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2007 Fed Cup

The 2007 Fed Cup was the 45th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, on 15–16 September. The home team, Russia, defeated the defending champions, Italy, 0–4, giving Russia their third title in four years.

World Group[edit]

Participating Teams
Belgium	China	France	Italy
Japan	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw[edit]

	Quarterfinals 21–22 April					Semifinals 14–15 July					Final 15–16 September
	Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
	1	Italy	5
						Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		China	0
						1	Italy	3
	Limoges, France (Indoor clay)
						4	France	2
		Japan	0
											Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
	4	France	5
											1	Italy	0
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
											3	Russia	4
	3	Russia	5
						Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard)
		Spain	0
						3	Russia	3
	Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)
							United States	2
		United States	5
	2	Belgium	0

World Group play-offs[edit]

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, China, Japan and Spain), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Israel) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 14–15 July

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Linz, Austria	Outdoor clay	Austria	1–4	Israel
Knokke-Heist, Belgium	Outdoor clay	Belgium	1–4	China
Toyota, Aichi, Japan	Indoor carpet	Japan	2–3	Germany
Palafrugell, Spain	Outdoor clay	Spain	4–1	Czech Republic

World Group II[edit]

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 21–22 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Bratislava, Slovakia	Outdoor clay	Slovakia	0–5	Czech Republic
Fürth, Germany	Outdoor clay	Germany	4–1	Croatia
Kamloops, BC, Canada	Indoor carpet	Canada	2–3	Israel
Dornbirn, Austria	Indoor clay	Austria	4–1	Australia

World Group II play-offs[edit]

The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Canada, Croatia and Slovakia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Ukraine), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Chinese Taipei), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).

Date: 14–15 July

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Ashmore, Australia	Outdoor hard	Australia	1–4	Ukraine
Córdoba, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	4–1	Canada
Split, Croatia	Outdoor clay	Croatia	3–2	Chinese Taipei
Košice, Slovakia	Indoor hard	Slovakia	4–1	Serbia

Americas Zone[edit]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[edit]

Venue: Pilara Tenis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina (outdoor clay)

Dates: 18–21 April

Participating Teams

 Brazil

 Chile

 Colombia

 Dominican Republic

 Mexico

 Puerto Rico

Group II[edit]

Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay)

Dates: 16–21 April

Participating Teams

 Bermuda

 Bolivia

 Ecuador

 Guatemala

 Honduras

 Paraguay

 Trinidad and Tobago

 Uruguay

Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[edit]

Venue: Scenic Circles Hotel Tennis Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 16–21 April

Participating Teams

 Hong Kong

 India

 Jordan

 Kazakhstan

 New Zealand

 Singapore

 South Korea

 Thailand

 Uzbekistan

Europe/Africa Zone[edit]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[edit]

Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)

Dates: 18–21 April

Participating Teams

 Bulgaria

 Denmark

 Estonia

 Great Britain

 Hungary

 Lithuania

 Luxembourg

 Netherlands

 Poland

 Romania

 Serbia

 Slovenia

 Sweden

  Switzerland

 Ukraine

Group II[edit]

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (outdoor hard)

Dates: 17–20 April

Participating Teams

 Finland

 Georgia

 Greece

 Norway

 Portugal

 South Africa

Group III[edit]

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (outdoor hard)

Dates: 23–27 April

Participating Teams

 Egypt

 Ireland

 Latvia

 Liechtenstein

 Malta

 Mauritius

 Moldova

 Montenegro

 Turkey

Rankings[edit]

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.^[1]

23 April Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 29,922.5 2  Italy 23,745.0 3  France 23,297.5 4  United States 12,490.0 1 5  Belgium 12,480.0 1 6  Spain 7,825.0 7  Austria 6,085.0 2 8  Japan 5,027.5 9  Germany 4,862.5 2 10  China 4,862.5 3

16 July Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 30,420.0 2  Italy 27,855.0 3  France 16,055.0 4  United States 9,907.5 5  Belgium 9,360.0 6  Spain 8,880.0 7  China 6,230.0 3 8  Israel 6,120.0 4 9  Germany 5,925.0 10  Austria 4,240.0 3

17 September Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 34,500.0 2  Italy 25,810.0 3  France 14,010.0 4  United States 9,907.5 5  Belgium 9,360.0 6  Spain 8,880.0 7  China 6,230.0 8  Israel 6,120.0 9  Germany 5,925.0 10  Austria 4,240.0

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Fed Cup

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