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

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup World Group.

Participating Teams
Belgium	China	France	Italy
Japan	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals 21–22 April			Semifinals 14–15 July			Final 15–16 September

	Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
	1	Italy	5
		China	0	Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard)
				1	Italy	3
Limoges, France (Indoor clay)				4	France	2
		Japan	0
	4	France	5				Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
							1	Italy	0
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)						3	Russia	4
	3	Russia	5
		Spain	0	Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
				3	Russia	3
Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)					United States	2
		United States	5
	2	Belgium	0

World Group Play-offs

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs.

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

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup World Group II.

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

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.

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

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup Americas Zone.

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

Group I

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

Dates: 18–21 April

Participating Teams

Group II

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

Dates: 16–21 April

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone.

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

Group I

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

Dates: 16–21 April

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone.

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

Group I

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

Dates: 18–21 April

Participating Teams

Group II

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

Dates: 17–20 April

Participating Teams

Group III

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

Dates: 23–27 April

Participating Teams

Rankings

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

↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

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Current champions (2016): Czech Republic

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2017 World Group teams	Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Netherlands Spain Switzerland United States

Former World Group teams in the current format (since 1995)	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Haiti Hungary Indonesia Israel Italy Japan New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Sweden Ukraine

List of champions

2007 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Tours	Men: ATP Tour Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series Women: WTA Tour Tour Championships Tier I Series ITF Circuit

National teams	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup

Other events	All-Africa Games Games of the Small States of Europe Pan American Games Southeast Asian Games

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