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2007 Davis Cup

2007 edition of the Davis Cup


2007 edition of the Davis Cup

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.

World Group

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup World Group

**Participating Teams**

Draw

| RD1-date=9-11 February | RD2-date=6-8 April | RD3-date=21-23 September | RD4-date=30 November - 2 December | RD1T1-loc=La Serena, Chile (clay) | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2 | RD1T2-loc=Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard) | RD1-seed3=7 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1 | RD1T3-loc=Krefeld, Germany (indoor hard) | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3 | RD1T4-loc=Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | RD1-seed7=5 | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=3 | RD1T5-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=1 | RD1-seed10=6 | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=4 | RD1T6-loc=Geneva, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=4 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=3 | RD1T7-loc=Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14=8 | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=2 | RD1T8-loc=Linz, Austria (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=4 | RD2T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2 | RD2T2-loc=Ostend, Belgium (indoor clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=2 | RD2T3-loc=Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard) | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6=4 | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=1 | RD2T4-loc=Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=4 | RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=1 | RD3T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=2 | RD3T2-loc=Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed3=6 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=1 | RD4T1-loc=Portland, United States (indoor hard) | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2=6 | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=4 First round losers play in World Group play-offs.

Final

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
****4–1BelgradeBeogradska ArenaIndoorClay
****4–1InnsbruckOlympiaworld InnsbruckIndoorCarpet
****4–1LimaRinconada Country ClubOutdoorClay
****13–2Ramat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
****4–1Wimbledon, LondonAll England Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorGrass
****3–2PragueSazka ArenaIndoorHard
2–3****OsakaNamihaya DomeIndoorCarpet
2–3****BratislavaSibamac ArenaIndoorClay
  • , , and will remain in the World Group in 2008.
  • , , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2008.
  • , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2008.
  • , , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2008.

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

Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2008.

Participating nations

Draw

| team-width = 175

| RD2-date=6-8 April | RD3-date=9-11 February | RD4-date=6-8 April | RD5-date=21-23 September

| RD3-text1=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=0

| RD3-text2=Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=0

| RD3-text3=Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5= | RD3-score5=1 | RD3-seed6=3 | RD3-team6= | RD3-score6=4

| RD3-text4=Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7= | RD3-score7=0 | RD3-seed8=2 | RD3-team8= | RD3-score8=5

| RD2-text1=Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD4-text1=Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=5

| RD4-text2=Lambaré, Paraguay (clay) | RD4-seed3=3 | RD4-team3= | RD4-score3=1 | RD4-seed4=2 | RD4-team4= | RD4-score4=4

| RD5-text1=Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | RD5-seed1=4 | RD5-team1= | RD5-score1=3 | RD5-seed2=2 | RD5-team2= | RD5-score2=0

  • Jamaica and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2008.
  • Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2008.

First round

Ecuador vs. Netherlands Antilles

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Uruguay vs. Jamaica

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Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador

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Paraguay vs. Cuba

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Second round

Uruguay vs. Ecuador

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Paraguay vs. Dominican Republic

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Relegation play-offs

Jamaica vs. Netherlands Antilles

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El Salvador vs. Cuba

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Third round

Paraguay vs. Uruguay

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Group III

Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Date: 20–24 June

| team-1-abbrev=BAH | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=GUA | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=BAR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=HAI | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=BOL | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=PUR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=PAN | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=CRC | team-4= (0–3)

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. | team-1-abbrev=BAH | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=BOL | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=PUR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=GUA | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=BAR | team-1= (2–1) | team-2-abbrev=PAN | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=HAI | team-3=**** (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=CRC | team-4=**** (1–2)

  • Bahamas and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • Haiti and Costa Rica relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The four teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2008. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Draw

  • Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
  • Date: 20–22 June
  • Withdrawn: , ,

| team-1-abbrev=ARU | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=HON | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=ISV | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=TRI | team-4= (0–3)

  • Aruba and Honduras promoted to Group III in 2008.

Results

Honduras vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Aruba

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Honduras vs. Aruba

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

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U.S. Virgin Islands vs. Aruba

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Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)

Date: 18–22 July

| team-1-abbrev=LIB | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=UAE | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SIN | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=KSA | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=OMA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=SRI | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=VIE | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=MAS | team-4= (0–3)

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. | team-1-abbrev=OMA | team-1=**** (2–1, 6r) | team-2-abbrev=LIB | team-2=**** (2–1, 6r) | team-3-abbrev=SRI | team-3= (2–1, 5r) | team-4-abbrev=UAE | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=VIE | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=MAS | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SIN | team-3=**** (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=KSA | team-4=**** (0–3)

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

Venue: Theinbyu Tennis Plaza, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)

Date: 9–13 May

| team-1-abbrev=TJK | team-1=**** (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=BAN | team-2= (3–1) | team-3-abbrev=TKM | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=JOR | team-4= (1–3) | team-5-abbrev=BRN | team-5= (0–4)

| team-1-abbrev=SYR | team-1=**** (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=MYA | team-2= (3–1) | team-3-abbrev=QAT | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=IRQ | team-4= (1–3) | team-5-abbrev=BRU | team-5= (0–4)

  • Tajikistan and Syria promoted to Group III in 2008.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Date: 9–13 May

| team-1-abbrev=IRL | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=MDA | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=BIH | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=EGY | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=TUR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SMR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=ISL | team-4= (0–3)

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. | team-1-abbrev=IRL | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=EGY | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=LTU | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=TUR | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=MDA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=BIH | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SMR | team-3=**** (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=ISL | team-4=**** (0–3)

  • Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Zone B

Venue: Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia (clay)

Date: 9–13 May

| team-1-abbrev=RSA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=CIV | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=MRI | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=TUN | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=MAD | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=ZIM | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=NAM | team-4= (0–3)

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. | team-1-abbrev=RSA | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=TUN | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=CIV | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=MAD | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=ZIM | team-1= (2–1, 6r) | team-2-abbrev=GHA | team-2= (2–1, 5r, 14/11 s) | team-3-abbrev=MRI | team-3=**** (2–1, 5r, 11/11 s) | team-4-abbrev=NAM | team-4=**** (0–3)

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.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, May 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia, May 9–13, also on outdoor clay courts.

Format

The eight teams in the Tunis tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2008. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2008.

Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=RSA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=CIV | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=MRI | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4= (0–3)

South Africa vs. Mauritius

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Ghana vs. Ivory Coast

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South Africa vs. Ivory Coast

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Ghana vs. Mauritius

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South Africa vs. Ghana

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Ivory Coast vs. Mauritius

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Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=TUN | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=MAD | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=ZIM | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=NAM | team-4= (0–3)

Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar

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Tunisia vs. Namibia

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Zimbabwe vs. Namibia

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Tunisia vs. Madagascar

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Zimbabwe vs. Tunisia

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Namibia vs. Madagascar

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Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups) | team-1-abbrev=RSA | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=TUN | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=CIV | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=MAD | team-4= (0–3)

South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.

South Africa vs. Tunisia

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Madagascar vs. Ivory Coast

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South Africa vs. Madagascar

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Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast

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Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups) | team-1-abbrev=ZIM | team-1= (2–1, 6r) | team-2-abbrev=GHA | team-2= (2–1, 5r, 14/11 s) | team-3-abbrev=MRI | team-3=**** (2–1, 5r, 11/11 s) | team-4-abbrev=NAM | team-4=**** (0–3)

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

Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Zimbabwe vs. Mauritius

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Ghana vs. Namibia

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Zimbabwe vs. Ghana

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Mauritius vs. Namibia

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Final standings

RankTeam
1****
2****
3
4
5
6
7
8
  • and promoted to Group II in 2008.
  • and relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

References

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  5. "Uruguay v Jamaica". daviscup.com.
  6. "Dominican Republic v El Salvador". daviscup.com.
  7. "Paraguay v Cuba". daviscup.com.
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  18. "Honduras v Trinidad and Tobago". daviscup.com.
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  29. "Zimbabwe v Namibia". daviscup.com.
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  31. "Zimbabwe v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  32. "Namibia v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  33. "South Africa v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  34. "Madagascar v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
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