The 2007 Fed Cup was the 45th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.
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Duration | 21 April – 16 September |
Edition | 45th |
Achievements (singles) | |
← 2006 2008 → |
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 edit
Participating Teams | |||
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Belgium |
China |
France |
Italy |
Japan |
Russia |
Spain |
United States |
Draw edit
Quarterfinals 21–22 April | Semifinals 14–15 July | Final 15–16 September | |||||||||||
Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
1 | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||
Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
China | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||
Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Italy | 0 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
3 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Russia | 5 | |||||||||||
Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offs edit
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 |
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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 edit
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 |
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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 edit
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 |
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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 edit
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I edit
Venue: Pilara Tenis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina (outdoor clay)
Dates: 18–21 April
- Participating Teams
Group II edit
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (outdoor clay)
Dates: 16–21 April
- Participating Teams
Asia/Oceania Zone edit
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I edit
Venue: Scenic Circles Hotel Tennis Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 16–21 April
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone edit
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I edit
Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)
Dates: 18–21 April
- Participating Teams
Group II edit
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (outdoor hard)
Dates: 17–20 April
- Participating Teams
Group III edit
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius (outdoor hard)
Dates: 23–27 April
- Participating Teams
Rankings edit
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]
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