2007 Davis Cup

The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, a national teams competition in men's tennis. 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, United States, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title.^[1]

2007 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	6 February – 2 December 2007
Edition	96th
Champion
Winning nation	United States
← 2006 2008 →

World Group

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup World Group

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

First round losers play in World Group play-offs.

Final

United States 4	Memorial Coliseum, Portland, United States[2] 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

World Group play-offs

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup 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.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Serbia	4–1	Australia	Belgrade	Beogradska Arena	Indoor	Clay
Austria	4–1	Brazil	Innsbruck	Olympiaworld Innsbruck	Indoor	Carpet
Peru	4–1	Belarus	Lima	Rinconada Country Club	Outdoor	Clay
Israel1	3–2	Chile	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Great Britain	4–1	Croatia	Wimbledon, London	All England Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Czech Republic	3–2	Switzerland	Prague	Sazka Arena	Indoor	Hard
Japan	2–3	Romania	Osaka	Namihaya Dome	Indoor	Carpet
Slovakia	2–3	South Korea	Bratislava	Sibamac Arena	Indoor	Clay

•  Austria,  Czech Republic, and  Romania will remain in the World Group in 2008.
•  Great Britain,  Israel,  Peru,  Serbia and  South Korea are promoted to the World Group in 2008.
•  Brazil,  Japan and  Slovakia will remain in Zonal Group I in 2008.
•  Australia,  Belarus,  Chile,  Croatia and   Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2008.

¹ Took place on September 20, 21 and 23, due to Yom Kippur taking place on the 22nd.

Americas Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Mexico

Metepec, Mexico (hard)

bye

Asia, Peru (clay)

S

Mexico

5

S

Mexico

2

Venezuela

0

Asia, Peru (clay)

Peru

3

Venezuela

2

Valencia, Venezuela (hard)

Peru

3

Venezuela

1

Colombia

4

Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)

Colombia

0

Canada

5

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

Colombia

Canada

1

bye

S

Brazil

3

bye

S

Brazil

• Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2008.
• Peru and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

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.^[3]

Participating nations

•  Cuba
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Jamaica
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
						1	Ecuador	5
	Kingston, Jamaica (hard)						Netherlands Antilles	0			Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)
	Netherlands Antilles		5								1	Ecuador	0
	Jamaica		0			Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)					4	Uruguay	5
						4	Uruguay	5
							Jamaica	0								Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
																4	Uruguay	3
						Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)										2	Paraguay	0
							El Salvador	1
	Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)					3	Dominican Republic	4			Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)
	El Salvador		4								3	Dominican Republic	1
	Cuba		1			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)					2	Paraguay	4
							Cuba	0
						2	Paraguay	5

• Jamaica and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2008.
• Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2008.

First round

Ecuador vs. Netherlands Antilles

Ecuador 5	Francisco Seguro Cano, Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4] 9–11 February 2007 Clay		Netherlands Antilles 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Avellán Rasid Winklaar 6 2 6 2 6 0       2 Julio César Campozano Alexander Blom 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Carlos Avellán / Julio César Campozano Raoul Behr / Nick Van Rosberg 6 1 6 0 6 2       4 Jean-Michel Durango Nick Van Rosberg 6 3 6 0         5 Julio César Campozano Rasid Winklaar 6 4 7 5

Uruguay vs. Jamaica

Uruguay 5	Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay[5] 9–11 February 2007 Clay		Jamaica 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Felder Damion Johnson 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Pablo Cuevas Eldad Campbell 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder Elvis Henry / Jermaine Smith 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Martín Vilarrubí Damion Johnson 6 1 6 4         5 Federico Sansonetti Eldad Campbell 6 0 6 0

Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador

Dominican Republic 4	Pabellon de Tenis del Aprque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[6] 9–11 February 2007 Hard		El Salvador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henry Estrella Rafael Arévalo 64 77 1 6 64 77       2 Víctor Estrella Burgos Marcelo Arévalo 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Henry Estrella / Víctor Estrella Burgos Marcelo Arévalo / Rafael Arévalo 77 60 77 65 77 62       4 Víctor Estrella Burgos Rafael Arévalo 7 5 4 1         retired 5 José Hernández-Fernández Benito José Suriano 6 1 6 3

Paraguay vs. Cuba

Paraguay 5	Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[7] 9–11 February 2007 Clay		Cuba 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Ramírez Edgar Hernandez-Perez 6 3 7 5 1 6 6 0     2 Ramón Delgado Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Emilio Báez Brítez / Ramón Delgado Luis-Javier Cuellar-Contreras / Sandor Martínez 77 63 77 63 6 1       4 Juan Carlos Ramírez Edgar Hernandez-Perez 7 5 77 65         5 Gustavo Ramírez Favel-Antonio Freyre-Perdomo 7 5 6 4

Second round

Uruguay vs. Ecuador

Uruguay 5	Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay[8] 6–8 April 2007 Clay		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Felder Carlos Avellán 6 3 6 1 6 3       2 Pablo Cuevas Julio César Campozano 713 611 6 3 6 3       3 Marcel Felder / Martín Vilarrubí Carlos Avellán / Jean-Michel Durango 5 7 6 3 77 62 6 0     4 Pablo Cuevas Jean-Michel Durango 6 1 6 2         5 Federico Sansonetti Patricio Alvarado 6 3 6 4

Paraguay vs. Dominican Republic

Paraguay 4	Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay[9] 6–8 April 2007 Clay		Dominican Republic 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramón Delgado Henry Estrella 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Gustavo Ramírez Víctor Estrella Burgos 4 6 3 6 6 1 7 5 5 7   3 Ramón Delgado / Francisco Rodríguez Henry Estrella / Víctor Estrella Burgos 6 4 4 6 6 1 3 2     retired 4 Ramón Delgado Luis Delgado 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Emilio Báez Brítez Henry Estrella 6 0 6 2

Relegation play-offs

Jamaica vs. Netherlands Antilles

Jamaica 0	The Eric Ball Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica[10] 6–8 April 2007 Hard		Netherlands Antilles 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Damion Johnson Jean-Julien Rojer 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Ryan Russell Rasid Winklaar 6 3 63 77 2 6 2 6     3 Damion Johnson / Ryan Russell Raoul Behr / Jean-Julien Rojer 67 79 65 77 65 77       4 Eldad Campbell Nick Van Rosberg 6 4 1 6 4 6       5 Damion Johnson Rasid Winklaar 4 6 6 3 3 4     retired

El Salvador vs. Cuba

El Salvador 4	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[11] 6–8 April 2007 Clay		Cuba 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Arévalo Luis-Javier Cuellar-Contreras 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 3     2 Marcelo Arévalo Edgar Hernandez-Perez 4 6 6 3 4 6 0 2   retired   3 Marcelo Arévalo / Rafael Arévalo Luis-Javier Cuellar-Contreras / Sandor Martínez 6 4 7 5 6 1       4 Rafael Arévalo Edgar Hernandez-Perez 6 0 6 3 6 1       5 Benito José Suriano Sandor Martínez 6 4 2 6 77 62

Third round

Paraguay vs. Uruguay

Paraguay 0	Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[12] 21–23 September 2007 Clay		Uruguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Ramírez Marcel Felder 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Emilio Báez Brítez Pablo Cuevas 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Emilio Báez Brítez / Juan-Enrique Crosa Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Gustavo Ramírez Federico Sansonetti           not played 5 Enzo Pigola Marcel Felder           not played

Group III

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
Date: 20–24 June

	Pool A	BAH	GUA	BAR	HAI
1	Bahamas (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Guatemala (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Barbados (1–2)	1–2	0–3		3–0
4	Haiti (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

	Pool B	BOL	PUR	PAN	CRC
1	Bolivia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Puerto Rico (2–1)	0–3		3–0	2–1
3	Panama (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Costa Rica (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

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.

	1st–4th Play-off	BAH	BOL	PUR	GUA
1	Bahamas (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Bolivia (2–1)	1–2		3–0	2–0
3	Puerto Rico (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–1
4	Guatemala (0–3)	0–3	0–2	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	BAR	PAN	HAI	CRC
1	Barbados (2–1)		3–0	3–0	0–3
2	Panama (2–1)	0–3		2–0	2–1
3	Haiti (1–2)	0–3	0–2		2–1
4	Costa Rica (1–2)	3–0	1–2	1–2

• 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.^[13]

Draw

• Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
• Date: 20–22 June
• Withdrawn:  Bermuda,  Eastern Caribbean,  Saint Lucia

		ARU	HON	ISV	TRI
1	Aruba (3–0)		2–1	2–1	2–1
2	Honduras (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	U.S. Virgin Islands (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	Trinidad and Tobago (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

• Aruba and Honduras promoted to Group III in 2008.

Results

Honduras vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

Honduras 2	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[14] 20 June 2007 Hard		U.S. Virgin Islands 1
1 2 3 1 José Moncada Terrance Eugene Highfield 3 6 7 5 7 5   2 Calton Álvarez Kristepher Elien 62 77 6 1 6 4   3 Ricardo Lau Cooper / José Moncada Kristepher Elien / Terrance Eugene Highfield 6 2 3 6 2 6

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Aruba

Trinidad and Tobago 1	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[15] 20 June 2007 Hard		Aruba 2
1 2 3 1 Brent Ching Gian Hodgson 6 4 0 6 1 6   2 Richard Brown Clifford Giel 1 6 6 3 3 6   3 Brent Ching / Simeon Sealy Sjoerd de Vries / Clifford Giel 6 3 3 6 6 3

Honduras vs. Aruba

Honduras 1	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[16] 21 June 2007 Hard		Aruba 2
1 2 3 1 José Moncada Gian Hodgson 77 63 6 3     2 Calton Álvarez Clifford Giel 4 6 5 7     3 Pablo Costa / José Moncada Sjoerd de Vries / Clifford Giel 0 6 3 6

Trinidad and Tobago vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

Trinidad and Tobago 1	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[17] 21 June 2007 Hard		U.S. Virgin Islands 2
1 2 3 1 Simeon Sealy Terrance Eugene Highfield 3 6 4 6     2 Brent Ching Kristepher Elien 4 6 3 6     3 Richard Brown / Lendl Smith Terrance Eugene Highfield / Kevin Motta 6 2 6 3

Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Honduras 2	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[18] 22 June 2007 Hard		Trinidad and Tobago 1
1 2 3 1 José Moncada Lendl Smith 6 1 6 3     2 Calton Álvarez Richard Brown 5 7 65 77     3 Calton Álvarez / José Moncada Brent Ching / Simeon Sealy 6 0 6 0

U.S. Virgin Islands vs. Aruba

U.S. Virgin Islands 1	Federación Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala City, Guatemala[19] 22 June 2007 Hard		Aruba 2
1 2 3 1 Terrance Eugene Highfield Gian Hodgson 2 6 4 6     2 Kristepher Elien Clifford Giel 6 3 6 3     3 Kristepher Elien / Terrance Eugene Highfield Sjoerd de Vries / Clifford Giel 3 6 7 5 5 7

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet)

S

Thailand

3

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet)

Chinese Taipei

2

Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)

Chinese Taipei

3

S

Thailand

0

China

2

Beijing, China (indoor hard)

S

Japan

5

S

Japan

4

Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

China

1

China

2

Kazakhstan

3

Namangan, Uzbekistan (indoor clay)

Uzbekistan

4

Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

S

India

1

Seoul, South Korea (hard)

S

India

3

Uzbekistan

0

Kazakhstan

2

Chuncheon, South Korea (indoor carpet)

S

South Korea

5

Kazakhstan

0

S

South Korea

5

•  China relegated to Group II in 2008.
•  Japan and  South Korea advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Manila, Philippines (hard)
						1	Pakistan	1
	Apia, Samoa (hard)						Philippines	4			Auckland, New Zealand (outdoor carpet)
	1	Pakistan	2									Philippines	4
		Pacific Oceania	3			Dunedin, New Zealand (indoor carpet)					3	New Zealand	1
						3	New Zealand	5
							Pacific Oceania	0								Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
																	Philippines	5
						Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)										4	Kuwait	0
							Iran	1
	Tehran, Iran (clay)					4	Kuwait	4			Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
	Iran		2								4	Kuwait	4
	Hong Kong		3			Hong Kong, China (hard)					2	Indonesia	1
							Hong Kong	2
						2	Indonesia	3

•  Iran and  Pakistan relegated to Group III in 2008.
•  Philippines promoted to Group I in 2008.

Group III

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
Date: 18–22 July

	Pool A	LIB	UAE	SIN	KSA
1	Lebanon (3–0)		3–0	3–0	2–1
2	United Arab Emirates (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Singapore (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Saudi Arabia (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

	Pool B	OMA	SRI	VIE	MAS
1	Oman (3–0)		2–1	2–1	2–1
2	Sri Lanka (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Vietnam (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	Malaysia (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

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.

	1st–4th Play-off	OMA	LIB	SRI	UAE
1	Oman (2–1, 6r)		1–2	2–1	3–0
2	Lebanon (2–1, 6r)	2–1		1–2	3–0
3	Sri Lanka (2–1, 5r)	1–2	2–1		2–1
4	United Arab Emirates (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	VIE	MAS	SIN	KSA
1	Vietnam (3–0)		2–1	2–1	2–1
2	Malaysia (2–1)	1–2		3–0	2–1
3	Singapore (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–1
4	Saudi Arabia (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

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

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Venue: Theinbyu Tennis Plaza, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)
Date: 9–13 May

	Pool A	TJK	BAN	TKM	JOR	BRN
1	Tajikistan (4–0)		3–0	3–0	2–1	2–1
2	Bangladesh (3–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0
3	Turkmenistan (2–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–1
4	Jordan (1–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2		2–1
5	Bahrain (0–4)	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2

	Pool B	SYR	MYA	QAT	IRQ	BRU
1	Syria (4–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Myanmar (3–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Qatar (2–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1	3–0
4	Iraq (1–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0
5	Brunei (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

• Tajikistan and Syria promoted to Group III in 2008.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

S

Slovakia

Skopje, Macedonia (clay)

bye

bye

S

Slovakia

5

Macedonia

Macedonia

0

Macedonia

Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard)

bye

Macedonia

3

Luxembourg

2

S

Italy

Alghero, Italy (hard)

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

S

Italy

4

S

Italy

2

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Luxembourg

1

Israel

3

Israel

5

Luxembourg

0

Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)

Georgia

3

Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)

Portugal

2

Portugal

Georgia

0

bye

S

Serbia

5

bye

Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard)

S

Serbia

Portugal

0

S

Netherlands

5

bye

Birmingham, England (indoor hard)

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

4

S

Netherlands

S

Netherlands

1

bye

S

Netherlands

• Luxembourg and Portugal relegated to Group II in 2008.
• Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. (edit | history)

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Agdal, Morocco (clay)

S

Morocco

4

Hornbæk, Denmark (hard)

Portorož, Slovenia (hard)

Denmark

1

Denmark

3

S

Morocco

3

Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)

Estonia

0

S

Slovenia

2

S

Slovenia

3

Puszczykowo, Poland (indoor carpet)

Estonia

2

S

Morocco

1

Ioannina, Greece (clay)

S

Poland

4

S

Ukraine

2

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)

Greece

3

S

Ukraine

5

Greece

0

Abuja, Nigeria (hard)

Nigeria

0

S

Poland

5

S

Poland

5

Nigeria

0

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

Latvia

4

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Tampere, Finland (clay)

S

Bulgaria

1

S

Bulgaria

1

Latvia

3

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Cyprus

4

S

Finland

2

Cyprus

2

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

S

Finland

3

Latvia

5

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Monaco

0

Monaco

5

Svingvoll, Norway (hard)

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

S

Algeria

0

S

Algeria

4

Monaco

4

Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)

Norway

1

S

Hungary

1

Norway

1

S

Hungary

4

• Bulgaria, Norway, Latvia, and Poland relegated to Group III in 2008.
• Estonia and Nigeria promoted to Group I in 2008.

Group III

Zone A

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 9–13 May

	Pool A	IRL	LTU	MDA	BIH
1	Ireland (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Lithuania (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Moldova (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

	Pool B	EGY	TUR	SMR	ISL
1	Egypt (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Turkey (2–1)	1–2		3–0	2–1
3	San Marino (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Iceland (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

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.

	1st–4th Play-off	IRL	EGY	LTU	TUR
1	Ireland (3–0)		3–0	2–1	2–1
2	Egypt (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Lithuania (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	Turkey (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	MDA	BIH	SMR	ISL
1	Moldova (3–0)		2–1	3–0	2–1
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	San Marino (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Iceland (0–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2

• Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.
• San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Zone B

Further information: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Venue: Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
Date: 9–13 May

	Pool A	RSA	CIV	MRI	GHA
1	South Africa (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Ivory Coast (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Mauritius (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Ghana (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

	Pool B	TUN	MAD	ZIM	NAM
1	Tunisia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Madagascar (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Zimbabwe (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Namibia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

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.

	1st–4th Play-off	RSA	TUN	CIV	MAD
1	South Africa (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Tunisia (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Ivory Coast (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Madagascar (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	ZIM	GHA	MRI	NAM
1	Zimbabwe (2–1, 6r)		1–2	3–0	2–1
2	Ghana (2–1, 5r, 14/11 s)	2–1		0–3	3–0
3	Mauritius (2–1, 5r, 11/11 s)	0–3	3–0		2–1
4	Namibia (0–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2

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, Egypt, May 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia, May 9–13, also on outdoor clay courts.^[20]

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.^[20]

Pool A

	Pool A	RSA	CIV	MRI	GHA
1	South Africa (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Ivory Coast (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Mauritius (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Ghana (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

South Africa vs. Mauritius

South Africa 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[21] 9 May 2007 Clay		Mauritius 0
1 2 3 1 Fritz Wolmarans Kamil Patel 6 4 6 3     2 Rik de Voest Jean-Marcel Bourgault Du Coudray 6 2 6 3     3 Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 6 1 6 0

Ghana vs. Ivory Coast

Ghana 0	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[22] 9 May 2007 Clay		Ivory Coast 3
1 2 3 1 Menford Owusu Claude N'Goran 1 6 3 6     2 Mohammed Salifu Valentin Sanon 0 6 7 5 1 6   3 Emmanuel Mensah / Michael Nortey Valentin Sanon / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 3 5 7 2 6

South Africa vs. Ivory Coast

South Africa 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[23] 10 May 2007 Clay		Ivory Coast 0
1 2 3 1 Fritz Wolmarans Claude N'Goran 6 1 6 3     2 Rik de Voest Valentin Sanon 6 3 6 1     3 Rik de Voest / Fritz Wolmarans Claude N'Goran / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 1 6 3

Ghana vs. Mauritius

Ghana 0	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[24] 10 May 2007 Clay		Mauritius 3
1 2 3 1 Menford Owusu Kamil Patel 6 2 1 6 4 6   2 Mohammed Salifu Jean-Marcel Bourgault Du Coudray 65 77 6 1 3 6   3 Emmanuel Mensah / Michael Nortey Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 3 6 77 62 3 6

South Africa vs. Ghana

South Africa 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[25] 11 May 2007 Clay		Ghana 0
1 2 3 1 Fritz Wolmarans Michael Nortey 6 1 6 1     2 Wesley Moodie Mohammed Salifu 6 0 6 3     3 Rik de Voest / Fritz Wolmarans Michael Nortey / Mohammed Salifu 6 4 6 2

Ivory Coast vs. Mauritius

Ivory Coast 2	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[26] 11 May 2007 Clay		Mauritius 1
1 2 3 1 Claude N'Goran Bruno Gorayah 6 1 6 0     2 Valentin Sanon Jean-Marcel Bourgault Du Coudray 6 2 1 0     retired 3 Claude N'Goran / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 1 6 0 6

Pool B

	Pool B	TUN	MAD	ZIM	NAM
1	Tunisia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Madagascar (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Zimbabwe (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Namibia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar

Zimbabwe 0	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[27] 9 May 2007 Clay		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Takanyi Garanganga Thierry Rajaobelina 2 6 6 3 3 6   2 Genius Chidzikwe Tony Rajaobelina 4 6 5 7     3 Nigel Badza / Genius Chidzikwe Germain Rasolondrazana / Jacob Rasolondrazana 67 79 1 6

Tunisia vs. Namibia

Tunisia 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[28] 9 May 2007 Clay		Namibia 0
1 2 3 1 Walid Jallali Johan Theron 6 4 6 2     2 Malek Jaziri Jurgens Strydom 6 2 6 2     3 Walid Jallali / Wael Kilani Jean-Pierre Huish / Jurgens Strydom 77 64 6 0

Zimbabwe vs. Namibia

Zimbabwe 2	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[29] 10 May 2007 Clay		Namibia 1
1 2 3 1 Takanyi Garanganga Johan Theron 2 6 6 2 7 5   2 Genius Chidzikwe Jurgens Strydom 3 6 6 3 6 2   3 Nigel Badza / Tinotenda Chanakira Jean-Pierre Huish / Jurgens Strydom 2 6 611 713

Tunisia vs. Madagascar

Tunisia 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[30] 10 May 2007 Clay		Madagascar 0
1 2 3 1 Walid Jallali Tony Rajaobelina 78 66 4 6 7 5   2 Malek Jaziri Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 2     3 Wael Kilani / Slah Mbarek Thierry Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana 6 0 6 2

Zimbabwe vs. Tunisia

Zimbabwe 0	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[31] 11 May 2007 Clay		Tunisia 3
1 2 3 1 Takanyi Garanganga Walid Jallali 2 6 77 62 1 6   2 Genius Chidzikwe Malek Jaziri 2 6 4 6     3 Nigel Badza / Tinotenda Chanakira Wael Kilani / Slah Mbarek 0 6 1 6

Namibia vs. Madagascar

Namibia 0	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[32] 11 May 2007 Clay		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Jean-Pierre Huish Thierry Rajaobelina 4 6 3 6     2 Jurgens Strydom Jacob Rasolondrazana 1 6 6 3 6 8   3 Johan De Witt / Jean-Pierre Huish Tony Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana 4 6 4 6

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)

	1st–4th Play-off	RSA	TUN	CIV	MAD
1	South Africa (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Tunisia (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Ivory Coast (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Madagascar (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.

South Africa vs. Tunisia

South Africa 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[33] 12 May 2007 Clay		Tunisia 0
1 2 3 1 Wesley Moodie Slah Mbarek 6 3 6 2     2 Rik de Voest Wael Kilani 6 3 6 3     3 Jeff Coetzee / Fritz Wolmarans Walid Jallali / Slah Mbarek 6 4 6 2

Madagascar vs. Ivory Coast

Madagascar 1	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[34] 12 May 2007 Clay		Ivory Coast 2
1 2 3 1 Thierry Rajaobelina Claude N'Goran 6 3 1 6 6 3   2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Valentin Sanon 6 2 3 6 1 6   3 Thierry Rajaobelina / Jacob Rasolondrazana Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon 2 6 3 6

South Africa vs. Madagascar

South Africa 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[35] 13 May 2007 Clay		Madagascar 0
1 2 3 1 Wesley Moodie Thierry Rajaobelina 6 3 6 4     2 Rik de Voest Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 1     3 Jeff Coetzee / Fritz Wolmarans Thierry Rajaobelina / Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 0

Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast

Tunisia 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[36] 13 May 2007 Clay		Ivory Coast 0
1 2 3 1 Walid Jallali Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 2 6 4     2 Malek Jaziri Valentin Sanon 6 3 6 3     3 Wael Kilani / Slah Mbarek Claude N'Goran / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 3 0       retired

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)

	5th–8th Play-off	ZIM	GHA	MRI	NAM
1	Zimbabwe (2–1, 6r)		1–2	3–0	2–1
2	Ghana (2–1, 5r, 14/11 s)	2–1		0–3	3–0
3	Mauritius (2–1, 5r, 11/11 s)	0–3	3–0		2–1
4	Namibia (0–3)	1–2	0–3	1–2

Note: Ghana/Mauritius tie broken on percentage of sets won.

Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Zimbabwe vs. Mauritius

Zimbabwe 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[37] 12 May 2007 Clay		Mauritius 0
1 2 3 1 Takanyi Garanganga Bruno Gorayah 6 3 6 4     2 Genius Chidzikwe Kamil Patel 6 2 2 6 6 1   3 Nigel Badza / Genius Chidzikwe Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 6 2 77 65

Ghana vs. Namibia

Ghana 3	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[38] 12 May 2007 Clay		Namibia 0
1 2 3 1 Menford Owusu Jean-Pierre Huish 6 1 6 4     2 Mohammed Salifu Jurgens Strydom 63 77 6 3 6 4   3 Emmanuel Mensah / Michael Nortey Johan De Witt / Jean-Pierre Huish 6 2 3 6 6 3

Zimbabwe vs. Ghana

Zimbabwe 1	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[39] 13 May 2007 Clay		Ghana 2
1 2 3 1 Takanyi Garanganga Menford Owusu 6 4 3 6 10 8   2 Genius Chidzikwe Mohammed Salifu 3 6 2 6     3 Genius Chidzikwe / Takanyi Garanganga Emmanuel Mensah / Mohammed Salifu 6 1 5 7 1 6

Mauritius vs. Namibia

Mauritius 2	Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia[40] 13 May 2007 Clay		Namibia 1
1 2 3 1 Kamil Patel Jean-Pierre Huish 6 0 6 1     2 Jean-Marcel Bourgault Du Coudray Jurgens Strydom 4 6 3 6     3 Jean-Marcel Bourgault Du Coudray / Kamil Patel Jean-Pierre Huish / Jurgens Strydom 6 4 6 3

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	South Africa
2	Tunisia
3	Ivory Coast
4	Madagascar
5	Zimbabwe
6	Ghana
7	Mauritius
8	Namibia

•  South Africa and  Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008.
•  Mauritius and  Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008.

Group IV

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• Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
• Date: 8–12 August
• Withdrawn:  Azerbaijan,  Benin,  Gabon,  Libya,  Malta,  Senegal, and  Uganda

	Group IV	MNE	ARM	BOT	AND	RWA
1	Montenegro (4–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Armenia (3–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–1
3	Botswana (2–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	2–1
4	Andorra (1–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2		3–0
5	Rwanda (0–4)	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3

•  Montenegro,  Armenia,  Botswana, and  Andorra promoted to Group III in 2008.