At the 14 and Under World Team Competition Nicole Gibbs, Sloane Stephens & Stephanie Vidov took the title for the United States for the first time since 1992. The team defeated France in the finals, 2-1. Jason Kubler, Joey Swaysland & Ben Wagland won Australia's first ever trophy over the Czech Republic. The American boys had their highest finish since 2003 when the team of Mika DeCoster, Emmett Egger & Christian Harrison finished third.

The USTA Southern Super South won the 2007 World Team Tennis Junior Nationals with a 38-29 win over the Jack Kramer Club Legends of Rolling Hills, California. The winning team included Kelly Irving, Caroline Newman, Shannon Betts, Michael Browder, Taylor Patrick & John Harden. On the Jack Kramer Club team was Tyler Bowman, Austin Chafetz, Jon Kazarian, Miya Jim, Kiersten Steinhouer & Morgan Thomas. In addition, the USTA Hawaii Pacific Warriors received a Maureen Connolly Brinker Team Spirit Award, voted on by coaches, players and tournament officials.

Australia banned Brydan Klein, 17, from international summer competition because "he failed to meet behavioral standards set by coach Brent Larkham."

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