2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Singles | |
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2007 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Justine Henin |
Runner-up | Maria Sharapova |
Final score | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
The 2007 WTA Tour Championships singles was the singles event of the 2007 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.
Justine Henin was the defending champion, and retained her title by beating Russian Maria Sharapova in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–3. The match lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, being the longest final match in the entire WTA history.[1]
Seeds[]
- Justine Henin (champion)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
- Jelena Janković (round robin)
- Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
- Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
- Maria Sharapova (final)
- Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
- Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)
Notes:
- Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to severe dizziness
Alternates[]
- Marion Bartoli (Replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
- Elena Dementieva (not used)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
1 | Justine Henin | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
7 | Anna Chakvetadze | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
6 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
Yellow group[]
Henin | Janković | Williams1 Bartoli |
Chakvetadze | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | Justine Henin | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–0, 6–02 (w/ Bartoli) |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–11 | 1 | |
3 | Jelena Janković | 2–6, 2–6 | 1–6, 0–1 ret. (w/ Bartoli) |
4–6, 6–0, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 18–31 | 4 | |
5 Alt |
Serena Williams1 Marion Bartoli |
0–6, 0–6 (w/ Bartoli) |
6–1, 1–0 ret. (w/ Bartoli) |
4–6, ret. (w/ Williams) |
0–1 1–1 |
0–2 2–2 |
4–6 7–13 |
5 3 | |
7 | Anna Chakvetadze | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 | 6–4, ret. (w/ Williams) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 25–30 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
1 Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament after her first match (left patella femoral inflammation).[2]
2 Bartoli's 6–0, 6–0 loss was the heaviest defeat in the tournament's history, and the only double bagel.
Red group[]
Kuznetsova | Ivanovic | Sharapova | Hantuchová | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1–6, 6–4, 5–7 | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 | 6–7(7–9), 0–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 29–47 | 4 | |
4 | Ana Ivanovic | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 | 1–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 7–6(11–9) | 2–1 | 4–3 | 33–32 | 2 | |
6 | Maria Sharapova | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 6–4, 7–5 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 44–23 | 1 | |
8 | Daniela Hantuchová | 7–6(9–7), 6–0 | 2–6, 6–7(9–11) | 4–6, 5–7 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 30–32 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Top 5 WTA Finals Moments Since 2003" (video). YouTube. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
#4: 2007 - Madrid / J Henin d. M Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3 / Longest final in WTA history at 3:23!
- ^ Women's Tennis Association (2007-11-07). "Justine Reaches Semis; Injury Forces Serena Out". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2001-11-07.
External links[]
- 2007 WTA Tour Championships