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).
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Squads
edit- Victoria Brown
- Nikita Cuffe
- Katie Finucane
- Kate Gynther
- Fiona Hammond
- Bronwen Knox
- Alicia McCormack
- Sarah Mills
- Jane Moran
- Melissa Rippon
- Rebecca Rippon
- Jenna Santoromito
- Mia Santoromito
- Sophie Smith
Head coach: Greg McFadden
- Krystina Alogbo
- Johanne Begin
- Joëlle Békhazi
- Alison Braden
- Cora Campbell
- Tara Campbell
- Emily Csikos
- Whynter Lamarre
- Sandra Lizé
- Katrina Monton
- Dominique Perreault
- Rachel Riddell
- Christine Robinson
- Rosanna Tomiuk
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
- Annalisa Bosello
- Silvia Bosurgi
- Elisa Casanova
- Marta Colaiocco
- Teresa Frassinetti
- Eleonora Gay
- Elena Gigli
- Tania di Mario
- Martina Miceli
- Maddalena Musumeci
- Francesca Pavan
- Cinzia Ragusa
- Erzsebet Valkai
- Manuela Zanchi
Head coach: Mauro Maugeri
- Iefke van Belkum
- Gillian van den Berg
- Daniëlle de Bruijn
- Mieke Cabout
- Rianne Guichelaar
- Biurakn Hakhverdian
- Marieke van den Ham
- Noeki Klein
- Lana Mandjes
- Ilse van der Meijden
- Meike de Nooy
- Alette Sijbring
- Yasemin Smit
- Nienke Vermeer
Head coach: Robin van Galen
Preliminary round
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit5th/6th place match
edit- December 9, 2007
| Australia
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8–6 | Canada
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Bronze medal match
edit- December 9, 2007
| United States
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17–7 | Russia
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Gold medal match
edit- December 9, 2007
| Italy
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10–9 | Netherlands
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED)