Davis Cup
July 16-22, 2007

Euro/African Zone - Group I
First Round Playoffs

Italy d. Luxembourg 4-1 at Alghero, Italy: Hard
Singles
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Laurent Bram (LUX) 6-1 6-3 6-4
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-1 6-1 6-4 

Doubles
Daniele Bracciali/Potito Starace (ITA) d. Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-3

Reverse Singles
Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 3-6 ret.
Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Laurent Bram (LUX) 6-4 6-4


Euro/African Zone - Group II
Second Round
Morocco d. Slovenia 3-2 at Portoroz, Slovenia: Hard
Singles
Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Rabie Chaki (MAR) 6-3 7-6(1) 7-6(5)
Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. Luka Gregorc (SLO) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-3

Doubles
Luka Gregorc/Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. Reda El Amrani/Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 6-4

Reverse Singles
Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
Rabie Chaki (MAR) d. Luka Gregorc (SLO) 6-4 6-4 6-4 


Poland d. Greece 5-0 at Thessaloniki, Greece: Clay
Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3
Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Paris Gemouchidis (GRE) 6-2 6-0 6-2

Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Lefteris Alexiou/Paris Gemouchidis (GRE) 6-4 6-0 6-1

Reverse Singles
Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Lefteris Alexiou (GRE) 6-1 6-2
Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) d. Paris Gemouchidis (GRE) 6-2 6-4 


Latvia d. Finland 3-2 at Tampere, Finland: Clay
Singles
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Juho Paukku (FIN) 7-5 6-1 6-2
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2

Doubles
Ernests Gulbis/Deniss Pavlovs (LAT) d. Tuomas Ketola/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-2 6-4 6-3

Reverse Singles
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-2
Juho Paukku (FIN) d. Karlis Lejnieks (LAT) 6-1 6-4 


Monaco d. Hungary 4-1 at Budapest, Hungary: Clay
Singles
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Sebo Kiss (HUN) 6-1 6-3 6-3
Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) 6-1 3-6 7-6(1) 6-4

Doubles
Kornel Bardoczky/Sebo Kiss (HUN) d. Guillaume Couillard/Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 6-1 5-7 4-6 6-4 6-2

Reverse Singles
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) 6-7(5) 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-0
Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Adam Kellner (HUN) 6-4 6-2


American Zone - Group I
First Round Playoffs
Mexico d. Venezuela 5-0 at Metepec, Mexico: Hard
Singles
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Yohny Romero (VEN) 6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Jhonathan Medina (VEN) 6-3 6-2 6-2

Doubles
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Roberto Maytin/Daniel Vallverdu (VEN) 6-4 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-2

Reverse Singles
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Daniel Vallverdu (VEN) 7-6(5) 6-1
Juan Manuel Elizondo (MEX) d. Roberto Maytin (VEN) 6-0 6-1


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Euro/African Zone - Group II
Playoffs
Denmark d. Estonia 3-0 at Hornbaek, Denmark: Hard
Singles
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Mait Kunnap (EST) 6-2 6-2 7-6(5)
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) d. Jaak Poldma (EST) 7-6(10) 6-3 6-0

Doubles
Kenneth Carlsen/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Mait Kunnap/Alti Vakhal (EST) 6-4 6-2 6-4

Reverse Singles
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) vs Mait Kunnap (EST) 7-5 2-3 abandoned
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) vs Jaak Poldma (EST) not played 


Ukraine d. Nigeria 5-0 at Lagos, Nigeria: Hard
Singles
Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) 6-1 6-4 6-2
Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-2 6-0 6-3

Doubles
Sergey Stakhovsky/Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) d. Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Reverse Singles
Artem Smirnov (UKR) d. Candy Idoko (NGR) 6-3 6-2
Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. Lawal Shehu (NGR) 7-6(11) 2-6 6-2


Cyprus d. Bulgaria 4-1 at Nicosia, Cyprus: Clay
Singles
Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) 7-6(2) 6-1 6-2
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Jordan Kanev (BUL) 6-2 6-2 6-2

Doubles
Marcos Baghdatis/Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Ilia Kushev/Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) 6-2 6-3 6-3

Reverse Singles
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Todor Enev (BUL) 6-1 6-3
Jordan Kanev (BUL) d. Petros Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4 6-3 


Algeria d. Norway 4-1 at Svingvoll, Norway: Hard
Singles
Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 7-5 6-4 6-4
Lamine Ouahab (ALG) d. Erling Tveit (NOR) 6-4 6-3 6-0

Doubles
Lamine Ouahab/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Stian Boretti/Frederik Sletting-Johnsen (NOR) 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-2

Reverse Singles
Lamine Ouahab (ALG) d. Stian Boretti (NOR) 6-4 7-5 6-3
Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Frederik Sletting-Johnsen (NOR) 5-7 6-1 7-6(3)


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Asia/Oceania Zone - Group III
Mawatha, Sri Lanka: Hard

Group A
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
United Arab Emirates

Group B
Malaysia
Oman
Sri Lanka
Vietnam

Round Robin

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Group A
Lebanon d. Singapore 3-0
Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Min Wee (SIN) 6-2 6-3
Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Chee-Jun Leong (SIN) 6-0 6-0
Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) d. Heryanta Dewandaka/Min Wee (SIN) 6-1 6-2

UAE d. Saudi Arabia 2-1
Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 2-6 6-1 8-6
Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4
Saleh Abdul Al Raajeh/Tamer Antabi (KSA) d. Hamad Abbas Janahi/Faisal Bastaki (UAE) 6-2 6-1


Group B
Vietnam d. Malaysia 2-1
Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Adrian Tan (MAS) 6-1 6-4
Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 6-2 3-6 6-2
Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) d. Yew-Ming Si/Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) 6-3 6-4

Oman d. Sri Lanka 2-1
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-2 6-3
Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) 6-2 6-3
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Harshana Godamanne/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) 6-3 6-4


Thursday, July 19, 2007
Group A
Lebanon d. UAE 3-0
Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) 6-2 6-2
Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 7-5 6-2
Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) d. Hamad Abbas Janahi/Faisal Bastaki (UAE) 6-1 6-1

Singapore d. Saudi Arabia 2-1
Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Min Wee (SIN) 7-5 6-4
Chee-Jun Leong (SIN) d. Saleh Abdul Al Raajeh (KSA) 1-6 6-2 6-4
Heryanta Dewandaka/Min Wee (SIN) d. Saleh Abdul Al Raajeh/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 7-6(3) 7-5


Group B
Oman d. Vietnam 2-1
Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) 1-6 6-2 6-4
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 3-6 7-5 6-3
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) 2-6 7-5 6-3

Sri Lanka d. Malaysia 2-1
Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-2 7-6(4)
Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Yew-Ming Si (MAS) 6-2 6-4
Harshana Godamanne/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) d. Yew-Ming Si/Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-2


Friday, July 20, 2007
Group A
Lebanon d. Saudi Arabia 2-1
Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 3-6 6-4 7-5
Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Tamer Antabi (KSA) 7-5 6-1
Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) d. Omar Al Thagib/Tamer Antabi (KSA) 6-1 7-6(3)

UAE d. Singapore 2-1
Min Wee (SIN) d. Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) 7-6(2) 6-3
Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Chee-Jun Leong (SIN) 6-4 6-1
Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi/Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Heryanta Dewandaka/Min Wee (SIN) 6-3 7-5


Group B
Sri Lanka d. Vietnam 2-1
Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-1 3-6 6-2
Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 7-5 7-5
Harshana Godamanne/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) d. Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) 6-3 6-4

Oman d. Malaysia 2-1
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Adrian Tan (MAS) 6-0 6-0
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Abdul-Hazli Bin Zainuddin (MAS) 6-1 7-6(2)
Abdul-Hazli Bin Zainuddin/Adrian Tan (MAS) d. Mohammed Al Nabhani/Suleiman Al Rawahi (OMA) 4-6 7-5 ret.


Saturday, July 21, 2007
Playoffs for 1st-4th place
Lebanon d. Oman 2-1
Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) 6-2 6-2
Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) 6-4 6-4
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) 6-3 6-4

Sri Lanka d. UAE 2-1
Hamad Abbas Janahi (UAE) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-2 6-1
Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-2 6-0
Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi/Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Harshana Godamanne/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) 6-3 6-3


Playoffs for 5th-8th place
Vietnam d. Singapore 2-1
Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) d. Abdul-Hakim Jamaludin (SIN) 6-0 7-6(6)
Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) d. Chee-Jun Leong (SIN) 6-3 6-1
Heryanta Dewandaka/Abdul-Hakim Jamaludin (SIN) d. Quoc-Khanh Le/Thanh-Huang Tran (VIE) 7-5 6-1

Malaysia d. Saudi Arabia 2-1
Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Tamer Antabi (KSA) 6-3 5-7 6-3
Yew-Ming Si/Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Saleh Abdul Al Raajeh/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 6-3 6-3


Sunday, July 22, 2007
Playoffs for 1st-4th place
Sri Lanka d. Lebanon 2-1
Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) 7-5 3-6 6-1
Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Ramy Osman (LIB) 6-0 6-0
Harshana Godamanne/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) d. Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) 6-2 6-3

Oman d. UAE 3-0
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) 6-4 6-1
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-4 3-6 6-1 ret.
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Hamad Abbas Janahi/Faisal Bastaki (UAE) 6-1 6-2


Playoffs for 5th-8th place
Malaysia d. Singapore 3-0
Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Abdul-Hakim Jamaludin (SIN) 6-4 6-3
Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Min Wee (SIN) 6-3 6-1
Abdul-Hazil Bin Zainuddin/Adrian Tan (MAS) d. Abdul-Hakim Jamaludin/Chee-Jun Leong (SIN) 7-6(9) 6-0

Vietnam d. Saudi Arabia 2-1
Thanh-Huang Tran (VIE) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 2-6 6-2 6-1
Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) d. Tamer Antabi (KSA) 6-1 2-6 8-6
Saleh Abdul Al Raajeh/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Quang-Huy Ngo/Thanh-Huang Tran (VIE) 1-0 ret.


Final Standings
1. Oman*
2. Lebanon*
3. Sri Lanka
4. United Arab Emirates
5. Vietnam
6. Malaysia
7. Singapore**
8. Saudi Arabia**

*  Oman and Lebanon promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone - Group II in 2008
** Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone - Group IV in 2008