2007 Holiday Cup
The 2007 Holiday Cup was the ninth edition of the women's water polo competition, held in the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, United States. The tournament took place from December 5 to December 9, 2007. The tournament served as a preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers (with the exception of the United States and the Netherlands who had already qualified).
Squads
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Head Coach: Greg McFadden |
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Head Coach: Patrick Oaten |
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Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri |
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Head Coach: Robin van Galen |
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Head Coach: Aleksandr Kleymenov |
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Head Coach: Guy Baker |
Preliminary round
- December 5, 2007
Italy 
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11–10 |  Russia
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Australia 
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10–12 |  Netherlands
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United States 
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10–7 |  Canada
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- December 6, 2007
| Russia
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10–7 | Australia
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| Italy
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10–8 | Canada
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| United States
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5–8 | Netherlands
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- December 6, 2007
| Canada
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9–13 | Australia
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| Russia
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16–15 | Netherlands
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| United States
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12–8 | Italy
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- December 7, 2007
| Russia
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15–12 | Canada
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| Netherlands
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14–15 | Italy
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| United States
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5–6 | Australia
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- December 8, 2007
| Canada
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7–12 | Netherlands
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| Australia
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8–11 | Italy
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| United States
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12–13 | Russia
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Standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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| 1. | Italy
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11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 52 |
| 2. | Netherlands
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11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 53 |
| 3. | Russia
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10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 |
| 4. | United States
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 42 |
| 5. | Australia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 47 |
| 6. | Canada
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 57 |
Final round
5th/6th place match
- December 9, 2007
| Australia
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8–6 | Canada
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Bronze medal match
- December 9, 2007
| United States
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17–7 | Russia
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Gold medal match
- December 9, 2007
| Italy
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10–9 | Netherlands
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED)