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2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles


Main article: 2007 WTA Tour Championships

Defending champion Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, the longest best-of-three-sets final in WTA Tour history.

Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Marion Bartoli (as an alternate replacing Serena Williams) made their debuts at the event.

Seeds

  1. BEL Justine Henin (champion)
  2. RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
  3. SRB Jelena Janković (round robin)
  4. SRB Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
  5. USA Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
  6. RUS Maria Sharapova (final)
  7. RUS Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
  8. SVK Daniela Hantuchová (round robin) Notes:
  • USA Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to severe dizziness

Alternates

  1. FRA Marion Bartoli (replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
  2. RUS Elena Dementieva (not used)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=BEL Justine Henin | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=SRB Ana Ivanovic | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3= | RD1-seed3=7 | RD1-team3=RUS Anna Chakvetadze | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=RUS Maria Sharapova | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3= | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=BEL Justine Henin | RD2-score1-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=RUS Maria Sharapova | RD2-score2-1=7 | RD2-score2-2=5 | RD2-score2-3=3

Yellow group

| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1=1 | team-1-abbrev=BEL Henin | team-1=BEL Justine Henin | match-w/l-1=3–0 | set-w/l-1=6–0 | game-w/l-1=37–11 | standings-1=1 | seed-2=3 | team-2-abbrev=SRB Janković | team-2=SRB Jelena Janković | match-w/l-2=0–3 | set-w/l-2=1–6 | game-w/l-2=18–31 | standings-2=4 | seed-3=5 Alt | team-3-abbrev=USA Williams1 FRA Bartoli | team-3=USA Serena Williams1 FRA Marion Bartoli | match-w/l-3= 0–1 1–1 | set-w/l-3=0–2 2–2 | game-w/l-3=4–6 7–13 | standings-3=5 3 | seed-4=7 | team-4-abbrev=RUS Chakvetadze | team-4=RUS Anna Chakvetadze | match-w/l-4=2–1 | set-w/l-4=4–3 | game-w/l-4=25–30 | standings-4=2 |color-row-1= | 1v2=6–2, 6–2 |1v3= 6–0, 6–02 (w/ Bartoli)|1v4=6–1, 7–6(7–4) |color-row-2= |2v1=2–6, 2–6 | 2v3= 1–6, 0–1 ret. (w/ Bartoli) |2v4=4–6, 6–0, 3–6 |color-row-3= |3v1= 0–6, 0–6 (w/ Bartoli) |3v2= 6–1, 1–0 ret. (w/ Bartoli) | 3v4=4–6, ret. (w/ Williams) |color-row-4= |4v1=1–6, 6–7(4–7) |4v2=6–4, 0–6, 6–3 |4v3=6–4, ret. (w/ Williams)

1 Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament after her first match (left patella femoral inflammation).

2 Bartoli's 6–0, 6–0 loss was the heaviest defeat in the tournament's history, and the only double bagel.

Red group

| title-1= | title-2=RR W–L | title-3=Set W–L | title-4=Game W–L | title-5=Standings | seed-1=2 | team-1-abbrev=RUS Kuznetsova | team-1=RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova | match-w/l-1=0–3 | set-w/l-1=2–6 | game-w/l-1=29–47 | standings-1=4 | seed-2=4 | team-2-abbrev=SRB Ivanovic | team-2=SRB Ana Ivanovic | match-w/l-2=2–1 | set-w/l-2=4–3 | game-w/l-2=33–32 | standings-2=2 | seed-3=6 | team-3-abbrev=RUS Sharapova | team-3=RUS Maria Sharapova | match-w/l-3=3–0 | set-w/l-3=6–1 | game-w/l-3=44–23 | standings-3=1 | seed-4=8 | team-4-abbrev=SVK Hantuchová | team-4=SVK Daniela Hantuchová | match-w/l-4=1–2 | set-w/l-4=2–4 | game-w/l-4=30–32 | standings-4=3 |color-row-1= | 1v2=1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |1v3=7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |1v4=6–7(7–9), 0–6 |color-row-2= |2v1=6–1, 4–6, 7–5 | 2v3=1–6, 2–6 |2v4=6–2, 7–6(11–9) |color-row-3= |3v1=5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |3v2=6–1, 6–2 | 3v4=6–4, 7–5 |color-row-4= |4v1=7–6(9–7), 6–0 |4v2=2–6, 6–7(9–11) |4v3=4–6, 5–7

References

References

  1. (22 October 2016). "Top 5 WTA Finals Moments Since 2003". [[Women's Tennis Association]].
  2. Women's Tennis Association. (2007-11-07). "Justine Reaches Semis; Injury Forces Serena Out". Women's Tennis Association.
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