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The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams 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, USA, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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, OR, USA (indoor hard)
	Belgium	3
										1	Russia	1
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
									6	United States	4
	Czech Republic	1
			Winston-Salem, NC, USA (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.

[edit] Final

United States
4

Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA
30 November - 2 December 2007
hard (indoors)

Russia
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Andy Roddick Dmitry Tursunov	6 4	6 4	6 2
2	James Blake Mikhail Youzhny	6 3	7 6⁵	6⁴ 7	7 6⁴
3	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko	7 6⁵	6 4	6 2
4	Bob Bryan Igor Andreev	3 6	6⁵ 7
5	James Blake Dmitry Tursunov	1 6	6 3	7 5

[edit] 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.

Venue (surface)	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)	Serbia	4-1	Australia (2)
Innsbruck, Austria (indoor carpet)	Austria (8)	4-1	Brazil
Lima, Peru (clay)	Peru	4-1	Belarus (4)
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)¹	Israel	3-2	Chile (5)
Wimbledon, London, UK (grass)	Great Britain	4-1	Croatia (1)
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic (7)	3-2	Switzerland
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)	Romania (6)	3-2	Japan
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)	South Korea	3-2	Slovakia (3)

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

Great Britain, Israel, Peru, Serbia, and South Korea promoted to World Group in 2008.
Austria, Czech Republic, and Romania remain in World Group in 2008.
Brazil (Am), Japan (AO), and Slovakia (EA) remain in Group I in 2008.
Australia (AO), Belarus (EA), Chile (Am), Croatia (EA), and Switzerland (EA) relegated to Group I in 2008.