2007 Davis Cup

2007 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	6 February – 2 December 2007
Edition	96th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
← 2006 2008 →

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

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Belgium	Chile	Croatia	Czech Republic
France	Germany	Romania	Russia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

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 Andy Roddick Dmitry Tursunov 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 James Blake Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 77 64 63 77 77 63     3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko 77 64 6 4 6 2       4 Bob Bryan Igor Andreev 3 6 64 77         5 James Blake Dmitry Tursunov 1 6 6 3 7 5

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

•  Austria,  Czech Republic, and  Romania will remain in the World Group in 2008.
•  Great Britain,  Israel,  Peru,  Serbia and  South Korea are promoted to the World Group in 2008.
•  Brazil,  Japan and  Slovakia will remain in Zonal Group I in 2008.
•  Australia,  Belarus,  Chile,  Croatia and   Switzerland 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

Participating Teams

•  Brazil — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Canada
•  Colombia
•  Mexico
•  Peru — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Venezuela — relegated to Group II in 2008

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Jamaica — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay — promoted to Group I in 2008

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Barbados
•  Bolivia — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Costa Rica — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Guatemala
•  Haiti — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Panama
•  Puerto Rico

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Aruba — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Honduras — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  U.S. Virgin Islands
•  Bermuda (withdrawn)
• Eastern Caribbean (withdrawn)
•  Saint Lucia (withdrawn)

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  China — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India
•  Japan — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Kazakhstan
•  South Korea — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  Iran — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Kuwait
•  New Zealand
• Pacific Oceania
•  Pakistan — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Philippines — promoted to Group I in 2008

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Lebanon — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Malaysia
•  Oman — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Sri Lanka
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Vietnam

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain
•  Bangladesh
•  Brunei
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Myanmar
•  Qatar
•  Syria — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Tajikistan — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Georgia
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Israel — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Italy
•  Luxembourg — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Portugal — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Serbia — advanced to World Group play-offs
•  Slovakia — advanced to World Group play-offs

Group II

Participating Teams

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

Group III

Venue 1

Participating Teams

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Ireland — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Lithuania
•  Moldova
•  San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Turkey

Venue 2

Participating Teams

•  Ivory Coast
•  Ghana
•  Madagascar
•  Mauritius — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  Namibia — relegated to Group IV in 2008
•  South Africa — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Tunisia — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Zimbabwe

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Armenia — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Montenegro — promoted to Group III in 2008
•  Rwanda
•  Azerbaijan (withdrawn)
•  Gabon (withdrawn)
•  Libya (withdrawn)
•  Malta (withdrawn)
•  Senegal (withdrawn)
•  Uganda (withdrawn)

References

External links

EditionsWorld Groups / FinalsWorld Groups play-offsQualifying rounds2023 Davis Cup Finals teamsFormer World Group / Finals teamsPlayers