2007 Davis Cup

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The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups. The final took place 30 November - 2 December at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, USA, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title.

Contents 1 World Group 1.1 Draw 1.2 Final 2 World Group Play-offs 3 Americas Zone 3.1 Group I 3.2 Group II 3.3 Group III 3.4 Group IV 4 Asia/Oceania Zone 4.1 Group I 4.2 Group II 4.3 Group III 4.4 Group IV 5 Europe/Africa Zone 5.1 Group I 5.2 Group II 5.3 Group III 5.3.1 Venue 1 5.3.2 Venue 2 5.4 Group IV 6 External links

[edit] World Group

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Image:Flag of France.svg France	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States

[edit] Draw

	First round 9-11 February					Quarterfinals 6-8 April					Semifinals 21-23 September					Finals 30 November - 2 December
	La Serena, Chile (outdoor clay)
	1	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
		Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	2
						1	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3
	Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)
						7	Image:Flag of France.svg France	2
	7	Image:Flag of France.svg France	4
											Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
		Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	1
											1	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3
	Krefeld, Germany (indoor hard)
											Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2
	3	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	2
						Ostend, Belgium (indoor clay)
		Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	3
							Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	3
	Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
							Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	2
	5	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	2
																Portland, OR, USA (indoor hard)
		Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	3
																1	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	1
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
															6	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4
		Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	1
						Winston-Salem, NC, USA (indoor hard)
	6	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4
						6	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4
	Geneva, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
						4	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	1
		Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	2
											Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
	4	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	3
											6	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	4
	Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
											Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	1
		Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	3
						Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
	8	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	2
							Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	4
	Linz, Austria (indoor carpet)
						2	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	1
		Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	1
	2	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	4

First round losers play in World Group Play-offs.

[edit] Final

Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4	Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA 30 November - 2 December 2007 hard (indoors)		Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andy Roddick Dmitry Tursunov 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of Russia.svg James Blake Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 7 64 63 7 7 63     3 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of Russia.svg Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko 7 64 6 4 6 2       4 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of Russia.svg Bob Bryan Igor Andreev 3 6 64 7         5 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of Russia.svg James Blake Dmitry Tursunov 1 6 6 3 7 5

[edit] World Group Play-offs

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

• Date: 21-23 September

The 8 losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and 8 winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group Playoffs. 8 seeded teams, based on the latest Davis Cup ranking, were drawn against 8 unseeded teams.

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)	Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	4-1	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (2)
Innsbruck, Austria (indoor carpet)	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (8)	4-1	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Lima, Peru (clay)	Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	4-1	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (4)
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)1	Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	3-2	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (5)
Wimbledon, London, UK (grass)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	4-1	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (1)
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (7)	3-2	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)	Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (6)	3-2	Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)	Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	3-2	Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (3)

¹ Took place on September 20, 21 and 23, due to Yom Kippur taking place on the 22nd.

• Great Britain, Israel, Peru, Serbia, and South Korea promoted to World Group in 2008.
• Austria, Czech Republic, and Romania remain in World Group in 2008.
• Brazil (Am), Japan (AO), and Slovakia (EA) remain in Group I in 2008.
• Australia (AO), Belarus (EA), Chile (Am), Croatia (EA), and Switzerland (EA) relegated to Group I in 2008.

[edit] Americas Zone

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
• Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
• Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
• Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela — relegated to Group II in 2008

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
• Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
• Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
• Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg Netherlands Antilles
• Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
• Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay — promoted to Group I in 2008

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
• Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
• Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
• Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
• Image:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands
• Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of the OECS.svg Eastern Caribbean (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (withdrawn)

[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China — relegated to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
• Image:Flag of India.svg India
• Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
• Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
• Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
• Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
• Image:Flag of the Pacific Community.svg Pacific Oceania
• Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines — promoted to Group I in 2008

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
• Image:Flag of Oman.svg Oman — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
• Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
• Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
• Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
• Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
• Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
• Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
• Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
• Image:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
• Image:Flag of Syria.svg Syria — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan

[edit] Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
• Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
• Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg — relegated to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg FYR Macedonia
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
• Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal — relegated to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia — advanced to World Group Play-offs
• Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia — advanced to World Group Play-offs

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
• Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
• Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
• Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
• Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
• Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
• Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia - promoted to Group I in 2008
• Image:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
• Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
• Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway — relegated to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland - promoted to Group I in 2008
• Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
• Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine

[edit] Group III

[edit] Venue 1

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
• Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
• Image:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey

[edit] Venue 2

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
• Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
• Image:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
• Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia — relegated to Group IV in 2008
• Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia — promoted to Group II in 2008
• Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

• Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro — promoted to Group III in 2008
• Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
• Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Libya.svg Libya (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (withdrawn)
• Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (withdrawn)

[edit] External links

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