2007 Fed Cup

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The 2007 Fed Cup (also known as the 2007 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 74 nations participated in the tournament. Russia defeated Italy in the final which took place on 15-16 September at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow.

World Group

Participating Teams
Belgium	China	France	Italy
Japan	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw

1st Round 21-22 April

Semifinals 14-15 July

Final 15-16 September

Delray Beach, FL, United States (hard)

S

Belgium

0

United States

5

Stowe, VT, United States (hard)

United States

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

3

S

Russia

5

Spain

0

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

4

Limoges, France (indoor clay)

S

Italy

0

Japan

0

S

France

5

Castellaneta Marina, Italy (clay)

S

France

2

Castellaneta Marina, Italy (clay)

S

Italy

3

China

0

S

Italy

5

First round losers compete in World Group Play-off ties with World Group II winners.

Final

Russia 4	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 15 September - 16 September 2007 hard (indoors)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Anna Chakvetadze Francesca Schiavone 6 4 4 6 6 4   2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Mara Santangelo 6 1 6 2     3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Francesca Schiavone 4 6 7 6 7 5   4 Elena Vesnina Mara Santangelo 6 2 6 4     5 Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina Mara Santangelo / Roberta Vinci       not played

World Group Play-offs

Date: 14-15 July

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Linz, Austria (clay)	Austria	1–4	Israel
Knokke-Heist, Belgium (clay)	Belgium	1–4	China
Toyota, Aichi, Japan (indoor carpet)	Japan	2–3	Germany
Palafrugell, Spain (clay)	Spain	4–1	Czech Republic

• Germany and Israel promoted to World Group in 2008.
• China and Spain remain in World Group in 2008.
• Austria and Czech Republic remain in World Group II in 2008.
• Belgium and Japan relegated to World Group II in 2008.

World Group II

Date: 21-22 April

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)	Slovakia	0-5	Czech Republic
Fürth, Germany (clay)	Germany	4-1	Croatia
Kamloops, BC, Canada (indoor carpet)	Canada	2-3	Israel
Dornbirn, Austria (indoor clay)	Austria	4-1	Australia

Winning teams advance to World Group Play-offs. Losing teams play in World Group II Play-offs.

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II will play off against qualifiers. Two teams qualify from Europe/Africa Zone I, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.

Date: 14-15 July

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Ashmore, Australia (hard)	Australia	1-4	Ukraine
Córdoba, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	4-1	Canada
Split, Croatia (clay)	Croatia	3-2	Chinese Taipei
Košice, Slovakia (indoor hard)	Slovakia	4-1	Serbia

• Argentina and Ukraine promoted to World Group II in 2008.
• Croatia and Slovakia remain in World Group II in 2008.
• Chinese Taipei (AO) and Serbia (EA) remain in Group I in 2008.
• Australia (AO) and Canada (Am) relegated to Group I in 2008.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Argentina — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
•  Brazil
•  Chile — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Colombia
•  Dominican Republic — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Mexico
•  Puerto Rico

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Barbados
•  Bermuda
•  Bolivia
•  Ecuador
•  Guatemala
•  Honduras
•  Paraguay — promoted to Group I in 2008
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Uruguay — promoted to Group I in 2008

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Chinese Taipei — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Jordan
•  Kazakhstan
•  New Zealand
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Belarus
•  Bulgaria
•  Denmark
•  Estonia — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Lithuania — relegated to Group II in 2008
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Serbia — advanced to World Group II Play-offs
•  Slovenia
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  Ukraine — advanced to World Group II Play-offs

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Finland — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Georgia — promoted to Group I in 2008
•  Greece
•  Norway — relegated to Group III in 2008
•  Portugal — promoted to Group I in 2008
•  South Africa

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Azerbaijan
•  Egypt
•  Ireland — promoted to Group II in 2008
•  Latvia
•  Liechtenstein
•  Malta
•  Mauritius
•  Moldova
•  Montenegro
•  Turkey — promoted to Group II in 2008

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