The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, a national teams competition 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, United States, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title.[1]

World Group

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup World Group
Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus

Belgium
Chile
Croatia
Czech Republic

France
Germany
Romania
Russia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

First round
9-11 February		Quarterfinals
6-8 April		Semifinals
21-23 September		Final
30 November - 2 December
La Serena, Chile (clay)
1 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 Chile2
1 Russia3
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)
7 France2
7 France4
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 Romania1
1 Russia3
Krefeld, Germany (indoor hard)
 Germany2
3 Croatia2
Ostend, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Germany3
 Germany3
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Belgium2
5 Australia2
Portland, United States (indoor hard)
 Belgium3
1 Russia1
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
6 United States4
 Czech Republic1
Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)
6 United States4
6 United States4
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
4 Spain1
  Switzerland2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
4 Spain3
6 United States4
Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
 Sweden1
 Sweden3
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Sweden4
Linz, Austria (indoor carpet)
2 Argentina1
 Austria1
2 Argentina4

First round losers play in World Group play-offs.

Final


United States
4 		Memorial Coliseum, Portland, United States[2]
30 November - 2 December 2007
Hard (i)
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Russia 		Andy Roddick
Dmitry Tursunov 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Russia 		James Blake
Mikhail Youzhny 		6
3 		77
64 		63
77 		77
63 		   
3 United States
Russia 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko 		77
64 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Russia 		Bob Bryan
Igor Andreev 		3
6 		64
77 		       
5 United States
Russia 		James Blake
Dmitry Tursunov 		1
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     

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.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Serbia 4–1  Australia Belgrade Beogradska Arena Indoor Clay
 Austria 4–1  Brazil Innsbruck Olympiaworld Innsbruck Indoor Carpet
 Peru 4–1  Belarus Lima Rinconada Country Club Outdoor Clay
 Israel1 3–2  Chile Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard
 Great Britain 4–1  Croatia Wimbledon, London All England Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass
 Czech Republic 3–2   Switzerland Prague Sazka Arena Indoor Hard
 Japan 2–3  Romania Osaka Namihaya Dome Indoor Carpet
 Slovakia 2–3  South Korea Bratislava Sibamac Arena Indoor Clay

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

Americas Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
S Mexico
Metepec, Mexico (hard)byeAsia, Peru (clay)
S Mexico5S Mexico2
 Venezuela0Asia, Peru (clay) Peru3
 Venezuela2
Valencia, Venezuela (hard) Peru3
 Venezuela1
 Colombia4Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)
 Colombia0
 Canada5Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
 Colombia Canada1
byeS Brazil3
bye
S Brazil
  • Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2008.
  • Peru and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. ( | history)
  • Jamaica and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2008.
  • Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2008.

Group III

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
Date: 20–24 June

Pool A BAH GUA BAR HAI
1  Bahamas (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Guatemala (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Barbados (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
4  Haiti (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B BOL PUR PAN CRC
1  Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Panama (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Costa Rica (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off BAH BOL PUR GUA
1  Bahamas (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Bolivia (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–0
3  Puerto Rico (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Guatemala (0–3) 0–3 0–2 1–2
5th–8th Play-off BAR PAN HAI CRC
1  Barbados (2–1) 3–0 3–0 0–3
2  Panama (2–1) 0–3 2–0 2–1
3  Haiti (1–2) 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Costa Rica (1–2) 3–0 1–2 1–2
  • Bahamas and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • Haiti and Costa Rica relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. ( | history)
ARU HON ISV TRI
1  Aruba (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Honduras (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  U.S. Virgin Islands (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Trinidad and Tobago (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
  • Aruba and Honduras promoted to Group III in 2008.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet)
S Thailand3
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) Chinese Taipei2Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Chinese Taipei3S Thailand0
 China2Beijing, China (indoor hard)S Japan5
S Japan4
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) China1
 China2
 Kazakhstan3Namangan, Uzbekistan (indoor clay)
 Uzbekistan4
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)S India1Seoul, South Korea (hard)
S India3 Uzbekistan0
 Kazakhstan2Chuncheon, South Korea (indoor carpet)S South Korea5
 Kazakhstan0
S South Korea5

Group II

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Manila, Philippines (hard)
1 Pakistan1
Apia, Samoa (hard) Philippines4Auckland, New Zealand (outdoor carpet)
1 Pakistan2 Philippines4
 Pacific Oceania3Dunedin, New Zealand (indoor carpet)3 New Zealand1
3 New Zealand5
 Pacific Oceania0Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
 Philippines5
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)4 Kuwait0
 Iran1
Tehran, Iran (clay)4 Kuwait4Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
 Iran24 Kuwait4
 Hong Kong3Hong Kong, China (hard)2 Indonesia1
 Hong Kong2
2 Indonesia3

Group III

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
Date: 18–22 July

Pool A LIB UAE SIN KSA
1  Lebanon (3–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1
2  United Arab Emirates (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Singapore (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Saudi Arabia (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool B OMA SRI VIE MAS
1  Oman (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Sri Lanka (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Vietnam (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Malaysia (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off OMA LIB SRI UAE
1  Oman (2–1, 6r) 1–2 2–1 3–0
2  Lebanon (2–1, 6r) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3  Sri Lanka (2–1, 5r) 1–2 2–1 2–1
4  United Arab Emirates (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off VIE MAS SIN KSA
1  Vietnam (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Malaysia (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Singapore (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Saudi Arabia (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Note: Oman/Lebanon/Sri Lanka tie broken on number of rubbers won.

  • Oman and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Venue: Theinbyu Tennis Plaza, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)
Date: 9–13 May

Pool A TJK BAN TKM JOR BRN
1  Tajikistan (4–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1
2  Bangladesh (3–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Turkmenistan (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1
4  Jordan (1–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1
5  Bahrain (0–4) 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool B SYR MYA QAT IRQ BRU
1  Syria (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Myanmar (3–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Qatar (2–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0
4  Iraq (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0
5  Brunei (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Tajikistan and Syria promoted to Group III in 2008.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
S Slovakia
Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
bye
byeS Slovakia5
 Macedonia Macedonia0
 Macedonia
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard)
bye
 Macedonia3
 Luxembourg2
S Italy
Alghero, Italy (hard)Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
bye
S Italy4S Italy2
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Luxembourg1 Israel3
 Israel5
 Luxembourg0
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
 Portugal2
 Portugal Georgia0
byeS Serbia5
bye
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard)
S Serbia
 Portugal0
S Netherlands5
bye
Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
 Great Britain
bye Great Britain4
S NetherlandsS Netherlands1
bye
S Netherlands
  • Luxembourg and Portugal relegated to Group II in 2008.
  • Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Agdal, Morocco (clay)
S Morocco4
Hornbæk, Denmark (hard)Portorož, Slovenia (hard)
 Denmark1
 Denmark3S Morocco3
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia0S Slovenia2
S Slovenia3
Puszczykowo, Poland (indoor carpet)
 Estonia2
S Morocco1
Ioannina, Greece (clay)
S Poland4
S Ukraine2
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)
 Greece3
S Ukraine5 Greece0
Abuja, Nigeria (hard)
 Nigeria0S Poland5
S Poland5
 Nigeria0
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
 Latvia4
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)Tampere, Finland (clay)
S Bulgaria1
S Bulgaria1 Latvia3
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
 Cyprus4S Finland2
 Cyprus2
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S Finland3
 Latvia5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Monaco0
 Monaco5
Svingvoll, Norway (hard)Budapest, Hungary (clay)
S Algeria0
S Algeria4 Monaco4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
 Norway1S Hungary1
 Norway1
S Hungary4
  • Bulgaria, Norway, Latvia, and Poland relegated to Group III in 2008.
  • Estonia and Nigeria promoted to Group I in 2008.

Group III

Zone A

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 9–13 May

Pool A IRL LTU MDA BIH
1  Ireland (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Moldova (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool B EGY TUR SMR ISL
1  Egypt (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Turkey (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  San Marino (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Iceland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off IRL EGY LTU TUR
1  Ireland (3–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1
2  Egypt (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Lithuania (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Turkey (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
5th–8th Play-off MDA BIH SMR ISL
1  Moldova (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  San Marino (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Iceland (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2
  • Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Zone B

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Venue: Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
Date: 9–13 May

Pool A RSA CIV MRI GHA
1  South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Ivory Coast (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Mauritius (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Ghana (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B TUN MAD ZIM NAM
1  Tunisia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Madagascar (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Zimbabwe (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Namibia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off RSA TUN CIV MAD
1  South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Tunisia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Ivory Coast (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Madagascar (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off ZIM GHA MRI NAM
1  Zimbabwe (2–1, 6r) 1–2 3–0 2–1
2  Ghana (2–1, 5r, 14/11 s) 2–1 0–3 3–0
3  Mauritius (2–1, 5r, 11/11 s) 0–3 3–0 2–1
4  Namibia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2

Note: Ghana/Mauritius tie broken on percentage of sets won.

  • South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV. ( | history)
Group IV MNE ARM BOT AND RWA
1  Montenegro (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (3–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1
3  Botswana (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1
4  Andorra (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Rwanda (0–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2007". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. ^ "United States v Russia". daviscup.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Davis_Cup
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