The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
, a national teams competition in men's
tennis
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. 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
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, United States, with the
United States
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defeating
Russia
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4-1 for their 32nd title.
World Group
Draw
First round losers play in
World Group play-offs.
Final
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.
* , , and will remain in the World Group in
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
.
* , , , and are promoted to the World Group in
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
.
* , and will remain in Zonal Group I in
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
.
* , , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
.
1 Took place on September 20, 21 and 23, due to Yom Kippur
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For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
taking place on the 22nd.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2008.
Participating nations
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Draw
*Jamaica and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2008.
*Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2008.
First round
Ecuador vs. Netherlands Antilles
Uruguay vs. Jamaica
Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador
Paraguay vs. Cuba
Second round
Uruguay vs. Ecuador
Paraguay vs. Dominican Republic
Relegation play-offs
Jamaica vs. Netherlands Antilles
El Salvador vs. Cuba
Third round
Paraguay vs. Uruguay
Group III
Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala,
Guatemala City
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,
Guatemala
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(hard)
Date: 20–24 June
Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools.
*Bahamas and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2008.
*Haiti and Costa Rica relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Group IV
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The four teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2008. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Draw
* Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis,
Guatemala City
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,
Guatemala
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(hard)
* Date: 20–22 June
* Withdrawn: , ,
*Aruba and Honduras promoted to Group III in 2008.
Results
Honduras vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Aruba
Honduras vs. Aruba
Trinidad and Tobago vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. Virgin Islands vs. Aruba
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Venue:
Sri Lanka Tennis Association,
Colombo
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,
Sri Lanka
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(hard)
Date: 18–22 July
Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools.
Note: Oman/Lebanon/Sri Lanka tie broken on number of rubbers won.
*Oman and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 2008.
*Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Group IV
Venue: Theinbyu Tennis Plaza,
Yangon
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,
Myanmar
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(hard)
Date: 9–13 May
*Tajikistan and Syria promoted to Group III in 2008.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy,
Cairo
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Egypt
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(clay)
Date: 9–13 May
Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools.
*Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.
*San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Zone B
Venue: Avenir Sportif de la Marsa,
Tunis
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,
Tunisia
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(clay)
Date: 9–13 May
Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools.
Note: Ghana/Mauritius tie broken on percentage of sets won.
*South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.
*Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Smash Tennis Academy,
Cairo
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,
Egypt
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, May 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Avenir Sportif de la Marsa,
Tunis
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,
Tunisia
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, May 9–13, also on outdoor clay courts.
Format
The eight teams in the Tunis tournament were split into two pools and played in a
round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2008. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2008.
Pool A
South Africa vs. Mauritius
Ghana vs. Ivory Coast
South Africa vs. Ivory Coast
Ghana vs. Mauritius
South Africa vs. Ghana
Ivory Coast vs. Mauritius
Pool B
Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar
Tunisia vs. Namibia
Zimbabwe vs. Namibia
Tunisia vs. Madagascar
Zimbabwe vs. Tunisia
Namibia vs. Madagascar
Promotion pool
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.
South Africa vs. Tunisia
Madagascar vs. Ivory Coast
South Africa vs. Madagascar
Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast
Relegation pool
The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups)
Note: Ghana/Mauritius tie broken on percentage of sets won.
Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritius
Ghana vs. Namibia
Zimbabwe vs. Ghana
Mauritius vs. Namibia
Final standings
* and promoted to Group II in 2008.
* and relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Group IV
References
External links
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