Women's tennis circuit
The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2007 tennis season. The calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-IV Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships.
Justine Henin put together an exceptional season, winning 10 out of the 14 events she entered. This included her sixth and seventh Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open,[ 1] whilst compiling a 63–4 win-loss record.[ 2] Following her loss to Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon semifinals she went undefeated for the rest of the year, in the process becoming the first woman to earn over $5 million in a single season.[ 1]
Meanwhile, the Williams sisters returned to the forefront of tennis after years of injury struggles, with both finishing the season in the top ten, the first time since 2004 that Serena Williams finished in the upper elite in the rankings. Serena's emphatic victory at the Australian Open, ranked No. 81, surprised the tennis world. Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam overall, becoming the lowest ranked woman to win at Wimbledon.
The season saw two former world No. 1s retire and another one make her return. Kim Clijsters cut her farewell tour short by retiring abruptly in May, having originally been due to play her last event in October.[ 3] She later returned in 2009. Martina Hingis was forced to quit after she admitted that she had tested positive for cocaine.[ 4] However, Lindsay Davenport made a successful return to the tour following her pregnancy and won two tournament titles in the latter half of the season.
Season summary
Singles
Serena Williams started the season by unexpectedly winning her eighth singles Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Many critics and commentators had already written her off, questioning her desire and fitness, especially after an early loss in her only warm-up tournament the week before. Williams won the title in emphatic fashion, thrashing Maria Sharapova in the final in a performance that BBC Sport called "arguably the most powerful display ever seen in women's tennis."[ 5] In her earlier matches she was pushed by Nadia Petrova in round three and then by Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo suffered an early loss to Lucie Šafářová , allowing Nicole Vaidišová to reach her second Grand Slam semifinal. Despite losing in the final, Sharapova managed to return to the No. 1 ranking for the second time.
Serena Williams finished the season in the top 10 for the first time since 2004.
After withdrawing from the Australian Open due to marital problems,[ 2] Justine Henin returned for Paris in February. She later won titles in Dubai and Doha that month. Kim Clijsters bade a tearful farewell to her home crowd in Belgium, playing Antwerp for the final time due to her planned retirement in October. She lost the final to Amélie Mauresmo , who won the unique diamond racket for winning the event three times. Martina Hingis won the title in Tokyo for her fifth win at that tournament, more than any other player. Venus Williams returned from missing the Australian Open with a wrist injury by winning a smaller tournament in Memphis.
In March, Daniela Hantuchová overcame a five-year hiatus between tour titles to win Indian Wells, the same event where she won her first title at in 2002. Sharapova lost to Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round and thus surrendered her No. 1 position back to Henin. Elsewhere Serena Williams backed up her Australian Open triumph with a win in Miami, saving match points against Henin in the final.
Serbians Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic dominated the clay season leading up to the French Open, winning the three biggest warm-up tournaments. Janković took the titles at Charleston and Rome, while Ivanovic won in Berlin. Svetlana Kuznetsova was the runner-up in the latter two events. Also during the clay court season Kim Clijsters announced her retirement, months earlier than anticipated, following an early loss in Warsaw.[ 3] The finish to the clay season saw Henin pick up her fourth French Open title, and sixth Slam overall. She defeated a nervous Ana Ivanovic, in her maiden Grand Slam final, in only an hour and five minutes.[ 6]
Wimbledon saw an unexpected final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli , the two lowest seeds to ever play in the final. Bartoli beat Janković in the fourth round and Henin in the semifinals, a win that was seen as "one of the biggest upsets ever". Williams was on the brink of losing in two of her early round matches, before beating Sharapova, Kuznetsova and Ivanovic back-to-back. In the final, Williams triumphed for her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Slam overall. Other upsets included Vaidišová's win over the defending champion Mauresmo, who continued to struggle for form throughout the season aside from a run to the final in Eastbourne.
On the summer hardcourts Anna Chakvetadze produced some strong results, winning back-to-back titles in Cincinnati and Stanford, and then reaching the semifinals in San Diego, being stopped by eventual champion Sharapova. Ivanovic won the event in Los Angeles. Henin won her only warm-up tournament in Toronto, beating Janković in the final.
Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the U.S. Open final and won one title, finishing the season ranked at No. 2.
Henin then won her seventh Grand Slam trophy at the U.S. Open and second of the year. She beat both Serena and Venus Williams in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively, becoming one of the few women to beat them back-to-back, and then Kuznetsova in the final. Venus Williams made it to the semifinals with wins over both Ivanovic and Janković. Chakvetadze backed up her successful results in the warm-ups by reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal, advancing from a quarter that saw defending champion Sharapova knocked out by Agnieszka Radwańska in the third round.
Lindsay Davenport made a return from her pregnancy in Bali, where she ended up winning the title. She followed that up by winning in Quebec. Henin won titles in Stuttgart and Zürich during the fall season, beating Tatiana Golovin in both finals. Elena Dementieva recorded her first ever win over Serena Williams to win her home event in Moscow. In November, Martina Hingis announced that she had tested positive for cocaine in a drugs test, and was hereby retiring from professional tennis.[ 4]
The climax of the season was, as ever, the WTA Tour Championships . The eight qualifiers were Henin, Janković, Kuznetsova, Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Hantuchová. Venus Williams later withdrew and Maria Sharapova replaced her. Also during round robin play Serena Williams withdrew, and Marion Bartoli was brought in as the alternate. The final saw Henin beat Sharapova to finish her career best year on a high note. She ended the season with a 63–4 win-loss record—the most impressive record in a single season since Steffi Graf in 1989,[ 2] and won her last 25 matches of the year. She also became the first woman to earn over $5 million in a season.[ 1]
Schedule
The table below shows the 2007 WTA Tour schedule.
Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV events
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Jan
Hopman Cup Perth , Australia Hopman Cup A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
Russia 2–0
Spain
Round Robin losers (Group A) France Australia United States
Round Robin losers (Group B) India Czech Republic Croatia
Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia Tier III event $175,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Dinara Safina 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Martina Hingis
Tathiana Garbin Shahar Pe'er
Catalina Castaño Elena Vesnina Ana Ivanovic Samantha Stosur
Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4
Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva
ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV event $145,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Jelena Janković 7–6(9–7) , 5–7, 6–3
Vera Zvonareva
Camille Pin Jill Craybas
Émilie Loit Paola Suárez Eleni Daniilidou Virginie Razzano
Janette Husárová Paola Suárez 6–0, 6–2
Hsieh Su-wei Shikha Uberoi
8 Jan
Medibank International Sydney , Australia Tier II event $600,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Kim Clijsters 4–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
Jelena Janković
Nicole Vaidišová Li Na
Amélie Mauresmo Ana Ivanovic Shahar Pe'er Katarina Srebotnik
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Marion Bartoli Meilen Tu
Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , Australia Tier IV event $170,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles
Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Vasilisa Bardina
Sania Mirza Sybille Bammer
Zheng Jie Alicia Molik Catalina Castaño Serena Williams
Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
15 Jan 22 Jan
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam $6,737,973 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles
Serena Williams 6–1, 6–2
Maria Sharapova
Kim Clijsters Nicole Vaidišová
Shahar Pe'er Lucie Šafářová Anna Chakvetadze Martina Hingis
Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Daniel Nestor Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–4
Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka
29 Jan
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event $1,340,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
Ana Ivanovic
Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova
Jelena Janković Samantha Stosur Ai Sugiyama Roberta Vinci
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 7–5
Vania King Rennae Stubbs
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Feb
Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event $600,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Lucie Šafářová
Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo
Tatiana Golovin Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina Anna Chakvetadze
Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–2, 6–0
Gabriela Navrátilová Vladimíra Uhlířová
Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya City , Thailand Tier IV event $170,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Sybille Bammer 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Gisela Dulko
Sania Mirza Peng Shuai
Mara Santangelo Martina Suchá Nicole Pratt Tzipora Obziler
Nicole Pratt Mara Santangelo 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
12 Feb
Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp , Belgium Tier II event $600,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Kim Clijsters
Anna Chakvetadze Tatiana Golovin
Dinara Safina Ana Ivanovic Nadia Petrova Elena Likhovtseva
Cara Black Liezel Huber 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina
Sony Ericsson International Bangalore , India Tier III event $175,000 - Hard - 32S/27Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Yaroslava Shvedova 6–4, 6–4
Mara Santangelo
Olga Savchuk Tzipora Obziler
Jelena Kostanić Tošić Melinda Czink Sania Mirza Yurika Sema
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung 6–7(4–7) , 6–2, 10–9
Hsieh Su-wei Alla Kudryavtseva
19 Feb
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Tier II event $1,500,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 6–4, 7–5
Amélie Mauresmo
Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Janković
Eleni Daniilidou Martina Hingis Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder
Cara Black Liezel Huber 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik
Cellular South Cup Memphis , United States Tier III event $175,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Venus Williams 6–1, 6–1
Shahar Pe'er
Meilen Tu Ioana Raluca Olaru
Sofia Arvidsson Samantha Stosur Bethanie Mattek Laura Granville
Nicole Pratt Bryanne Stewart 7–5, 4–6, 10–5
Jarmila Gajdošová Akiko Morigami
XV Copa Colsanitas Santander Bogotá , Colombia Tier III event $175,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Roberta Vinci 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 0–3 ret.
Tathiana Garbin
Flavia Pennetta Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Émilie Loit Klára Zakopalová Nathalie Vierin Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Paola Suárez 1–6, 6–3, 11–9
Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci
26 Feb
Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Tier II event $1,340,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 6–4, 6–2
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová
Martina Hingis Francesca Schiavone Kateryna Bondarenko Patty Schnyder
Martina Hingis Maria Kirilenko 6–1, 6–1
Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco , Mexico Tier III event $180,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Émilie Loit 7–6(0), 6–4
Flavia Pennetta
Julia Schruff Sara Errani
Alizé Cornet Gisela Dulko Melissa Torres Sandoval Tathiana Garbin
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–3, 6–3
Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Mar 12 Mar
Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , United States Tier I event $2,100,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32DSingles - Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Li Na Sybille Bammer
Vera Zvonareva Shahar Pe'er Tatiana Golovin Nicole Vaidišová
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 6–3, 7–5
Yung-Jan Chan Chuang Chia-jung
19 Mar 26 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne , United States Tier I event $3,450,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32DSingles - Doubles
Serena Williams 0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Justine Henin
Shahar Pe'er Anna Chakvetadze
Nicole Vaidišová Tathiana Garbin Li Na Nadia Petrova
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 6–4, 3–6, 10–2
Cara Black Liezel Huber
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Apr
Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II event $600,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Tatiana Golovin 6–2, 6–1
Nadia Petrova
Ana Ivanovic Sybille Bammer
Dinara Safina Daniela Hantuchová Venus Williams Jelena Janković
Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
9 Apr
Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Tier I event $1,340,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32Q/28DSingles - Doubles
Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2
Dinara Safina
Vera Zvonareva Venus Williams
Michaëlla Krajicek Tatiana Golovin Anabel Medina Garrigues Katarina Srebotnik
Yan Zi Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–0
Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian
16 April
Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Castellaneta Marina , Italy , Clay Limoges , France, Clay (i) Moscow , Russia, Clay (i) Delray Beach, FL , United States, Hard
Quarterfinal winners Russia 4–1 United States 4–1 China 3–2 Spain 3–2
Quarterfinal losers Israel Germany France Italy
23 Apr
Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary Tier IV event $175,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Gisela Dulko 6–7(2–7) , 6–2, 6–2
Sorana Cîrstea
Ágnes Szávay Karin Knapp
Olga Savchuk Émilie Loit Anne Kremer Eleni Daniilidou
Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová 7–5, 6–2
Martina Müller Gabriela Navrátilová
30 Apr
J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland Tier II event $600,000 - Clay - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 6–1, 6–3
Alona Bondarenko
Jelena Janković Svetlana Kuznetsova
Mara Santangelo Anna Chakvetadze Venus Williams Julia Vakulenko
Vera Dushevina Tatiana Perebiynis 7–5, 3–6, 10–2
Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina
Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier IV event $145,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Gréta Arn 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Victoria Azarenka
Nuria Llagostera Vives Lucie Šafářová
Marion Bartoli Sofia Arvidsson Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Dulko
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastassia Rodionova 6–3, 6–2
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 May
Qatar Telecom German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event $1,340,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28DSingles - Doubles
Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Justine Henin Julia Vakulenko
Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder Dinara Safina
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–4
Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci
ECM Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic Tier IV event $145,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Akiko Morigami 6–1, 6–3
Marion Bartoli
Klára Zakopalová Victoria Azarenka
Jarmila Gajdošová Julia Schruff Camille Pin Dominika Cibulková
Petra Cetkovská Andrea Hlaváčková 7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan
14 May
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event $1,340,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28DSingles - Doubles
Jelena Janković 7–5, 6–1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Patty Schnyder Daniela Hantuchová
Serena Williams Elena Dementieva Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina
Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–1
Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco Tier IV event $145,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Milagros Sequera 6–1, 6–3
Aleksandra Wozniak
María Emilia Salerni Ioana Raluca Olaru
Sandra Klösel Alizé Cornet Caroline Wozniacki Camille Pin
Vania King Sania Mirza 6–1, 6–2
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastassia Rodionova
21 May
Istanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey Tier III event $200,000 - Clay - 30S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Elena Dementieva 7–6(7–5) , 3–0 ret.
Aravane Rezaï
Maria Sharapova Alona Bondarenko
Agnieszka Radwańska Meghann Shaughnessy Patty Schnyder Catalina Castaño
Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska 6–1, 6–3
Chan Yung-jan Sania Mirza
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III event $175,000 - Clay - 30S/23Q/15DSingles - Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Amélie Mauresmo
Marion Bartoli Jelena Janković
Émilie Loit Elena Vesnina Li Na Maria Elena Camerin
Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4
Alicia Molik Sun Tiantian
27 May 4 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $8,978,567 - Clay - 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles
Justine Henin 6–1, 6–2
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Janković Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams Nicole Vaidišová Svetlana Kuznetsova Anna Chakvetadze
Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
Andy Ram Nathalie Dechy 7–5, 6–3
Nenad Zimonjić Katarina Srebotnik
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
11 Jun
DFS Classic Birmingham , United Kingdom Tier III event $200,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Jelena Janković 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Maria Sharapova
Marion Bartoli Mara Santangelo
Elena Likhovtseva Daniela Hantuchová Li Na Alona Bondarenko
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Sun Tiantian Meilen Tu
Barcelona KIA Barcelona , Spain Tier IV event $145,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–2
Edina Gallovits
Flavia Pennetta Virginie Razzano
Ágnes Szávay Émilie Loit Kaia Kanepi Alla Kudryavtseva
Arantxa Parra Santonja Nuria Llagostera Vives 7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 12–10
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flavia Pennetta
18 Jun
Hastings Direct International Championships Eastbourne , United Kingdom Tier II event $600,000 - Grass - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–2)
Amélie Mauresmo
Marion Bartoli Nadia Petrova
Nicole Vaidišová Elena Dementieva Sybille Bammer Shahar Pe'er
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–3
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs
Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Tier III event $175,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Anna Chakvetadze 7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 6–3
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina Daniela Hantuchová
Alona Bondarenko Flavia Pennetta Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung 7–5, 6–2
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
25 Jun 2 Jul
Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London , United Kingdom Grand Slam $9,221,372 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles
Venus Williams 6–4, 6–1
Marion Bartoli
Justine Henin Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams Michaëlla Krajicek Nicole Vaidišová Svetlana Kuznetsova
Cara Black Liezel Huber 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
Jamie Murray Jelena Janković 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Jonas Björkman Alicia Molik
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 July
Fed Cup: Semifinals Castellaneta Marina , Italy , Clay Stowe, VT , United States, Hard
Semifinal winners Italy 3–2 Russia 3–2
Semifinal losers France United States
16 Jul
W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason , United States Tier III event $175,000 - Hard - 32S/16Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Anna Chakvetadze 6–1, 6–3
Akiko Morigami
Sania Mirza Akgul Amanmuradova
Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova Lilia Osterloh Patty Schnyder
Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Alina Jidkova Tatiana Poutchek
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier IV event $145,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Ágnes Szávay 6–0, 6–1
Martina Müller
Sara Errani Karin Knapp
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Agnieszka Radwańska Émilie Loit Flavia Pennetta
Mariya Koryttseva Darya Kustova 6–4, 6–1
Alice Canepa Karin Knapp
23 Jul
Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Tier II event $600,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 6–2
Sania Mirza
Daniela Hantuchová Sybille Bammer
Katarina Srebotnik Olga Govortsova Patty Schnyder Lilia Osterloh
Sania Mirza Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze
Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein , Austria Tier III event $175,000 - Clay - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–4
Yvonne Meusburger
Kaia Kanepi Karin Knapp
Ágnes Szávay Renata Voráčová María José Martínez Sánchez Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová 6–3, 7–5
Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová
30 Jul
Acura Classic San Diego , United States Tier I event $1,340,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28DSingles - Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–2, 3–6, 6–0
Patty Schnyder
Anna Chakvetadze Elena Dementieva
Sania Mirza Venus Williams Nadia Petrova Maria Kirilenko
Cara Black Liezel Huber 7–5, 6–4
Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze
Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm , Sweden Tier IV event $145,000 - Hard - 32S/16Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 6–1
Vera Dushevina
Julia Görges Tsvetana Pironkova
Dominika Cibulková Émilie Loit Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Caroline Wozniacki
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 5–7, 10–6
Chan Chin-Wei Tetiana Luzhanska
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Aug
East West Bank Classic Los Angeles, United States Tier II event $600,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–4
Nadia Petrova
Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković
Elena Dementieva Virginie Razzano Maria Kirilenko Victoria Azarenka
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs 6–0, 6–1
Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo
13 August
Rogers Cup Toronto , Canada Tier I event $1,340,000 - Hard - 56S/48Q/28DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Jelena Janković
Yan Zi Tatiana Golovin
Nadia Petrova Marion Bartoli Svetlana Kuznetsova Virginie Razzano
Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 2–6, 10–5
Cara Black Liezel Huber
20 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States Tier II event $600,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6, 3–0 ret.
Ágnes Szávay
Elena Dementieva Eleni Daniilidou
Francesca Schiavone Marion Bartoli Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
Sania Mirza Mara Santangelo 6–1, 6–2
Cara Black Liezel Huber
Forest Hills Tennis Classic Forest Hills , United States Tier IV event $74,800 - Hard - 16SSingles
Gisela Dulko 6–2, 6–2
Virginie Razzano
Elena Vesnina Nathalie Dechy
Akiko Morigami Aiko Nakamura Audra Cohen Meilen Tu
27 Aug 3 Sep
U.S. Open New York , United States Grand Slam $9,098,000 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles
Justine Henin 6–1, 6–3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Venus Williams Anna Chakvetadze
Serena Williams Jelena Janković Ágnes Szávay Shahar Pe'er
Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Leander Paes Meghann Shaughnessy
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Sep
Fed Cup: Final Moscow , Russia , Clay
Russia 4–0
Italy
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic Bali , Indonesia Tier III event $225,000 - Hard - 30S/16Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Daniela Hantuchová
Sara Errani Sorana Cîrstea
Jelena Janković Aiko Nakamura Edina Gallovits Ayumi Morita
Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan 6–3, 6–2
Jill Craybas Natalie Grandin
17 Sep
China Open Beijing , China Tier II event $600,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Ágnes Szávay 6–7(7–9) , 7–5, 6–2
Jelena Janković
Peng Shuai Lindsay Davenport
María Emilia Salerni Amélie Mauresmo Elena Dementieva Akiko Morigami
Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Han Xinyun Xu Yifan
Sunfeast Open Kolkata , India Tier III event $175,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/16Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Maria Kirilenko 6–0, 6–2
Mariya Koryttseva
Anne Keothavong Daniela Hantuchová
Tatiana Poutchek Tzipora Obziler Flavia Pennetta Chan Yung-jan
Vania King Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1, 6–4
Alberta Brianti Mariya Koryttseva
Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož , Slovenia Tier IV event $145,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Tatiana Golovin 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Katarina Srebotnik
Vera Dushevina Gisela Dulko
Meilen Tu Vera Zvonareva Émilie Loit Sybille Bammer
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová 5–7, 6–4, 10–7
Andreja Klepač Elena Likhovtseva
24 Sep
Fortis Championships Luxembourg Luxembourg , Luxembourg Tier II event $600,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Daniela Hantuchová
Marion Bartoli Vera Zvonareva
Anna Chakvetadze Patty Schnyder Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Golovin
Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová 6–4, 6–2
Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er
Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China Tier III event $175,000 - Hard - 32S/16Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Virginie Razzano 6–0, 6–3
Tzipora Obziler
Anastasia Rodionova Dominika Cibulková
Anabel Medina Garrigues Ioana Raluca Olaru Alicia Molik Virginia Ruano Pascual
Peng Shuai Yan Zi 6–3, 6–4
Vania King Sun Tiantian
Hansol Korea Open Seoul , South Korea Tier IV event $145,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Maria Kirilenko
Flavia Pennetta Eleni Daniilidou
Marta Domachowska Ayumi Morita Catalina Castaño Ágnes Szávay
Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei 6–2, 6–2
Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Oct
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , Germany Tier II event $650,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Tatiana Golovin
Jelena Janković Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Dementieva Nadia Petrova Kateryna Bondarenko Serena Williams
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) , 10–2
Chan Yung-jan Dinara Safina
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier III event $175,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Virginie Razzano 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–4
Venus Williams
Caroline Wozniacki Flavia Pennetta
Alicia Molik Klára Zakopalová Camille Pin Sania Mirza
Sun Tiantian Yan Zi 1–6, 6–2, 10–6
Chuang Chia-jung Vania King
Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV event $145,000 - Hard - 32S/16Q/16DSingles Draw - Doubles Draw
Pauline Parmentier 7–5, 6–2
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova
Ksenia Palkina Ioana Raluca Olaru Katie O'Brien Akgul Amanmuradova
Ekaterina Dzehalevich Anastasiya Yakimova 2–6, 6–4, 10–7
Tatiana Poutchek Anastasia Rodionova
8 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event $1,340,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Elena Dementieva 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Serena Williams
Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina
Vera Dushevina Nicole Vaidišová Vera Zvonareva Victoria Azarenka
Cara Black Liezel Huber 4–6, 6–1, 10–7
Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek
PTT Bangkok Open Bangkok , Thailand Tier III event $200,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–3
Chan Yung-jan
Yan Zi Venus Williams
Vania King Urszula Radwańska Shahar Pe'er Camille Pin
Sun Tiantian Yan Zi Walkover
Ayumi Morita Junri Namigata
15 Oct
Zürich Open Zürich , Switzerland Tier I event $1,340,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Justine Henin 6–4, 6–4
Tatiana Golovin
Nicole Vaidišová Francesca Schiavone
Agnieszka Radwańska Alona Bondarenko Marion Bartoli Svetlana Kuznetsova
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Lisa Raymond Francesca Schiavone
22 Oct
Generali Ladies Linz Linz , Austria Tier II event $600,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/29Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–2
Patty Schnyder
Marion Bartoli Nicole Vaidišová
Anna Chakvetadze Julia Vakulenko Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
29 Oct
Challenge Bell Quebec City , Canada Tier III event $175,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/32Q/16DSingles - Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1
Julia Vakulenko
Julie Ditty Vera Zvonareva
Vania King Olga Govortsova Stéphanie Foretz Olga Poutchkova
Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Stéphanie Dubois Renata Voráčová
November
Statistics
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
Justine Henin - Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, French Open , Eastbourne, Toronto, U.S. Open , Stuttgart, Zürich and WTA Tour Championships (10)
Anna Chakvetadze - Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch, Cincinnati and Stanford (4)
Jelena Janković - Auckland, Charleston, Rome and Birmingham (4)
Ana Ivanovic - Berlin, Los Angeles and Luxembourg (3)
Venus Williams - Memphis, Wimbledon and Seoul (3)
Lindsay Davenport - Bali and Quebec City (2)
Elena Dementieva - Istanbul and Moscow (2)
Gisela Dulko - Budapest and Forest Hills (2)
Tatiana Golovin - Amelia Island and Portorož (2)
Daniela Hantuchová - Indian Wells and Linz (2)
Virginie Razzano - Guangzhou and Tokyo Japan Open (2)
Ágnes Szávay - Palermo and Beijing (2)
Serena Williams - Australian Open and Key Biscayne (2)
Gréta Arn - Estoril (1)
Sybille Bammer - Pattaya City (1)
Kim Clijsters - Sydney (1)
Martina Hingis - Tokyo (1)
Maria Kirilenko - Kolkata (1)
Svetlana Kuznetsova - New Haven (1)
Émilie Loit - Acapulco (1)
Amélie Mauresmo - Antwerp (1)
Anabel Medina Garrigues - Strasbourg (1)
Akiko Morigami - Prague (1)
Pauline Parmentier - Tashkent (1)
Flavia Pennetta - Bangkok (1)
Nadia Petrova - Paris (1)
Agnieszka Radwańska - Stockholm (1)
Dinara Safina - Gold Coast (1)
Francesca Schiavone - Bad Gastein (1)
Milagros Sequera - Fes (1)
Maria Sharapova - San Diego (1)
Meghann Shaughnessy - Barcelona (1)
Yaroslava Shvedova - Bangalore (1)
Roberta Vinci - Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Russia - 12 (Gold Coast, Hobart, Paris, Bangalore, Istanbul, 's-Hertogenbosch, Cincinnati, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, Kolkata and Moscow)
Belgium - 11 (Sydney, Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, French Open , Eastbourne, Toronto, U.S. Open , Stuttgart, Zürich and WTA Tour Championships )
United States - 8 (Australian Open , Memphis, Key Biscayne, Barcelona, Wimbledon , Bali, Seoul and Quebec City)
France - 7 (Antwerp, Acapulco, Amelia Island, Portorož, Guangzhou, Tokyo Japan Open and Tashkent)
Serbia - 7 (Auckland, Charleston, Berlin, Rome, Birmingham, Los Angeles and Luxembourg)
Italy - 3 (Bogotá, Bad Gastein and Bangkok)
Argentina - 2 (Budapest and Forest Hills)
Hungary - 2 (Palermo and Beijing)
Slovakia - 2 (Indian Wells and Linz)
Austria - 1 (Pattaya City)
Germany - 1 (Estoril)
Japan - 1 (Prague)
Poland - 1 (Stockholm)
Spain - 1 (Strasbourg)
Switzerland - 1 (Tokyo)
Venezuela - 1 (Fes)
Titles won by nation
Total titles
Country
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Tier I tournaments
Tier II tournaments
Tier III tournaments
Tier IV/V tournaments
All titles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
22
USA
2
1
1
6
3
3
3
2
1
8
14
20
Russia
1
1
2
1
3
2
6
2
1
2
12
7
1
11
Belgium
2
1
2
6
11
11
Australia
1
5
3
1
1
11
10
France
1
1
1
2
3
2
7
2
1
8
Serbia
1
3
2
1
1
7
1
8
Italy
1
1
2
3
1
3
5
8
Zimbabwe
2
1
2
4
8
8
Czech Republic
1
3
1
3
8
6
China
1
5
6
5
Spain
1
2
2
1
4
5
South Africa
2
3
5
5
Chinese Taipei
1
3
1
5
4
Slovakia
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Argentina
1
2
1
2
2
4
India
2
1
1
4
3
Hungary
1
1
1
2
1
3
Belarus
1
2
2
1
Rankings
Singles Championship Race (5 November 2007)
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
Tour
1
Justine Henin
BEL
5,405
13
2
Jelena Janković
SRB
4,097
27
3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS
3,691
18
4
Ana Ivanovic
SRB
3,163
19
5
Serena Williams
USA
2,767
11
6
Anna Chakvetadze
RUS
2,698
21
7
Venus Williams
USA
2,623
13
8
Daniela Hantuchová
SVK
2,431
26
9
Maria Sharapova
RUS
2,431
12
10
Marion Bartoli
FRA
2,224
30
11
Elena Dementieva
RUS
2,023
20
12
Dinara Safina
RUS
1,973
24
13
Nicole Vaidišová
CZE
1,942
14
14
Patty Schnyder
SUI
1,936
26
15
Tatiana Golovin
FRA
1,919
19
16
Nadia Petrova
RUS
1,864
19
17
Shahar Pe'er
ISR
1,699
22
18
Amélie Mauresmo
FRA
1,538
15
19
Sybille Bammer
AUT
1,497
26
20
Martina Hingis
SUI
1,372
14
Singles Year-end Ranking[ 7]
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
Change
1
Justine Henin
BEL
6,155
+/-
2
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS
3,725
+2
3
Jelena Janković
SRB
3,475
+9
4
Ana Ivanovic
SRB
3,461
+10
5
Maria Sharapova
RUS
2,956
-3
6
Anna Chakvetadze
RUS
2,935
+7
7
Serena Williams
USA
2,802
+88
8
Venus Williams
USA
2,470
+38
9
Daniela Hantuchová
SVK
2,367
+8
10
Marion Bartoli
FRA
2,191
+8
11
Elena Dementieva
RUS
1,985
-3
12
Nicole Vaidišová
CZE
1,942
-2
13
Tatiana Golovin
FRA
1,882
+9
14
Nadia Petrova
RUS
1,862
-8
15
Dinara Safina
RUS
1,830
-4
16
Patty Schnyder
SUI
1,806
-7
17
Shahar Pe'er
ISR
1,675
+3
18
Amélie Mauresmo
FRA
1,538
-15
19
Martina Hingis
SUI
1,372
-12
20
Ágnes Szávay
HUN
1,331.5
+169
Number 1 ranking
Holder
Date Gained
Date Forfeited
Justine Henin (BEL )
Year-End 2006
28 January 2007
Maria Sharapova (RUS )
29 January 2007
18 March 2007
Justine Henin (BEL )
19 March 2007
Year-End 2007
See also
External links
References
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments
Tokyo (S , D )
Indian Wells (S , D )
Miami (S , D )
Charleston (S , D )
Berlin (S , D )
Rome (S , D )
San Diego (S , D )
Toronto (S , D )
Moscow (S , D )
Zurich (S , D )
Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Doha (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Warsaw (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Luxembourg (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Strasbourg (S , D )
İstanbul (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
's-Hertogenbosch (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bad Gastein (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Kolkata (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Bangkok (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Fes (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills (S )
Portorož (S , D )
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
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