2007 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Italy was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by the No. 1 team Russia.

Participating Teams

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
	Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
	1	Italy	5
		China	0			Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay)
						1	Italy	3
Limoges, France (Indoor clay)						4	France	2
		Japan	0
	4	France	5								Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
											1	Italy	0
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)										3	Russia	4
	3	Russia	5
		Spain	0			Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard)
						3	Russia	3
Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)							United States	2
		United States	5
	2	Belgium	0

First Round

Italy vs. China

Italy 5	Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors)		China 0
1 2 3 1 Tathiana Garbin Sun Tiantian 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Flavia Pennetta Peng Shuai 0 6 7 5 3 0   retired 3 Tathiana Garbin Zhang Shuai 3 6 6 2 6 4   4 Mara Santangelo Sun Tiantian 6 4 6 2     5 Mara Santangelo / Roberta Vinci Sun Shengnan / Sun Tiantian 6 2 6 4

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Japan vs. France

Japan 0	Palais des Sports de Fetes, Limoges, France 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors)		France 5
1 2 3 1 Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Dechy 5 7 1 6     2 Akiko Morigami Tatiana Golovin 2 6 4 6     3 Ai Sugiyama Tatiana Golovin 63 77 0 6     4 Akiko Morigami Virginie Razzano 64 77 6 1 2 6   5 Ayumi Morita / Ai Sugiyama Séverine Brémond / Nathalie Dechy 1 6 2 6

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Russia vs. Spain

Russia 5	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors)		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Nadia Petrova Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 3 6 4     2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6 3 6 2     3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 3 4 6 6 0   4 Anna Chakvetadze Nuria Llagostera Vives 3 6 77 65 6 2   5 Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Laura Pous Tió 6 1 4 6 6 2

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United States vs. Belgium

United States 5	Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States 21–22 April 2007 Plexipave (outdoors)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Venus Williams Kirsten Flipkens 7 5 6 2     2 Serena Williams Caroline Maes 6 1 6 4     3 Vania King Kirsten Flipkens 4 6 6 4 7 5   4 Venus Williams Yanina Wickmayer 6 1 6 2     5 Vania King / Lisa Raymond Tamaryn Hendler / Caroline Maes 6 1 6 2

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Semifinals

Italy vs. France

Italy 3	Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 14–15 July 2007 Red clay (outdoors)		France 2
1 2 3 1 Tathiana Garbin Tatiana Golovin 3 6 6 2 2 6   2 Francesca Schiavone Amélie Mauresmo 7 5 6 3     3 Mara Santangelo Amélie Mauresmo 77 65 0 6 4 6   4 Francesca Schiavone Tatiana Golovin 6 4 2 6 7 5   5 Francesca Schiavone / Roberta Vinci Séverine Brémond / Nathalie Dechy 4 6 6 1 6 2

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Russia vs. United States

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 14–15 July 2007 Decoturf (outdoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Anna Chakvetadze Vania King 6 1 6 3     2 Nadia Petrova Venus Williams 66 78 6 0 4 6   3 Anna Chakvetadze Venus Williams 1 6 4 6     4 Nadia Petrova Meilen Tu 6 1 6 2     5 Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina Venus Williams / Lisa Raymond 7 5 77 61

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Final

Italy vs. Russia

Italy 0	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 15–16 September 2007 RuKortHard (indoors)		Russia 4
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Anna Chakvetadze 4 6 6 4 4 6   2 Mara Santangelo Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 6 2 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 4 67 79 5 7   4 Mara Santangelo Elena Vesnina 2 6 4 6     5 Mara Santangelo / Roberta Vinci Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina       not played

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2007 Fed Cup Champions
Russia Third title

References

See also

• Fed Cup structure