2007 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2007 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2008 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group  Chile  Romania  Croatia  Australia  Czech Republic   Switzerland  Belarus  Austria

From Americas Group I  Peru  Brazil From Asia/Oceania Group I  Japan  South Korea From Europe/Africa Group I  Slovakia  Israel  Serbia  Great Britain

Results

Seeded teams  Australia  Austria  Belarus  Chile  Croatia  Czech Republic  Romania  Slovakia

Unseeded teams  Brazil  Great Britain  Israel  Japan  Peru  South Korea  Serbia   Switzerland

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
Israel	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.

Playoff results

Serbia vs. Australia

Serbia 4	Beogradska Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[1] 21–23 September 2007 Clay (i)		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djoković Peter Luczak 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Janko Tipsarević Lleyton Hewitt 2 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 1 6   3 Novak Djoković / Nenad Zimonjić Lleyton Hewitt / Paul Hanley 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 2     4 Novak Djoković Chris Guccione 6 3 7^7 6^3 7^7 6^5       5 Boris Pašanski Peter Luczak 4 6 6 3 6 1

Austria vs. Brazil

Austria 4	Olympiaworld Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria[2] 21–23 September 2007 Carpet (i)		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jürgen Melzer Thomaz Bellucci 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Stefan Koubek Ricardo Mello 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Jürgen Melzer Ricardo Mello 3 6 6 4 7 5       5 Werner Eschauer André Sá 4 6 3 6

Peru vs. Belarus

Peru 4	Rinconada Country Club, Lima, Peru[3] 21–23 September 2007 Clay		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Miranda Max Mirnyi 6 4 3 6 7^8 6^6 6 4     2 Luis Horna Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 4 6 4   3 Matías Silva / Iván Miranda Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 5 7 2 6       4 Luis Horna Max Mirnyi 6 4 7 5 4 6 7^7 6^4     5 Matías Silva Andrei Karatchenia 6 4 6 4

Israel vs. Chile

Israel 3	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[4] 20–23 September 2007 Hard		Chile 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Nicolás Massú 6 3 6 4 6^3 7^7 6 4     2 Noam Okun Fernando González 6 4 3 6 5 7 4 6     3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 2 6 7^7 6^1 6 2 3 6 10 8   4 Dudi Sela Fernando González 4 6 7^7 6^5 5 7 7^9 6^7 6 3   5 Noam Okun Paul Capdeville 1 2         retired

Great Britain vs. Croatia

Great Britain 4	No. 1 Court, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom[5] 21–23 September 2007 Grass		Croatia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Marin Čilić 3 6 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Tim Henman Roko Karanušić 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 Jamie Murray / Tim Henman Lovro Zovko / Marin Čilić 4 6 6 4 7^7 6^3 7 5     4 Andy Murray Roko Karanušić 6 4 7^7 6^4         5 Jamie Baker Marin Čilić 4 6 4 6

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland

Czech Republic 3	Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[6] 21–23 September 2007 Hard (i)		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radek Štěpánek Roger Federer 3 6 2 6 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7     2 Tomáš Berdych Stanislas Wawrinka 7^7 6^2 6 4 7 5       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Yves Allegro / Roger Federer 3 6 5 7 7^9 6^7 6 4 6 4   4 Tomáš Berdych Roger Federer 6^5 7^7 6^10 7^12 3 6       5 Radek Štěpánek Stanislas Wawrinka 7^7 6^3 6 3 7^7 6^4

Japan vs. Romania

Japan 2	Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan[7] 21–23 September 2007 Carpet (i)		Romania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Takao Suzuki Victor Hănescu 7^7 6^4 6 1 7^7 6^4       2 Go Soeda Andrei Pavel 3 6 7^9 6^7 5 7 3 6     3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Takao Suzuki Andrei Pavel 7^8 6^6 7^7 6^1 1 6 4 6 4 6   5 Go Soeda Victor Hănescu 3 6 7 5 6^6 7^8 6^3 7^7

Slovakia vs. South Korea

Slovakia 2	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[8] 21–23 September 2007 Clay (i)		South Korea 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Lee Hyung-Taik 3 6 0 6 1 6       2 Lukáš Lacko Jun Woong-Sun 6 3 6 2 7^7 6^2       3 Lukáš Lacko / Michal Mertiňák Im Kyu-Tae / Lee Hyung-Taik 0 6 3 6 2 6       4 Lukáš Lacko Lee Hyung-Taik 3 6 3 6 6 4 1 6     5 Michal Mertiňák An Jae-Sung 6 3 6 2

References

1. "Serbia v Australia". daviscup.com.
2. "Austria v Brazil". daviscup.com.
3. "Peru v Belarus". daviscup.com.
4. "Israel v Chile". daviscup.com.
5. "Great Britain v Croatia". daviscup.com.
6. "Czech Republic v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
7. "Japan v Romania". daviscup.com.
8. "Slovakia v South Korea". daviscup.com.