The FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.

The 2007 World Grand Prix lasted four weeks with a total number of 65 matches. During the first, second, and third week, each team played nine matches in total. Preliminary rounds were staged in Japan (3x), Italy, Poland, Macau, Hong Kong, Russia, and Chinese Taipei.

The final round was played in Ningbo, PR China, at Beilun Gymnasium, over five days and the best six teams from the preliminary rounds. A round robin system was played to decide the 2007 World Grand Prix Champion.

Qualification

Asia

Europe

  • European Qualification Tournament in Varna, Bulgaria, from September 26 to October 1, 2006

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Netherlands3306933.0002882391.205Finals
2Azerbaijan3215751.4002682471.085Playoffs
3Poland3124771.0002953000.983
4Bulgaria3033190.1111742390.728
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 SepPoland2–3Netherlands30–2825–2222–2526–2810–15113–118
26 SepAzerbaijan3–0Bulgaria25–2125–2025–1875–59
27 SepPoland2–3Azerbaijan25–2320–2525–2216–257–1593–110
27 SepNetherlands3–0Bulgaria25–1625–1725–1075–43
28 SepAzerbaijan1–3Netherlands25–1920–2524–2614–2583–95
28 SepBulgaria1–3Poland20–2525–1413–2514–2572–89

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Russia3215861.3333092871.077Finals
2Turkey3215871.1433103101.000Playoffs
3Italy3124661.0002612620.996
4Serbia and Montenegro3124580.6252562770.924
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 SepTurkey3–2Italy20–2522–2525–2025–1915–12107–101
26 SepRussia3–2Serbia and Montenegro22–2525–1721–2525–1815–8108–93
27 SepItaly3–0Serbia and Montenegro25–1625–1725–2175–54
27 SepTurkey3–2Russia23–2521–2525–2025–2115–9109–100
28 SepRussia3–1Italy26–2825–2225–1725–18101–85
28 SepSerbia and Montenegro3–2Turkey25–1419–2523–2525–1517–15109–94

Play-offs

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
30 SepAzerbaijan1–3Poland25–1823–2525–2720–2593–95
30 SepTurkey0–3Italy20–2520–2519–2559–75

Third place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
1 OctPoland0–3Italy23–2520–2516–2559–75

First place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
1 OctNetherlands0–3Russia19–2519–2521–2559–75
  • Russia, Netherlands, Italy and Poland qualified

North and South America

Teams

Preliminary round

Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Brazil981172555.0007285501.324Final round
2Italy9721624102.4007746821.135
3Russia9721621141.5007887401.065
4Poland9631522141.5717907581.042
5Netherlands9631518151.2007317051.037
6Cuba9541421151.4008237771.059
7United States9541418181.0007847841.000
8China (H)9451320171.1768167771.050Final round
9Japan9451318151.2007197021.024
10Kazakhstan918107260.2696817810.872
11Dominican Republic918106240.2505747130.805
12Chinese Taipei90990270.0004366750.646

First round

Group A

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 AgoCuba3–0Dominican Republic25–2325–2225–1575–60
3 AgoJapan3–0Kazakhstan25–2325–2125–2075–64
4 AgoCuba3–0Kazakhstan25–1725–1725–1475–48
4 AgoJapan3–0Dominican Republic25–1925–1125–2275–52
5 AgoDominican Republic2–3Kazakhstan19–2523–2525–2125–2113–15105–107
5 AgoJapan2–3Cuba25–2018–2525–2120–2513–15101–106

Group B

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 AgoBrazil3–0Netherlands25–2025–1225–1275–44
3 AgoItaly3–0Chinese Taipei25–1025–1325–1875–41
4 AgoChinese Taipei0–3Brazil19–259-2513–2541–75
4 AgoItaly3–0Netherlands25–2225–1825–1675–56
5 AgoNetherlands3–0Chinese Taipei25–1625–1925–1375–48
5 AgoItaly2–3Brazil19–2526–2424–2626–248-15103–114

Group C

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 AgoRussia3–1China27–2521–2525–1625–1598–81
3 AgoPoland2–3United States25–1925–1817–2515–2512–1594–102
4 AgoRussia0–3United States23–2522–2513–2558–75
4 AgoPoland2–3China26–2826–2415–2525–2312–15104–115
5 AgoChina3–0United States25–2130–2825–2080–69
5 AgoPoland0–3Russia17–2516–2521–2554–75

Second round

Group D

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 AgoBrazil3–0Netherlands25–2325–2326–2476–70
10 AgoJapan3–0Chinese Taipei25–1925–1725–575–41
11 AgoBrazil3–0Chinese Taipei25–1325–1725–2075–50
11 AgoJapan2–3Netherlands18–2528–2620–2527–2511–15104–116
12 AgoNetherlands3–0Chinese Taipei25–1225–2125–1975–52
12 AgoJapan0–3Brazil15–2519–2513–2547–75

Group E

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 AgoCuba1–3United States19–2522–2525–2122–2588–96
10 AgoRussia3–0Kazakhstan25–1625–2228–2678–64
11 AgoCuba3–0Kazakhstan25–2325–2125–2075–64
11 AgoUnited States2–3Russia25–1818–2524–2625–216–1598–105
12 AgoUnited States3–1Kazakhstan25–2120–2525–2126–2496–91
12 AgoRussia3–2Cuba25–2325–2324–2621–2515–11110–108

Group F

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 AgoItaly1–3Poland24–2625–1618–2517–2584–92
10 AgoChina3–0Dominican Republic25–1625–1225–1475–42
11 AgoItaly3–0Dominican Republic25–1625–1825–1575–49
11 AgoChina2–3Poland25–1625–2121–2516–2510–1597–102
12 AgoDominican Republic0–3Poland16–2517–2519–2552–75
12 AgoChina2–3Italy21–2525–2025–1420–2512–15103–99

Third round

Group G

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 AgoPoland3–0Russia25–2125–1928–2678–66
17 AgoJapan3–0Kazakhstan25–2025–2225–1975–61
18 AgoKazakhstan2–3Russia14–2525–1423–2525–2310–1597–102
18 AgoJapan1–3Poland20–2525–1623–2514–2582–91
19 AgoKazakhstan1–3Poland27–2520–2523–2515–2585–100
19 AgoJapan1–3Russia25–2123–2518–2519–2585–96

Group H

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 AgoBrazil3–0Dominican Republic25–2225–1925–1775–58
17 AgoChinese Taipei0–3Italy20–2517–2521–2558–75
18 AgoItaly3–1Dominican Republic25–2125–1923–2525–1698–81
18 AgoChinese Taipei0–3Brazil12–2515–2520–2547–75
19 AgoChinese Taipei0–3Dominican Republic16–2520–2522–2558–75
19 AgoItaly3–1Brazil25–2025–2115–2525–2290–88

Group I

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 AgoCuba1–3Netherlands25–2727–2518–2520–2590–102
17 AgoChina3–0United States25–1825–1725–2275–57
18 AgoCuba2–3United States25–1821–2523–2525–2213–15107–105
18 AgoChina2–3Netherlands23–2525–1925–2314–2512–1599–107
19 AgoUnited States1–3Netherlands18–2523–2525–1120–2586–86
19 AgoChina1–3Cuba24–2625–2322–2520–2591–99

Final round

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
22 AgoBrazil3–0Poland25–2125–2125–1775–59
22 AgoItaly3–1Russia25–1825–1723–2525–1798–77
22 AgoChina2–3Netherlands26–2824–2625–2325–238–15108–115
23 AgoRussia3–2Brazil25–1615–2519–2525–1715–1399–96
23 AgoItaly1–3Netherlands24–2625–2225–2716–2590–100
23 AgoPoland2–3China25–2115–2516–2525–229–1590–108
24 AgoBrazil2–3Netherlands25–1919–2523–2525–238–15100–107
24 AgoRussia3–0Poland25–1125–2226–2476–57
24 AgoItaly2–3China23–2525–1922–2526–2412–15108–108
25 AgoNetherlands3–0Poland25–2225–2225–2375–67
25 AgoChina3–0Russia25–2327–2525–2277–70
25 AgoBrazil1–3Italy22–2525–1918–2521–2586–94
26 AgoNetherlands3–2Russia21–2525–1825–1320–2515–8106–89
26 AgoPoland3–0Italy25–2125–1825–1975–58
26 AgoChina3–0Brazil25–2125–2125–1375–55

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Netherlands550101572.1435034541.108
2China54191472.0004764381.087
3Italy52379110.8184484461.004
4Russia52379110.8184114340.947
5Brazil51468120.6674124340.949
6Poland51465120.4173483920.888

Overall ranking

PlaceTeam
Place Team Netherlands China Italy 4. Russia 5. Brazil 6. Poland 7. United States 8. Japan 9. Cuba 10. Kazakhstan 11. Dominican Republic 12. Chinese Taipei2007 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners Netherlands First title Team roster Kim Staelens, Francien Huurman, Chaïne Staelens, Mirjam Orsel, Alice Blom, Floortje Meijners, Janneke van Tienen, Caroline Wensink, Manon Flier, Riëtte Fledderus, Ingrid Visser (c) and Debby Stam Head coach Avital Selinger
Netherlands
China
Italy
4.Russia
5.Brazil
6.Poland
7.United States
8.Japan
9.Cuba
10.Kazakhstan
11.Dominican Republic
12.Chinese Taipei
2007 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners
Netherlands First title
Team roster
Kim Staelens, Francien Huurman, Chaïne Staelens, Mirjam Orsel, Alice Blom, Floortje Meijners, Janneke van Tienen, Caroline Wensink, Manon Flier, Riëtte Fledderus, Ingrid Visser (c) and Debby Stam
Head coach
Avital Selinger

Individual awards