| 2007 Fed Cup World Group | |
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| Date | 21 April – 16 September |
| Edition | 17th |
| Champions | |
 Russia | |
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.
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 Belgium |  China |  France |  Italy |
 Japan | Russia |  Spain |  United States |
| Quarterfinals 21–22 April | Semifinals 14–15 July | Final 15–16 September | |||||||||||
| Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 1 |  Italy | 5 | |||||||||||
| Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 China | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||
| Limoges, France (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  France | 2 | |||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Italy | 0 | |||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Russia | 5 | |||||||||||
| Stowe, VT, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
| Delray Beach, FL, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||
 Italy 5 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) |  China 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Japan 0 | Palais des Sports de Fetes, Limoges, France 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors) |  France 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Russia 5 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 21–22 April 2007 Red clay (indoors) |  Spain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States 5 | Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States 21–22 April 2007 Plexipave (outdoors) |  Belgium 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy 3 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta, Italy 14–15 July 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia 3 | The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, United States 14–15 July 2007 Decoturf (outdoors) | United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy 0 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 15–16 September 2007 RuKortHard (indoors) | Russia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 Fed Cup champions |
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Russia Third title |
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