2007 Davis Cup

2007 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	6 February – 2 December
Edition	96th
Achievements (singles)
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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, USA, 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 9-11 February			Quarterfinals 6-8 April			Semifinals 21-23 September			Final 30 November - 2 December

La Serena, Chile (clay)
1	Russia	3
			Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
	Chile	2
			1	Russia	3
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)
			7	France	2
7	France	4
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
	Romania	1
						1	Russia	3
Krefeld, Germany (indoor hard)
						Germany	2
3	Croatia	2
			Ostend, Belgium (indoor clay)
	Germany	3
				Germany	3
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
				Belgium	2
5	Australia	2
									Portland, United States (indoor hard)
	Belgium	3
									1	Russia	1
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
									6	United States	4
	Czech Republic	1
			Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)
6	United States	4
			6	United States	4
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
			4	Spain	1
	Switzerland	2
						Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
4	Spain	3
						6	United States	4
Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
						Sweden	1
	Sweden	3
			Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
8	Belarus	2
				Sweden	4
Linz, Austria (indoor carpet)
			2	Argentina	1
	Austria	1

2	Argentina	4

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
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.

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)	Serbia	4-1	Australia (2)
Innsbruck, Austria (indoor carpet)	Austria (8)	4-1	Brazil
Lima, Peru (clay)	Peru	4-1	Belarus (4)
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)¹	Israel	3-2	Chile (5)
Wimbledon, London, UK (grass)	Great Britain	4-1	Croatia (1)
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic (7)	3-2	Switzerland
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)	Japan	2-3	Romania (6)
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)	Slovakia (3)	2-3	South Korea

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

Great Britain, Israel, Peru, Serbia, and South Korea promoted to World Group in 2008.
Austria, Czech Republic, and Romania remain in World Group in 2008.
Brazil (Am), Japan (AO), and Slovakia (EA) remain in Group I in 2008.
Australia (AO), Belarus (EA), Chile (Am), Croatia (EA), and Switzerland (EA) relegated to Group I in 2008.

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)