Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
# Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 1 April 2007.

The women's tournament was won by the United States, who beat Australia 6–5 in the final game.

## Preliminary round

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russian Federation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 2 |
| People's Republic of China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 ||
| China | – | Spain | 7–15 (3–6, 1–5, 3–2, 0–2) |
| Russia | – | Germany | 18–11 (4–0, 7–3, 2–3, 5–5) |
| 21 March 2007 ||
| China | – | Russia | 8–16 (1–1, 1–6, 5–5, 1–4) |
| Germany | – | Spain | 6–15 (3–4, 1–5, 1–5, 1–1) |
| 23 March 2007 ||
| China | – | Germany | 4–11 (0–4, 0–2, 0–2, 4–3) |
| Russia | – | Spain | 12–7 (2–1, 4–1, 2–1, 4–4) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 52 | −45 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 ||
| Brazil | – | Puerto Rico | 13–2 (3–1, 2–1, 3–0, 5–0) |
| Canada | – | Australia | 4–5 (1–0, 1–2, 2–2, 0–1) |
| 21 March 2007 ||
| Canada | – | Brazil | 6–3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1, 2–1) |
| Puerto Rico | – | Australia | 1–26 (0–6, 1–5, 0–7, 0–8) |
| 23 March 2007 ||
| Canada | – | Puerto Rico | 13–4 (3–0, 2–1, 5–2, 3–1) |
| Brazil | – | Australia | 3–11 (2–6, 0–1, 1–2, 1–2) |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States of America | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 0 |
| 19 March 2007 ||
| Greece | – | Kazakhstan | 11–5 (3–1, 3–1, 4–2, 1–1) |
| Netherlands | – | USA | 7–9 (1–1, 2–2, 2–4, 2–2) |
| 21 March 2007 ||
| USA | – | Kazakhstan | 13–5 (2–2, 2–1, 5–1, 4–1) |
| Greece | – | Netherlands | 14–7 (3–2, 3–0, 5–2, 3–3) |
| 23 March 2007 ||
| Greece | – | USA | 6–8 (3–2, 1–3, 0–2, 2–1) |
| Netherlands | – | Kazakhstan | 14–7 (5–2, 3–2, 6–1, 0–2) |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 1 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 1 |
| 19 March 2007 ||
| Cuba | – | New Zealand | 7–7 (3–3, 0–1, 2–1, 2–2) |
| Italy | – | Hungary | 8–8 (3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 0–1) |
| 21 March 2007 ||
| Hungary | – | New Zealand | 17–7 (2–1, 5–0, 4–4, 6–2) |
| Cuba | – | Italy | 5–17 (1–5, 1–5, 1–3, 2–4) |
| 23 March 2007 ||
| Cuba | – | Hungary | 4–19 (1–3, 1–4, 1–3, 1–9) |
| Italy | – | New Zealand | 21–9 (3–3, 8–2, 4–1, 6–3) |

## Final round

### Finals

| Play-off 25 March 2007 | Play-off 25 March 2007 | Play-off 25 March 2007 | Quarterfinals 27 March 2007 | Quarterfinals 27 March 2007 | Quarterfinals 27 March 2007 | Semifinals 29 March 2007 | Semifinals 29 March 2007 | Semifinals 29 March 2007 | Final 31 March 200 | Final 31 March 200 | Final 31 March 200 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Russian Fed. | Russian Fed. | 10 | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 9 | Greece | Greece | 9 | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | Russian Fed. | Russian Fed. | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 12 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 12 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | Italy | Italy | 8 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 7 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | USA | USA | 6 |
| | | | USA | USA | 10 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 13 | Spain | Spain | 6 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 9 | | | | USA | USA | 10 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 9 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 11 | | | | Russian Fed. | Russian Fed. | 9 |
| Germany | Germany | 10 | Canada | Canada | 9 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 8 |
| Canada | Canada | 14 | | | | | | | | | |

### 5th–8th place

| 5th–8th place | 5th–8th place | 5th/6th place | 5th/6th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST |
| Greece | 9 |
| Greece | 9 | 31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| Italy | 10 | 31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 31 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| Italy | 10 | Italy | 7 |
| 29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | | Italy | 7 |
| 29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 16:00 AEST | Canada | 3 |
| Spain | 6 | Canada | 3 |
| Canada | 9 | | |
| Canada | 9 | 7th/8th place | 7th/8th place |
| | | 31 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | 31 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST |
| | | Greece | 9 |
| | | Spain | 11 |

### 9th–12th place

| 9th–12th place | 9th–12th place | 9th/10th place | 9th/10th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 27 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 11:40 AEST |
| Brazil | 14 |
| Brazil | 14 | 29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| New Zealand | 7 | 29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| New Zealand | 7 | Brazil | 2 |
| 27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST | | Brazil | 2 |
| 27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 13:00 AEST | Netherlands | 11 |
| Germany | 6 | Netherlands | 11 |
| Netherlands | 8 | | |
| Netherlands | 8 | 11th/12th place | 11th/12th place |
| | | 29 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | 29 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST |
| | | New Zealand | 9 |
| | | Germany | 11 |

### 13th–16th place

| 13th–16th place | 13th–16th place | 13th/14th place | 13th/14th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 25 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | 25 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST |
| People's Republic of China | 12 |
| People's Republic of China | 12 | 27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | People's Republic of China | 9 |
| 25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | | People's Republic of China | 9 |
| 25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | 25 March 2007 – 10:20 AEST | Kazakhstan | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | Kazakhstan | 12 |
| Cuba | 7 | | |
| Cuba | 7 | 15th/16th place | 15th/16th place |
| | | 27 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST | 27 March 2007 – 09:00 AEST |
| | | Puerto Rico | 9 |
| | | Cuba | 11 |

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| United StatesElizabeth Armstrong Patricia Cardenas Kameryn Craig Natalie Golda Alison Gregorka Brittany Hayes Jaime Hipp Ericka Lorenz Heather Petri Moriah van Norman Brenda Villa Lauren Wenger Elsie Windes Head coach Guy Baker | AustraliaGemma Beadsworth Nikita Cuffe Suzie Fraser Taniele Gofers Kate Gynther Gemma Hadley Amy Hetzel Bronwen Knox Emma Knox Alicia McCormack Melissa Rippon Rebecca Rippon Mia Santoromito Head coach Greg McFadden | RussiaValentina Vorontsova Natalya Shepelina Ekaterina Zubacheva Sofya Konukh Alena Vylegzhanina Nadezda Glyzina Ekaterina Pantyulina Evgenia Soboleva Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva Olga Fomicheva Elena Smurova Anastasia Zubkova Maria Kovtunovskaya Head coach Alexander Kleymenov |

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player

   * Lauren Wenger (USA)
* Best Goalkeeper

   * Elizabeth Armstrong (USA)
* Top Scorer

   * Blanca Gil (ESP) — 20 goals
