2007 Fed Cup World Group

Part of tennis tournament 2007 Fed Cup 2007 Fed Cup World Group 21 April – 16 September 17th RUS Fed Cup 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 BEL CHN FRA ITAJPNRUSESPUSA Draw 21–22 April 14–15 July 15–16 September 16 Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 ITA 5   CHN 0 Limoges, France (Indoor clay)   JPN 0 4 FRA 5 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) 3 RUS 5   ESP 0 Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard)   USA 5 2 BEL 0 Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 ITA 3 4 FRA 2 Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) 3 RUS 3   USA 2 Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) 1 ITA 0 3 RUS 4 First round Italy vs. China Italy China Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 5 0 Tathiana Garbin 6 2 6 Sun Tiantian 4 6 3 Flavia Pennetta 0 7 3 Peng Shuai 6 5 0 3 Tathiana Garbin 3 6 6 Zhang Shuai 6 2 4 Mara Santangelo 6 6 Sun Tiantian 4 2 Mara Santangelo 6 6 Roberta Vinci Sun Shengnan Sun Tiantian 2 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008902 Italy v China fedcup.com 2012-10-16 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016073600/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008902 dead Japan vs. France Japan France Palais des Sports de Fetes, Limoges, France 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors) 0 5 Ai Sugiyama 5 1 Nathalie Dechy 7 6 Akiko Morigami 2 4 Tatiana Golovin 6 6 Ai Sugiyama 6.025 0 Tatiana Golovin 7 6 Akiko Morigami 6.035 6 2 Virginie Razzano 7 1 6 Ayumi Morita 1 2 Ai Sugiyama Séverine Brémond Nathalie Dechy 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008901 Japan v France fedcup.com 2012-10-15 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015205810/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008901 dead Russia vs. Spain Russia Spain Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors) 5 0 Nadia Petrova 6 6 Anabel Medina Garrigues 3 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 4 6 Anabel Medina Garrigues 3 6 0 Anna Chakvetadze 3 7 6 Nuria Llagostera Vives 6 6.045 2 Nadia Petrova 6 4 6 Elena Vesnina Lourdes Domínguez Lino Laura Pous Tió 1 6 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008900 Russia v Spain fedcup.com 2012-10-09 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009172645/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008900 dead United States vs. Belgium United States Belgium Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States 21–22 April 2007 Plexipave (outdoors) 5 0 Venus Williams 7 6 Kirsten Flipkens 5 2 Serena Williams 6 6 Caroline Maes 1 4 Vania King 4 6 7 Kirsten Flipkens 6 4 5 Venus Williams 6 6 Yanina Wickmayer 1 2 Vania King 6 6 Lisa Raymond Tamaryn Hendler Caroline Maes 1 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008899 United States v Belgium fedcup.com 2012-10-23 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234813/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008899 dead Semifinals Italy vs. France Italy France Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 14–15 July 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 3 2 Tathiana Garbin 3 6 2 Tatiana Golovin 6 2 6 Francesca Schiavone 7 6 Amélie Mauresmo 5 3 Mara Santangelo 7 0 4 Amélie Mauresmo 6.045 6 6 Francesca Schiavone 6 2 7 Tatiana Golovin 4 6 5 Francesca Schiavone 4 6 6 Roberta Vinci Séverine Brémond Nathalie Dechy 6 1 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008904 Italy v France fedcup.com 2012-10-02 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002230622/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008904 dead Russia vs. United States Russia United States The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, United States 14–15 July 2007 Decoturf (outdoors) 3 2 Anna Chakvetadze 6 6 Vania King 1 3 Nadia Petrova 6.055 6 4 Venus Williams 7 0 6 Anna Chakvetadze 1 4 Venus Williams 6 6 Nadia Petrova 6 6 Meilen Tu 1 2 Nadia Petrova 7 7 Elena Vesnina Venus Williams Lisa Raymond 5 6.005 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008903 Russia v United States fedcup.com 2012-03-23 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323145708/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008903 dead Final Italy vs. Russia Italy Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 15–16 September 2007 RuKortHard (indoors) 0 4 Francesca Schiavone 4 6 4 Anna Chakvetadze 6 4 6 Mara Santangelo 1 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 Francesca Schiavone 6 6.065 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 7 7 Mara Santangelo 2 4 Elena Vesnina 6 6 Mara Santangelo Roberta Vinci Nadia Petrova Elena Vesnina http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008905 Italy v Russia fedcup.com 2011-04-23 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110423120708/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008905 dead fed 2007 Fed Cup champions RUS Third References See also Fed Cup structure World