2007 Fed Cup World Group
# 2007 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was 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

| Quarterfinals 21–22 April | Quarterfinals 21–22 April | Quarterfinals 21–22 April | Semifinals 14–15 July | Semifinals 14–15 July | Semifinals 14–15 July | Final 15–16 September | Final 15–16 September | Final 15–16 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | China | 0 | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | China | 0 | 1 | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | 1 | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | 4 | France | 2 | | | |
| | Japan | 0 | 4 | France | 2 | | | |
| | Japan | 0 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | France | 5 | | | | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | France | 5 | | | | 1 | Italy | 0 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | | | | 1 | Italy | 0 |
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | | | | 3 | Russia | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | | | | 3 | Russia | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | | | |
| | Spain | 0 | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | | | |
| | Spain | 0 | 3 | Russia | 3 | | | |
| Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | 3 | Russia | 3 | | | |
| Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | | United States | 2 | | | |
| | United States | 5 | | United States | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | |

## First round

### Italy vs. China

| Italy 5 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | 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 ||||

### Japan vs. France

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

### Russia vs. Spain

| Russia 5 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors) | 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 $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2   5 Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Laura Pous Tió 6 1 4 6 6 2 ||||

### United States vs. Belgium

| United States 5 | Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States 21–22 April 2007 Plexipave (outdoors) | 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 ||||

## Semifinals

### Italy vs. France

| Italy 3 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 14–15 July 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | 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 $7^7$ $6^5$ 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 ||||

### Russia vs. United States

| Russia 3 | The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, United States 14–15 July 2007 Decoturf (outdoors) | The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, United States 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 $6^6$ $7^8$ 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 $7^7$ $6^1$ ||||

## Final

### Italy vs. Russia

| Italy 0 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 15–16 September 2007 RuKortHard (indoors) | 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 $6^7$ $7^9$ 5 7   4 Mara Santangelo Elena Vesnina 2 6 4 6     5 Mara Santangelo / Roberta Vinci Nadia Petrova / Elena Vesnina       not played ||||

* 2007 Fed Cup champions
* Russia Third title
