1=[[Saeed Meer]] |4 |8 |6 |4 |7 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ju Chang-nam]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Meer Mohammed Khan]] |2 |2 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ju Chang-nam]] |T1P2=[[Kim Moon-il]] |6 |6 |4 |7 | |T2P1=[[Munawar Iqbal]] |T2P2=[[Saeed Meer]] |3 |4 |6 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kim Moon-il]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Meer Mohammed Khan]] |2 |2 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ju Chang-nam]] |2 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Saeed Meer]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

==Main draw==

===Draw===
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=9–12 December 1977
| RD2-date=19–22 January
| RD3-date=24–26 February

| RD1T1-loc= 
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|INA}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD1T3-loc=[[Coimbatore]], [[India]]
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|KOR|1949}} | RD1-score5=1
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score6=4

| RD1T4-loc= 
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|NZL}} | RD2-score4=4

| RD3T1-loc=[[Adelaide]], [[Australia]] (grass)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|NZL}} | RD3-score2=0
}}

===Quarterfinals===
'''Japan vs. Indonesia'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Japan |team1-var=1947
|team2=Indonesia
|venue=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-JPN-INA-01|title=Japan v Indonesia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=9–11 December 1977
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tsuyoshi Fukui]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Atet Wijono]] |0 |2 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |8 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Gondo Widjojo]] |6 |2 |5 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |T1P2=[[Shigeyuki Nishio]] |6 |1 |6 |4 |2 |T2P1=[[Gondo Widjojo]] |T2P2=[[Atet Wijono]] |2 |6 |3 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tsuyoshi Fukui]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Gondo Widjojo]] |4 |1 |3 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Takao Yamamoto]] |8 |6 |7 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Yustedjo Tarik]] |6 |3 |9 |6 |3 }}
|}}

'''India vs. South Korea'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=India
|team2=South Korea |team2-var=1949
|venue=[[Coimbatore]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-IND-KOR-01|title=India v South Korea|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=9–12 December 1977
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Sashi Menon]] |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Kim Moon-il]] |4 |6 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Anand Amritraj]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ju Chang-nam]] |3 |1 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Anand Amritraj]] |T1P2=[[Vijay Amritraj]] |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=[[Ju Chang-nam]] |T2P2=[[Kim Bong-suk]] |1 |3 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Sashi Menon]] |6 |6 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Choi Boo-kil]] |3 |2 |6 | | |re1=4 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramesh Krishnan]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Kim Moon-il]] |2 |1 |2 | | }}
|}}

===Semifinals===
'''Japan vs. Australia'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Japan |team1-var=1947
|team2=Australia
|venue=[[Denen Coliseum]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-JPN-AUS-01|title=Japan v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=20–22 January 1978
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jun Kuki]] |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Geoff Masters]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |2 |8 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Phil Dent]] |6 |10 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Hirai]] |T1P2=[[Jun Kamiwazumi]] |4 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Geoff Masters]] |T2P2=[[Allan Stone]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jun Kuki]] |6 |7 |3 |3 |1 |T2P1=[[Kim Warwick]] |2 |5 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tsuyoshi Fukui]] |3 |5 |6 |6 |2 |T2P1=[[Allan Stone]] |6 |7 |3 |2 |6 }}
|}}

'''India vs. New Zealand'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=India
|team2=New Zealand
|venue=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-IND-NZL-01|title=India v New Zealand|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=19–21 January 1978
|surface=
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Sashi Menon]] |4 |3 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Anand Amritraj]] |4 |6 |7 |3 | |T2P1=[[Onny Parun]] |6 |3 |9 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Anand Amritraj]] |T1P2=[[Sashi Menon]] |6 |16 |10 |2 |2 |T2P1=[[Brian Fairlie]] |T2P2=[[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] |2 |14 |12 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Sashi Menon]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Onny Parun]] |3 |4 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramesh Krishnan]] |6 |4 |2 |4 | |T2P1=[[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|}}

===Final===
'''Australia vs. New Zealand'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=New Zealand
|venue=[[Memorial Drive Park|Memorial Drive]], [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]]<ref name="Eastern Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-EAS-M-AUS-NZL-01|title=Australia v New Zealand|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=24–26 February 1978
|surface=Grass
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Roche]] |13 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] |11 |3 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Brian Fairlie]] |4 |4 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]] |T1P2=[[Tony Roche]] |6 |6 |12 |4 |6 |T2P1=[[Brian Fairlie]] |T2P2=[[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] |3 |4 |14 |6 |1 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]] |8 |16 |6 |9 | |T2P1=[[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] |10 |14 |1 |7 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Allan Stone]] |2 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Brian Fairlie]] |6 |1 | | | |nc=3}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

[[Category:Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone]]
[[Category:1978 Davis Cup|Eastern Zone]]
[[Category:1978 in Australian tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1978 in Indian tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1978 in Japanese tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1978 in New Zealand tennis|Davis Cup]]