The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1987 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1] South Korea defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group. ^[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round 13–15 March

Quarterfinals 8–10 May

Semifinals 24–26 July

Final 2–4 October

New Zealand

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

bye

New Zealand

5

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

0

Singapore

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Chinese Taipei

5

New Zealand

4

Thailand

1

Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

bye

Thailand

3

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

Pakistan

2

Bangladesh

0

Shanghai, China (clay)

Pakistan

5

New Zealand

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

China

1

Sri Lanka

0

Wuhan, China (clay)

Philippines

5

Philippines

1

Kunming, China (indoor clay)

China

4

Indonesia

1

Tianjin, China (indoor carpet)

China

4

China

3

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Japan

2

Hong Kong

5

Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet)

Malaysia

0

Hong Kong

1

Japan

4

bye

Japan

First round

Chinese Taipei vs. Singapore

Chinese Taipei 5	Taipei, Taiwan [3] 13–15 March 1987 Hard		Singapore 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Chung-hsing Mahader Hassan 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Wu Chang-rung Peng Tan-ah 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Hsu Huang-jung /  Wu Chang-rung Abdul Karim /  Peng Tan-ah 6 0 6 1 6 0       4 Wu Chang-rung Mahader Hassan 6 3 7 5         5 Liu Chung-hsing Peng Tan-ah 6 2 6 2

Bangladesh vs. Pakistan

Bangladesh 0	Dhaka, Bangladesh [4] 13–15 March 1987 Hard		Pakistan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ifthekar Sardar Rashid Malik 1 6 5 7 4 6       2 Shovon Jamaly Haseeb Aslam 12 14 2 6 9 11       3 Ifthekar Sardar /  Mahtabur Rahman Rashid Malik /  Mushaf Zia 6 8 1 6 2 6       4 Ifthekar Sardar Haseeb Aslam 3 6 4 6         5 Mahtabur Rahman Mushaf Zia 6 4 2 6 0 6

Sri Lanka vs. Philippines

Sri Lanka 0	Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka [5] 13–15 March 1987 Clay		Philippines 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arjun Fernando Rodrigo Rafael 6 3 6 4 4 6 4 6 2 6   2 Frank Sebaratnam Manny Tolentino 0 6 0 6 2 6       3 Arjun Fernando /  Frank Sebaratnam Andres Battad /  Raymundo Suarez 2 6 0 6 6 8       4 Neil Rajapakse Andres Battad 2 6 2 6         5 Arjun Fernando Manny Tolentino 6 8 6 4 3 6

China vs. Indonesia

China 4	Kunming, China [6] 13–15 March 1987 Clay (indoors)		Indonesia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Shuhua Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 3 9 7 8 6       2 Ma Keqin Yustedjo Tarik 4 6 3 6 2 6       3 Liu Shuhua /  Ma Keqin Tintus Arianto Wibowo /  Yustedjo Tarik 6 3 6 2 5 7 6 8 6 1   4 Ma Keqin Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 4 9 7 5 7 7 5     5 Liu Shuhua Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 1

Hong Kong vs. Malaysia

Hong Kong 5	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong [7] 13–15 March 1987 Hard		Malaysia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Bailey Yeo Kian-wah 6 3 6 1 6 3       2 Colin Grant Khairuddin Baharom 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Mark Bailey /  Pang Lui Chow Chin-chuan /  Yeo Kian-wah 6 4 6 4 7 5       4 Mark Bailey Khairuddin Baharom 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Colin Grant Yeo Kian-wah 6 2 6 1 6 2

Quarterfinals

Chinese Taipei vs. New Zealand

Chinese Taipei 0	Taipei, Taiwan [8] 8–10 May 1987 Hard		New Zealand 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Chung-hsing Bruce Derlin 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Wu Chang-rung Kelly Evernden 4 6 2 6 1 6       3 Hsu Huang-jung /  Wu Chang-rung Kelly Evernden /  Steve Guy 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Wu Chang-rung Bruce Derlin 3 6 10 12         5 Liu Chung-hsing Kelly Evernden 3 6 2 6

Thailand vs. Pakistan

Thailand 3	Bangkok, Thailand [9] 8–10 May 1987 Hard		Pakistan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tanakorn Srichaphan Mushaf Zia 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Haseeb Aslam 9 11 1 6 2 6       3 Vittaya Samrej /  Tanakorn Srichaphan Haseeb Aslam /  Hamed-ul-Haq 6 8 6 3 6 4 7 5     4 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Rashid Malik 6 2 6 8 3 6 11 9 6 2   5 Tanakorn Srichaphan Haseeb Aslam 5 7 2 6

China vs. Philippines

China 4	Wuhan, China [10] 8–10 May 1987 Clay		Philippines 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ma Keqin Manny Tolentino 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Liu Shuhua Andres Battad 10 8 6 0 6 2       3 Liu Shuhua /  Ma Keqin Rodrigo Rafael /  Raymundo Suarez 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Ma Keqin Andres Battad 6 3 6 3         5 You Wei Manny Tolentino 5 7 6 4 1 6

Japan vs. Hong Kong

Japan 4	Toyama, Japan [11] 8–10 May 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shozo Shiraishi Mark Bailey 8 10 6 3 6 1 6 2     2 Tsuyoshi Fukui Colin Grant 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Kiyotaka Tachibana /  Masayoshi Takeyari Mark Bailey /  Colin Grant 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Tsuyoshi Fukui Mark Bailey 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 Shozo Shiraishi Colin Grant 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Thailand vs. New Zealand

Thailand 1	Bangkok, Thailand [12] 24–26 July 1987 Hard		New Zealand 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Panomkorn Pladchurnil Kelly Evernden 2 6 6 8 2 6       2 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Bruce Derlin 6 2 2 6 1 6 4 6     3 Vittaya Samrej /  Tanakorn Srichaphan Kelly Evernden /  Steve Guy 7 9 1 6 5 7       4 Panomkorn Pladchurnil Bruce Derlin 7 5 3 6 3 6       5 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Kelly Evernden 6 0 6 2

China vs. Japan

China 3	Tianjin, China [13] 24–26 July 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Shuhua Shuzo Matsuoka 4 6 6 1 4 6 7 5 8 6   2 Ma Keqin Tsuyoshi Fukui 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Liu Shuhua /  Ma Keqin Eiji Takeuchi /  Masayoshi Takeyari 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Ma Keqin Shuzo Matsuoka 7 9 6 8 2 6       5 Liu Shuhua Tsuyoshi Fukui 6 1 6 4 1 6 6 3

Final

China vs. New Zealand

China 1	Shanghai, China [2] 2–4 October 1987 Clay		New Zealand 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Shuhua Bruce Derlin 4 6 4 6 1 6       2 You Wei Kelly Evernden 2 6 7 9 3 6       3 Liu Shuhua /  Ma Keqin Bruce Derlin /  Kelly Evernden 7 5 4 6 5 7 6 8     4 Liu Shuhua Kelly Evernden 2 6 4 6         5 You Wei Bruce Derlin 10 8 6 8 6 4

References

External links

• Davis Cup official website