2007 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2007. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2008.

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup

Participating Teams
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]
1   Russia 3  
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[2]
  Chile 2  
  1   Russia 3  
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)[3]
  7   France 2  
7   France 4
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[4]
  Romania 1  
  1   Russia 3  
Krefeld, Germany (indoor hard)[5]
    Germany 2  
3   Croatia 2  
Ostend, Belgium (indoor clay)[6]
  Germany 3  
    Germany 3
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)[7]
    Belgium 2  
5   Australia 2
Portland, United States (indoor hard)[8]
  Belgium 3  
  1   Russia 1
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[9]
  6   United States 4
  Czech Republic 1  
Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)[10]
6   United States 4  
  6   United States 4
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor carpet)[11]
  4   Spain 1  
   Switzerland 2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[12]
4   Spain 3  
  6   United States 4
Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)[13]
    Sweden 1  
  Sweden 3  
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[14]
8   Belarus 2  
    Sweden 4
Linz, Austria (indoor carpet)[15]
  2   Argentina 1  
  Austria 1
2   Argentina 4  

First round

Chile vs. Russia

Chile
2		 Estadio Universidad del Mar, La Serena, Chile[1]
9–11 February 2007
Clay
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolas Massú
Marat Safin		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Fernando González
Igor Andreev		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Fernando González / Nicolas Massú
Igor Andreev / Marat Safin		 77
63		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Fernando González
Marat Safin		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Nicolas Massú
Igor Andreev		 2
6 		1
6 		77
61		 4
6 		   

France vs. Romania

France
4		 Grand Halle d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France[3]
9–11 February 2007
Hard (i)
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Richard Gasquet
Victor Hănescu		 7
5		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Sébastien Grosjean
Andrei Pavel		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
1		 6
2		  
3
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău		 6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		77
63		 9
11 		 
4
Richard Gasquet
Andrei Pavel		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Arnaud Clément
Florin Mergea		 7
5		 77
63		        

Germany vs. Croatia

Germany
3		 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany[5]
9–11 February 2007
Hard (i)
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tommy Haas
Mario Ančić		 2
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Benjamin Becker
Ivan Ljubičić		 77
64		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić		 6
4		 6
2		 77
65		      
4
Tommy Haas
Ivan Ljubičić		 6
2		 79
67		 6
4		      
5
Benjamin Becker
Marin Čilić		 4
6 		6
1		 1
6 		     

Belgium vs. Australia

Belgium
3		 Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium[7]
9–11 February 2007
Clay (i)
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kristof Vliegen
Lleyton Hewitt		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
2
Olivier Rochus
Chris Guccione		 3
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen
Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Olivier Rochus
Lleyton Hewitt		 2
6 		3
6 		77
64		 6
3		 1
6 		 
5
Kristof Vliegen
Chris Guccione		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic
1		 ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[9]
9–11 February 2007
Clay (i)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivo Minář
Andy Roddick		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Tomáš Berdych
James Blake		 6
1		 2
6 		7
5		 7
5		    
3
Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Tomáš Berdych
Andy Roddick		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		64
77		    
5
Lukáš Dlouhý
Bob Bryan		 65
77		 4
6 		       

Switzerland vs. Spain

Switzerland
2		 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[11]
9–11 February 2007
Carpet (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marco Chiudinelli
Fernando Verdasco		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		77
62		    
2
Stéphane Bohli
David Ferrer		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Yves Allegro / Marco Chiudinelli
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 65
77		 77
63		 77
62		 1
6 		10
12 		 
4
Stéphane Bohli
Fernando Verdasco		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Marco Chiudinelli
David Ferrer		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		      

Belarus vs. Sweden

Belarus
2		 Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus[13]
9–11 February 2007
Hard (i)
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vladimir Voltchkov
Robin Söderling		 3
6 		63
77		 1
6 		     
2
Max Mirnyi
Thomas Johansson		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		    
4
Max Mirnyi
Robin Söderling		 710
68		 5
7 		710
68		 63
77		 3
6 		 
5
Vladimir Voltchkov
Thomas Johansson		 6
4		 7
5		        

Austria vs. Argentina

Austria
1		 Intersport Arena, Linz, Austria[15]
9–11 February 2007
Carpet (i)
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Koubek
José Acasuso		 66
78		 1
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jürgen Melzer
Guillermo Cañas		 66
78		 2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto		 6
3		 62
77		 6
1		 7
5		    
4
Jürgen Melzer
Juan Martín del Potro		 64
77		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
5
Alexander Peya
Guillermo Cañas		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		     

Quarterfinals

Russia vs. France

Russia
3		 Luzhniki Arena, Moscow, Russia[2]
6–8 April 2007
Clay (i)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nikolay Davydenko
Paul-Henri Mathieu		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2
Mikhail Youzhny
Richard Gasquet		 6
2		 6
3		 68
710		 5
7 		8
6		  
3
Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko
Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra		 3
6 		7
5		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
4
Igor Andreev
Sébastien Grosjean		 5
7 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		 
5
Marat Safin
Paul-Henri Mathieu		 77
63		 6
3		 6
2		      

Belgium vs. Germany

Belgium
2		 Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium[6]
6–8 April 2007
Clay (i)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kristof Vliegen
Tommy Haas		 77
64		 5
7 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Olivier Rochus
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 3
6 		5
7 		64
77		      
3
Christophe Rochus / Olivier Rochus
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4
Christophe Rochus
Michael Kohlmann		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		      
5
Dick Norman
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
2		 6
3		        

United States vs. Spain

United States
4		 Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, United States[10]
6–8 April 2007
Hard (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
James Blake
Tommy Robredo		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Andy Roddick
Fernando Verdasco		 77
65		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 7
5		 6
3		 3
6 		77
65		    
4
Bob Bryan
Tommy Robredo		 4
6 		4
6 		       
5
James Blake
Feliciano López		 6
3		 77
63		        

Sweden vs. Argentina

Sweden
4		 Swedish Exhibition Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden[14]
6–8 April 2007
Carpet (i)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomas Johansson
David Nalbandian		 63
77		 77
62		 6
2		 77
60		    
2
Robin Söderling
Juan Martín del Potro		 77
64		 77
64		 6
4		      
3
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson
Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian		 4
6 		77
65		 6
2		 6
3		    
4
Jonas Björkman
Sebastián Prieto		 6
1		 6
2		        
5
Robert Lindstedt
Juan Martín del Potro		 67
79		 4
6 		       

Semifinals

Russia vs. Germany

Russia
3		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[4]
21–23 September 2007
Clay (i)
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Igor Andreev
Tommy Haas		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Nikolay Davydenko
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 77
65		 2
6 		2
6 		6
4		 5
7 		 
3
Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny
Philipp Petzschner / Alexander Waske		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		 65
77		    
4
Mikhail Youzhny
Philipp Petzschner		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		    
5
Igor Andreev
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
3		 3
6		 6
0		 6
3		    

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden
1		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[12]
21–23 September 2007
Carpet (i)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Joachim Johansson
Andy Roddick		 64
77		 63
77		 3
6 		     
2
Thomas Johansson
James Blake		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
3
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 611
713		 2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Jonas Björkman
Andy Roddick		 2
6		 63
77		 4
6		      
5
Simon Aspelin
James Blake		 1
6		 3
6		        

Final

United States vs. Russia

United States
4		 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, United States[8]
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		      


References
  1. "Chile v Russia". daviscup.com.
  2. "Russia v France". daviscup.com.
  3. "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. "Russia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  5. "Germany v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Belgium v Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. "United States v Russia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Czech Republic v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. "Switzerland v Spain". daviscup.com.
  12. "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  13. "Belarus v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. "Austria v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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